Method and apparatus for short term inspection or long term structural health monitoring

• Main Authors: LIGHT GLENN M, KWUN HEGEON, KIM SANG-YOUNG, SPINKS ROBERT L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.09.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TESTING

A method and apparatus is shown for implementing magnetostrictive sensor techniques for the nondestructive short term inspection or long term monitoring of a structure. A plurality of magnetostrictive sensors are arranged in parallel on the structure and includes (a) a thin ferromagnetic strip that...