Elementary elasticity and fracture mechanics Strain and the stress strain relationships Basic equations and plane elasticity theory Elementary fracture mechanics Strain measurement methods and related instrumentation Electrical resistance strain gages strain gage circuits Recording instruments Strain analysis methods Optical methods of stress analysis Moiré methods Theory of photoelasticity Applied photoelasticity: two and three dimensional stress analysis Optical methods for determining fracture parameters Coating methods Photoelastic coatings and brittle coatings Application of statistics Statistical of of experimental data