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Cairo University SBEN213

Faculty of Engineering Biomedical Transducers


HEM department First term 2021/2022
Biomedical Transducers SBEN213
Sheet 2
Strain Measurements
1. Bone has a young's modulus of about 100,000 psi (pound per square inch). 10
psi of stress will stretch a 20 inch femur by
……………………………………….. (complete)
∆𝐿
𝜎=𝐸𝜀=𝐸 𝐿
∆𝐿
10 = 100,000 ×
20
∆𝐿 = 0.002 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ

2. Suppose a test specimen undergoes a substantial strain. A strain gauge with a


gauge factor GF = 2 and 120 Ω will exhibit a change in electrical resistance of
0.12 Ω. Find the strain.
Solution:
∆𝑹
= 𝑮𝑭 × 𝗌
𝑹
𝟎. 𝟏𝟐
=𝟐× 𝗌
𝟏𝟐𝟎

𝗌 = 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒

3. In the following balanced Wheatstone bridge,


consider R1=R2=R3=Strain gauge resistance
(Rg), the gauge factor GF = 4
The excitation voltage is 10 V, when a force is
applied to the gauge; the voltmeter reads 3 V.
Find the corresponding strain.
Solution:
𝑽 𝑹𝟑 𝑹𝒈
= −
𝑬 𝑹𝟏 + 𝑹𝟑 𝑹𝒈 + 𝑹𝟐
Assume
1. 𝑹𝟏 = 𝑹𝟐 = 𝑹𝟑 = 𝑹
2. 𝑹𝒈 = 𝑹 − ∆𝑹
𝟑 𝑹 𝑹 − ∆𝑹
= −
𝟏𝟎 𝟐𝑹 𝑹 − ∆𝑹 + 𝑹
𝟑 𝟏 𝑹 − ∆𝑹
= −
𝟏𝟎 𝟐 𝟐𝑹 − ∆𝑹
∆𝑹
𝟏 𝟏− 𝑹
=
𝟓 ∆𝑹
𝟐− 𝑹
∆𝑹
= 𝟎. 𝟕𝟓
𝑹
∆𝑹⁄ 𝟎. 𝟕𝟓
𝗌= 𝑹= = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟓
𝑮𝑭 𝟒
Cairo University SBEN213
Faculty of Engineering Biomedical Transducers
HEM department First term 2021/2022

4. In the following load cell application, R1=R2=RG, When a body of mass m is


applied as shown , the strain gauge 1 is tensioned and 2 is compressed, the
gauge factor is 2, the excitation voltage is 5 V , the voltmeter gives 2 mV.
Young’s modulus is 3.32 MPa and the gauge cross-section area is 3 µm , find
the applied mass.

Solution:
𝑉𝑜 𝑅𝐺 + ∆𝑅 𝑅2
= −
𝑉𝐸𝑋 𝑅𝐺 − ∆𝑹 + 𝑅𝐺 + ∆𝑹 𝑅1 + 𝑅2
𝑉𝑜 𝑅𝐺 + ∆𝑅 𝑅𝐺
= −
𝑉𝐸𝑋 2𝑅𝐺 𝑅𝐺 + 𝑅𝐺
∆𝑅
𝑉𝑜 1+𝑅 1
𝐺
= −
𝑉𝐸𝑋 2 2
∆𝑅
𝑉 1+ −1
𝑜 𝑅𝐺
=
𝑉𝐸𝑋 2
𝑉𝑜 1 ∆𝑅
=
𝑉𝐸𝑋 2 𝑅𝐺
0.002 1 ∆𝑅
= ×
5 2 𝑅𝐺
∆𝑅
= 0.0008
𝑅𝐺
∆𝑅 0.0008
= 𝐺𝐹 × 𝜀 → 𝜀 = = 0.0004
𝑅𝐺 2
𝜎 = 𝐸 𝜀 = 0.0004 × 3.32 × 106 = 1328 𝑃𝑎
𝐹 𝑚×𝑔
𝜎= =
𝐴 𝐴
1328 × 3 × 10−12
𝑚= = 4.065 × 10−10𝑘𝑔
9.8

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