Das vorliegende Buch ist ein umfassendes grundlegendes Kompendium über Dehnungsmessstreifen (DMS) und ihre Anwendung in der Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik sowie in allen Bereichen des Ingenieurwesens. Es deckt sowohl die theoretischen als auch die praktischen Aspekte der Spannungsanalyse mithilfe von Dehnungsmessstreifen ab. Ein historischer Rückblick auf die Erfindung und Entwicklung von DMS fasst das "Wer, Wann und Wie" zusammen. Die umfassende Bibliographie führt zu zusätzlichen Hintergrundinformationen. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt der Spannungsanalyse zur Bestimmung der mechanischen Eigenschaften, der Tragfähigkeit und der Gebrauchstauglichkeit von Bauteilen sowie zur Planung von Monitoring und Inspektionen. Die richtige Planung und Auswertung von Messungen und die Algorithmen zur Ermittlung von Spannungen werden aufgezeigt und die Interpretation von Ergebnissen erläutert. Dabei schöpft der Autor für die praxisorientierten Beschreibungen der Messprinzipien, der Messanordnungen und der Versuchsreihen aus seinem reichen Erfahrungsschatz. Das Buch enthält eine Anzahl realer Anwendungsbeispiele mit detaillierten Anleitungen, die als Vorbilder für die Lösung ähnlicher Aufgaben betrachtet werden können. Kommentare helfen, typische Fehler und Fehlversuche zu vermeiden. Das Buch ist ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk für Fachleute, die Bauteile analysieren und Messungen planen müssen, die zu zuverlässigen Ergebnissen führen. Das Buch ist lehrreich für Praktiker, die zuverlässige Messkreise installieren und die Ergebnisse beurteilen müssen. Das Buch empfiehlt sich auch für Anfänger, um sich mit den Problemen vertraut zu machen und die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Dehnungsmesstechnik kennen zu lernen.

This new edition of an important book in the field of strain gauge technology comprehensively covers all important aspects of and current practice in resistance strain gauge selection, installation, protection, instrumentation and performance.

This highly detailed handbook is a resource for those entering the field of stress analysis and instrumentation. The authors were brought together to provide their expert experience and have presented many practical solutions.

Experimental stress analysis is an important tool in the overall design and development of machinery and structures. While analytical techniques and computer solutions are available during the design stage, the results are still dependent on many assumptions that must be made in order to adapt them to the problems at hand. One popular method of finding structural and design weaknesses is through the use of the electrical resistance strain gage. These devices are relatively low in cost, easily applied by a reasonably skilled technician, and require little investment in instrumentation (for the general user), yet they yield a wealth of information in a relatively short time period. The information and its validity is, of course, dependent on the training and knowledge of the engineer who plans the tests and reduces the data. In addition to serving as a reference for engineers, this practical, instructive book has a high potential as a textbook for senior and first-year graduate students in engineering and related fields, such as engineering physics and geology. A solutions manual is available to instructors using the book as a text. To request a free copy of the manual, please write: Peter Gordon, Engineering Editor, Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

This book is the first to address the field of structurally integrated fiber optic sensors. Fiber optic sensors embedded within materials and systems are able to measure a variety of parameters (i.e. temperature, vibration, deformation, strain, etc.) that allows for real time non-destructive evaluation. Examples include the following: monitoring structural fatigue in aging aircraft or loads in bridge structures. In more advanced applications, fiber optic sensors control actuators that allow materials to adapt to their environment. This gives rise to the names, "smart," "intelligent," and/or "adaptive" materials or structures. Structural Monitoring with Fiber Optic Technology is the firs single author book on the new field of fiber optic structural sensing. As such it provides: coverage of the fundamentals of the technology, a coherent and systematic discussion on the most important aspects of the subject, a broad view of the subject, while retaining a degree of focus on those advances most significant in terms of their future potential, particularly in regard to broad implementation of the technology. The book provides an introduction to the relevant value to structural monitoring. It also highlights the advantages of fiber optic based sensors over conventional electrical measurement technology. The book richly illustrates the subject matter with 615 figures and provides many examples of fiber optic structural sensing, including a detailed overview of a number of major field site applications. Most of these large scale applications are drawn from the civil engineering community as they have been the first to strongly embrace fiber optic structural monitoring. This is especiallytrue for bridges, where innovative new designs and the use of fiber reinforced polymer composite materials to replace steel represents a major advance that is expected to revolutionize the construction industry. Examples include new bridges, which are serving as testbeds for these new materials and are instrumented with arrays of fiber optic structural sensors. In one case, this state-of-the-art monitoring system permits engineers at a distant site to track the response of the bridge to traffic loads and keep an eye on the long term performance of the new materials. Fiber optic structural sensing technology is equally applicable to other industrial sectors, such as the aerospace and marine industries. Indeed, several examples of ships being instrumented with arrays of fiber optic sensors are also included. * The author directed one of the leading laboratories in the development of this technology and its application to civil engineering * Provides a strong, concise foundation in the basics of the technology * Includes many examples of the application of the technology, including many major field site case studies * Richly illustrated with 615 figures, many redrawn to make them easier to understand; also includes over 600 references * Written in a style designed to help the reader unfamiliar with fiber optic technology appreciate what can be accomplished with this new form of structural monitoring