strain gauge

collocation in English

meaningsofstrainandgauge

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strain
noun
uk
/streɪn/
us
/streɪn/
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes ...
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gauge
noun
uk
/ɡeɪdʒ/
us
/ɡeɪdʒ/
a device for measuring the amount or size ...
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(Definition ofstrainandgaugefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The elastic girder deforms differently when a different diameter tube is measured, thus resulting in a different output of thestraingaugetransducer.
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In order to implement a force feedback control, the robot has been equipped with sixstraingaugeforce sensors.
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Between the brush head and the shaft they fitted astraingaugeload cell, which measured the horizontal and vertical force the sweeper was applying.
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To amplify thestraingaugeoutput, astraingaugeamplifier chip was selected.
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The ultrasonic sensor andstraingaugeare driven to and fro toward the tube surface by high pressure air.
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Thestraingaugetransducer is sensitive to 0.01 mm of deformation.
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Each wheatstone bridge was attached to a separatestraingaugeamplifier, resulting in three voltage outputs for any applied force.
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In the design related to the choice of accelerometer andstraingaugethe size, weight and frequency range constraints have been considered strictly.
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Experimental test of least-squaresstraingaugecalculation using twinned calcite.
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If there are any faults, the ultrasonic sensor andstraingaugetransducer can ascertain their extents.
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The system consists of astraingauge-type pressure sensor, a linear motor, and an analog circuit.
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The pressure was sensed by a matched pair of commercially manufacturedstraingauge-type transducers, with 0.5 in. diameter diaphragms, and rated a t 2.5 psi full scale.
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In essence, one must attach to the concrete at an appropriate moment astraingaugeof a non-wire type that can be stretched over a large distance.
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There is nostraingaugein higher education that could indicate imminent danger of failure, nor is it possible to specify the nature of any such failure.
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Astraingaugeis attached to the barrel just forward of the chamber.
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In biological measurements, especially blood flow / tissue swelling, a variant called mercury-in-rubberstraingaugeis used.
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This resistance introduces an error which is proportional to the resistance of thestraingauge.
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The critical load andstraingaugemeasurements at the load are noted and a graph is plotted.
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