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10 Educational Mechanical Engineering Videos

Chris Mason — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:44:11 +0000

We’ve had a good look around YouTube and dug up a great collection of educational mechanical engineering videos. There’s a wide range of information here from simple maths tutorial to explanations of the inner workings of the internal combustion engine. We hope you enjoy watching and if you have any favorites of your own please drop [...]

Prosig Fatigue Analysis Systems

Chris Mason — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:33:27 +0000

The V7.0 release of DATS, the long-established signal analysis software from Prosig, contains a comprehensive fatigue analysis package for stress-life, strain-life and weld-life prediction. Prosig also design and manufacture a range of P8000 data acquisition systems for gathering strain data, which means that they are able to supply a total solution from [...]

Strain Gauges Explained

James Wren — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:21:06 +0000

A strain gauge is an electrical sensor which is used to accurately measure strain in a test piece. Strain gauges are usually based on a metallic foil pattern. The gauge is attached to the test piece with a special adhesive. As the test piece is deformed, so the adhesive deforms equally and thus the strain gauge [...]

Made To Measure

James Wren — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:20:17 +0000

In this note the different types of transducers that can be used with the Prosig P8000 series data acquisition system are discussed. The article deals with the design and function of the different types of transducer and the applications they are normally associated with.

Accelerometers

An accelerometer is an instrument used to measure acceleration. It is normally attached [...]

Fatigue & Durability Testing

James Wren — Wed, 17 May 2006 15:44:08 +0000

The following application note describes the test and measurement process for the fatigue testing and development cycle of a component. Strain gauges were used to monitor the strain levels in a particular suspension component. The component had been known to fail at various intervals. A predicted life for the component was required to analyze the feasibility [...]