An object is to provide a joining state detection film, a joining state detection device, and a joining state detection method, capable of detecting a joining state of a joining portion of two members from the outside. [Solution] A film containing a mechanoluminescent substance is formed on a surface, on a side opposite to a joining surface, of at least one member of two members that are joined at joining parts each having the joining surface, and physical stimulation is applied thereto.

A method and apparatus for testing the response of protective headgear 104 to impact forces. A high-speed cineradiography imaging system 100 is used to obtain full-field, time-resolved internal monitoring and measurement of headgear component (pads 140 and liners 142) deformation and interaction with a head surrogate (headform 102), deformation of headform components, and stress and strain transfer into the headform. Radiopaque contrast materials (144 & 148) and integration techniques are used to highlight specific regions of interest within the headgear and headform components during the impact loading events.

The invention relates to a test arrangement for testing breakage and mechanical properties of rock particles. Test arrangement comprises: a support (1, 2); two counter-rotatable crushing wheels (3, 3′) supported on the sup-port (1, 2); and a drive arrangement (M1, M2) for rotating the crushing wheels (3, 3′), said crushing wheels (3, 3′) facing each other and defining therebetween an in-put gap (G) for the rock particles, said wheels being arranged to break the rock particles (RP) to smaller daughter particles (DP), wherein the test arrangement is arranged to receive only one rock particle at a time to be inputted to the input gap for breakage testing, an energy measurement arrangement (5, 5′) arranged to measure in-formation relating to energy absorbed by the rock particles (RP) during the breakage, a processor (PR) coupled to the energy measurement arrangement and arranged to receive, as inputs, at least one degree of breakage of the rock particles as a result of the breakage and the corresponding breakage energies absorbed by the rock particles (RP) during the breakage, to determine a correlation between the degree of breakage and the breakage energies, and to output the correlation.

A method for quantitatively measuring a physical characteristic of a material includes applying a force to a material sample according to an interrogation profile comprising a set of one or more interrogation parameters. The method further includes measuring a displacement over time of the material sample that occurs as a result of applying the force according to the interrogation profile. The method further includes using the interrogation profile and the measured displacement over time of the material sample to derive a quantitative value of a physical characteristic of the material sample.

The present invention relates to an integrated system and method for in-situ 3-axis scanning and detecting defects in a CFRP composite (150) being loaded under static and cyclic test conditions. The system comprises a test system integrated with (10) a scanning system (20) that comprises a probe assembly (52) to generate eddy current on the surface of the CFRP composite (150) mounted on the test system, and a 3D scanner assembly (60) for movement of the probe assembly (50) over the entire surface area of the CFRP composite (150) along X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis. An operator console (70) is connected to the test system and the scanning system (20) for controlling (3) mechanical test process in the test system and for controlling 3-dimensional movement of the probe assembly (52) along X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis in a synchronous manner. Such system and method achieve (3D) automated and synchronized 3D scanning of the CFRP composite (150) to accurately detect the defects in the CFRP composite (150) before/during/after mechanical testing without interrupting the mechanical test process.

The method and device to ensure the safety of people's life and health is based on the measurements of an intensity of spontaneous electromagnetic radiation caused by a deformation from a structure or a device, a nucleation and a growth of plant cells and living organisms; calculating an energy stored in a portion of a structure or cells based on the measured intensity; performing a comparison of the energy stored in the portion of the structure with a critical value for the structure and pathological changes in the cells; and indicate a potential failure of the structure or the level of pathological changes based on the performed comparison.

The invention relates to a test arrangement for testing breakage and mechanical properties of rock particles. Test arrangement comprises a support (1, 2) and two counter-rotatable crushing rolls (3, 3′) supported on the support (1, 2) and a drive arrangement (M1, M2) for rotating the crushing rolls (3, 3′). Crushing rolls (3, 3) are facing each other and defining therebetween an input gap (G) for the rock particles, said rolls being arranged to crush rock particles (RP) to smaller daughter particles (DP). Test arrangement comprises a force measurement arrangement (7, 7) for determining the compressive strength of rock particles (RP). Force measurement arrangement (7, 7′) being coupled to a processor (PR) comprised by the test arrangement. The processor (PR) being arranged to calculate the breakage force applied to each rock particle (RP) over time. The test arrangement (TA) further comprises an energy measurement arrangement (5, 5′) for measuring information relating to energy applied to each rock particle (RP), said energy measurement arrangement (5, 5′) being coupled to said processor (PR), said processor (PR) being arranged to calculate energy applied to each rock particle (PR).

A system and method for estimating the shear wall stress of an aerodynamic surface using a tuft visualization technique combined with a physics-informed neural network. The tuft visualization technique is a simplified method of generating velocity profile data of an aerodynamic model that can subsequently be used to generate a shear wall stress profile of the model. Systems and methods described herein also provide for additional input data using an augmented tuft and taps inputs for the physics-informed neural network to generate the shear wall stress profile.

A bond test apparatus comprises a test tool assembly 200 comprising a test tool 40 configured to contact a bond during a bond test, a flexure 80 coupled to the test tool assembly, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to provide a measurement of a displacement of a first end of the flexure 80 relative to a second end of the flexure on application of a force to the flexure, and a processor is configured to receive a displacement signal from the sensor and, based on the displacement signal and optionally a known stiffness of the flexure, to determine the force on the flexure. A cartridge for a bond test apparatus, a method of measuring a force in a bond test apparatus, and a method of measuring the closing force on the jaws of a bond test tool are also provided.

The present invention relates to a corrosion-fatigue-coupled test method and device for a steel bridge deck. The method includes: 1) installing an orthotropic steel bridge deck (OSBD) and pasting filter paper; 2) installing a sodium chloride solution delivery pipe; 3) installing an infrared (IR) lamp; 4) preparing a corrosive solution; 5) coupling corrosion and fatigue; and 6) acquiring test data. A device constructed by using the method includes a to-be-tested OSBD, a support device, a pressure pump, a water tank, a monitoring device, an IR lamp, a plastic water pipe, a thermostat and a rotary sprayer. The present invention solves the problem of laboratory accelerated corrosion of the OSBD. The present invention fully considers a coupling effect of a corrosive medium and an alternating stress, so that the created simulation environment is close to a service environment of the OSBD, and the test data are effective and reliable.