Determination of Young’s Modulus of Aluminium, Copper, Iron, Brass and Steel Alloys by Using Double Exposure Holographic Interferometry (DEHI) Technique

Double Exposure Holographic Interferometry (DEHI) technique has wide applications in the field of science and engineering. DEHI can be used to determine very small surface changes in an object at very small interval of time. In present case, DEHI technique is used to record the hologram of the same object at different times subjected to different loads. This method has been advantageously used to determine Young’s Modulus (Y) of Aluminium, Copper, iron, brass and some steel alloys. It is found that the values of Y obtained by using DEHI technique are in close agreement with standard values of Y available for respective metals and their alloys. The method is also used to make standard relation between effect of carbon composition and Y of steel alloys.

Holographic interferometry method for assessment of static load stress distribution in dog mandible

This study compared the transmission of tensions in fresh, fixed and macerated dog mandibles in order to clarify the diversity of behavior of bone tissues under dry and moist conditions. Double-exposure holographic interferometry was applied and holograms were obtained from 12 fresh hemi-mandibles under static load (control group), which were randomly assigned to 2 groups: 6 were fixed in 10% formalin and 6 were macerated. The specimens were submitted to the same initial force and their respective holograms were obtained. Analysis of the holograms showed that the fresh specimens transmitted significantly less tension than the fixed and macerated ones (p<0.05), and the tension direction was different. An average two-fold tension increment was observed in the experimental conditions. The holographic interferometry method was efficient in quantifying and qualifying tension transmission. However, depending on the type of analysis, the anatomical specimens must be fresh because macerated specimens will produce different results.

Experimental Investigation of Two Cylindrical Water Columns Subjected to Planar Shock Wave Loading

Two water columns with identical initial diameters of 4.8 mm were placed 30 mm apart inside a shock tube test section and were loaded by a shock wave of Mach number 1.47 in atmospheric air. The Weber and Reynolds numbers corresponding to these flow conditions are 6900 and 112,000, respectively. Double-exposure holographic interferometry was used to visualize the shock/water columns interaction. The process of the water columns deformation, displacement, and acceleration was well visualized and hence the drag coefficient of shock loaded water columns was evaluated. The front water column behaved virtually the same as a single water column under the same flow conditions. However, the displacement and acceleration of the rear water column was less significant than that of the front one. Hence, its drag coefficient is less. These results show that the front water column has affected the flow field around the rear water column.