DEFORMATION ANALYSISFullfield Measurement of deformation and strain with Q400 DIC system. |
Impact-Test / Bird strike on a helicopter windowThe mechanical properties of components and structures can be improved by spatial resolved and contact less 3D deformation and strain measurement: The video shows an impact test on a helicopter window measured with a Q400 3D-DIC system and two Photron high speed cameras.The Q400 3D-DIC system is also used for bird strike tests. |
Mechanical Load of a MandibleThe Q400 3D-DIC system is used for the measurement of the strain distribution on a mandible at pressure load. |
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Strain measurement at a Digger BuckleThe Q400 3D-DIC system is used to measure the strain distribution on a digger buckle at complex loading. The color overlay shows a gradient with tension and compression in the strain component exx. |
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Compression test of a FemurThe Q400 3D-DIC system measures the strain distribution on a femur at compression loaded. |
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Strain measurement of a Helicopter Window Frame due to mechanical loadThe Q400 3D-DIC system is used for the measurement of the strain distribution at a helicopter window frame during complex mechanical loading. The color overlay shows the area of maximal shear strain. |
Load test of a CFRP Bicycle FrameDeformation measurement of a bicycle frame made of CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced polymer). The measurement was performed with a Q400 3D-DIC system. The shown vectors are scaled by factor 20. |
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Compression test of a glass fibre reinforced wallHistoric walls are reinforced with glass fibre. Q400 3D-DIC system measures the strain distribution during compression tests. The left image shows the centered crack as overlayed horizontal strain distribution. |
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Bending test of a Wind Turbine BladeThe bending and strain of a 10m wide area of a wind turbine blade is measured with Q400 3D-DIC system. The natural pattern of the unvernished rotor blade ist sufficient for the successful correlation analyis. The image shows the out of plane displacement overlay and the bending line. |
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Load Test of a Stone Arch BridgeThe deflection of a stone arch bridge at a loading test is measured with Q400 DIC system.The bridge span is 14m. The natural stone pattern is used for the correlation. The images shows the deflection as grid with 100x amplification. The max. bending at the center of the bridge was 6.5mm at 4MN load. |
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Road deformation due to vehicle loadGranite slabs that are used as road pavement are moving at heavy load as single pivoted labs. The shear load at the edges can damage the slabs. |
Strain measurement of a disc spring (automotive clutch)Full field strain measurement on a disc spring (clutch) at compression load. |
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Deformation and vibration measurement of a car in the Wind tunnelMeasurement of the car body deformation in a wind tunnel up to 120km/h. The deformation in z-direction (out-of-plane) is measured with a Q400 3D-DIC system. |
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Strain measurement of a CFRP Tie Rod (Formula 1) due to tensile and compression loadLongitudinal strain of a composite tie rod at dynamic tension and compression load. The strain is full field measured with a Q400 3D-DIC system. |
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3D Deformation measurement of a rotating bladeThe 3D deformation of a rotor blade is measured with Q400 3D-DIC system. The cameras are precisely synchronised to the rotation (4/sec) The image shows the color coded out-of-plane deformation and the measurements along a polygon line. |
Compression test of a Aircraft PanelThe buckling of an aircraft panel during a compression test is measured with the Q400 3D-DIC system. The Q400 system gives fullfield 3D displacement of the panel surface. The images show the test stand with panel as well as the overlay and 3D visualization of the z-component (out-of-plane) deformation (=buckling). |