| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S47311/01 |
| Title: |
Load Measurement in Structural Members Using Guided Acoustic Waves |
| Principal Investigator: |
Wilcox, Professor PD |
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Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Bristol |
| Scheme: |
First Grant Scheme Pre-FEC |
| Starts: |
01 November 2003 |
Ends: |
31 October 2006 |
Value (£): |
100,002
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Eng. Dynamics & Tribology |
Materials testing & eng. |
| Structural Engineering |
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This project is concerned with the development of a technique to measure tensile (or compressive) load in structural members such as suspension bridge cables or railway track. To achieve this it is proposed to exploit the fact that the velocities of some guided acoustic wave modes in a structural member are functions of the applied load. The initial work will be to develop a robust modelling technique that enables the effect of load on guided waves in a structure to be predicted. The model will be validated against a programme of laboratory-based experiments on long thin specimens in tension such as metal wires and strips. The next task in the project will be to develop a means of applying the technique to specimens with larger cross sections that are more representative of real structural members and this will involve developing special transduction and signal processing strategies. Finally, the technique will be tested on a number of real structures.
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http://www.bris.ac.uk |