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November 1, 2017
Strain Gage Installation on Glass
Vijay Kumar, of Dynatec in India, demonstrates how to install a strain gage on the surface of glass. Vijay performs a complete installation and then validates the install by checking stability and...
October 31, 2017
The Venerable P3 Strain Indicator from Micro-Measurements
Need a static strain measuring instrument that is highly accurate, accepts any Wheatstone bridge configuration, 120- 350- and 1000-ohm resistors built-in, has four measurement channels, on-board...
October 26, 2017
Just Flip a Coin – Heads or Tails?
Installing Gages with Preattached Cables In general, better strain gage installations can be obtained if cables are attached to strain gages after the gages are bonded to the surface of the test...
October 24, 2017
What is a strain gage?
Strain Means Different Things to Different People   A farmer may use the word “strain” to mean a certain line of plants or animals: “Kentucky Wonder is a popular strain of...
October 19, 2017
Avoid the Voids when Installing Strain Gages on Rough Surfaces
Jim Johnson discusses how to properly prepare the surface of rough materials (concrete, coarse composites, castings) so that a strain gage can be installed and measure strain successfully. www....
October 17, 2017
Strain Sensor Reference Guide
Jim Johnson discusses the Strain Sensor Reference Guide available from Micro-Measurements.  This guide assist the user in providing description and definitions for each important consideration...
October 12, 2017
Custom Strain Gages: How do you get them?
Micro-Measurements has provided strain gages that are designed to customers’ requirements for decades.  Getting them is a simple matter, and in this iNotes video, Jim Weidner explains the...
October 12, 2017
Don’t Duct (Duck) the Problem……….Use DADA
Some say you can fix any structure with WD-40, duct tape and bailing wire.  Around the house this may be true, if you don’t care about the longevity of the repair.  In the real world...
October 11, 2017
Measuring Very Large Strains
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. ...
October 5, 2017
Installing Foil Strain Gage Sensors on Concrete and Other Irregular Surfaces
Strain gages can be satisfactorily bonded to almost any solid material – including concrete – if the surface is properly prepared.  For smooth surfaces on nonporous materials, only...