I am currently testing a composite coupon in tension. I am using the crosshead displacement for the extension - I have no means to attach extensometers or strain gauges.
The problem is, I know that a part of the tooling is adding to the strain. If I can work out the elastic modulus of the...
Hi there,
I am currently testing a certain metal in a notched tensile test piece and standard dog-bone/straight test piece. The notched test piece average ultimate stress is HIGHER than the straight test piece ultimate stress. Any reasons for this? I thought the notch would act as a...
