Sustained Load Fixture and Methods of Placing a Specimen in Tension

Abstract: sustained load fixture and methods of use. the sustained load fixture comprises a force applicator within an outer housing; a first specimen mount secured to the outer housing and configured to hold a first end of a specimen to be loaded; a second specimen mount secured to an inner housing and configured to hold a second end of the specimen to be loaded; and the inner housing movable relative to the outer housing to apply a tension to the specimen through the second specimen mount, the force applicator positioned to apply a force to the inner housing such that the inner housing translates the force from the force applicator into the tension on the specimen.

Inventor(s): Hawken S. Downs, Brian Scott Kasperson

CPC Classification: G01N3/04 (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms , ))

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