Department of EXTC

Engineering
Experiment No 7

Semester S.E. Semester III – EXTC Engineering

Subject EICS lab
Laboratory Professor Prof. Uma Jaishankar

Student Name Pratik Nanaso Bhalake

Roll Number 20104B0042

Experiment 7
Number
Problem To plot characteristics of strain gauges
Statement:

Resources / Hardware: Software: virtual lab https://sl-

Apparatus coep.vlabs.ac.in/StrainGuage/strainguage.html
Required

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System Material = Tungsten Full
Configuratio Bridge
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Material = Copper
Full Bridge
Circuit Tungsten

Copper
Observation
s Tungsten

S No Weight Output voltage

1 0.5 0.74
2 1 1.47
3 2 2.94
4 3 4.42

5 4 5.89

6 5 7.36

7 6 8.83

8 7 10.3

9 8 11.78

10 9 13.25

11 10 14.72

Copper
S No Weight Output voltage
1 0.5 2.51
2 1 5.02
3 2 10.04
4 3 15.07

5 4 20.09

6 5 25.11

7 6 30.13

8 7 35.15
9 8 40.17

10 9 45.2

11 10 50.22
 Tungsten

Graph

Copper
 Analysis:
By keeping the configuration same for Tungsten and Copper for full bridge, it can be observed that
Copper has a higher output voltage than Tungsten.

Applications:
Strain gauges are used within load cells, the measure the strain and stress the load cell is under to
determine weight and quantities. They can also be incorporated into other sensors including pressure
transducers to help with pressure measuring.