SMTEC/ DEPT/14-15/ODD/CP/REV 00

St.MOTHER THERESA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THOOTHUKUDI ,VAGAIKULAM - 628102

DEPARTMENT :Aeronautical
COURSE PLAN
Subject Code/Name : AE 2352/ EXPERIMENTAL STRESS
ANALYSIS

Staff Name : K.ROBINSTON JEYASINGH

Text Books:

Yr/Dept: III/VI-Aero
Date: 12-12-2014

1. Experimental Stress Analysis, Sreenath

Reference Books:
1. Experimental Stress Analysis, Sadhu singh.
2. Experimental Stress Analysis, Dally, J.W., and Riley, W.F

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Unit
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Topics to be covered

Text

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Week

UNIT I MEASUREMENTS & EXTENSOMETER(10)

1
2,3

Principles of measurements

TB-1

Accuracy, Sensitivity and range of measurements

TB-1

Relation between Accuracy, Sensitivity and range of

measurements

RB-1

Mechanical extensometers and their uses

RB-1

85-86

Optical extensometers and their uses

RB-1

54-61

Acoustical extensometers and their uses

RB-1

724-729

Electrical extensometers and their uses

RB-1

Advantages and disadvantages of all Extensometers

TB-1

II

UNIT II ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE STRAIN GAUGES (10)

Principle of operation and requirements
TB-1

II

Types and their uses, Materials for strain gauge

TB-1

II

Calibration and temperature compensation

TB-1

1-12

II

cross sensitivity

RB-1

46-67

II

Rosette analysis

RB-1

77-80

II

Wheastone bridge circuits for static and dynamic strain

measurements

TB-1

potentiometer circuits for static and dynamic strain

measurements

TB-1

Strain Indicators

TB-1

4,5
6
7
8
9
10

11
12
13
14
15
16,17

II
18,19
20

21

II

III

UNIT III PHOTOELASTICITY (10)

Two dimensional photo elasticity

27-36

28-31

32-37
5

67-70
305-310

T-1

1-4

22
23

III

Concept of light

26,27
28
29
30

4-49

T-1

251-257,312329

III

photo elastic effects

III

stress optic law

III

Interpretation of fringe pattern

T-1

519-527

III

Plain polariscope, Circular polariscope

T1

303-317

III

Compensation and separation techniques

R-1

40-46

III

Photo elastic materials.

T-1

548-565

III

Introduction to three dimensional photo elasticity

T-1

548-565

24
25

T-1

10

UNIT IV BRITTLE COATING AND MOIRE METHODS (8)

31
32
33
34,35
36
37
38

Introduction to Moire techniques

T-1

721-722

Difference types of Moire techniques

T-1

723

IV

Production of Moire techniques

T-1

724

IV

Brittle coating methods

T-1

723

IV

Derivation of Expression for coating stresses

T-1

IV

Holography Techniques-Introduction

T-1

725

IV

Holography Techniques-Types

T-1

726

Fundamentals of NDT

T-2

127

Radiography Technique

T-2

127-132

Ultrasonic Technique

T-2

139-140

magnetic particle inspection

T-2

141-142

Fluorescent penetrate technique

T-2

132-134

Eddy current testing

T-2

136-138

Acoustic Emission Technique

R-1

407-437

IV
IV

11

724
12

UNIT V NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (7)

39
40
41
42
43
44
45

V
V

Staff in charge

HOD

Principal

14

15