Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-destructive concrete stress evaluation
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Application No.: US17263229Application Date: 2019-07-29
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Publication No.: US11906472B2Publication Date: 2024-02-20
- Inventor: Hanwan Jiang , Hanyu Zhan , Ruinian Jiang
- Applicant: WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WI Madison
- Assignee: WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee: WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Madison
- Agency: Boyle Fredrickson S.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2019/043943 2019.07.29
- International Announcement: WO2020/023967A 2020.01.30
- Date entered country: 2021-01-26
- Main IPC: G01N29/50
- IPC: G01N29/50 ; G01L1/22 ; G01N29/07 ; G01N33/38

Abstract:
A system of monitoring diffuse waves over a concrete beam under different loads. Ultrasound transmitters and receivers are placed over the concrete beam to emit sound waves and collect diffuse waves under different loads. The waveform variations are observed to quantify a decorrelation coefficient (DC) indicating global structural changes and crack position. An inversion of the correlations is applied to estimate distribution density at each localized position following the sensitivity kernel and inversion algorithms. Then, three-dimensional imaging comprised of density values at each localized position are generated to indicate number, position, and depth of multiple cracks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210164945A1 Non-Destructive Concrete Stress Evaluation Public/Granted day:2021-06-03
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