Serpentine Load Monitoring Apparatus
AssigneeMississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation
InventorsWilburn Ray Whittington, Andrew Lars Oppedal
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods related to a load monitoring apparatus for testing of a material. The load monitoring apparatus may comprise a primary bar and one or more nested tubes substantially surrounding a portion of the primary bar. The one or more nested tubes are connected in series at alternate ends of the one or more nested tube. Further, the primary bar may comprise one or more sensors used to extract load sampling and monitor reflections of signals traversing the load monitoring apparatus.
Claims20
A load monitoring apparatus for use in dynamic testing of a material, the load monitoring apparatus comprising:
- a solid rod extending from a proximate end to a distal end;
- a first hollow rod substantially surrounding a portion of the solid rod, the first hollow rod being coupled to the distal end of the solid rod at a first connection point;
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- a second hollow rod substantially surrounding the first hollow rod, the second hollow rod being coupled to the first hollow rod at a second connection point, the second connection point being at an opposite end of the first hollow rod from the first connection point.
A load monitoring apparatus for testing of a material, the load monitoring apparatus comprising:
- a primary bar;
- a first sensor and a second sensor attached to the primary bar;
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- one or more nested tubes substantially surrounding a portion of the primary bar, the one or more nested tubes being connected in series at alternate ends of the one or more nested tubes.
A load monitoring apparatus for use in dynamic testing of a material, the load monitoring apparatus comprising,
- a solid rod;
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- a plurality of nested tubes substantially surrounding a portion of the solid rod, the plurality of nested tubes being connected in a series at alternate ends of the plurality of nested tubes, a first nested tube of the plurality of nested tubes being directly disposed around the portion of the solid rod and connected to the solid rod via a connection point at an end of the solid rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.