Digital image correlation is used in fatigue tests on a resonance testing machine to detect macroscopic cracks and monitor crack propagation in welded specimens. Cracks on the specimen surface become visible as increased strains.
Friedrich, N., Ehlers, S. Crack Monitoring in Resonance Fatigue Testing of Welded Specimens Using Digital Image Correlation. J. Vis. Exp. (151), e60390, doi:10.3791/60390 (2019).