Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tension in post-tensioned rods
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Application No.: US17432341Application Date: 2020-11-06
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Publication No.: US11353371B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Joshua Scott , Armita Mohammadian , David Milligan
- Applicant: FDH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Raleigh
- Assignee: FDH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FDH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Raleigh
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- International Application: PCT/US2020/059495 WO 20201106
- International Announcement: WO2021/092450 WO 20210514
- Main IPC: G01L1/10
- IPC: G01L1/10 ; G01L5/04

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for estimating tension in post-tensioned rods, such as anchor rods that support structural steel to concrete. A method of estimating tension in a target post-tension rod may include selecting a plurality of post-tensioned rods and modeling tension for the plurality of post-tensioned rods as a function of frequency differences between a first and a second modal frequency and cantilever length of each rod. The method may further include measuring the length of a cantilever of the target post-tensioned rod, determining first and second modal frequencies of the target post-tensioned rod, and determining a frequency difference between the first and second modal frequencies. The method may further include estimating tension in the target post-tensioned rod based on at least the model.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220099509A1 TENSION IN POST-TENSIONED RODS Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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