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- Oscarsson, Jan, 1958-, et al.
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Determining tensile strain fields in Norway spruce side boards using two master-slave connected digital image correlation systems
- 2012
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Machine strength grading of structural timber is in general based upon statistical relationships between bending strength and other timber properties (so called indicating properties). The overall aim of the research presented in this report was to investigate the possibility of obtaining a better understanding of such relationships using a contact-free deformation measurement technique based on digital image correlation (DIC). A sample of nine Norway spruce (Picea abies) side boards of narrow dimensions was tested in tension according to the European Standard EN 408. Deformations and strain fields along flatwise board surfaces were simultaneously determined using two master-slave connected DIC measurement systems. Each system performed a separate measurement project measuring slightly more than 50 % of the measurable length of each board and the results were combined, visualized and evaluated as one project using specific DIC software. The objectives were to investigate the possibility of identifying strain fields on timber pieces of narrow dimensions by use of multi-system measurements, to analyze the strain field distribution, and to investigate the possibility of determining local modulus of elasticity (MOE) using deformations and strain fields occurring on board surfaces. The results show that longitudinal strain fields can be useful for identification of areas with reduced stiffness and that lateral board displacements, measured by the DIC systems, can be applied for identification of local defects. Promising results were also achieved as regards local MOE determination on the basis of strain field measurements.
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