| Bridge configuration | External impacts measured: | Application | Description | Advantages and disadvantages |
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| Strain measurement on a tension/ compression bar Strain measurement on a bending beam | Simple quarter bridge Simple quarter bridge circuit with one active strain gauge | + Easy installation - Normal and bending strain are superimposed - Temperature effects not automatically compensated |
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| Strain measurement on a tension/ compression bar Strain measurement on a bending beam | Quarter bridge with an external dummy strain gauge Two quarter bridge circuits, one actively measures strain, the other is mounted on a passive component made of the same material, which is not strained | + Temperature effects are well compensated - Normal and bending strain cannot be separated (superimposed bending) |
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| Strain measurement on a tension/ compression bar Strain measurement on a bending beam | Poisson half-bridge Two active strain gauges connected as a half bridge, one of them positioned at 90° to the other | + Temperature effects are well compensated when material is isotrop |
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| Strain measurement on a bending beam | Half bridge Two strain gauges are installed on opposite sides of the structure | + Temperature effects are well compensated + Separation of normal and bending strain (only the bending effect is measured) |
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| Strain measurement on a tension/ compression bar | Diagonal bridge Two strain gauges are installed on opposite sides of the structure | + Normal strain is measured independently of bending strain (bending is excluded) |
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| Strain measurement on a tension/ compression bar Strain measurement on a bending beam | Full bridge 4 strain gauges are installed on one side of the structure as a full bridge | + Temperature effects are well compensated + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) - Normal and bending strain cannot be separated (superimposed bending) |
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| Strain measurement on a tension/ compression bar | Diagonal bridge with dummy gauges Two active strain gauges, two passive strain gauges | + Normal strain is measured independently of bending strain (bending is excluded) + Temperature effects are well compensated |
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| Strain measurement on a bending beam | Full bridge Four active strain gauges are connected as a full bridge | + Separation of normal and bending strain (only the bending effect is measured) + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) +Temperature effects are well compensated |
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| Strain measurement on a tension/ compression bar | Full bridge Four active strain gauges, two of them rotated by 90° | + Normal strain is measured independently of bending strain (bending is excluded) + Temperature effects are well compensated + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) |
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| Strain measurement on a bending beam | Full bridge Four active strain gauges, two of them rotated by 90° | + Separation of normal and bending strain (only the bending effect is measured) + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) + Temperature effects are well compensated |
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| Strain measurement on a bending beam | Full bridge Four active strain gauges, two of them rotated by 90° | + Separation of normal and bending strain (only the bending effect is measured) + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) + Temperature effects are well compensated |
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| Strain measurement on a bending beam | Full bridge Four active strain gauges connected as a full bridge | + Separation of normal and bending strain (only the bending effect is measured) + Temperature effects are well compensated + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) |
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| Measurement of torsion strain | Full bridge Four strain gauges are installed, each at an angle of 45° to the main axis as shown | + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) + Temperature effects are well compensated |
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| Measurement of torsion strain with limited space for installation | Full bridge Four strain gauges are installed as a full bridge, at an angle of 45° and superimposed (stacked rosettes) | + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) + Temperature effects are well compensated |
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| Measurement of torsion strain with limited space for installation | Full bridge Four strain gauges are installed as a full bridge at an angle of 45° and superimposed (stacked rosettes) | + High output signal and excellent common mode rejection (CMR) + Temperature effects are well compensated |