Heatwave distortion correction using an improved reference sample compensation method and multispectral digital image correlation

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (13) ◽  
pp. 3716
Author(s):  
Xiaoying Zhang ◽  
Chenzhuo Li ◽  
Liping Yu ◽  
Bing Pan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Reference Sample ◽  
Distortion Correction ◽  
Compensation Method ◽  
Image Correlation

scholarly journals Measurement of Nonlinear Poisson’s Ratio of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes under Cyclic Softening Using 2D Digital Image Correlation

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1498
Author(s):  
Yi-Xian Xu ◽  
Jia-Yang Juang
Keyword(s):  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Poisson’S Ratio ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Large Strain ◽  
Reference Sample ◽  
Cyclic Softening ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Poisson's Ratio ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) and other elastomers are widely used in many applications for the advantages they provide in terms of high elasticity, lightness, resistance to breakage, and impact resistance. These materials exhibit strong hysteresis in the large strain stress-strain behavior, known as cyclic softening or the Mullins effect. Despite the extensive studies on this phenomenon and the importance of Poisson’s ratio, how the Poisson’s ratio of these materials changes during cyclic uniaxial tests is still unclear. Here, we measure the nonlinear Poisson’s ratio of TPU and investigate its correlation with cyclic softening using two-dimensional digital image correlation (2D-DIC) combined with the reference sample compensation (RSC) method. This accuracy-enhanced method can effectively eliminate the measurement errors induced by the unavoidable out-of-plane displacements and lens distortion. We find that the Poisson’s ratio of TPUs also exhibits large hysteresis in the first cycle and then approaches a steady state in subsequent cycles. Specifically, it starts from a relatively low value of 0.45 ± 0.005 in the first loading, then increases to 0.48 ± 0.005 in the first unloading, and remains largely constant afterward. Such a change in the Poisson’s ratio results in a slight volume increase (≈1%) at a maximum strain of 17.5%. Our findings are useful for those who use finite element method to analyze the mechanical behavior of TPU, and shed new light on understanding the physical origin of cyclic softening.

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