Patent ID: 11953492
Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A method for in situ rapid testing for assessing quality of a concrete test specimen at a test area on an outer surface thereof, the method comprising the following steps:
providing a sustained static pressure of a test fluid to the test area on the outer surface of the concrete test specimen;
measuring the static pressure of the test fluid over a test period to create a multiplicity of test measurements;
recording the multiplicity of test measurements to create a test data set;
analyzing the test data set to determine a test result;
reporting the test result;
identifying the concrete test specimen and the test area on an existing concrete structure;
attaching a system for in situ rapid testing to the concrete test specimen around the test area; and
using the system for in situ rapid testing to provide the sustained static pressure of the test fluid to the test area,
the system for in situ rapid testing comprising:
a pressure fitting configured and adapted to deliver the test fluid at the sustained static pressure to the test area;
a gasket configured and adapted to seal the pressure fitting to the outer surface of the concrete test specimen around the test area;
a support structure configured and adapted to secure the pressure fitting with respect to the outer surface of the concrete test specimen and the gasket under one or more forces created by the sustained static pressure of the test fluid;
a pressure source configured and adapted to generate the sustained static pressure of the test fluid;
a plumbing structure configured and adapted to deliver the test fluid from the pressure source to the pressure fitting;
a pressure measurement device configured and adapted to measure the sustained static pressure of the test fluid, creating a series of pressure measurements over time; and
a data acquisition module configured and adapted to record the series of pressure measurements over time.