Previously, various versions of 3D printed piezo-resistive strain-gauges have been developed within the group, employing the inherent material anisotropy resulting from the inter-traxel (printline) interfaces as a method of observing material deformation.
This BSc assignment will explore this concept further by investigating the effect of non-planar 3D printing upon the interfaces and their piezo-resistive behaviour in the application of a strain sensor. Potentially, the existing in-situ monitoring setup can be adapted to further study the properties of the interface, depending on print configurations.