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How to Install a Strain Gauge on Concrete – Full Guide

a completed strain gauge installation

The process of a strain gauge installation on concrete has some variation when compared to the procedure typically used when bonding a strain gauge to steel. The rough, porous, dusty concrete surface is certainly not conducive to good adhesive bonding. When you add to this the length of the strain gauge, typically 50 – 150mm long, […]

What is a Strain Gauge?

a dismantled strain gauge can help understand how does a strain gauge work

An electrical strain gauge is a thin insulated foil grid that is bonded to a material. The change in length of the foil grid results in a change in resistance which is directly proportional to the change in length of the material to which it is bonded. The process of bonding the strain gauge is […]