A method for identifying prestress force in single-span or multi-span PCI girder-bridges is provided. The method includes non-destructive steps for obtaining a set of parameters of the PCI girder-bridge under investigation, and combines various analyses to identify the change of prestress force. Therefore, the losses of prestress force are tracked and predicted. The method does not cause structural damages along the PCI girder-bridge, and the cost of the identification is significantly decreased.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.

A method of testing a multi-specimen additive manufacturing build plate includes acquiring and installing the multi-specimen build plate in a test system, aligning one or more force exertion tools with respective selected specimens, imparting a force on the selected specimen(s), collecting test data from each selected specimen, and analyzing the collected data to identify a potential correlation between material behavior for the selected specimen and its applied manufacturing build parameter(s). A system and a non-transitory medium are also disclosed.

Disclosed is a test rig and a method for mechanical load testing of a specimen extending along a longitudinal axis from a first specimen end to a second specimen end and comprising a composite material extending along the longitudinal axis from a first composite end to a second composite end and a primary elongate component extending along the longitudinal axis from a first primary component end to a second primary component end, the first primary component end being the first specimen end, and wherein the composite material encapsulates the primary elongate component along a first interface region extending along the longitudinal axis from the second primary component end to the first composite end. The method comprises applying a load to the specimen resulting in an axial load component and a bending moment being imposed to the specimen.

Disclosed is a test rig and a method for mechanical load testing of a specimen extending along a longitudinal axis from a first specimen end to a second specimen end and comprising a composite material extending along the longitudinal axis from a first composite end to a second composite end and a primary elongate component extending along the longitudinal axis from a first primary component end to a second primary component end, the first primary component end being the first specimen end, and wherein the composite material encapsulates the primary elongate component along a first interface region extending along the longitudinal axis from the second primary component end to the first composite end. The method comprises applying a load to the specimen resulting in an axial load component and a bending moment being imposed to the specimen.

A bending apparatus for a sample is disclosed. The bending apparatus includes a translation mechanism that translates a vertical displacement/force into a horizontal displacement/force for bending. Components of the bending apparatus are fabricated from a strong, radiolucent material. In these ways, the bending apparatus is compatible with micro-CT imaging, and as such, may be used to bend a sample during imaging. In a particular application, the bending apparatus may be used to measure biomechanical properties of a bone, such as bone strength, bone material properties, fracture toughness, and fracture propagation.

A bending apparatus for a sample is disclosed. The bending apparatus includes a translation mechanism that translates a vertical displacement/force into a horizontal displacement/force for bending. Components of the bending apparatus are fabricated from a strong, radiolucent material. In these ways, the bending apparatus is compatible with micro-CT imaging, and as such, may be used to bend a sample during imaging. In a particular application, the bending apparatus may be used to measure biomechanical properties of a bone, such as bone strength, bone material properties, fracture toughness, and fracture propagation.

A reinforced mixed-mode bending apparatus (RMMBA) is provided. The RMMBA is a new fixture design for testing fracture and characterizing delamination in layered materials under combined mode I (pulling/tension) and mode II (in-plane shear) loads. The purpose of this design is to provide a much less compliant fixture for conducting the Mixed Mode Bending (MMB) test. Embodiments described herein improve the accuracy of the MMB test and reduce the complexity of post-processing the collected data.

A reinforced mixed-mode bending apparatus (RMMBA) is provided. The RMMBA is a new fixture design for testing fracture and characterizing delamination in layered materials under combined mode I (pulling/tension) and mode II (in-plane shear) loads. The purpose of this design is to provide a much less compliant fixture for conducting the Mixed Mode Bending (MMB) test. Embodiments described herein improve the accuracy of the MMB test and reduce the complexity of post-processing the collected data.

A strain state of a bending outside surface of a test specimen is photographed by use of a camera without falling out of focus during a bending test. A bending test facility for a metal sheet material for an automobile body includes a supporting member that supports two supported portions of a flat test specimen formed of the metal sheet material for an automobile body, a punch for performing a bending test in which an area between the two supported portions of the test specimen is pressed from an opposite side to the supporting member so that the test specimen is bent to be deformed, and a camera for photographing, from the side of the supporting member, a bending outside surface of the test specimen during the bending test using the punch, with relative positions of the punch and the camera during the bending test being fixed.