Unit No. 2 Measurement of Force, Torque

Electrical resistance strain gauges are used for measuring

• Static strain

• Dynamic strain

• Variable resistance

• Variable voltage

Mechanical strain gauges can measure

• Static strains

• Dynamic strains

• Quasi-static strains

• Both static and dynamic strains

Proving ring is used for the measurement of

• Force

• Torque

• Strain

• Angular Speed

Load cells are required for the measurement of

• Force

• Torque

• Strain

• Angular Speed

Which of the following device can be used for force measurement?

• Beams

• Bellows

• Capsule

• Bourdon tube

Load cells are used for measuring _______________

• Large weights only

• Small weights only

• Weights moving in high speed

• Slowly moving weights

Which of the following can be measured using a Ring-type load cell?

• Large weight

• Small weight

• Both large and small weights

• None of the mentioned

Which of the following arrangements are used in load cells?

• Tensile strain gauges

• Compressive strain gauges

• Both tensile and compressive strain gauges

• None of the mentioned

Which of the following conversion is correct for load cell?

• Force to strain

• Force to displacement

• Force to voltage

• Both force to strain and force to displacement

Which of the following statement is true for force?

• Force is a scalar quantity

• Force is a vector quantity

• Force is a dimensionless quantity

• None of the mentioned