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Establishing the boundary retardation with respect to the observed fringes in scattered-light photoelasticity

Procedure presented by authors in this technical note increases the accuracy in determining fring espacing near boundaries and is particularly useful inanalyzing thin models

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This technical note presents a technique for estabalshing the boundary retardation with respect to the observed finges. Thus, the available data are increased and, thereby, improve the accuracy of determining fringe spacing near boundaries and, in particular, in thin models. The technique is applicable to scattered-light polariscopes utilizing a quarter-wave plate to circularize the entering polarized light.

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  1. McKinney, J. M. andSwinson, W. F., “Location of Maximum Secondary Principal Axis in Scattered-Light Photoelasticity,”Proc. Fourth Southeastern Conf. for Theo. and Appl. Mech., Pergamon Press, New York (1970).

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  1. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Georgia Institue of Technology, 30332, Atlanta, GA

    R. W. Aderholdt (Graduate Assistant)

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Auburn University, 36830, Auburn, Alabama

    W. F. Swinson (Alumni Professor)

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  1. R. W. Aderholdt
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Aderholdt, R.W., Swinson, W.F. Establishing the boundary retardation with respect to the observed fringes in scattered-light photoelasticity. Experimental Mechanics 11, 521–523 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327692

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