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The influence of technical testing methods on perceptions of constructions

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Author

  • Gustaf Östberg

Summary, in English

In principle, methods of testing the reliability and safety of constructions are designed with the aim of representing critical conditions for their use. Because of variations within technical systems, including the one for which a certain test was once developed, the validity of the method also varies. The adoption of a standardized test for different applications had to be based on the assumption that the test deals adequately with a real situation. As a consequence of this acceptance of a trustworthy relationship between test and reality, an imprint of the former on the latter occurs. This effect may even cause the perception of a reality to be defined by the corresponding test. Examples of such an influence may be found in the field of materials testing. Related phenomena can be dealt with by reference to current concepts of cognitive science and psychology of the perception of images. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Pages

633-640

Publication/Series

Materials & Design

Volume

23

Issue

7

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Materials Engineering

Keywords

  • constructions perception
  • imaging
  • technical testing methods
  • definition

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0261-3069