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These advantages enabled the optimized DIC to perform an in-depth analysis of the behavior of soft materials at large strain domain.
ENGINEERING STRESS VS TRUE STRESS SUPERIMPOSED SERIES
A series of comparative experimental studies and finite element analysis were performed they indicated the advantages of optimized DIC over conventional methods such as robustness to slip, insensitivity to boundary conditions, and the ability to yield consistent and reliable results. Because of the triaxial state of stress in the neck zone, the relationship that is normally obtained from the engineering stress-strain curve is no longer valid. Engineering Stress Engineering Strain Engineering Strain: The engineering strain (e) is defined as the ratio of the change in length (L - Lo) and the original length (Lo). (1) should only be used until the onset of necking. The engineering stress (øe) at any point is defined as the ratio of the instantaneous load or force (F) and the original area (Ao). (1) assumes both constancy of volume and a homogenous distribution of strain along the gage length of the tension specimen. The optimized DIC was utilized to estimate strain in characterizing the stress-strain behavior of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer as a model soft material. The true stress is expressed in terms of engineering stress s by (1) The derivation of Eq. In this study, we optimized digital image correlation (DIC) method to measure the large-strain deformations by considering referencing scheme and frame rate. Conventional measurement methods have limited access to these properties because of the difficulties in accurately measuring large deformations of soft materials. If we consider the reduced area rather than the. Engineering stressstrain and true stresstrue strain data were calculated from the load displacement measurements. residual stress profiles and magnitudes relative to the yield strength. As the name indicates true stress deals with true area which is being reduced however, engineering strain is a generalized concept F/Ao. This condition is characterized by the intersection of the true stress versus the true strain curve with its derivate. Abstract : Understanding the mechanical properties of soft materials such as stress-strain behavior over a large deformation domain is essential for both mechanical and biological applications. A definitive version was subsequently published in Engineering.