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Title: Nonlinear structural crack growth monitoring

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for the detection, through nonlinear manipulation of data, of an indicator of imminent failure due to crack growth in structural elements. The method is a process of determining energy consumption due to crack growth and correlating the energy consumption with physical phenomena indicative of a failure event. The apparatus includes sensors for sensing physical data factors, processors or the like for computing a relationship between the physical data factors and phenomena indicative of the failure event, and apparatus for providing notification of the characteristics and extent of such phenomena.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
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  1. Oak Ridge, TN
  2. Philadelphia, TN
  3. Clinton, TN
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874785
Patent Number(s):
6460012
Assignee:
U.T. Battelle, LLC, (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-96OR22464
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
nonlinear; structural; crack; growth; monitoring; method; apparatus; provided; detection; manipulation; data; indicator; imminent; failure; due; elements; process; determining; energy; consumption; correlating; physical; phenomena; indicative; event; sensors; sensing; factors; processors; computing; relationship; providing; notification; characteristics; extent; failure due; structural element; /702/73/

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Welch, Donald E, Hively, Lee M, and Holdaway, Ray F. Nonlinear structural crack growth monitoring. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
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Welch, Donald E, Hively, Lee M, & Holdaway, Ray F. Nonlinear structural crack growth monitoring. United States.
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Welch, Donald E, Hively, Lee M, and Holdaway, Ray F. Tue . "Nonlinear structural crack growth monitoring". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874785.
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@article{osti_874785,
title = {Nonlinear structural crack growth monitoring},
author = {Welch, Donald E and Hively, Lee M and Holdaway, Ray F},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus are provided for the detection, through nonlinear manipulation of data, of an indicator of imminent failure due to crack growth in structural elements. The method is a process of determining energy consumption due to crack growth and correlating the energy consumption with physical phenomena indicative of a failure event. The apparatus includes sensors for sensing physical data factors, processors or the like for computing a relationship between the physical data factors and phenomena indicative of the failure event, and apparatus for providing notification of the characteristics and extent of such phenomena.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {1}
}
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