PROTECTION OF VIBRATING WIRE SURFACE STRAIN GAUGES

To protect vibrating wire gauges against damage from construction work and weather, a cover has been designed which permits access to the gauge for manual and automatic readings and which does not interfere with gauge performance. The protected gauges have been used to measure strains on steel plates and stiffeners forming the diaphragm, webs and flanges of the box girder of the Milford Haven bridge. 95 of the 100 gauges installed were still operating satisfactorily after 16 months use in very adverse conditions. (A) /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  British Society for Strain Measurements

  281 Heaton Road
  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE6 5QB,   England 
• Authors:
  • BEALES, C
  • CULLINGTON, D W
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Strain
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: British Society for Strain Measurements
  • ISSN: 0039-2103

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridge design; Bridges; Construction; Deformation; Flanges; Loss and damage; Measurement; Prevention; Strain gages; Stresses; Structural design; Structural diaphragms; Vibration; Weather; Webbing; Wire
• Old TRIS Terms: Diaphragms
• ITRD Terms: 3474: Box girder; 3455: Bridge; 1614: Damage; 5595: Deformation; 5579: Fatigue (mater); 6136: Measurement; 9149: Prevention; 5562: Strain gauge; 5558: Vibration; 4520: Wire
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Security and Emergencies; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129524
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM