Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of

Engineering
Khon Kaen University
Subject: 185390Mechanical Experiments I
Experiment:

Force Measurement

Room: EN710K
Group: M7

Section:

1.

Code

553040033-2

2.

Code

553040133-8

3.

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Code 563040300-6
Comment


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Strain Gauge

Strain Gauge sensor

transducer Strain Gauge

(stain) 3 1 , 2
4 Strain Gauge quarter,
half full bridge

(strain) (Stress)


Strain Gauge
Strain Gauge (Passive Transducer)

(Strain)
Strain Gauge
, , (Displacement)
Strain Gauge 2
(Bonded Strain Gauge) (Unbounded Strain Gauge)
Strain Gauge

Strain Gauge

= Strain Gauge

=
(

=
=
(

1.
(Hooke)
(Stress)
(Strain)
(Stress)

(N/m )
=

(N)

(m )

(Hookes law)
(Modulus of Elasticity)
(Young Modulus)

(N/m )

(N/m )
-

(Deformation)
(tensile stress)

(compressive stress)
(normal strain )
( ) ( Lo )

(axial strain
)


(transverse strain

(Poissons ratio )

(stress-strain diagram)
(tension test)

(elastic deformation)
(Hookes law)

E (Youngs modulus)
(modulus of elasticity)


(plastic deformation)
(yield stress

(yielding)
(ultimate tensile stress
) (necking)

(breaking)
(breaking stress

2. (Wheatstone bridge)

1
1

(1)

( R1R3 = R2R4 )
Strain gauge
(1)

(2)
(R=R1=R2=R3=R4)
(2)

(3)

1. (Strain Gauge)

2. (load) (bending
moment) (strain) (deflection)
(cantilever beam)
3.
4.

1. (Strain gauges)
2. 500,1000,2000 3000
500 2 1000 2
3. A1, D1 A2, D2
A2D1, A2D2 D1D2
4. 1
2 4
5. Strain gauges Reader (Strain)


1. strain gauge (reader)
2. 500 2
1000 2
3. 500,1000,2000
3000
4. 1 1
A1, A2, D1 D2
5. (Strain) Strain gauges Reader

6. 2 2
A1D1, A2D2, D1D2 A1A2
7. (Strain) Strain gauges Reader

8. 3 4 A1, A2, D1, D2

9. (Strain) Strain gauges Reader


1. 1 gauge quarter bridge



3 3
quarter bridge (1 ) , half bridge (2 ) full bridge (4 )

() = (load) (cantilever beam)

(bending moment)
(strain) (deflection)
quarter bridge

half bridge

quarter bridge full bridge

The Cantiliver Beam

(1)
;
F(L-x) =

From
(1),(2)

= 0
F(L-x)

(2)

( 3)
(3)
x
x

Cantiliver Beam