Benha University Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra Mechanical Engineering Department

First Semester 2023/2024 2nd Year

Theory of Measurements and Sensors (Cod MEC201) Assignment no. (5)
Que 1. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Strain gauge rosettes are used when the direction of the

(a) principal stress is unknown
(b) hoop stress is known
(c) principal stress is known
(d) hoop stress is unknown

2. Dummy strain gauge are used for

(a) bridge sensitivity enhancement
(b) temperature compensation
(c) determining gauge factor
(d) calibration of strain gauges

3. Strain gauges cannot be used at high temperatures because of

(a) inferior strain gauge materials
(b) gauge not being properly welded
(c) a problem with gauge factor
(d) decomposition of cement and carrier materials

4. Which of the following equations is correct?

5. In a platform balance, the unknown weight is placed at

(a) a specified position only
(b) any position with certain conditions
(c) any position without any conditions
(d) a corner only

6. Buoyancy effects are found in

(a) platform balance
(b) analytical balance
(c) electromagnetic-type balance
(d) pendulum-type balance

7. Which of the following balances is not appropriate for large weights?

(a) Analytical balance
(b) Platform balance
(c) Electromagnetic-type balance
(d) Pendulum-type balance
8. When an elastic member is used in conjunction with a strain gauge, it is called a
(a) proving ring
(b) absorption dynamometer
(c) Prony brake
(d) load cell

9. Tape recordings are used in

(a) servo-controlled dynamometers
(b) torsion-bar dynamometer
(c) Prony brake dynamometer
(d) piezoelectric transducers

10. In servo-controlled dynamometers,

(a) speed is controlled
(b) torque is controlled
(c) both speed and torque are controlled
(d) strain is controlled

11. In a Prony brake dynamometer,

(a) mechanical energy is converted into heat
(b) mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy
(c) electrical energy is converted into torque
(d) there is no need for energy conversion

12. In a p-type semiconductor gauge, as tensile strain increases

(a) gauge resistance decreases
(b) gauge resistance increases
(c) gauge resistance increases and then decreases
(d) there is no effect on gauge resistance

13. In torsion-bar dynamometers, deflection measurement is carried out by

(a) mechanical methods
(b) electrical methods
(c) electronic methods
(d) optical methods

14. In torsion-bar dynamometers, to read the deflection of the rotating shaft

(a) hygroscopic effect is used
(b) telescopic effect is used
(c) stroboscopic effect is used
(d) microscopic effect is used

15. Which of the following device can be used for force measurement?
a) Beams
b) Bellows
c) Capsule
d) Bourdon tube

16. Which of the following can be measured using a Ring-type load cell?
a) Large weight
b) Small weight
c) Both large and small weights
d) None of the mentioned

17. Which of the following arrangements are used in load cells?

a) Tensile strain gauges
b) Compressive strain gauges
c) Both tensile and compressive strain gauges
d) None of the mentioned

18. Which of the following conversion is correct for load cell?

a) Force to strain
b) Force to displacement
c) Force to voltage
d) Both force to strain and force to displacement
19. Strain gauges can be used to measure
1. Tension
2. Compression
3. Both of these
4. None of these

20. The ___________ of a strain gauge varies with applied strain.

1. resistance
2. capacitance
3. inductance
4. flux

21. Bonding element in a strain gauge must have __________

1. zero insulation resistance
2. low insulation resistance
3. high insulation resistance
4. infinite insulation resistance

22. ________ is used to detect very small changes in resistance of strain gauges.
1. Maxwell’s bridge
2. Wheatstone bridge
3. Anderson bridge
4. Schering Bridge

23. Compute the gauge factor if change is resistance is 0.2Ω per Ohm and change in length is 0.6 per meter.
1. 0.33
2. 0.6
3. 0.2
4. 3

24. A single strain gauge of resistance 120 Ω is mounted along the axial direction of an axially loaded
specimen of steel (E = 200 GPa). The percentage change in length of the rod due to loading is 3% and the
corresponding change in resistivity of strain gauge material is 0.3%, For a Poisson's ratio of 0.3, the value
of the gauge factor is
1. 1.3
2. 1.5
3. 1.7
4. 2.0

25. Which of the following strain gauge material has the highest value of gauge factor?
(a) Constantan (b) Soft iron (c) Platinum (d) Semiconductor

26. A strain gauge material should have low

(c) Resistance
(a) Gauge factor (b) Sensitivity temperature (d) All of the above
coefficient

27.In measurements using two strain gauges, the purpose of dummy strain gauge is
(b) Improve
(a) To nullify the (d) Increase the
stability of
(c) Measure lateral sensitivity of
errors due to the
strain measuring
temperature measuring
system
system

28.A load cell is essentially a

(c) Photoconductive (d) Strain
(a) Thermocouple (b) Thermistor
device gauge
29.A load cell cannot be used to measure.
(d) All of the
(a) Weight (b) Temperature (c) Pressure
above

Que 2.
Determine the total resistance of a copper wire having a diameter of 1 mm and a length of 5 cm.
The resistivity of copper is 1.7 × 10-8 Ω-m.

Que 3.
A very common material for the construction of strain gauges is the alloy constantan (55% copper with
45% nickel), which has a resistivity of 49 × 10-8 Ω-m. A typical strain gauge might have a resistance of 120
Ω. What length of constantan wire of diameter 0.025 mm would yield a resistance of 120 Ω?

Que 4.
A strain gauge, having a gauge factor of 2, is mounted on a rectangular steel bar (Em = 200 × 106 kN/m2).
The bar is 3 cm wide and 1 cm high and is subjected to a tensile force of 30 kN. Determine the resistance
change of the strain gauge if the resistance of the gauge was 120 Ω in the absence of the axial load.

With Best Wishes