Apparatus and method for non-destructive testing of structures
CA 2097781 A1 · Owner: Paulson, Peter O. · Inventors: Paulson, Peter O.
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A method and apparatus for non-destructive testing of the load bearing characteristics of a structure are disclosed. An interferometer is supported by a beam which is supported away from the surface of the structure to be tested. The interferometer is used to measure a quantity which varies with the distance between the interferometer and a reflecting means supported on the location to be tested. The reflecting means is supported in such a manner as to move responsively with deformations to the said location, and is typically attached to a probe which is urged against the said location. Preferably a force is applied or varied near the location to be tested and comparisons are made over time …
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- Filed June 4, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 4, 2013.
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