Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Specimens Biaxial Strain Gages Strain Indicators gages on top of beam (compression side) channel 1: axial gage (negative strain) channel 2: transverse gage (positive strain) gages on bottom of beam (tension side) channel 1: axial gage (positive strain) channel 2: transverse gage (negative strain) These are quarter-bridge setups, where each gage is wired between P+ and S-, and a jumper runs between S- and D120.