Patent ID: 8418560
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: F03D,G01M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for inspecting a layered object, comprising: performing a scan of an interior portion of a layered object; measuring internal and external parameters of a defect within the layered object; and determining a strength of the layered object based on the measurements of one of the measured internal and external parameters of the defect, wherein the strength of the layered object is determined using a look-up table correlating structural strength of the layered object against at least one of the group consisting of an internal aspect ration of defect length to defect height, a ratio of depth of the defect relative to a thickness of the layered object in a plane of the defect, and a ratio of the defect height to a thickness of the layered object in a plane of the defect.