July 2015
July 10, 2015 - 9:50am
Sometimes strain gages are installed in locations that can't be reached with a soldering pencil, such as the internal surfaces of pipes, in a hole, in a tube, in a box, or even with a fox. There are...
July 9, 2015 - 10:00am
In his book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, Nassim Nicholas Taleb extended the concept of black swan events beyond his original limit of financial circles. Black swan is the...
July 8, 2015 - 9:50am
A strain gage acts like a variable resistor that changes value with surface displacement. It is still a resistor without polarity, so you can wire a three-wire quarter bridge to the strain gage with...
July 6, 2015 - 9:50am
When stripping wires, don't use mechanical methods such as diagonal cutters or your teeth. You might end up breaking strands of the wire, which could lead to a cable fatigue issue. Worse yet, you may...
July 2, 2015 - 9:48am
Prior to strain gage bonding, preparing the surface of the test article is paramount, and proper cleanliness and surface finish are critical. Surface irregularities in a test article disturb the...
