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In situ μ CT-scan Mechanical Tests: Fast 4D Mechanical Identification

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A recently proposed “Projection-based Digital Volume Correlation” (P-DVC) method is extended in this work to a cone-beam lab-tomograph in which a mechanical test is performed. This consists of a crack propagation test in an elastic-brittle gypsum specimen. Kinematic analysis is performed based on a reduced finite element modeling for which the appropriate boundary conditions and crack propagation stage are determined from the radiographs. By considering only two projections per loading step, an integrated model-based analysis of the entire test provides a full space and time identification of the kinematics, including the crack position and the determination of two material parameters. This is achieved with a drastic reduction in the acquisition time compared to classical digital volume correlation analysis. In the examples presented, the acquisition time was reduced by a factor of 350.

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This work has benefited from the support of the French “Agence Nationale de la Recherche” through the “Investissements d’avenir” Program under the reference “ANR-10-EQPX-37 MATMECA”. We acknowledge Bumedijen Raka for his help in the ex situ pre-tests.

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Jailin, C., Bouterf, A., Poncelet, M. et al. In situ μ CT-scan Mechanical Tests: Fast 4D Mechanical Identification. Exp Mech 57, 1327–1340 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-017-0305-z

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