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S Muñoz Solís1, M del Socorro Hernández-Montes, F Mendoza Santoyo
1Departamento de Metrología Óptica, Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.C., Loma del Bosque 115, León, Guanajuato C.P. 37150, México. smsolis@cio.mx
Abstract:
Digital holographic interferometry using three different illumination directions is applied to quantify in full field of view the deformation of an elastic membrane under a given vibration frequency. The technique allows the separation of the object microdisplacements components in the x, y, and z directions, and the resulting data is used to find the membrane Young's modulus. The latter was compared with the result obtained using the theory of thin plates for a clamped circular membrane under a uniformly distributed load, reaching a 95% agreement. Validation of the results between these methods shows the reliability of DHI to measure the mechanical properties of an elastic material.
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