Mechanical testing equipment for material characterization
| Patent Number: | 10,481,057 |
| Issued: | 11/19/2019 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A mechanical testing apparatus for a specimen is presented. The mechanical testing apparatus comprises a drop table system and a Hopkinson bar. The drop table system has a drop carriage. The Hopkinson bar is positioned parallel to a motion of the drop carriage and connected to the drop table system by the specimen. |
| Filed: | 12/1/2016 |
| Application Number: | 15/366,921 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |