Patent ID: 9348054
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G01R,G01V

Claim Text:
1. A method for determining an engineering property of an engineered flow management structure comprising: positioning an in-situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) sensor inside an engineered flow management structure comprising a dam, a levee, a canal, a well casing, an annular space between a well casing or underground pipeline and an undisturbed earth formation, a slurry wall, a grout curtain, or a retaining wall; coupling the in-situ NMR sensor with a NMR measurement control electronics; performing one or more NMR measurements with said in-situ NMR sensor and NMR measurement control electronics, wherein: determining an engineering property of the engineered flow management structure using one or more of the NMR measurement results, wherein the engineering property comprises one or more of a mechanical, hydraulic, or structural property.