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A CREEP STRAIN GAUGE FOR IN‐PILE MEASUREMENTS ON REACTOR PRESSURE TUBES
Author(s) -
EDWARDS L.,
McCALVEY L. F.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
strain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1475-1305
pISSN - 0039-2103
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1305.1968.tb01351.x
Subject(s) - creep , strain gauge , pile , materials science , transformer , tube (container) , gauge (firearms) , differential pressure , composite material , structural engineering , engineering , forensic engineering , mechanics , electrical engineering , voltage , metallurgy , physics
A creep gauge based on a differential transformer and mechanical magnification measures a diametral expansion of less than 0‐1X10‐ 6 in/in per hour on a 5 in diameter tube at 300 deg. C in a reactor environment.