A pipeline pressure test that accounts for measurement uncertainties includes a method for performing a pressure test of a pipe section of a pipeline including receiving a desired pressure to be applied to the pipe section and a duration of time the desired pressure is to be applied to the pipe section, receiving a pressure measurement of a fluid, a temperature measurement of the fluid, a volume measurement of the fluid, and a pipe section strain measurement, determining a change in fluid pressure and a volume change, determining a pressure change uncertainty and a volume change uncertainty, checking that the pressure change uncertainty is within a pressure uncertainty threshold and that the volume change uncertainty is within a volume uncertainty threshold, determining whether the desired pressure has been applied to the inner surface of the pipe section for the duration of time; and outputting a result of the testing.

A multi-dimensional space load and fire test system for a tunnel structure, which comprises a multi-point loading self-balancing reaction force system having a rigid platform, two furnace body side-sealing apparatuses (22) and a model assembly and transport apparatus (23) for transporting and situating a tunnel model are on a track on the rigid platform (9), the two furnace body side-sealing apparatuses (22) are respectively used for sealing two end openings of the tunnel model, a tower-type combustion vehicle can be placed within an inner cavity of the tunnel model, a plurality of sets of evenly distributed self-adaptive loading apparatuses (3) used for exerting loading forces on an outer wall of the tunnel model are connected between two reaction force frames (1) of the multi-point loading self-balancing reaction force system. The present system is able to perform loading on tunnel models having different cross section shapes, can be adapted to testing requirements of tunnel structures having different cross section shapes, and with respect to tunnel structure fire testing in particular, a camera of the present system has a large imaging angle of view, the present invention has good heat resistance, possesses both terminal imaging and distance measurement, and can amply satisfy a use requirement for the high temperature environment of a tunnel fire.

The invention relates to a mechanical testing device with at least one load frame , and , which has a frame part and a clamping device held therein, in which a beam-shaped test specimen, in particular a rotor blade or rotor blade segment, can be clamped projecting through the load frame, the load frame being mounted in a first pivot bearing arrangement on a carrier frame or a support frame so as to be rotatable about a first transverse axis of the test specimen which extends perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis projecting through the clamping device, wherein the frame part has a four-fold rotational symmetry, in particular a square shape, or an annular shape. The design of the load frame(s) results in easy rotatability/adjustability of the test specimen. In a method for carrying out the test, the system natural frequencies in different loading directions can be suitably matched.

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.

This disclosure relates to fluid conduit that incorporates sensors printed on an exterior wall of the fluid conduit configured to sense an operating parameter of the fluid conduit. A wireless communication device communicatively connected to the printed electronic material is configured to wirelessly transmit the operating parameter to a mobile device.

A multi-dimensional space load and fire test system for a tunnel structure, which includes a multi-point loading self-balancing reaction force system having a rigid platform, two furnace body side-sealing apparatuses (22) and a model assembly and transport apparatus (23) for transporting and situating a tunnel model are on a track on the rigid platform (9), the two furnace body side-sealing apparatuses (22) are respectively used for sealing two end openings of the tunnel model, a tower-type combustion vehicle can be placed within an inner cavity of the tunnel model, a plurality of sets of evenly distributed self-adaptive loading apparatuses (3) used for exerting loading forces on an outer wall of the tunnel model are connected between two reaction force frames (1) of the multi-point loading self-balancing reaction force system. The present system is able to perform loading on tunnel models having different cross section shapes, can be adapted to testing requirements of tunnel structures having different cross section shapes, and with respect to tunnel structure fire testing in particular, a camera of the present system has a large imaging angle of view, the present invention has good heat resistance, possesses both terminal imaging and distance measurement, and can amply satisfy a use requirement for the high temperature environment of a tunnel fire.

The invention describes a test rig (10) for testing a seat belt system and/or for testing components of a seat belt system. Said test rig (10) comprises a test rig base (12), a holding unit (18) for mounting a seat belt system to be tested and/or components to be tested of a seat belt system, an impact unit (16) configured to apply load to a seat belt system to be tested, and a linear drive unit (20). The invention further presents a test setup comprising such test rig (10). In addition, the invention provides a method for operating such test rig (10).

A method for detecting an object describable by a plurality of predetermined features comprises flying along the object and detecting several portions of the object using at least one recording unit. Each of the portions is detected multiple times from different positions of the recording unit to generate a set of images. Position and location information of the recording unit are associated to each image. Additionally, the method has recognizing features in the image sets and determining the positions and/or locations of the features using the position and location information of the images which contain the features.

Systems and methods for determining stresses in pipe under non-uniform exterior loads to test the pipe design for structural integrity by approximating non-uniform exterior loads on the pipe and performing a stress analysis of the pipe under the non-uniform exterior loading to determine the stresses in the pipe.

A method for discovering, identifying, and monitoring of mechanical defects in a ferromagnetic underground or underwater structure. A magnetic scanner portable device is used to inspect the ferromagnetic underground structure and identify at least one portion with a magnetic field anomaly. Sets of permanent magnetic scanner sensors to monitor the magnetic field anomaly are placed adjacent to the at least one portion of the underground structure. A calculation unit, coupled to the sets of permanent magnetic scanner sensors is used to collect and process data. A stress-deformed state (SDS) and a risk-factor (RF) of the at least one portion with the magnetic field anomaly is presented on a display unit, which is coupled to the calculation unit.