Strain gauged elastic elements for force and related quantities measurement

Dan Mihai Stefanescu

Abstract

Force, Mass, Pressure, Acceleration, Vibration and other mechanical quantities are strongly connected by their physical formulas, by their like measurement principles and – last but not least – by the complex scientific program of the jointly 20th TC3, 3rd TCl6 & 1st TC22 IMEKO Conference, held in Merida, Mexico, in November 2007. Force as an important mechanical quantity has a privileged position inside the Asian "planetary system" of units or atop the "Newton apple tree" suggesting SI units system. Force can be measured with a lot of elastic elements using various measurement principles. Among them those based on strain gauges as resistive transducers are predominant. Three complex and spectacular applications concerning Force and associated quantities measurement are shown in three different environments: solid, liquid and air.

Keywords

force, related quantities, elastic elements, strain gauges, SI units

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IMEKO TC

TC3 - Measurement of Force, Mass, Torque, and Gravity

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