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DIC and Photogrammetry for Structural Dynamic Analysis and High-Speed Testing

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This chapter provides an overview and some important considerations to be made when making optical and stereophotogrammetry measurements on structures for dynamic applications. In particular, the chapter focuses on leveraging those measurements to perform digital image correlation (DIC) to extract dynamic parameters (e.g., strain, deflection, operating shapes, and mode shapes). Structural dynamic testing and analysis in the context of performing optical measurements is described. Information on optical high rate testing is also presented along with lessons learned and best practices.

Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA

    Christopher Niezrecki

  2. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Phillip L. Reu & Daniel P. Rohe

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University, Flint, MI, USA

    Javad Baqersad

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Niezrecki, C., Reu, P.L., Baqersad, J., Rohe, D.P. (2022). DIC and Photogrammetry for Structural Dynamic Analysis and High-Speed Testing. In: Allemang, R., Avitabile, P. (eds) Handbook of Experimental Structural Dynamics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4547-0_3

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