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SUMMARY:Imaging structural performance - Janice Barton\, Faculty of Engine
 ering and the Environment\, Engineering Sciences\, University of Southampt
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CONTACT:Stephen Walley
DESCRIPTION:We are surrounded by engineering structures from massive build
 ings and bridges to tiny implants. An engineering structure must be able t
 o withstand load and repeated application of the load can cause the materi
 als to damage and result in ultimately component failure. Now it is possib
 le with high-speed\, high resolution cameras to capture images of structur
 es that can be processed into visualisation of the load distribution in th
 e structure and the associated stresses. By doing this it is possible to a
 ssess the structural performance of the structure from the image and hence
  the remaining service life. The process enables timely repair and mainten
 ance and results in a more sustainable approach to engineering design. In 
 the presentation the techniques employed to obtain the stresses are descri
 bed in detail along with a range of case studies from aircraft components\
 , to historic tapestries\, armour and angioplasty balloons and stents.\n
LOCATION:Mott Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Physics
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