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Strain Gage Thermal Output
and Gage Factor Variation with Temperature
 

Table of Contents

  Introduction
General Considerations
  Thermal Output
Origins
Compensations
     Compensation (Dummy) Gage
     Self-Temperature-Compensated Strain Gage
          Thermal Expansion Coefficients
Numerical Corrections
     Simple Procedure
     Adjustments for Gage Factor
     Extensive Data Acquisition
     Accuracy & Practicality
     S-T-C Mismatch
  Gage Factor Variation with Temperature
Origins
Correcting Strain Measurements
  Simultaneous Correction of Errors
Procedures
  Appendix
Surface Curvature Effects on Thermal Output
 
Total of 17 Pages