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urlhttpshttp://confluencewww.cornellyoutube.edu/display/SIMULATION/ANSYS+WB+-+Bike+Crank+-+Problem+Specificationcom/watch?v=gWJlPBX3C_Y
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titleWhy Are We Creating a Path to Represent the Strain Gauge?

We are trying to find the average of the strain over the entire area of the strain gauge. However, lucky for us, the strain does not vary much in the x-direction of the bike crank. Therefore, we can neglect the strain changes in the x-direction, and assume strain only varies in the y-direction. This allows us to use a line as a representation of the strain gauge, making our analysis simpler and not harming our results.

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