Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) Systems

Strain Master Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) is a novel technique for full 3D strain and deformation measurements. The technique imports volume images of the component in reference and deformed states and is able to calculate the full 3D displacement and strain map. Images are typically acquired from X-ray Computed Tomography (X-ray CT) systems, but can equally be obtained by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems for biological subjects, or via optical tomography for transparent media; for which LaVision offer our patented Tomographic reconstruction algorithms as an add-on.
DVC is a powerful non-intrusive technique for the identification of sub-surface material deformation and is capable of identifying defects, discontinuities or other material characteristics.

Like its counterpart, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) which is restricted to surface-only measurements, in order for Digital Volume Correlation to be successful the volume images must contain a random pattern. That random pattern is seen as changes in local contrast. In the case of X-ray CT scans the pattern will be produced by changes in material density such as air voids in concrete, or particles of different material type within the main body matrix, such as tin particles distributed in an aluminium powder.