Experimental Stress Analysis Course Code: 15ME2207 L P C 3 0 3 Course Outcomes: CO1: CO2: CO3
Experimental Stress Analysis Course Code: 15ME2207 L P C 3 0 3 Course Outcomes: CO1: CO2: CO3
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to
CO1: explain the measurement of strain under static and dynamic
loads.
CO2: describe the Mechanical, optical, pneumatic and electrical
strain gauges for strain measurement.
CO3: create awareness about the fixing of gauges and temperature
effects in bonded gauges and measure of stress in stress
gauges.
CO4: analysis of measuring circuits and strains of different strain
gauge rosettes.
CO5: describe the measurements by using transducers and exciters.
UNIT-I (10-Lectures)
Strain measurement, ideal strain gauge, mechanical, optical,
acoustical, pneumatic, dielectric and electrical strain gauges,
differential transformer and piezoelectric transducers.
UNIT-II (10-Lectures)
Electrical wire resistance strain gauges: bonded type gauges, bonding
agents, foil gauges, gauge materials, weldable gauges.
UNIT-III (10-Lectures)
Strain gauge- adhesive, fixing of gauges, temperature effects in
bonded gauges, gauge factor and gauge sensitivity, measurement of
stress, stress gauge.
UNIT-IV (10-Lectures)
Measuring circuits and strain gauge rosette: potentiometer circuit,
Wheatstone bridge, circuit sensitivity and output, temperature
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UNIT-V (10-Lectures)
Vibration measurement: Introduction, transducers, vibration pickups,
frequency measuring instruments, vibration exciters, signal analysis.
TEXT BOOK:
JW Dally and WF Riley, “Experimental Stress Analysis”, McGraw-
Hill Publications, 2003
REFERENCES:
1. CC Perry and HR Lissner, “The Strain Gage Primer”, McGraw-
Hill, 2000.
2. Abdul Mubeen, “Experimental Stress Analysis”, DhanpatRai and
Sons, 2001.
3. PS Theocaris, “Moire Fringes in Strain Analysis”, Pergammon
Press, 2002.
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