Experimental Stress Analysis for Materials and Structures

Alessandro Freddi was Full Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy for more than 30 years, and he is an Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Wrocław, Poland. His research has focused mainly on the design of experiments regarding stress analysis, low cycle fatigue in large machinery, systematic design of mechanical systems, and design of laboratory apparatus for fracture analysis. He is a past president of the Italian Society for Stress Analysis.Luca Cristofolini has been Full Professor of Biomechanics at University of Bologna since 2012. His research field covers experimental stress analysis and in vitro biomechanical simulations, with a focus on orthopaedic biomechanics. He has continuing research collaboration with Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli and several overseas research institutions and has played a role in 26 national and 10 international research projects. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Biomechanics.

• Introduction to Inverse Problems.- Introduction to the Application of Strain Gages.- Introduction to Photoelasticity.- Introduction to Holographic Interferometry.- Overview of Digital Image Correlation.- Static Stress Models.- Local Stress Models for Variable Loads.- Local Strain Models for Variable Loads.- Elementary Models for Stress Singularities.- Stress Models in Biomechanics.- Reliability Models Based on Experiments.