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Instrumentation
The Structures Laboratory has a wide variety of sensors which increases the flexibility of the faciliy during any test campaing. The table below shows a current inventory of the main instrumentation.
Measured Magnitude |
Sensor Type |
Model |
Range |
Quantity |
Acceleration |
Piezoelectric Accelerometer |
1-20000 Hz |
1 |
|
0-9600 Hz |
1 |
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0-8100 Hz |
1 |
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0-1250 Hz |
1 |
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1-20000 Hz |
1 |
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1-8000 Hz |
4 |
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3055D2 |
1-10000 Hz |
1 |
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3100D24 |
0.6-1000 Hz |
1 |
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Displacement |
Linear Variable Differential Transformer (DC) |
+-75 mm |
1 |
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+-50 mm |
4 |
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Linear Variable Differential Transformer (AC) |
+-2.5 mm |
1 |
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+- 5 mm |
3 |
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+- 7.5 mm |
1 |
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+-12.5 mm |
8 |
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+-25 mm |
3 |
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+-25 mm |
2 |
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Draw Wire Potentiometer |
500 mm |
5 |
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1000 mm |
2 |
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Force
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Strain Gauge Load Cell
|
50 kN |
2 |
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50 kLb |
4 |
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F317UFR0K0
|
100 kN | 1 | ||
250 kN | 1 | |||
TSF2C |
50 kN/500 Nm |
1 |
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25 kN/ 250 Nm | 1 | |||
700S | 5 kN | 1 | ||
Impulse Hammer | 5805A | 5 kLb | 1 | |
Strain
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Electric Resistance Strain Gauge |
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Vibrating Wires |
TES/5.5/T | 3000 µStrain | 200 |