| Abstract: | This paper reviews the very important role of the BSSM in contributing to the wide understanding and application of experimental stress analysis in product design evaluation and testing. The paper presents the benefits of strain measurement techniques and a number of initiatives which have been taken by the BSSM in relation to quality and reliability which have included meetings held in conjunction with other organisations, the BSSM Certificate Scheme and involvement in standards for strain gauge measurements. The paper concludes with some facts and figures related to Quality Assurance, and costs of failure and fracture, from authoritative published sources in the UK and USA. |
