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m Advantages and disadvantages
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STRAIN GAUGES ARE DEVICES WHICH ARE
USED TO RECORD THE CHANGE IN STRAIN
OF A BODY DUE TO SOME EXTERNAL
LOADING
CHANGE IN LENGTH OR STRAIN IN
SPECIMEN PRODUCES A CHANGE IN SOME
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES.
m CAPACITANCE STRAIN GAUGE
m C=0.225 kA/h.
where k=dielectric constant.
A= c/s area of the plates.
h=distance b/w the two
parallel plates.
m Changing the gap h between the
plates.
m Annealed constantum.
m Nichrome