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VWSG Vs Load Cell

Vibrating wire strain gages and load cells sometimes provide different readings during pre-loading due to several factors: 1. Vibrating wire strain gages measure localized strain over a small area, while load cells measure overall load acting on the entire structure. 2. Construction activities like welding can cause temporary errors in vibrating wire strain gage readings through electromagnetic interference. 3. Field installations of vibrating wire strain gages and load cells may not capture identical load distributions, leading to differences in measured values. 4. Studies have found an average 30% difference between the two sensor types under low load conditions.

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VWSG Vs Load Cell

Vibrating wire strain gages and load cells sometimes provide different readings during pre-loading due to several factors: 1. Vibrating wire strain gages measure localized strain over a small area, while load cells measure overall load acting on the entire structure. 2. Construction activities like welding can cause temporary errors in vibrating wire strain gage readings through electromagnetic interference. 3. Field installations of vibrating wire strain gages and load cells may not capture identical load distributions, leading to differences in measured values. 4. Studies have found an average 30% difference between the two sensor types under low load conditions.

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Problem statement:-

Why there is difference


between Vibrating Wire
Strain Gage and Load
Cell readings during
pre-loading
How does Vibrating
Wire Strain Gage
Work ?
Pluck Coil

VW gage

Vibrating Wire Strain Gage (VWSG)


Functionality
Strain is proportional to Frequency
x Frequency.
A 5% error in Frequency Reading
is a 25 % Strain calculation
= (0.03% of FSD)

In VWSG, we are monitoring the change in load over


time. Sensitivity or Resolution is more critical than
absolute level as we zero it
Tritech
Instrument
Laboratory
Test Results

500.00
y = 1.0921x + 11.065 Linear
0.00
Regression of
-1800 -1600 -1400 -1200 -1000 -800 -600 -400 -200 0 Measured vs
-500.00
Calculated Strain
m = 1.092
Estimated Strain (uE)

Series1
-1000.00 Linear (Series1) C = 11.065

-1500.00

Computed Strain (uE) -2000.00


Welding can cause
Vibrating Wire Strain
Gage Errors
Construction Impact - Welding
2500
Welding
SG on the side of
welding of strut
2000

Load increase (600kN)


due to welding
SG on the non welding
Load (kN)

1500
side of strut

1000

Sudden decrease in load (400kN)


due to EMI effect of welding Welding side
500
SG Welding side
SG Non Welding side

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Time
How does Vibrating
Wire Strain Load Cell
Work ?
+/- 20% is actually 40% possible difference
Why use Vibrating
Wire Strain Gage?
A comparison
Strain Gauges Load Cells

• US $200 each • US $4000 each


measures the full
• Measures less than
load
1% of strut cross
sectional area
LTA : 25% of all struts for deep excavations shall
be monitored for load by strain gauge and/or load
cell, and of those monitored by strain gauge 15%
shall also be monitored by load cell.
Known Documented
reading differences
between VWSG and
Load Cell readings
Comparison of Results between
Load Cells and Strain Gauges

Average 30%
difference @ low
load levels
Actual VWSG and Load Cell
installations.
Only under ideal single strut
loading (without bracing) can
the readings be correlate
better
VWSG gives localize strain
while Load Cell gives global
strain
Strain Gage installation

Load Cell installation

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