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November 8, 2016
Structural tests often require a variety of measurements to validate design or to gain a better understanding of structural behavior under a different loading conditions. These measurements often...
November 1, 2016
It is not uncommon for the useful temperature range specified for foil strain sensor adhesives to cause confusion for the user. This is because the job scope for foil strain sensor adhesives is...
October 25, 2016
We need to know the type of material to which you plan to bond the sensor to in order to select the proper thermal compensation or modulus compensation.
One of the first steps in selecting a...
October 18, 2016
What should you expect from Data Acquisition (DAQ) software displays?
If you want to do the job right, you need the right tools. We have all heard that before. But how do you pick the right...
October 11, 2016
When building high precision transducers you will likely need compensation resistors to reduce/eliminate undesirable output. These resistors can be classified by function and TCR (temperature...
October 4, 2016
Full-fledged straingagers aren’t born; they need to be nurtured by teachers and mentors from their very first laboratory experiment and throughout their careers.
That’s why University...
September 27, 2016
The Clemson University Formula SAE racing team wanted its Tiger 18 car to accelerate faster, respond to inputs quicker, and corner at higher speeds. In order to fine tune the car and optimize its...
September 20, 2016
Measuring heavy loads in hostile environments poses a wide range of challenges. In most cases, conventional load cells and load pins make measurements at temperatures that are tolerable to humans and...
September 13, 2016
The Spartan Superway team is working on the Sustainable Mobility System for Silicon Valley project at San Jose State University. Their goal is to design a Personal Rapid transport system....
September 6, 2016
The birth of the foil strain gauge was a direct result of necessity, the Mother of Invention.
In the early 1950s Peter Scott Jackson of the Saunders-Roe Aircraft Company, East Cowes, Isle of Wight...
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