Roshira Premadasa

1 Introduction Precise determination of mechanical forces that are being induced on engineering systems in the fields of civil, mechanical, aerospace, biomedical engineering [1, 2] etc. is of primary importance when it comes to the aspects of design, operation and maintenance. Force quantifying sensors play a pivotal role in determining the deformation, failure and adaptation behavior of engineering systems.

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