Beam Apparatus — MOE Lab Tender Details

Beam Apparatus

Examines the deflection and forces on different types of beams for a wide range of supports and loads

Experiments
Verification of the bending equation
Determination of flexural rigidity and elastic modulus (Young’s modulus)
Verification of static equilibrium
Deflection of beams on two simple supports with point loads
Reciprocal properties for loads and deflection
Simple and propped cantilevers with any loading
Continuous beams – statically indeterminate cases for simply supported beams and cantilevers on more than two supports with any loading (including measurement of unknown reactions)
Simply supported and cantilever beams with sinking supports
The effects of material and section shape on flexural rigidity
Bending characteristics of a brass/steel compound beam, with and without shearing connection between the two layers
Equivalent sections – characteristics of a metal-faced wooden beam
Deflections on a non-uniform (tapered) beam or cantilever

Specifications
1x Cantilever Support - rigid pillar with clamping arrangement suitable for all test beams
Load measuring devices: 3x Electronic load cells, with digital readout of force (digital load meter)
0 to 60N capacity with adjustable knife-edges
Locking pin for converting to rigid supports
Output to VDAS
1 mm of movement = 10 N reaction force
Deflection measurement: 3x Digital indicators mounted on magnetic carriers
0 to 25 mm range in 0.01 mm increments, with output to the Versatile Data Acquisition System
4x Weight Hangers, fitted with cursors
Masses
4x 2 N
4x 5 N
6x 10 N
Compatible with a Versatile Data Acquisition System
Standard Beams supplied (nominal):
3x Mild Steel – 1350mm long
1x 3.2 mm thick x 19 mm wide
1x 4.8 mm thick x 19 mm wide
1x 6.4 mm thick x 19 mm wide
1x Brass – 1350mm long
6.4 mm thick x 19 mm wide
1x Aluminium – 1350 mm long
4.9 mm thick x 19 mm wide
Supplied with “Structural and Stress Analysis” textbook by THG Megson
Nett dimensions and weight: 2000 mm wide x 580 mm high x 550 mm front to back, 43 kg