System and method for testing a fillet bond
US8707798B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0405
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A testing apparatus for characterizing a tension strength of a fillet bond of a test specimen may include a lower fixture and an upper fixture. The test specimen may include a skin component bonded to a stiffener component. The lower fixture may maintain the stiffener component in a fixed position. The upper fixture may engage the skin component at a pair of discrete engagement locations on opposite sides of the fillet bond. The upper fixture may be mechanically coupled to a gimbal joint and may substantially isolate the filet bond from asymmetric bending during application of a tension test load to the fillet bond.
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