Synopsis: 

The measurement of strain and other sensing activities in engineering takes many forms. The BSSM has been at the forefront in promoting good practice in this field of endeavour for over 40 years through training and certification, and by dissemination via conferences and seminars. Measurement technology and sensing methods have advanced significantly over this period and the BSSM has concerned itself primarily with helping engineers to keep pace with these changes. The objective of this seminar is to showcase a range of measurement technologies, how they have advanced, their application to industrial and other engineering problems and how their development has helped meet the challenges posed. The brief introduction will give a flavour of what has been done and also what it is possible to do in the future.