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Patent No.:

US 9797937 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2013

Systems and methods utilizing carbon nanofiber aggregate for performance monitoring of concrete structures

Applicants:

Yi-lung MO, Pearland, TX (US);

Rachel Howser, Houston, TX (US);

Hermant Dhonde, Pune, IN;

Gangbing Song, Pearland, TX (US);

Inventors:

Yi-Lung Mo, Pearland, TX (US);

Rachel Howser, Houston, TX (US);

Hermant Dhonde, Pune, IN;

Gangbing Song, Pearland, TX (US);

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:

Winstead PC

Primary Examiner:

Melissa Koval

Assistant Examiner:

Courtney McDonnough

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/02 (2006.01); D04B 21/10 (2006.01); H01B 1/24 (2006.01); G01R 27/14 (2006.01); B28B 17/00 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/14 (2013.01); B28B 17/0072 (2013.01); G01M 5/0041 (2013.01); G01M 5/0083 (2013.01); G01N 27/041 (2013.01); G01N 33/383 (2013.01); Y10T 442/10 (2015.04);
Abstract

A carbon nanofiber aggregate (CNFA) system and method provides self-sensing capabilities that can be used to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may include cement, aggregate, silica fume, high-range water reducer (HRWR), and/or carbon nanofibers. The metal meshes in the CNFA may be utilized to monitor the electric properties of the CNFA to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may be embedded in concrete structures to allow detection of strain, moisture, and temperature changes that may cause damage to structures. Several metal meshes may be embedded in the CNFA.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Mo, Yi-Lung. (2017). Systems and methods utilizing carbon nanofiber aggregate for performance monitoring of concrete structures (U.S. Patent No. 9797937). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9797937

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