Measuring Stress Distributions of Orthotropic Composite Material in Plane Stress State by the Lock-in Infrared Thermography Technique

Feasibility of measuring stress distributions of orthotropic composite materials and structures in plane stress state by the lock-in infrared thermography technique is analyzed and stress distributions of a lap joint structure made of a kind of glass reinforced plastic composite lamination plates under tensile loadings are obtained by the lock-in infrared thermography technique. Feasibility and credibility of using this technique to measure stress distributions of orthotropic composite materials and structures in plane stress state are proved by comparing the results with the data given by the digital speckle correlation method.