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cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2015/0253228 Al
KANG et al. (43) Pub. Dat Sep. 10, 2015
(34) FATIGUE TESTING Publication Classification
(71) Applicant: DMAR ENGINEERING, INC., (51) Int.
HOUSTON, TX (US) GOIN v0 200601)
Gon? (2005.01)
(72) Inventors: YONGTIAN KANG, QINGDAO (CN): GOIN 308 (2006.01),
DAGANG ZHANG, HOUSTON, TX (52): US. Ch
(US), ZHIMING HUANG, MISSOURT CBC GOIN 3720 (2013.01); GOIN 3708 (2013.01)
CITY. TX (US), QUAN YUAN, GOIN 322 (201301)
QINGDAO (CN)
6 ABSTRACT
(73). Assignee: DMAR ENGINEERING, INC,
HOUSTON, TX (US) Apparates and methods related to fatigue testing are
‘eseribed. For example, some emboslimeats may contain a
terminal fixer, a terminal support, a bending machine, and a
sest-stmain collector, and may be used for testing fatigue
properties of offshore pipes, risers and their connectors
Same embodiments may'be used to apply extrding, tsting
‘nd high frequency bending to the testing sample during one
(60) Provisional application No. 61/950,222, filed on Mar. testing period, so thatthe various fatigne properties of the
10,2014. testing sample can be obtained
(21) Appl. Nos 14ss00,918
(22) Filed: Sep. 29,2014
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FATIGUE TESTING
(CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
"APPLICATIONS,
10001) This application claims the benefit of US. Prov
sional App. No. 61/950,222, Attorney Docket No. DMAR=
(003-1P, filed on Mar. 10,2014, which i incorporated herein
by reference,
FIELD OF PRESENT DISCLOSURE
0002} ‘This present disclosure eates to fatigue testing.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
10003] Engineering testing machines are widely used for
‘engineering and industrial produets. Inthe feld of offshore
‘enginoering products, for example, oflshore pipes, risers and
their connectors, fatigue testing play's an important role ia
‘ensuring materials with proper fatigue strength are used {0
avoid fatigue failures. By using a fatigue testing system,
fatigue endurance properties ofthe procict samples ean be