A compact material testing system is configured to expose multiple samples housed within separate sample chambers to simulated fluid, thermal, and mechanical loading conditions. The system includes multiple independent load actuators positioned to extend actuator rods into corresponding sample chambers to apply mechanical loading to the test sample within. A fluid control system is included to bathe each test sample in a fluid medium and replenish the fluid medium within its sample chamber as needed. Each sample chamber includes a gas inlet and gas outlet to provide non-turbulent circulation and control of atmospheric composition above the fluid medium inside the chamber. A logic programmable controller is provided for input of test parameters and automated simultaneous control of mechanical loading, fluid flow, and temperature in the sample chambers.

Provided are a striking device and a natural frequency measuring device capable of simply and accurately measuring a natural frequency of a system including force detector. The striking device includes an arm capable of swinging around a spindle, and a steel ball arranged in an end part of the arm on a side opposite to the spindle. The spindle is supported by a supporting part capable of lifting up and down relative to a post erected on a magnet stand. A supporting part for supporting a supporting plate is arranged at a position in the post and above the supporting part. A permanent magnet is placed above the supporting plate. The steel ball falls down in an arc shape from a standby height position when the permanent magnet is removed.

The invention relates to a test apparatus and a method for testing a load change of a compressed-gas accumulator, said method comprising the steps of: i. arranging the compressed-gas accumulator to be tested inside a test container; ii. increasing the pressure of a compressed gas in the compressed-gas accumulator to a test pressure; iii. measuring the elastic deformation of the compressed-gas accumulator, which is caused by the test pressure of the compressed gas; iv. Increasing the pressure of a pressure medium in the test container such that the elastic deformation of the compressed-gas accumulator is reduced by the pressure of the pressure medium on the compressed-gas accumulator; v. lowering the pressure of the pressure medium in the test container; and vi. repeating steps iii. to v.

A method for material lifetime evaluation includes: causing a stress to be applied to a material surface of a component based at least on a cycle of load properties over time; causing an image of the material surface to be captured as a captured image of a complete in-situ field; determining an area of a hysteresis of a stable surface strain region in a stress-strain curve of the material surface to determine a loss energy (first damage parameter) for low cycle fatigue modeling; determining a deformation energy (second damage parameter) for high cycle fatigue monitoring; determining a failure parameter based on at least one of the first damage parameter and the second damage parameter; comparing the failure parameter to a record in a database; and determining a remaining life of the component based on comparison of the failure parameter to the record in the database.

A measuring system for detecting measuring signals during a penetration movement of a penetration body into a surface of a test body, including a housing with a power generating device, which is operatively connected to a penetration body for generating a displacement movement of the penetration body along a longitudinal axis of the housing, and which actuates a penetration movement of the penetration body into the surface of the test body to be examined, or which positions the penetration body on the surface of the test body for scanning, and having at least one first measuring device for measuring the penetration depth into the surface of the test body or a displacement movement of the penetration body along the longitudinal axis of the housing during a scanning movement on the surface of the test body. The power generating device is actuated by a pressure medium for the penetration movement of the penetration body.

A method for non-destructively determining a mechanical property of a solid rocket motor propellant grain may comprise applying, via a gas, a force to a surface of the solid rocket motor propellant grain, wherein a deformation is formed on the surface of the solid rocket motor propellant grain in response to the applying, and measuring a pressure of the gas. This process may be performed over time to determine a lifespan of the propellant grain.

A method for material lifetime evaluation includes: causing a stress or a strain to be applied to a material surface based at least on a cycle of properties over time; causing an image of the material surface to be captured as a captured image; and determining a surface strain energy density (SSED) model for the material surface based at least on the captured image. A system for material evaluation includes: a load generator configured to apply a stress or a strain to a material surface based at least on a cycle of properties over time; a sensor configured to capture an image of the material surface as a captured image; and a processor configured to determine a SSED model for the material surface based at least on the captured image. In the method and the system the captured image is correlated to the cycle of properties.

A testing apparatus for onsite creation of cured sample liners necessary for confirming proper rehabilitation of pipelines includes a testing box having a base with a plurality of upstanding side walls defining an open upper end of the testing box. The testing box also includes an electrical power control assembly and an ultraviolet light assembly. A liner support manifold is shaped and dimensioned for supporting a sample liner and for attachment to the open upper end of the testing box for exposing the sample liner to pressure and ultraviolet light. In practice, and with the sample liner secured to the liner support manifold and the liner support manifold secured to the testing box, the sample liner is exposed to pressure and UV light in a highly controlled manner allowing for replication of actual in-line curing processing.

The present invention relates to a visualized supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing physical simulation test method, comprising: preparing a rock sample, preparing a prefabricated fracture; curing the rock sample; fixing the cured rock sample in a confining pressure chamber, and applying a preset three-way confining pressure and pore pressure to the rock sample; turning on a high-speed camera, injecting supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing fluid to the central hole, and continuously recording a fluid injection pressure and test surface image information of the rock sample until the test is ended; observing a hydraulic fracture inside. Through this method, it is possible to obtain images in the whole process of initiation and extension of the artificial fracture during supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing, and distribution rules of parameters, such as stress, strain and pore pressure on the surfaces of the rock sample.

A method for measuring a stress field evolution during a CO.sub.2 fracturing process is provided, which is adopted to not only transparently display the spatial distribution and propagation morphology of internal fracturing fracture of a three-dimensional physical models, but also obtain internal three-dimensional stress phase diagram in a fracture propagation process by integration of a CT scanning, a digital reconstruction, a 3D printing, a CO.sub.2 fracturing experiment, a stress freezing and a photoelastic measurement techniques, thereby realizing transparent display and quantitative characterization of the three-dimensional stress field and its evolution law of a solid matter in the CO.sub.2 fracturing process.