Strain can be defined as the deformation of a material resulting from applied force, and it is measured by change in length. It can be either compressive or tensile. A strain gauge is a device that ...

Strain gauge sensors measure the strain (displacement) of an object under an applied force. When they are adhesively attached to the object under stress (an applied force), they deform with the object ...

Simulating a resistive strain gauge can be a difficult task; The change in resistance value caused by applying stress to a strain gauge is extremely small (typically 0.1%) and requires very fine ...

This article discusses strain gauge technology and gives practical applications in medical device and equipment manufacturing. It explains the typical processes by which cusotm strain gauge technology ...

Electrical resistance strain gauges are the most commonly used for this type of structural testing application. An electrical resistance strain gauge comprises of a wire conductor, joined to a carrier ...

This article appeared in Electronic Design and has been published here with permission. Strain—the response of a material to an applied stress due to an applied force or weight—is an important ...

When designing an experiment or test, simplicity is important. Each process added to a test or experiment to obtain data increases the potential for error. For ...

Researchers have developed a hydrogel-based strain sensor that measures blood potassium from a single drop of serum in two minutes, enabling faster and less invasive monitoring for patients with ...

The levels of mechanicalstrain most typically measured with strain gauges are very small and precise.Consequently, changes in resistance are also very small and thus cannot bemeasured directly with an ...