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Measurement of small strains in a noisy environment

Journal Article · · Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1138128· OSTI ID:5450817
A simple technique is demonstrated for measuring strains in an electromagnetically noisy environment using electrical strain gauges. For applications in which strains are produced electromagnetically in current-carrying structures, the noise signal can be much larger than the strain signal. Furthermore, the noise signal is at precisely the same frequency as the strain signal, making standard methods of synchronous signal detection difficult. This problem has been surmounted by modulating the detection circuit sensitivity. Bridge circuit modulation has been shown to effectively decouple the strain signal from the noise, even at very low strain levels of approx.10/sup -8/ m/m.
Research Organization:
Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
DOE Contract Number:
AP07-79ID00019
OSTI ID:
5450817
Journal Information:
Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States), Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States) Vol. 56:9; ISSN RSINA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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