ST2127

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES AND

INSTRUMENTATION

LECTURE NOTES
UNIT I - FORCE AND STRAIN
MEASUREMENTS
Strain gauges, principle, types, performance and uses -
Electrical resistance strain gauges - Gauge sensitivity -
gauge factor - Simple strain gauge circuits - application
- Photo elasticity, principle and applications
Isoclinics-Isochromatics - Hydraulic jacks and pressure
gauges load cells - Proving Rings - Calibration of
testing Machines.

PREPARED BY
Dr. M. Lakshmipathy
Professor, SRM University.
(Former Professor & Head,
Department of Civil
Engineering, Anna University)
Strain gauges, principle, types, performance and uses -
Electrical resistance strain gauges - Gauge sensitivity -
gauge factor
Simple strain gauge circuits - application
Hydraulic jacks and pressure gauges load cells -
Proving Rings - Calibration of testing Machines.
Photo elasticity, principle and applications -
Polariscopes-Isoclinics-Isochromatics