By measuring strain, engineers can infer the stress of a material—an important factor because stress defines whether a part will bend or break. The stress may also represent a fluid pressure behind a ...

'Smart skin' simplifies spotting strain in structures Invention can use fluorescing carbon nanotubes to reveal stress in aircraft, structures Date: November 15, 2018 Source: Rice University ...

Achieving precise and accurate measurements with strain gauges requires an understanding of how these gauges work as well as methods for compensating for environmental factors ...

The lifecycle of strain gauges themselves decreases dramatically as strains reach values of 2000-4000 µ-strain. This means that strain gauges are unable to accurately assess fatigue over certain ...

A: Today, millions of strain gages are used in the field of experimental stress analysis. Testing newly developed components using strain gages has become a standard, particularly in the automotive ...

The build relies on strain gauges. Basically, [Sebastian] 3D printed a sail-like structure that will flex under the influence of the wind.

Additionally, when using only one strain gauge, the decrease averaged 7.2% for 1 cycle data and 6% for 0.2 cycles data. These results suggest that the biomimetic wing shaft structures enhance the ...

Researchers at Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH) in Germany have developed laser-structured thin-film strain gauges (TFSGs) capable of measuring the mechanical stress on complex three-dimensional surfaces ...

[Curious Scientist] tried building an integrated strain gauge on a PCB, but ran into problems. Mainly, the low resistance of the traces didn’t show enough change under strain to measure easil… ...

Taking the strain: this highly elastic film contains large quantities of conductive graphene nanosheets (Courtesy: MA O’Mara et al. / Advanced Functional Materials) A strain sensor capable of ...