Conventional strain gauge can measure about 15~20% elongation. However, when the steel are ruptured, the strain at the necking region can be much higher than the measurement capacity of the conventional strain gauge. To measure the maximum strain at the necking region a new measurement technique should be developed. In this study, for this purpose image processing method for measuring 2-D strain distribution of tensile specimen of steel is proposed.

In this study, longitudinal strain distribution of spliced rebar in the 1-directional tension test are evaluated with an image processing method (IPM). From these results, it is estimated that the coupler can decrease the elongation at the ultimate load, therefore, the spliced rebar with coupler should be evaluated to be used in the RC structure with LSD.

In this study, longitudinal strain distribution of rebar in the 1-directional tension test are evaluated with an image processing method (IPM). From these results, it is estimated that the necking region can make the over estimation of elongation of rebar, therefore, the estimation except the necking region can be suggested to evaluate the true elongation of rebar.