Issue 24

T .V. Tretiakova et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 24 (2013) 1-6; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.24.01 2 digital monochrome cameras, sample illumination systems, calibration grids, synchronizing hardware for communication with the test system, and specialized software which allows programming of video recording (Vic-Snap) and mathematical treatment of test data (Vic-3D). In Tab. 1 these parameters are shown. Figure 1 : The non-contact three-dimensional digital optical system Vic-3D. Hardware 2 digital b/w DCP cameras Resolution 4 Mp Maximum videotaping speed 15 image/s Videotaping speed in current tests 0.2 image/s Software 3D digital image correlation (Vic-3D) Subset 19 pixels Step 4 pixels Correlation criteria NSSD Tensor type (strain calculation) Lagrangian finite strain tensor Table 1 : Technical parameters of strain field registration. Correlation of digital images was carried out by NSSD criteria (normalized sum of squared difference), which offers the best combination of flexibility and results. 2 2 2 i i NSSD i i i FG G F G             (1) In the software the Lagrangian finite strain tensor was used for strain field estimation:   , , , , 1 2 ij i j j i k i k j u u u u     (2) T EST RESULTS ests on uniaxial tension were carried out on 5 solid cylindrical samples. The tensile test diagram for carbon steel is shown in Fig. 2. The load-extension curve includes yield drop (II) and yield plateau (III–V) forming stages, and also an extensive post-critical deformation stage (VII–VIII). Evolution of nonuniform axial strain fields for marked dots (I–VIII, Fig. 2), calculated by using the Vic-3D system, is illustrated in Fig. 3. At the elastoplastic deformation stage at the moment of transition through an upper yield point (point T