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Beam Deflection Experiment Guide

The document presents the theory of beam deflection under a point load. It provides the formulas to calculate the bending moment, shear force, and deflection of a beam with a point load applied at the midspan. It then describes an experiment to measure the deflection of beams with different spans when incremental point loads are applied and records the experimental and theoretical deflections to calculate the percentage difference.

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Beam Deflection Experiment Guide

The document presents the theory of beam deflection under a point load. It provides the formulas to calculate the bending moment, shear force, and deflection of a beam with a point load applied at the midspan. It then describes an experiment to measure the deflection of beams with different spans when incremental point loads are applied and records the experimental and theoretical deflections to calculate the percentage difference.

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Span Deflection

Theory

X
P
L/2 - x
x
/ C
A 2 B

L/2 L/2

Beam with point load at mid span

d 2 y P L  PL Px
M x -x  EI    x  
dx 2
2 2  4 2

dy PLx Px 2
Vx -x  EI   A
dx 4 4

PLx 2 Px 3
Yx -x  EIy    Ax  B
8 12

dy
When x = 0 ;  0 A  0
dx

PL3 PL3
When x = L/2 ; y = 0 ; 0   B
32 96

PL3
B
48

PL3
When x = 0 ; y mak   (mind span ; c)
48EI

PL2
x = L/2 v mak  (at support)
16 EI
APPARATUS

4.1 Specimen beam (your group may choose one of the following material : Aluminiun,
Brass or Steel)

4.2 Digital Dial Test Indicator

4.3 Hanger and Masses

PROCEDURE

 Positioned the moveable knife-edge supports so that they are 400mm apart
 Place the steel beam at the support
 Place the hanger and the digital dial test indicator at the mid span. Zeroed the digital
reading
 Apply an in incremental load record the deflection for each increment in the table
 Repeat using span of 300mm and 500mm
RESULT

Experiment 1 : Span = 400 mm

No. Mass* (N) Deflection Theoretical % Difference


(Experimental)
Def. (ymax)

1 70 0.1mm

2 180 0.26mm

3i 270 0.41mm

Experiment 2 : Span =500mm

No. Mass* (N) Deflection Theoretical % Difference


(Experimental)
Def. (ymax)

1 70 0.15mm

2 180 0.41mm

3 270 0.63mm

Experiment 3 : Span = 300mm

No. Mass* (N) Deflection Theoretical % Difference


(Experimental)
Def. (ymax)

1 70 0.04mm

2 180 0.1mm

3 270 0..15mmr

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