TABLE Z. STRAIN GAGE DATA AND RESULTS, CONFIGURATION 

 A, CONCAVE SURFACE, 0=0° 



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Meridional Stress Hoop Stress 



Corrected Strain, per Unit Load, per Unit Load, 



Strain Gage Strain Gage Correction e, |j.-in. /in. , "'m psi "'h psi Distance**, 



Number* Type Factor, CF (at p = 1500 psi) p ' psi p ' ps i x, inches 



-465 

 -384 

 -880 

 -880 

 -1160 

 -960 



-1200 

 -1080 

 -1560 

 -1320 

 -1480 

 -1440 



-1440 

 -1460 

 -1460 

 -1540 

 -1380 

 -1560 



* Odd numbered gages were installed in meridional direction, and even numbered gages were installed in 

 circumferential direction. 



** Distance from centerline of port to center of strain gage, measured along concave surface of hemisphere. 



*** Gages applied to plexiglass window. 



