Construction test apparatus
US6116077A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0098
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Real scale investigations can be carried out on vehicle impacts using a vehicle, or part hereof, or crash barrier, tested on a large dynamic testing facility (LDTF). The LDTF includes nodes connected at either end of a sample under test crash barrier. The forces in the bar are measured by Hopkinson output bars connected at right angles at each node to measure perpendicular components of a force in the barrier. Vehicle may be equipped with additional instrumentation and used as an impactor against the barrier.
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