Inzwa yoxinzelelo, njengesixhobo esiyimfuneko kwishishini lanamhlanje kunye netekhnoloji, inokuguqula isignali yoxinzelelo ebonwayo ibe ngumqondiso wombane onokucutshungulwa. Le nkqubo yokuguqulwa isekelwe kwi-deformation ye-element-sensitive element, kwaye xa uxinzelelo lwangaphandle lusetyenziswa kwi-element ebuthathaka, imilo okanye ulwakhiwo lwe-element lutshintsha, oluthi lutshintshe iiparameters zalo zombane ezifana nokuchasana, i-capacitance okanye i-inductance. Olu tshintsho lubanjwe yiyunithi yokucwangcisa umqondiso ngaphakathi kwenzwa kwaye iguqulelwe kwimveliso yombane ehambelanayo. Izinzwa zoxinzelelo azisetyenziswanga kuphela kwiindawo zoshishino zemveli ezifana nokugcinwa kwamanzi kunye ne-hydropower, ukuthuthwa kukaloliwe, kodwa zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwiinkalo zobugcisa obuphezulu njengezakhiwo ezihlakaniphile, i-aerospace, kunye namashishini omkhosi.