Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements
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Author: Richard S. Figliola, Donald E. Beasley
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.30P
Suppose a measured normal stress contains three elemental random errors in its calibration with the following values:
te), = 0.90 N/m2(Si)2= 1.10 N/m2 (^)3 = 0.09 N/in2 vi = 21 V2 = 10 va = 15
Estimate the random standard uncertainty due to calibration errors with its degrees of freedom.
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