Brands
Vishay Measurements Group
Interactive Guide
Shunt Calibration
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)