Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3

Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics*, Volume 3: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics*, the third volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of optical methods ranging from traditional photoelasticity and interferometry to more recent DIC and DVC techniques, and includes papers in the following general technical research areas:

·        Advanced optical methods for frontier applications

·        Advanced optical interferometry

·        Optical measurement systems using polarized light

·        Optical methods for advanced manufacturing

·        Digital image correlation

·        Optical methods at the micro/nano-scale

·        Three-dimensional imaging and volumetric correlation

·        Imaging methods for thermomechanics applications

·        Opto-acoustical methods in experimental mechanics

·        Optical measurements in challenging environments

·        Optical methods for inverse problems

·        Advances in optical methods