A strain gauge is glued to a structure. It has a gauge factor of 2.5 and a resistance of 150Ω. The structure is stressed and the resistance changes to 150.5Ω. Calculate the strain and convert this into stress. Take E=250Gpa.

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A strain gauge is glued to a structure. It has a gauge factor of 2.5 and a resistance of 150Ω. The structure
is stressed and the resistance changes to 150.5Ω. Calculate the strain and convert this into stress. Take
E=250Gpa.

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