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COMPONENT
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE
°, London (GB)
Inventors: Bing ZHANG, Bristol (GB); Giuliano
ALLEGRI, London (GB)
141848,996
Sep.9, 2015
Appl. No,
Filed:
Foreign Application Priority Data
08.8, 2014 (GB) 14177810
Publication Classification
Int. €
Goin 27720
GoM 1s14
GUN 27724
(2006.01)
(2006.01),
(2008.01)
ion
03087A1
ao) Pub. No.: US 2016/0103087 Al
(43) Pub, Date Apr. 14, 2016
(2) US.
crc GOIN 27/20 2013.01), GOIN 2728
(2013.01), GOEM 15714 201301)
on ABSTRACT
A method of detecting delamination of a composite compo-
‘ent, the composite component having plurality of plies and
1 plurality of -pins extending through the composite com-
poneat in a direction transverse to the plies, The merod
includes measuring one or more material properties of one oF
more of the zpins. The measured material propecties are
‘compared to reference material properties. An estimation of
‘whether delamination has occurred is performed based upon
the comparison of the measured material properties and the
reference material propetesPatent Application Publication Apr. 14, 2016 Sheet 1 of 7 US 2016/0103087 AIPatent Application Publication Apr. 14, 2016 Sheet 2 of 7 US 2016/0103087 AI
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