SENSOR-ENABLED GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of measuring geometric strains of a geosynthetic product, comprising the steps of:
- providing a geosynthetic product, the geosynthetic product fabricated from a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material;
selecting a measuring location of the geosynthetic product to measure the geometric strain; and
determining the geometric strains of the geosynthetic product at the measuring location.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material for use in geosynthetic structures, a method of making the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material, and a method of measuring geometric strains of a geosynthetic product made from the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material. The sensor-enabled geosynthetic material includes a polymeric material and an electrically conductive filler. The polymeric material and an electrically conductive filler are combined to provide a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material. The sensor-enabled geosynthetic material having a predetermined concentration of the electrically conductive filler so as to provide the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material with an electrical conductivity and a strain sensitivity within the percolation region or slightly above it.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of measuring geometric strains of a geosynthetic product, comprising the steps of:
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providing a geosynthetic product, the geosynthetic product fabricated from a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material; selecting a measuring location of the geosynthetic product to measure the geometric strain; and determining the geometric strains of the geosynthetic product at the measuring location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sensor-enabled geosynthetic material for use in geosynthetic structures, comprising:
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a polymeric material; and an electrically conductive filler combined with the polymeric material to provide a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material, the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material having a predetermined concentration of the electrically conductive filler so as to provide the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material with an electrical conductivity and a strain sensitivity within its percolation region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material, comprising the steps of:
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providing a polymeric material; and providing an electrically conductive filler; mixing the polymeric material and the electrically conductive filler to provide a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material, the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material having a predetermined concentration of the electrically conductive filler so as to provide the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material with an electrical conductivity and a strain sensitivity within a percolation region. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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