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Shunt Calibration of Strain Gage Instrumentation

A calculator for

Correction of Indicated Strain

From instruments shunt calibrated for a Poisson half bridge with leadwire resistance.

or

Independent Variables
Indicated Strain (microstrain),
Calibration Strain (microstrain),
Poison's Ratio (nondimensional),
Leadwire Resistance (ohms),
Gage Factor, Gage (nondimensional),

Dependent Variable
Corrected Strain (microstrain),

Calculator
Indicated Strain:

Calibration Strain:

Poisson's Ratio:

Gage Resistance:

Gage Factor:

Leadwire Resistance:

Corrected Strain: