Moire Fringes in Strain Analysis

Moire Fringes in Strain Analysis provides a comprehensive description of the entire spectrum of techniques and methods using the moire fringe phenomenon for the measurement of strains in engineering structures and in deformed bodies. This book presents several examples of applications of each technique to particular metrological problems. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the interference fringes between two beams of monochromatic light. This text then discusses the theory of moire patterns developed by various types of gratings based on the indicial representation method. Other chapters consider the experimental and theoretical investigation of the properties of moire fringes that was primarily confined to moire fringes formed by the interference of two-line gratings. This book discusses as well the major requisite for the application of moire methods in the field of strain analysis. The final chapter deals with the advantages of the moire methods. This book is a valuable resource for engineers, students and researchers.