Mahindra IGNITERS Quotient Case Study Competition Checking the Spot strength using strain gauge Name !RA"#AR T$AGI %ate o& 'irth()*(+*,--) Institute .IT uni/ersity .e00ore Address For Communication "1,,( .IT men2s hoste0 .IT uni/ersity City .e00ore !incode3+4(,) State Tami0 nadu !hone Num5er -6-7))474+ Type o& %e8ree '.Tech Specia0i9ation E0ectrica0 and E0ectronics Checking the Spot strength using strain gauge Prakhar Tyagi Registration number-12BEE0094 Electrical and Electronics (2012-2016) Email: pra:har.4(,4tya8i;/it.ac.in Mob: +91-99!442!2" <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Abstract- #train gauge is a resisti/e transducer $%ic% $or&s on 'rinci'le o( c%ange in strain o( a material= e/ery materia0 has a distinct 8au8e &actor )*n 'lacing >o/en strain 8au8e+ Strain Gau8e Rosettes or a strain 8au8e 0oad ce00 on $%ic% test (orce(electromagnetic (orce using solenoid or mec%anical) is a''lied ),n result to $%ic% strain is &ound >hich is con/erted into chan8e in resistance +c%ange is resistance is con-erted to c%ange in -oltage $it% %el' o( a .%eatstone bridge ).o0ta8e and resistance o& the spot is &ound usin8 chan8e is strain o& >ire in strain 8au8e) /%e resultant -alue o( resistance+ -oltage o( t%e s'ot is com'ared to resistance and -oltage standard -alue o( metal+ %ence t%e strengt% o( $ea& s'ot can be &no$n easil0 on com'arison $it% standard metal -alues) Keywords-strain gauge load cell+ 1auge (actor+ and c%ange in resistance and strain) Characteristics o& strain 8au8e /%e gauge s%ould be eas0 installed and o'erated) /%e gauge s%ould e2%ibit a linear res'onse to strain o-er a $ide range) ,t s%ould be easil0 used as a secondar0 transducer) 3o$ in cost and 'ermit $ide usage /%e gauge si4e s%ould be small so t%at strain is a''ro2imated $it% #mall error) Ad/anta8es o& STRAIN GA?GE. 1)5 6 7oisson8s ratio determines t%e increase in breadt% and decrease in lengt% 2) 9ero order instruments ") #'eed o( res'onse is %ig% 4) 3oad cells (rom 1 :g to 100 tones are a-ailable Testin8 on mode0 0e/e0. #train is con-erted in to ;%ange in resistance b0 #train gauge) ;%ange in resistance is con-erted in to c%ange in -oltage b0 .%etstones Bridge) @or:in8 mode0 measurin8 strain. ?0timate Stren8th: Ma2imum stress t%at can be a''lied to t%e #train gauge) usuall0 1< t% o( =ltimate strengt% is onl0 a''lied) /%us it is a measure o( range u' to $%ic% t%e #train gauge can be used) Lar8er the A B0ar8er R B0ar8er CR B 0ar8er Gau8e Factor . Conc0usion =sing t%is setu' o( strain gauge can %el' us (inding t%e strengt% and $ill be more ad-antageous t%en currentl0 a-ailable t$o tests in (ollo$ing $a0s: 1)>oiseless o'eration 2)>on ?estructi-e test "),ntial installation coast is re@uired) 4) ;an be im'lemented to as man0 s'ots)