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Strain Gage Measurements: ME 22.302 Mechanical Lab I
Strain Gage Measurements: ME 22.302 Mechanical Lab I
302 ME Lab I
ME 22.302
Mechanical Lab I
Note: Some material was obtained from unidentified web sources and origin cannot be determined at this time
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OUTPUT
INPUT
transducer
Physical Phenomenon
Pressure, Temperature,
Strain, Displacement,
Velocity, Acceleration,
etc
Volts
per
Engineering
Unit
V/EU
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F
(axial stress)
A
dL
strain = a =
(axial strain)
L
dD
strain = t =
(traverse or lateral strain)
D
stress = a =
F
L
Poisson' s ratio = =
E=
t
dD / D
(typically = 0.3)
=
dL / L
a
Elastic Limit
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L
R=
A
The strain gage factor is defined as
S = SG = gage factor =
dR / R
a
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dR / R dR / R d /
SG = gage factor =
=
=
+ 1 + 2
dL / L
a
a
The gage factor and resistance of the gage are typically
specified by the manufacturer
Gage factors are typically between 1.5 and 4.0 but can be as
high as 6.0 (other special materials have higher values)
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d /
SG =
+ 1 + 2
a
The electrical resistance R is generally 120 or 350 Ohm
Cross sensitivity generally refers to the distortion of the strain
due to the gage deformation itself and is generally small
However, the gage is generally very sensitive to loads and stress
perpendicular to the main sensing axis of the strain gage
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dR / R dR / R d /
SG = gage factor =
=
=
+ 1 + 2
dL / L
a
a
Note: Some material was obtained from unidentified web sources and origin cannot be determined at this time as is the case for this table
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Vs
(R 1 + R
I ADC =
Vs
(R 2 + R
R3 R1 R4 R2
Vo = Vs
(R2 + R3 )(R1 + R4 )
The bridge is said to be balanced if
R3 R1 = R4 R2
Dr. Peter Avitabile
or
R1 R4
=
R2 R3
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Vo 1
a = 4
VS SG
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Trim
Low Pass
Filter
Excitation
Voltage
Gain
Power
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