%0 Thesis %A Creasey, Christopher D. %D 2017 %T The development of a hand-held optical diffraction strain gauge %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/The_development_of_a_hand-held_optical_diffraction_strain_gauge/9539507 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17169104 %K untagged %K Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified %X The measurement of strain is critical in many engineering design, test, and health monitoring procedures. Despite the promise of non-contacting and remote strain measurement, optical techniques have not been widely adopted by industry; the preference being the use of electrical resistance strain gauges. This is due to the perceived and real complexities of many optical techniques. [Continues.] %I Loughborough University