This thesis is concerned with the experimental determination of surface displacements of material foils by means of an automatic evaluation of the holographic interferograms obtained in testing. The experimental work utilizes a newly developed method referred to as the "holographic-electro-optical" technique that employs a specially designed microcomputer unit. The experimental procedure and the microcomputer organization are fully described. The application of this technique is illustrated by the evaluation of strain field and thickness changes at a large number of points on both sides of a commercial newsprint paper sample subjected to uniaxial loads. Furthermore, a new quantity called the "volumetric mass density" is introduced for this material for the first time that is experimentally evaluated and correlated to the obtained strain field. In the conclusion of this thesis general remarks concerning the holographic-electro-optical technique are given and the obtained results for the newsprint sample and future research are indicated.

Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 1997

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-102).

The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 22, 2009). Thesis advisor: Dr. Naz E. Islam. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. / Anthony J. Yezzi, Committee Member ; James Gruden, Committee Member ; Allen Tannenbaum, Committee Chair ; May D. Wang, Committee Member ; Oskar Skrinjar, Committee Member. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1970. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2005. / "Submitted to Department of Physics and Materials Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Philosophy of Doctor." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 116-130). Also available in electronic version.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-112). Also available via the Internet.

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