STAND-ALONE MINIATURE IN-SITU MULTIAXIAL UNIVERSAL TESTING EQUIPMENT (IsMUTE)

Abstract

A stand-alone miniature in-situ multiaxial universal testing equipment, is disclosed herein. The device comprises a multi-axial loading fixture unit, a data processing unit, an image capturing unit, a data acquisition unit, motor unit, loading jaw, loading heads, displacement sensor, lighting unit and telecentric lens. The device is a stand-alone, in-plane, in-situ miniaturized multiaxial loading fixture that is capable of loading a wide variety of samples including but not limited to, metallic, ceramics and composites.. The loading fixture is capable of in-plane tension, in-plane compression in one-direction or two directions both independently and simultaneously and as well 4-point bending loading of the samples.

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