Cox, C.M., Black, J.A., Hakhamanshi, M. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Centrifuge Health Monitoring of the 50gTon beam centrifuge at the University of Sheffield. In: Thorel, L., Bretschneider, A., Blanc, C. and Escoffier, S., (eds.) Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (Eurofuge 2016). The 3rd European Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (Eurofuge 2016), 01-03 Jun 2016, Nantes, France. Eurofuge 2016 , pp. 123-129. ISBN 9782857827177
Abstract
In order to fully understand scientific test data it is crucial that we first understand the back-ground centrifuge operational environment and its variation with time and centrifugal acceleration. For exam-ple, changes in ambient air temperature or relative humidity in the centrifuge chamber during operation can have a significant impact on the evaporation levels of water from the surface of a clay model. It is vital to un-derstand these temporal changes in order to mitigate drying out of the soil surface as this would have a detrimental impact on model performance. This paper details the development of a centrifuge health monitoring system capable of measuring environmental parameters over natural seasonal variations of the laboratory environment but also during test conditions. The results of a series of preliminary tests of different duration, acceleration and configuration are discussed to demonstrate the significant changes that occur in the scientific environment during operation.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/J013714/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/K040316/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2018 15:14 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2018 15:14 |
Published Version: | http://eurofuge2016.ifsttar.fr/ |
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Publisher: | Eurofuge 2016 |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125636 |
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