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An experimental technique for the measurement of stresses and strains in material objects by means of the phenomenon of mechanical birefringence....



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Figure 1.Basic photoelastic polariscope.
From Encyclopedia article 'Photoelasticity'
Figure 2.Isochromatic fringe pattern for plate with hole. (From M. M. Frocht, Photoelasticity, vol. 2, John Wiley and Sons, 1948)
From Encyclopedia article 'Photoelasticity'