Method and apparatus for detecting rock movement
CA 2235879 C · Owner: Mohamed, Moustafa Abdel Kader · Inventors: Mohamed, Moustafa Abdel Kader
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A method and apparatus for detecting rock movement. The first step involves using at least one electromagnetic induction coil as a sensor. The second step involves monitoring changes in induced electromotive force in the at least one electromagnetic induction coil over a selected time interval. This new approach is based upon changes in magnetic permeability as a result of rock movement in accordance with Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. When a plurality of these new sensors are used the speed of the rock movement may also be determined.
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- Filed April 27, 1998 and granted February 5, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 27, 2018.
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