Engineers typically use strain gauges to measure the stresses on automobile parts, chains, bridges and other weight - bearing objects. (discovermagazine.com)
Several strain gauges are used to make up a load cell. (scalesu.com)
«The sensor consists of a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around both sides of a line of steel chunks, with strain gauges bridging the gaps between the metal bits,» iFixit says. (techtimes.com)