ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 3

A Linear Short-Lever Extensometer

Atkinson, M
The University of Wollongong, NSW

(Received 8 September 1988; accepted 30 March 1989)

Abstract

Development of a compact, versatile yet accurate extensometer is described. The extensometer has a lever mechanism with added linkage to maintain the transducer alignment exactly parallel to the gage length. The design features linear translation through a large working range, variable initial gage length, and good access to small tensile specimens with minimum interference in plastic behavior.

Keywords:
extensometer, design, linearity, gage length, specimen size, plastic behavior

Paper ID: JTE11147J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11147J
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