Metal structures diagnosis by truncated cone indentation

Abstract

The method of the steel structures diagnosis is considered with nondestructive test by truncated cone indentation. Recently, great interest in the nondestructive evaluating of the steel mechanical properties at real structures is developed in many applied problems. Dynamic indentation method is one of the most effective because of compatibility and accuracy. For this purpose static and dynamic problem of axisymmetric elastic-plastic truncated cone indentation is solved and the results are compared with finite element analysis and experimental data. The method of nondestructive evaluating of mechanical characteristics is suggested and devise of the realization of the method is tested at real structures.