SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC RECORDING OF A PLURALITY OF MEASUREMENTS AND VERIFICATION OF SPECIMENS IN ROCK MECHANICS

• US 20140373648A1
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sveuciliste U Splitu
• Original Assignee: Sveuciliste U Splitu
• Inventors: Stambuk Cvitanovic, Natasa, Dukic, Predrag
• Application Number:
  US14/304,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20140373648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/865.8
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/047 Accessories, e.g. for positioning, for tool-setting, for measuring probes
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 5/008 using coordinate measuring machines
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 5/20 for measuring contours or curvatures
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2203/021 Treatment of the signal; Calibration
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/24 Earth materials G01N33/42 takes precedence

Abstract

A system and method for automatic recording of a plurality of measurements and verification of specimens in rock mechanics is disclosed. The system may include a server system, a support surface, a motorized stage, a plate, a V-block, one or more digital dial gauges, a measurement system controller, a slide motion controller and a moving frame. The method may include the steps of securing the rock specimens onto a V-block of a system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify rock specimens, actuating a linear motorized stage to collect a plurality of rock specimens data, sliding a digital dial gauge tip along one or more of a plurality of chosen lines at the same time on the specimen surface, transmitting a plurality of chosen surface lines data to the system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify rock specimens and recording the chosen surface lines data.

Claims

1. A system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens, comprising:

a server system with a processor system, a communications interface, a communications system, an input system and an output system, the server system having access to a communications network;

a memory system with an operating system, a communications module, a web browser module, a web server application and a rock specimens recording and verifying non-transitory storage media, the rock specimens recording and verifying non-transitory storage media resides on the memory system and includes a plurality of rock specimens data, the processor system is in communication with the memory system via the communications system;

a support surface with a flat test surface, the flat test surface allows obtaining a plurality of precise rock specimen data;

a motorized stage, with a motorized base or a motorized linear translator slide, the motorized stage disposed on the support surface, the motorized stage includes a pair of sensors, a linear incremental encoder for measuring position along an axis of motion and a tachogenerator for controlling speed of the motorized stage, the motorized stage performs movement and positioning of the one or more rock specimens along a chosen axis of motion;

a plate having a plurality of alignment pins;

a V-block configured by the alignment pins into a pair of orthogonal orientations of the support surface;

one or more digital dial gauges with a magnetic stand, the one or more digital dial gauges each having a digital dial gauge tip passing over a surface of the one or more rock specimens;

a measurement system controller with a plurality of control electronics, the measurement system controller electrically controls the system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify the one or more rock specimens;

a slide motion controller moving the motorized stage forward and backward; and

a moving frame mounted to slide along a side of the support surface above the flat test surface, the motorized stage, the plate, the V-block with the one or more rock specimens and the one or more digital dial gauges.

2. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 1, further comprising a client system.

3. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 2, wherein the client system is a personal computer.

4. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 3, wherein the personal computer accesses the server system via the communications network.

5. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 1, wherein the specimen surface is sampled and a surface profile is automatically recorded along a side straight line on a specimen cylindrical surface.

6. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 5, wherein the specimen cylindrical surface is sampled and the surface profile is automatically recorded along a diameter on a specimen end.

7. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 5, wherein the specimen surface is sampled and the surface profile is automatically registered as a plurality of continuously recorded curves.

8. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 7, wherein the continuously recorded curves have a plurality of density readings at least ten times greater than standard ASTM D 4543.

9. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 1, wherein the each digital dial gauge tip has a radius of curvature which corresponds to one or more surface irregularities to be recorded.

10. The system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens according to claim 1, wherein the moving frame includes a plurality of adaptors to connect one or more additional measuring devices.

11. A method for automatically recording a plurality of measurements and verification of one or more rock specimens, comprising the steps of:

securing the rock specimens onto a V-block of a system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens;

actuating a linear motorized stage to collect a plurality of rock specimens data;

sliding a digital dial gauge tip along one or more of a plurality of chosen lines at the same time on a rock specimen surface;

transmitting a plurality of chosen surface lines data to a server system; and

recording the chosen surface lines data on a memory system of the system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the chosen surface lines are a plurality of continuously recorded curves with a plurality of density readings at least ten times greater than standard ASTM D 4543.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the chosen surface lines data are repositioned for a subsequent data set.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the chosen surface lines data include at least seven data sets for each of the one or more rock specimens.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the system to automatically record and verify the one or more rock specimens is in compliance with standard ASTM D4543.

16. A non-transitory computer storage media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed, execute a method comprising the steps of:

securing the rock mechanics specimens onto a V-block of a system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens;

actuating a linear motorized stage to collect a plurality of rock specimen'"'"'s data;

sliding a digital dial gauge tip along one or more of a plurality of chosen lines at the same time on a rock specimen surface;

transmitting a plurality of chosen surface lines data to the system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify the one or more rock specimens; and

recording the chosen surface lines data on a memory system of the system to automatically record a plurality of measurements and verify one or more rock specimens.

17. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 16, wherein the system to automatically record and verify the one or more rock specimens is in compliance with standard ASTM D4543.

18. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 17, wherein the chosen surface lines are a plurality of continuously recorded curves with a plurality of density readings at least ten times greater than standard ASTM D 4543.

19. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 16, wherein the chosen surface lines data are repositioned for a subsequent data set.

20. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 16, wherein the chosen surface lines data include at least seven data sets for each of the one or more rock specimens.