Materials Metrology and Standards for Structural Performance - Dyson, B. F.

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Résumé :
This is a contributed reference work from international authors from both industry and academia. It deals with materials metrology and standards for engineering design. This includes examination of metrological considerations as well as investigating the many measurement and control techniques. It will be of interest to all materials scientists and engineers from graduates to experienced professionals and will be particularly useful to all those involved with measurement instrumentation.

Sommaire:
Materials metrology and standards: an introduction. Mechanical testing machine criteria. Dynamic control methods. Dynamic force measurement. Strain measurement by contact methods and extensometry. Dynamic strain measurements. Uncertainties in uniaxial low-cycle fatique measurements due to load misalignments. Aspects of modulus measurements. Metrology for engineering materials. Accredited testing and reference materials. Metrology of wear. Metrology in the science of corrosion. Microstructural metrology. Statistical analysis of data. Statistical methodology for intercomparison studies. Index.

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