Advanced Experimental Particulate and Continuum Mechanics & Photonics
Applied Photonics: We use the principles of birefringent light to examine the stress distribution characteretics in engineering and biological structures.
Selected Examples:
Set1: http://www.spanglefish.com/drsjosephantony/documents/photonics-work.pdf
Set2: http://www.spanglefish.com/drsjosephantony/documents/web-photo2.pdf
Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) and High-speed Videography: We use these techniques to understand the fundamental flow behaviour of granular materials.
Selected Examples:
http://www.spanglefish.com/drsjosephantony/documents/web-dpiv-hv.pdf
Thermography: We use temperature measurements to characterise the strength of materials.
Selected Examples:
http://www.spanglefish.com/drsjosephantony/documents/web-thermography.pdf
In our research group, we also use other standard and advanced expeimental techniques such as AFM, CPM, SEM, TEM, Particle size analysers, compaction and shear cells.
