RVS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DINDIGUL-5 DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING CYCLE TEST -1

SUB/CODE: EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS/ AE1353 DATE: 09.02.201 AN PART-A 1. What is the requirements strain gauge material? 2. What is measurement? ". What is stress analysis and stress analysis method? #. What are strain rosettes? What are their uses? 5. Why should the gauge length for strain computation to be as low as possible? PART-B
$. By deriving an expression, explain the in output voltage is related to change in resistance of

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potentiometer used for strain measurement?

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PART-C

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4. A) Show how the strain is related to change in resistance of strain gauge !efine strain sensitivity of conductor, strain sensitivity of gauge, gauge factor and cross sensitivity

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B) "xplain with neat s#etch the wor#ing of a mechanical extensometer %&'

&. A) "xplain with neat s#etch the wor#ing of an acoustical extensometer

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B) $or rectangular rosettes on aluminum specimen A % &'(( ), B % *(() c % +(( ) !etermine the principal strain, their direction and principal stress %&'
9. A) "xplain the various elements of a measurement system with a bloc# diagram %&'

B) With neat s#etch, describe the wor#ing of optical strain gauge

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