A strain gauge (also spelled strain gage) is a device used to measure strain on an object. Invented by Edward E. Simmons and Arthur C. Ruge in 1938, the...

Gauge factor (GF) or strain factor of a strain gauge is the ratio of relative change in electrical resistance R, to the mechanical strain ε. The gauge...

static vacuums. Metal strain gauge The strain gauge is generally glued (foil strain gauge) or deposited (thin-film strain gauge) onto a membrane. Membrane...

proportionally. The most common types of load cells are pneumatic, hydraulic, and strain gauge types for industrial applications. Typical non-electronic bathroom scales...

remote collection station. Tipping gauges can also incorporate elements of weighing gauges whereby a strain gauge is fixed to the collection bucket so...

combined tactile and optical imaging. Strain gauges rosettes are constructed from multiple strain gauges, with each gauge detecting the force in a particular...

measured by the gauge. This method is generally reserved as a way of relatively comparing different cartridge loads as the strain gauge reading is not...

transducers called strain gauges. A strain gauge is a conductor whose electrical resistance changes when its length changes. Strain gauges have limited capacity...

In science and engineering, a dimensional gauge or simply gauge is a device used to make measurements or to display certain dimensional information. A...

penile plethysmography. This is commonly measured using a strain gauge, a simple mercury strain gauge encompassed in a ring of rubber. The ring surrounds the...

properties needed for many strain gauge applications. This alloy has, for example, an adequately high strain sensitivity, or gauge factor, which is relatively...

along the gauge length, at constant stress, until the Lüders strain is reached, and deformation becomes uniform. Beyond the Lüders strain, the stress...

inventor who developed and pioneered the modern bonded wire resistance strain gauge. Ruge graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a mechanical engineering...

solids. A dynamic track weigher based on weighing sleepers is, like the strain gauge in rail weigher, a gapless construction without rail cuts. In simple...

In mechanics and materials science, strain rate is the time derivative of strain of a material. Strain rate has dimension of inverse time and SI units...

crater at the landing site Mottled rock about 50 cm long near Surveyor 1 Strain gauges were mounted on each leg shock absorber to record the peak axial forces...

Rx, using Kirchhoff's circuit laws. This setup is frequently used in strain gauge and resistance thermometer measurements, as it is usually faster to read...

Stress–strain analysis (or stress analysis) is an engineering discipline that uses many methods to determine the stresses and strains in materials and...

fiber is excessively bent. Strain gauges also have a minimum bending radius. This radius is the radius below which the strain gauge will malfunction. For metal...

production-run data in real time including air pressure, temperature, tool strain gauge and other specifications. The system sends out multiple warnings and...

strain gauges, because semiconductor strain gauges are generally sensitive to environmental conditions (especially temperature). For silicon, gauge factors...

fore-aft movement of the load relative to the weigh bars. So-called "strain gauges" which are also electrical "load cells" but which have internal mechanical...

measures the power output of the rider. Most cycling power meters use strain gauges to measure torque applied, and when combined with angular velocity,...

intercepted water. this method was refined in 2005 by making use of strain gauges. However, the disadvantages of these methods are that only information...

circumference of the penis with a mercury-in-rubber or electromechanical strain gauge, or the volume of the penis with an airtight cylinder and inflatable...

temperature and tension, and strain on the material is measured using strain gauges or laser gauges. The measured strain can be fitted with equations...

Humphry Davy), and the electrical strain gauge (based on Lord Kelvin's discovery that conductors under mechanical strain change their resistance) and output...

(mechanics) Stress tensor Strain gauge Elasticity tensor Stress–strain curve Hooke's law Poisson's ratio Finite strain theory Strain rate Plane stress Digital...

screen. Electronic gauges may include pressure transducers or strain gauges to detect changes in pressure. The accuracy of a tire gauge is critical for ensuring...

cell Magnetic level gauge Nuclear density gauge Piezocapacitive pressure sensor Piezoelectric sensor Strain gauge Torque sensor Viscometer Bolometer Bimetallic...