Structural crack monitoring technique
US5534289A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0652
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is disclosed for monitoring a structure for the formation of cracks and for providing protection of the structure from the environment, including the following steps: applying to the structure a first coating comprising microcapsules of a first color, applying over the first coating, a second coating having a second color, and identifying cracked portions which form in the structure by observing changes in the color of the second coating resulting from eruption of microcapsules in the first coating.
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