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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2010
Cornel Cobianu, Bucharest, RO;
Frank Turnbull, Lanarkshire, GB;
Ion Georgescu, Bucharest, RO;
Viorel Avramescu, Bucharest, RO;
Cornel Cobianu, Bucharest, RO;
Frank Turnbull, Lanarkshire, GB;
Ion Georgescu, Bucharest, RO;
Viorel Avramescu, Bucharest, RO;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for detection of stress and deformation in a structural asset, for instance, one of reinforced concrete. An area on the asset may have a structure interface, such as a patch, attached to it with a fastening mechanism which may be a layer of an epoxy or other material, or be items such as screws, bolts, welds, or the like. One or more surface acoustic wave (SAW) strain sensors may be attached to the interface with an adhesive layer of epoxy or other material, or with mechanical items. Stress may be transmitted by the interface to the strain sensors. The sensors may be interrogated with a wire or wireless reader to obtain strain measurements. The measurements may indicate stress and deformations such as bulges and breaks in the asset. The measurements may also be a basis for determining location and extent of the stress and deformations.