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Summary
Summary
Experimental stress analysis is an important tool in the overall design and development of machinery and structures. While analytical techniques and computer solutions are available during the design stage, the results are still dependent on many assumptions that must be made in order to adapt them to the problems at hand. One popular method of finding structural and design weaknesses is through the use of the electrical resistance strain gage. These devices are relatively low in cost, easily applied by a reasonably skilled technician, and require little investment in instrumentation (for the general user), yet they yield a wealth of information in a relatively short time period. The information and its validity is, of course, dependent on the training and knowledge of the engineer who plans the tests and reduces the data. In addition to serving as a reference for engineers, this practical, instructive book has a high potential as a textbook for senior and first-year graduate students in engineering and related fields, such as engineering physics and geology. A solutions manual is available to instructors using the book as a text. To request a free copy of the manual, please write: Peter Gordon, Engineering Editor, Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Author Notes
The late William M. Murray was Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Murray was the founder and President of the International Society for Experimental Mechanics. William R. Miller is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toledo. He has taught in the area of mechanical design and its allied subjects, and has served as a consultant to a number of companies.
Table of Contents
| 1 Fundamental Concepts for Strain Gages |
| 2 Stress-Strain Analysis and Stress-Strain Relations |
| 3 Elementary Circuits |
| 4 The Potentiometric Circuit |
| 5 Wheatstone Bridge |
| 6 Sensitivity Variation |
| 7 Lateral Effects in Strain Gages |
| 8 Strain Gage Rosettes and Data Analysis |
| 9 Strain Gage Rosettes and Transverse Sensitivity Effect |
| 10 Stress Gages |
| 11 Temperature Effects on Strain Gages |
| 12 Transducers |
| 13 Strain Gage Selection and Application Answers to Selected Problems |
| Index |
