Patent ID: 6845564

Claim:
An apparatus for monitoring deformation and stress in a given orientation of a structure, comprising: a first post and a second post each having a connection end adapted to be secured to a structure to be monitored, and a free support end, the free support ends of the first post and the second post being separated by a gap, the gap being oriented as a function of said given orientation; a sensor portion having a first leg and a second leg, the first leg and the second leg being interconnected at a first end, and each connected to a respective one of the free support ends at a second end so as to bridge the gap such that a deformation and stress of the structure causes strain of the first leg and the second leg of the sensor portion; and at least one sensor on a surface of at least one of the legs, the at least one sensor adapted to be wired to a control system to quantify a deformation of the structure as a function of said strain.