Photomechanics

Photomechanics describes the use of photonics techniques for the nondestructive measurement of variations in certain important physical quantities such as displacements, strains, densities, etc. in experimental solid mechanics and flow. Offering authoritative reviews by internationally recognized experts, the book provides a wealth of information on the essential principles and methods today available in this realm. These include holographic and moiré interferometry, speckle metrology, two- and three-dimensional computer-vision methods as well as laser-Doppler and pulsed-laser velocimetries. The instructive nature of the book makes it an excellent text for physicists and practicing engineers who want to use photomechanics for solving their specific measurement problems and for researchers in various disciplines requiring a broad introduction to the subject. TOC:Optics for Engineers.- Introduction to Engineering Mechanics.- Fringe Analysis.- Principles of Holographic Interferometry and Speckle Metrology.- Moire Methods for Engineering and Science - Moiré Interferometry and Shadow Moiré.- Digital Photoelasticity.- Optical Fiber Strain Sensing in Engineering Mechanics.- Long-Gage Fiber-Optic Sensors for Structural Monitoring.- Techniques for Non-Birefringent Objects: Coherent Shearing Interferometry and Caustics.- Advances in Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Computer-Vision Methods.- Laser-Doppler and Pulsed-Laser Velocimetry in Fluid Mechanics.- Surface Characterization and Roughness Measurement in Engineering.