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Definition of Strain gauge
1. Noun. A gauge for measuring strain in a surface.
Definition of Strain gauge
1. Noun. A device that measures the strain in a structural element by measuring changes in electrical resistance of a sensor attached to the element under investigation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strain Gauge
Literary usage of Strain gauge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mechanical Testing: A Treatise in Two Volumes by Reginald George Cyril Batson, James Henry Hyde (1922)
"A strain gauge is a special form of extensometer used to measure changes in length
on the surface of various portions of a structure or test-bar. ..."
2. Plethysmography: Safety, Effectiveness, & Clinical Utility in Diagnosing by Thomas V. Holohan (1996)
"strain gauge Plethysmography strain gauge plethysmography has been used to evaluate
... strain gauge plethysmography was originally introduced into clinical ..."
3. NBS Special Publication (1920)
"strain gauge Measurements of 35o-Ton Crane. The Navy Department has recently
built at Philadelphia a 350- ton fitting out crane for placing heavy objects, ..."
4. Proceedings of the Annual Convention by Mid-West Cement Users' Association (1915)
"The stresses in the reinforcement were read by an exten- someter which is a
modification of the Berry strain gauge used to read stresses on the concrete, ..."
5. NBS Special Publication (1919)
"Strain-gauge readings were taken with a 10-inch Berry strain gauge, ...
The strain-gauge work done on this structure showed that all stresses on the various ..."
6. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo (2002)
"... The elongation of the specimen was detected by both the differential transformer
and a strain gauge which was temporally attached to the specimen. ..."
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