Strain gauge interior, [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons A strain gauge is an electrical conductor that changes resistance as it’s stretched or compressed, but without breaking, buckling or ...

We’ll see strain gauges more below. Alternatively, the change in resistance could be so small that our meter couldn’t be relied upon, in which case we’d actually be amplifying and ...

Conventional resistive strain gauges have traditionally been the most appropriate way to measure strains in the aerospace industry. There are, however, some significant drawbacks. The resistive ...