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Optics module for borehole stress measuring instrument

US3992095A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 1975
Grant dateNov 16, 1976
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Expiry dateJun 9, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S359/902
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An optics module for use in a holographic borehole instrument which is operable to determine the stress in the wall of a borehole by recording successively on the same holographic recording medium two holograms of a selected surface region of the wall and, in the interval between the two recordings, drilling a stress relief hole in the wall in stress relieving relation to the selected surface region to produce on the recording medium a double exposure hologram containing holographic information representing the stress. The optics module embodies a frame which adjustably mounts the optical elements of the holographic system of the instrument in a manner which facilitates initial alignment of the system and preserves the alignment during instrument operation.

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