Digital image correlation (DIC) system for Applied Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Structures

购买数字图像相关(DIC)系统将允许确定土木/机械/材料工程中使用的先进材料制成的各种结构组件和系统在不同加载条件下的性能和损坏程度，例如静态、动态和疲劳加载。这些新材料的使用将大大提高各种结构在极端荷载事件下的使用寿命，并将对达成基础设施及其管理的可持续解决方案产生深远影响。然而，通过密切观察它们在不同加载条件下的应变来了解它们的行为是至关重要的。本研究建议所涉及的具体工程项目涉及以下几点：

The purchase of a Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system will allow determining the performance and damage extent of various structural components and systems made of advanced materials used in civil/mechanical/materials engineering under different loading conditions for instance, static, dynamic, and fatigue loading. Utilization of these novel materials will substantially improve the service life of various structures under extreme load events and will have a profound impact to reach a sustainable solution to infrastructure and its management. However, it is critical to understand their behavior by closely observing their strain at various loading condition. The specific engineering pursuits of interest to this research proposal relate to the following: