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Instrumentation for measuring load and deformation under high pressure

Design consideration, calibration and experimental results for the internal instruments are described by the author

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This paper describes some internal instruments designed to measure the load and the deformation of a specimen under high hydrostatic pressure. The design consideration, calibration and experimental results for the internal instruments are given.

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Fung, P.K. Instrumentation for measuring load and deformation under high pressure. Experimental Mechanics 15, 61–66 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02319738

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