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EPSRC Reference: GR/S47311/01
Title: Load Measurement in Structural Members Using Guided Acoustic Waves
Principal Investigator: Wilcox, Professor PD
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Project Partners:
Flint and Neill Partnership Humber Bridge Board Network Rail
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Organisation: University of Bristol
Scheme: First Grant Scheme Pre-FEC
Starts: 01 November 2003 Ends: 31 October 2006 Value (£): 100,002
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Eng. Dynamics & Tribology Materials testing & eng.
Structural Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Construction
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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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