I want to measure the stress on a steal beam with a strain gauge. I've worked with a load cell before and its datasheet was more comprehensive but i am a bit confused with the single strain gauge. Could i use the BF350-3AA (strain gauge) for any steel beam? What is the stress limit of this strain gauge?

Above is an excerpt from the datasheet.
Am i asking the right questions?
thanks

 

hi ir,
These two PDF's will be useful for your project.

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Thanks a lot. I will study them and come back with any new questions.

 

Here is a video that may be helpful to you. It may be a little basic for you, but there is still some good stuff in it.