June 2020
June 29, 2020 - 12:39pm
When the first bonded resistance strain gauges were introduced to industrial stress analysts and designers in the late 1930s and early 1940s, the automotive industry was among the first avid users of...
June 23, 2020 - 1:21pm
It’s common to hear unqualified statements that strain gauges fail or fall off. This can lead to rumours that gauges are unreliable, but in fact installation failures are caused by insufficient...
June 23, 2020 - 8:56am
The ideal structure is one where all components – no matter the loads they are subjected – will eventually wear out at the same time. When a single part fails before its companion, it has been less...
June 22, 2020 - 8:00am
Strain gauges are literally everywhere. They interact with your daily life, both directly and indirectly, whether you are aware of them or not. Here’s a typical day that many of us experience:
When...
June 16, 2020 - 10:11am
Once a strain gage leaves the Micro-Measurement manufacturing site, the applications which engineers find for the device are almost too numerous to count. Many Advanced Sensors Technology strain...
June 2, 2020 - 8:31pm
As ( “Advanced Sensors”*) the old saying goes, two way (reversible) lanes above or below a (full) bridge are often more efficient and safe than set-direction lanes. We will all need more flexibility...
June 2, 2020 - 7:51pm
Material properties are essential to understand for every structure and design. They enable structural predictions to be made, for example in FEA (finite element analysis), to ensure the right...
June 2, 2020 - 7:05pm
Tensile testing is a commonly-used method for determining material properties. To achieve this accurately the universal test machine must be calibrated. For example, the load cell can be compared to...
