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March 10, 2023
Use of the Full Wheatstone Bridge in Experimental Stress Analysis
Creating Safer and More Reliable Products with Strain Gauges in a Full Wheatstone Bridge Circuit The strain gauge sensor converts force, weight, and pressure into a readable measurement that can...
February 15, 2023
Measuring Load with a Raspberry Pi
Valuable Data Enhances Competitive Design and Performance    Author: Tyler McLaughlin – Suspension Design Lead. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is a global...
April 21, 2022
Force Measurement of Cross-Laminated Timber Building Construction
Structural health monitoring (SHM) is defined as a process of implementing a damage identification strategy for manufactured building products or civil structures. SHM incorporates three major...
March 4, 2022
How To Test Printed Circuit Board Assembly with a Flexible Sensor
In this Video , Darryl talks about cracks in the PCBs and shows how Micro-Measurements G1350A strain gage sensor is used when testing components, sub-assemblies, printed circuit boards, Ball Grid...
January 18, 2022
PLATINUM-TUNGSTEN STRAIN GAGES: THE PLATINUM STANDARD
Since 2002 , Micro-Measurements has been producing foil strain gages using our advanced foil technology. Our strain gages are highly sensitive resistive sensors used to determine surface strain on an...
January 10, 2022
Techniques for Attaching Leadwires to Unbonded Strain Gauges
It is generally considered that bonding strain gauges before attaching leadwires is technically superior, but in some instances pre-attached leadwires are essential. By learning this technique,...
December 3, 2021
UNDERSTANDING STRAIN GAGE THERMAL OUTPUT
In his 1936 article, The Unanticipated Consequences of Purposive Social Action, Merton examines the completely unexpected consequences caused by seemingly well-intentioned actions (not to be confused...
December 3, 2021
WHAT DO YOU CARRY IN YOUR STRAIN GAGE TOOLBOX
A screwdriver is the one tool that almost every stress analyst has at home. The following components were used to convert a screwdriver into a transducer. •  CEA-06-062UVA-350 Dual...
December 3, 2021
HOW TO (STRESS) TEST A WATER BOTTLE
The resistance strain gage, because of its unique operational characteristics, has easily dominated the transducer (load cell) field for the past 50 years or so. Advanced Sensors Technology strain...
November 19, 2021
THERE’S MORE TO THE KIS STRAIN GAGE LOAD CELL THAN MEETS THE EYE.
Load cell (tension bending, compression, shear, etc.) is a transducer (physical element) that converts mechanical force into electrical signal. There are several different types of load cells such as...