Strain Gauges

Slentech offers Kyowa Strain Gauges in Australia & New Zealand that has practically unlimited uses in the field, research laboratories, universities and various industries. It can be used to test vehicles, ship hulls, dams, and oil drilling platforms or in simple civil engineering applications, where strain gauges are installed on structural components in a bridge or building to measure stress and compare them to analytical models and stress calculations. A typical strain gauge application is to measure the stress and strain on the equipment which is a useful indicator of equipment’s health and helps to do condition monitoring in the industrial environment. Field strain gauges testing sometimes needs custom strain gauge technology to properly capture the subtle changes in structure or equipment. In addition, field usage requires that sensors be portable, that power be available, and that measurements be repeatable. Some examples of strain gauge technology in the field include:

Strain Gauges are bonded directly to structural load bearing components to measure stresses along load paths for wing deflection. Strain gauge output is recorded at numerous locations throughout the aircraft structure.

Most bridges must be assessed in the field for structural damage To avoid the structural damage, smart bridge technology, which includes the use of strain gauges, allows efficient and effective real-time monitoring making inspections more thorough, hence saves human lives. Strain gauges may also be used to monitor bridge response to overloaded or speeding trucks, to sense wind speed, strain on cables or to measure displacement.

Strain gauge technology on railroads is measurement of stress and strain on rails through strain gauges bonded to each rail. They measure axial tension or compression with no impact on the rails themselves. When subsidence occurs, the strain gauges can generate a warning so maintenance can be done early to minimise impact on rail traffic.

Strain Gauges are used to measure the torque applied by a motor, turbine, or engine to fans, generators, wheels, or propellers. This equipment is found in power plants, ships, refineries, automobiles and industry at large. These measurements are used to determine operational curves and to troubleshoot equipment when not operating optimally

Kyowa Strain Gauges series KFGS & KFEM measure the bending strain on the pipelines, then figures out the strength to the breaking point. It is helpful for confirming the safety in use.