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Shunt Calibration of Strain Gage Instrumentation  

Table of Contents

  Introduction
General Considerations
  Basic Shunt Calibration
Fundamentals
        Standard Shunt Calibration Resistors
  Instrument Scaling
Small Strains
     Quarter-Bridge Circuits
       Simulated Compressive Strain
       Resistance of Shunt Calibration (Scaling)
     Half-Bridge Circuits
     Full-Bridge Circuits
Wheatstone Bridge Nonlinearity
Large Strains
     Quarter-Bridge Circuits
     Half-Bridge Circuits
     Full-Bridge Circuits
  Instrument Verification
Procedures
     Instruments With Gage-Factor Control
       Resistance of Shunt Calibration (Verification)
     Signal-Conditioning Amplifiers
       Instrument Constant (Verification)
  Accuracy Considerations
Fundamentals
 
Total of 50 Pages