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A method for measuring thickness changes in plane transparent models

This technical note describes how Ronchi fringes may be used to determine the principal-stress sum in models under plane stress

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  1. Engineering Mechanics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis

    Robert D. Cook (Assistant Professor)

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Cook, R.D. A method for measuring thickness changes in plane transparent models. Experimental Mechanics 5, 363–365 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326082

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