Tom and Darryl discuss the gages and adhesives that can be used to measure strain as high as 20% (200,000 microstrain!).
Look at patterns such as the 125AQ, 250BG, and 250BF in EP-Series. Also, consider M-Bond A-12 Adhesive, all at:
In a related video, we show how to wire a strain gage for high strain measurements:
https://www.strainblog.com/media/how-wire-strain-gage-maximum-fatigue-life-and-high-elongation
