Structural Durability and Fatigue Performance Group

Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
The University of Alabama

Photoelasticity Laboratory 

Photoelastic Response of a Curved Bar
 

Transmission Polariscope
 

Reflective Polariscope
 

X-Ray Cabinet
 

Darkroom
 

Photoelastic Oven for Stress Frozen Models
 

Isochromatics from Reflective Polariscope
(model courtesy of Dr. S. C. Gambrell)
 

Isochromatics from Transmission Polariscope
Diametrially Loaded Ring in Compression
0-degree orientation
(model courtesy of Dr. S. C. Gambrell)
 

Isoclinics from Transmission Polariscope
Diametrially Loaded Ring in Compression
0-degree orientation
(model courtesy of Dr. S. C. Gambrell)
 

Isoclinics from Transmission Polariscope
Diametrially Loaded Ring in Compression
45-degree orientation
(model courtesy of Dr. S. C. Gambrell)