DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Assignment Questions for Unit-4
1) Enumerate the rules that are used for interpreting isochromatic fringe patterns. (pg-457)
2) Explain how separation of principal stresses is done using shear difference method. (463,464)
3) Explain how Laplace analytical method is used for the separation of principal stresses in 2D photo
elasticity. (pg 464-466)
4) Explain the parameters which have influence on 2D photo elasticity when a scaled prototype is used
in stress analysis instead of actual model. Write the prototype stress and displacement equations with
notations. (pg 466-468)
5) Enumerate the properties that an ideal photo elastic material should exhibit. (Pg-468)
6) Explain any five properties of ideal photo elastic material. (Pg 468-475)
7) Discuss the properties of any four commonly employed photo elastic material. (Pg 475-479)