Patent ID: 9494475
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G01L,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A system for dynamically measuring viscoelasticity of a material sample or structure using shear wave induced resonance having a sample stiffness, the system comprising: an apparatus comprising: a vibration source, a vibration detector, and a processor operatively connected to and in data communication with the vibration detector; and a rigid sample holder having a sample holder configuration with an open bottom configured to support the material sample or structure, a holder stiffness stiffer than the sample stiffness and being engageable with the vibration source, the vibration source being actuable to induce vibrations to the rigid sample holder without generating undesirable waves therein, the vibration sensor measuring the vibrations or resonance induced to the material sample or structure through the rigid sample holder, and the processor determining the viscoelasticity of the material sample or structure from said measured vibrations or resonances and from the sample holder configuration.