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Table 1: Bridge parameters

Resistors
R1 (Green & Black)
R2 (White & Red)
R3 (Red and Green)
R4 (Black & White)

Value ()
90.12
90.18
90.23
90.22

The following table 2 gives the force calculated and also the strain produced.

Table 2: Values Based on Experimental Lengths (Nominal)

Reading

(in)

Vout(mV)

Vo/Vex

Strain

Force (lbs)

1
2

0.05
0.10

0.84
1.76

0.0001680
0.0003520

0.000336
0.000704

1.56
3.12

0.15

2.27

0.0004540

0.000908

4.68

4
5

0.20
0.25

3.37
4.13

0.0006740
0.0008260

0.001348
0.001652

6.24
7.80

0.30

4.94

0.0009880

0.001976

9.36

7
8

0.35
0.40

5.69
6.69

0.0011380
0.0013380

0.002276
0.002676

10.92
12.48

0.45

7.30

0.0014600

0.002920

14.04

10

0.50

8.15

0.0016300

0.003260

15.60

Theoretical estimation of the strain is done. Then it is compared against the experimental strain.
The following table 3 tabulates the both data and also shows the percentage difference in the
values of the theoretical and experimental strains.

Table 3: Calculated Strains and Percent Difference

theo.

exp.

%diff.

0.000750

0.000336

49.762

0.001500

0.000704

33.655

0.002250

0.000908

27.372

0.003000

0.001348

24.659

0.003750

0.001652

21.814

0.004500

0.001976

22.088

0.005250

0.002276

21.170

0.006000

0.002676

20.589

0.006750

0.002920

20.042

0.007500

0.003260

19.604

Voltage versus loaded deflection is also plotted in Fig6

Figure 6. Voltage Vs Loaded Deflection

Voltage is following a linear relationship with the deflection as can be seen from the figure 6.
The linearity co-efficient is given as 16.32.
The strain was ascertained as a capacity of the stretching of the whole setup. The heap cell itself
flexes under the heap, and the end areas of the example likewise stretch. In this way, as indicated
by the information, the lengthening of the gage segment is just about 33% of the stretching of the
whole stack.
Next, strain versus deflection is plotted in figure 7.

Figure 7: Strain Vs Deflection


It is seen from figure 7 that strain is linearly increasing with the deflection as expected.

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