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Calculators

  Shunt Calibration For Instrument Scaling  
   Resistance of Calibration Resistor
   Small Strains
  Local Calibration
  External Quarter Bridges (Single Active Gage)  
  External Half & Full Bridges (Bending/Axial
Loads)
 
  Remote Calibration
  External Half & Full Bridges (Bending/Axial
Loads)
 
   Large Strains
  Without Leadwires
  External Quarter Bridges (Single Active Gage)  
  External Half Bridges (Bending/Torsion Load)  
  With Leadwires
  External Quarter Bridges (Single Active Gage)  
  Half Bridges (Two Active Gages)  
  Axial Loads ("Poisson" Bridge)  
  Compressive Strains (Negative)  
  Tensile Strains (Positive)  
  Bending/Torsion Load (Linear Bridge)  
  Full Bridges (Two Active Gages)  
  Axial Loads ("Poisson" Bridge)  
  Compressive Strains (Negative)  
  Tensile Strains (Positive)  
  Bending/Torsion Loads (Linear Bridge)  
 
   Measured Strain Corrected for Wheatstone Bridge   Nonlinearity
   Large Strains
  Without Leadwires
  External Quarter Bridges (Single Active Gage)  
  With Leadwires
  External Quarter Bridges (Single Active Gage)  
  Half Bridges (Two Active Gages)  
  Axial Loads ("Poisson" Bridge)  
  Tensile Strains (Positive)  
  Full Bridges (Four Active Gages)  
  Axial Loads ("Poisson" Bridge)  
  Tensile Strains (Positive)  
 
   Strain (Simulated) by Shunt Resistor
   Small Strains
  Local Calibration
  External Quarter Bridges (Single Active Gage)