Digital Image Correlation (DIC) a complementary Method for Strain Gauge Measurements

Measuring the behavior of complex compo­nents with often anisotropic material behavior drives the need for full-field optical measure­ment methods. It is also increasingly the case that economic demands are forcing companies away from labor intensive point focused measurement techniques, into the more efficient and robust optical non-contact technologies.

Dantec provides cost efficient solutions for enterprises who want to explore innovative ways of material testing and structural analysis of complex components in difficult environments.

Dantec’s Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is a 3D, full-field, non-contact optical technique to measure shape, deformation, vibration, and strain on almost any material and shape. Its flexible design opens a wide range of applications from microscopic investigations up to large scale civil engineering measurements, with resolutions down to µ-meters.