An electrical strain gage for the tensile testing of paper

Douglas M. Jewett

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An electrical strain gage for the tensile testing of paper

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Authors:

Douglas M. Jewett

Year:

1963

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Research Note FPL-RN-03. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 3 p.

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Abstract

A direct-reading strain gage has been developed at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory that provides rapid and accurate measurement of the stress - strain properties of paper. The gage, which employs a differential transformer, is particularly suited to servo-operated x-y recorders.

Keywords

Paper, stress-strain properties, electrical strain gage, strain gage, tensile testing

Citation

Jewett, Douglas M. 1963. An electrical strain gage for the tensile testing of paper. Research Note FPL-RN-03. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 3 p.