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What is DIC?
It is computer based process to obtain a 2-D full field
information by recording deformation and motion of
speckle patterns on a specimen surface before and after
deformation of the body
It takes advantage of the fact that applied stresses change
both the thickness and optical properties of materials, to
determine displacement
Why need DIC?
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Macroscale Nanoscle
Typical digital
image captured by
CCD camera
Corresponding
intensity profile as
a surface plot
2-D deformation
In-plane displacement
Strain fields
Known discrete
functions
f(x,y)—Undeformed
g(x’,y’)—Deformed
Components of displacement vector of point p in x
and y direction:
vp
up
Position of any point can be defined by correlation
functions:
Cubic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_image_correlation