Photoelasticity offers definite advantages in the analysis of complex shapes used in plastics in construction. It enables the analyst to see magnitude and direction of stresses, as well as lo cation. Applications include cast-in-place joint seals, highways, butt joints, and lap joints.
References
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J.S. Kinney, Indeterminate Structural Analysis, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., New York, New York, 1954.
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M.M. Frocht, Photoelasticity, John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York, 1941.
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J.W. Dally, and W.F. Riley, Experimental Stress Analysis, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, New York, 1965.
