Deformation, strain and crack measurements using conjugate-wave holographic interferometry and its application to thermally stressed ceramic-coated metals
Abstract
The quantitative measurement of whole plane deformation fields has been approached by using methods such as moire interferometry, speckle interferometry and conventional holography. These methods have been used with success, but when isolation of deformation components is necessary and harsh environments exist some may not be practical. Conjugate Wave Holographic Interferometry (CWHI) is a non-contact method for measuring in-plane deformations on ordinary surfaces. By projecting the conjugate images from a hologram onto a deformed object, fringes can be observed that correlate to the object deformation. Its advantages include submicron resolution, whole field visualization, and isolation of individual in-plane components. Additionally, because CWHI is non-contacting it does not require special preparation of optically diffuse surfaces. Despite these apparent advantages, CWHI has not been widely used as an analysis tool. In this study, CWHI is used in conjunction with fringe skeletonizing and interpolation to obtain quantitative deformation and strain information for a simply supported beam. Additionally, the crack mouth opening displacement for a notched specimen was obtained. Experimentally obtained values agreed well with those predicted by theory. Furthermore, CWHI was applied to a ceramic thermal barrier coating subjected to localized 200°C heating at the surface and quantitative results for deformation and strain were obtained. An interesting phenomenon was observed during the crack measurements as well as the thermal loading study. Illumination of the object with a single conjugate image produced a dark spot at the crack, thus making it easily detectable. In the thermal loading study a dark spot was observed near the heated area in the ceramic layer. Several experiments were performed to identify the cause of the dark spot, but they were inconclusive.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Stevenson, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Optics|Mechanical engineering
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