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A new load cell for measuring normal and shear stresses
Author(s) -
Schulze Dietmar,
Lyle Christopher,
Schwedes Jörg
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.270120144
Subject(s) - shear (geology) , shear stress , silo , materials science , structural engineering , stress (linguistics) , composite material , mechanics , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , philosophy , linguistics
A special stress measuring device for determining the normal and shear stresses acting on silo walls was developed and tested. The load cell can be used for measuring simultaneously the normal stress as well as the intensity and direction of the shear stress.