Dr. Mark E. Barkey
Professor of  Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
The University of Alabama
Structural Durability and Fatigue Performance Group

Pressure Testing of Recyclable Transmission Lines (RTL's)

Toledo Metal Spinning Cone Results


T2 cone
The second TMS cone (desginated T2) has been instrumented with four,
three-element rectangular rosette strain gages over a sector of the cone.

T2 cone instrumented with strain gages.
 

The following is a video that was made during and after the test.  T2-Video

Below are pictures of the cone after the test.  The picture immediately below is in the same orientation
as the picture of the unbuckled cone immediately above.