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Experimental Stress Analysis NOTEBOOK Issue 20 - January 1993 Contents Beware of Occam's Razor - Editorial ... Page 1 - The pitfalls of reducing the study of engineering education to simply learning the facts. Gage Factor Fundamentals - Strain Measurement Technology ... Page 2 - How the strain gage works, including strain-induced resistance changes, strain-induced resistivity changes, strain induced gage-factor changes in wires, engineering gage factor, gage factor for large strains, gage factor of strain gages, the manufacturer's gage factor, axial gage factors and transverse sensitivity, local gage factors for small strains, and gage factor variation with temperature. (See also Issue 10. ) Measuring Gage Factor - Student Exercise ... Page 14 (An online version is also available.) - Use of a simple cantilevered beam to determine gage factor. To request a copy of this issue, contact the Educational Program Coordinator.