Conferences
Past Conferences
The Western Regional Strain Gage Committee meets twice a year, typically in spring and fall. Hear technical presentations, participate in workshops and manufacturer’s seminars (given by sponsors of the committee), participate on panels and tour a test facility in the area.
Fall 2024 – Sept 30th – Oct 2nd – Wichita KS
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Monday Sept 30th
- Executive Board Meeting
Tuesday Oct 1st
Presentations
- Force Measurement for Wind Tunnel Facilities – Current Practices and Research Investments Devin Burns – NASA LRC
- High Speed Strain Gage Data Capture of Blast Chamber – Andrew Sanchez – SWRI
- Ensuring Structural Integrity – Innovative and Fast Strain Gauge – Measurement Setup in Physical Testing – Malte Grieme – HBK
Other
- Tour @ NIAR Test Facilities
Wednesday Oct 2nd
Presentations
- Challenges with Obtaining and Evaluating Strain Data for High Speed Test Events – Akhil Bhasin – NIAR
- Weldable Strain Gage Investigation for High Temperature Titanium Applications – Andrew Ricks – NIAR Full Scale Structural Test Lab
- Challenges in Strain Measurement for Discontinuous Fiber Composite Material Characterization – Caleb J. Saathoff – NIAR
- Strain Gage Overcoat Evaluation – Phase 3 – Vicente Vargas – Northrop Grumman
- Strain Magnification Design for Measurement of Down Hole Forces and Moments on Drill Bit – Yi Pan – Halliburton
Other
- General Business Meeting
- Sponsors Seminar
- Strain Workshop
Spring 2024 – April 16th – Virtual
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Tuesday April 16th
Presentations
- Structural monitoring of a masterpiece: The Deposition by Raphael – Sébastien Kosgodagan Acharige, Ph.D. – HBK
- Assessing Cable Roll-Off for a Variety of Strain Gage Measurement Configurations – Alan Szary – Precision Filters
- Strain Overcoat Evaluation Update – Vicente Vargas – Northrop Grumman
Other
- General Business Meeting
Fall 2023 – October 9th to 11th – Dayton Ohio
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Tuesday October 10th
Presentations
- The Practical Application & Use of 5000 ohm Strain Gages – Darryl Petrson – Micro Measurements
- Hybrid Modeling and Design Considerations for Multi-Axis Sensor Fatigue – Matthew Slama – MTS
- Next-Generation Materials and Architectures for Sensing in Extreme Environments – Jason R Foley PhD – ARFL
Other
- Tour @ Wright Patterson Air Force Base’s structural test labs
Wednesday October 11th
Presentations
- Signal Conditioner Self-Noise: Characterization and Specification – Doug Firth – Precision Filters
- Strain Overcoat Evaluation – Jeff Stubbs – Northrop Grumman
Other
- General Business Meeting (11th)
- Sponsors Seminar
- Strain Workshop – Mike Tovey – Tovey Engineering
Spring 2023 – October 18th – Virtual
Presentations
- Advantages and disadvantages of high-resistance strain gages – Which applications are the most suitable? – Patrick Ott – HBK
- Measurement of down hole forces and moments on drill bit using strain gage technology – Yi Pan PhD – Haliburton
Design and fabrication of a printed strain gauge device using silver nanoparticles – Carlos Acosta – Univ of Texas San Antonio
Other
- Executive Board Meeting
Fall 2022 – October 17th to 19th – Tempe AZ – In Person
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Monday October 17th
- Executive Board Meeting & Executive Board Dinner
Tuesday October 18th
Presentations
- Strain Gage Design Under Eccentric Load – Ashlesa Mohapatra – Interface Corporation
- Use of Distributed Strain and Temperature Fiber Optic Monitoring on the West Seattle High Bridge – Tom Weinmann- BDI
A million miles away – Stable strain gage data from the James Webb Space Telescope – Vicente Vargas- Northrop Grumman
Other
- Tour Northrop Grumman Facility
Wednesday October 19th
Presentations
Serviceability Based Design of Structural Systems using Experimental Stress Analysis Methods –Barzin Mobasher, PhD. – ASU
- Thermal strains in concrete pavements: Measurements and field implementation – Narayanan Neithalath, Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University
Rapid EF Enablers: less lead & cycling time, no down time –
Sandro Di Natale – HBK
Other
- General Business Meeting
- Sponsors Seminar
- Strain Workshop