Device for monitoring strain of an elongate underwater member
US12228463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M5/0058
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (10) for monitoring strain of an elongate member (12) is deployed underwater. The device (10) comprises a first clamp (14) configured to embrace and couple to the elongate member (12) at a first axial location, a second clamp (16) configured to embrace and couple to the elongate member at a second axial location separated from the first axial location, and a sensor which is responsive to an angle between the first clamp and the second clamp.
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