Precision Force & Torque Measurement

Force Topics

Stress and Strain

Relationships, Stress, Strain Elasticity, Tension or Compressability

Characteristics and Operations of a Load Cell

Strain Gages, Load Cell Configuration, Practical Apps

Torque Topics

Torque Concepts and Applications

What is Torque? Cosine Error, Torque Wrenches, Hooke's Law, Run Down Resistance, Set or Seizure, Breakaway, Reading the Scale

Torque Testers Calibration

 

Torque Auditing

How Fasteners Fasten, Torque Measurement, Torque and Clamping Force, Torque Auditing; Static, Dynamic, Sources of Variation; Actual installation vs. specification, Fall-off (joint relaxation), Hard and soft joints, Tightening speed (frictional coefficients)