MAE 244 ­ DATA SHEET  LAB­4: Photoelasticity 

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 Experiment  1.  Tensile test for estimation of  stress concentration (Dark field, N=0,1, 2,…. )
   _
    
Material Stress Fringe Constant:                        fσ = 74.5 lb/in
Specimen Dimensions:   thickness,                   h =
     Gross width,               w = 
      Net width,                 d =
      Notch Radius,            r =
 
Applied Load #1:
Fringe Number             Distance to the edge           Stress      

Applied Load #2:
Fringe Number             Distance to the edge           Stress    

 Experiment 2.  Four­Point Beam Bending _   (Bright field, 
   =±0.5, ±1.5, ±2.5…
   )     
Material Stress Fringe Constant:  f σ = 93 lb/in
Dimensions: Thickness, b = height, h =

distance between two lower supports, L2 = distance between two upper supports, L1 =

Horizontal distance between upper and lower supports, d =

applied load, P=
Pd 1 3
the moment acting is  M = Moment of Inertia, I = bh
2 12
Fringe Distance from  Theory Stress,  Experiment Stress,  Percent
Number beam center, y ( in ) σ= yM/I σ= Nf σ /b Difference
 ­2.5

­1.5

Beam  ­0.5
(Load=) 0.5

1.5

2.5