Abstract
The photoelastic effect was discovered by D. Brewster in 1816. He found that clear stressed glass gave coloured patterns when viewed in polarised light. By 1900 an underlying theory had been developed. Today photoelastic stress analysis is a valuable design aid.
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Lenk, R.S. (1978). Rheo-Optics. In: Polymer Rheology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9666-9_20
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