September 27, 2012
Author(s)
Daniel S. Sawyer, Brian Parry, Christopher J. Blackburn, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Steven D. Phillips
We present a detailed model of dimensional changes in long length artifacts, such as step gauges and ball bars, due to bending under gravity. The comprehensive model is based on evaluation of the gauge points relative to the neutral bending surface. It