NEHRU INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

COIMBATORE - 641105
LESSON PLAN

Academic year / Semester : 2015 - 2016 / ODD SEMESTER

Name of the faculty
Department of the faculty
Year, Branch, Sec.
Semester
Subject code and name
: SIVAGANGAI T
: Aeronautical Engineering
: II-M.Tech- AERO
: III
: AO7014 EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS

Sl. No of
Unit
lecture Topics to be covered Remarks
No
hours
INTRODUCTION
Principle of Measurements , Basic terminology of
1
Measurements
2 Accuracy, sensitivity and range
3 I Introduction to extensometer , Strain gauge
45 Mechanical and Optical extensometers.
6 Acoustical extensometers.
78 Electrical extensometers.
ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE STRAIN GAUGES
9 10 Principle of operation and requirements
11 12 Electrical Resistance Strain Gauges Types And Their Uses
Materials for strain gauge Calibration and temperature
13
compensation, Cross sensitivity
II
14 15 16 Rosette analysis and problems
Wheatstone bridge, Potentiometer circuits for static and
17 18
dynamic strain measurements
19 Strain indicators
20 Application of strain gauges to wind tunnel balance.
PRINCIPLES OF PHOTOELASTICITY
Two dimensional photo elasticity, Concept of photo-elastic
21
effects
22 III Photo-elastic materials,Stress optic law
23 24 Plane polariscope,Circular polariscope
25 Transmission and Reflection type
26 Effect of stressed model in Plane and Circular polariscope
27 Interpretation of fringe pattern Isoclinics and Isochromatics
28 Fringe sharpening and Fringe multiplication techniques
Compensation and separation techniques, Introduction to
29
three dimensional photoelasticity
PHOTOELASTICITY AND INTERFEROMETRY TECHNIQUES
30 31 Fringe sharpening and Fringe multiplication techniques
Compensation and separation techniques -Calibration
32 33
methods
IV Photo elastic materials and Introduction to three
34
dimensional photo-elasticity
35 36 Moire fringes
37 Laser holography
 38 Grid methods and Stress coat
NON DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUES
Introduction to NDT, Types ,Fluorescent penetrant
39
technique
40 Ultrasonics
41 V Radiography
42 43 Magnetic particle inspection and Eddy current testing
44 Thermography
45 MICRO FOCUS CT scan

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES
1. Sadhu singh , Experimental stress Analysis
2. J.W. Dally and M.F. Riley, Experimental Stress Analysis, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New
York, 1988.
3. Srinath,L.S., Raghava,M.R., Lingaiah,K. Gargesha,G.,Pant B. and Ramachandra,K.
Experimental Stress Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1984
4. P. Fordham, Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Business Publications, London, 1988.
5. M. Hetenyi, Handbook of Experimental Stress Analysis, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New
York, 1980.

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