"Although the standards definition states it as a property of the extensometer ("... gauge length of the extensometer ...") this quality (also) applies to the testpieces length between the extensometer tips and is thus a size quality of the testpiece at any time during the measurement."
"Although the standards definition states it as a property of the extensometer ("... gauge length of the extensometer ...") this quality (also) applies to the testpieces length between the extensometer tips and is thus a size quality of the testpiece at any time during the measurement."