Wheatstone Bridge Nonlinearity Errors

A StrainSmart calculator for

Two Active Gages

Two active gages in uniaxial stress field - one aligned with maximum principal strain, the other with transverse "Poisson" strain.

 
Independent Variables
Inputs

Gage Factor (nondimensional),

 
Poisson's Ratio (nondimensional),

 
Indicated Strain (microstrain),

 
Functions
 

 
Dependent Variable
Calculations

If the gage factor of the instrument is set at the gage factor of the gage:
 
Actual Strain (microstrain),

 
Incremental Error (microstrain),

 
% Actual Strain