Providing a complete and comprehensive guide to today's structural testing methodologies, this handbook organizes and details the fundamental types of structural tests, including test methods and procedures as well as instrumentation. The tests described cover a wide range of applications, from large civil engineering structures and aircraft/aerospace structures to mechanical assemblies and miniature electronic components. You'll also find important information to help you understand the principles and restrictions which underlie the variety of measurement and diagnostic techniques used to perform structural tests. You'll learn how to assess and document measurement uncertainties, and how to insure that the appropriate safety, health and environmental safeguards have been appropriately addressed. The final chapter provides detailed example tests and structural testing case studies covering a variety of applications.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : History Chapter 3 : Test Purposes and Test Evaluation Criteria Chapter 4 : Types of Structural Tests Chapter 5 : Loads Chapter 6 : Loading Systems Chapter 7 : Test Controls Chapter 8 : Overview of Experimental Methods and Techniques Chapter 9 : Point Techniques, Gages, Transducers, and Sensors Chapter 10 : Instrumentation and Data Systems Chapter 11 : Experimental Methods - Full Field Techniques Chapter 12 : Experimental Methods - Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques Chapter 13 : Test Organization and Safety, Health, and Environmental Requirements Chapter 14 : Measurement Uncertainties in Structural Testing Chapter 15 : Structural Testing - Example Tests, Case Studies, and Applications
