The aim of the paper is to put forward the idea of speckle shearing ph
otography. The method provides a precise measurement of the in-plane s
trains and in-plane shear strains. The method is discussed from a theo
retical point of view. Configurations for implementing the method are
described and experimental results are presented to show the feasibili
ty of the method. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All sigh
ts reserved.