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1&0 OBJECTIE

1&1 To determine the collap'e load for a 'imply 'upported (eam 'u()ected to
(ending

!"# LEA$NIN% O&TCOME
2&1 To (e a(le to apply 'tructural kno*ledge in practical application&
2&2 To improve technical efficiency through la(oratory *ork&
2&" To (e a(le to communicate effectively during team *ork&
2&% To (e a(le to recogni+e the pro(lem, to 'olve and to get the 'olution
through e-perimental *ork&
'"# INT$O(&CTION
During the de'ign proce'' of (eam', it i' rea'ona(le to a''ume that no part of the
(eam 'hould hold a 'tre'' greater than the allo*ed 'tre''& .o*ever, it can (e found
that a (eam *ill *ith'tand much larger 'tre''e' according to 'imple ela'tic theory
prediction, (efore collap'ing&
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)"# T*EO$Y
:hen a (eam i' (ent around the neutral a-i', the 'tre'' through the (eam 'ection
varie' *ith the di'tance from the neutral a-i', form the greate't at the e-treme
fi(re' 4 y; ma-imum5 to +ero at the neutral a-i' 4 y ; 05& 4 3ee diagram (elo* 5
1f the (eam i' 'u()ected to an increa'ing (ending moment, the 'tre'' *ill (uild up
through the 'ection to a ma-imum at the e-treme fi(re'& Thi' mean' that, although
the outer part' of the (eam may *ell have yielded and are (ehaving pla'tically,
the inner part' may 'till (e (ehaving ela'tically and re'i'ting load&
1f the (ending moment continue' to increa'e, the pla'tic portion *ill move further
into the (eam leaving a 'maller ela'tic core& Thi' called the partially pla'tic
condition& The (eam *ill continue to re'i't the (ending moment although *ith an
incre'ing rate of deflection a' the pla'tic portion move' further to*ard the neutral
a-i'& 4 3ee diagram (elo* 5
Neutral a-i'
<y 4ma-5
y
Neutral a-i'
<y
<y
Pla'tic portion
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Eventually the ela'tic portion *ill far enough into the (eam and the (eam *ill (e =fully>
pla'tic& 1t *ill form a pla'tic hinge and (e una(le to re'i't any further (ending moment
4'ho*n (elo*5&


The ratio of the =fully? pla'tic (ending to the =)u't> pla'tic moment i' call +O$M
+ACTO$" The form factor i' entirely dependent on the 'hape of the (eam and not on the
'i+e, material or fi-ing condition&
For cantilever (eam
Yield stress
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For the 'imply 'upported (eam
Ma,imum -ending moment.
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Bending moment at yield of the e-treme fi(re
y I M
y y
=
E-periment form factor ; y p
M M
*here the te-t (ook value i' 1&C
Neutral a-i'
<y
<y
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1"# P$OCE(&$E
E,2eriment 0Sim2ly Su22orted Beam3
1& 3*itch on the digital indicator to 'ta(ili'e it
2& #nchor the knife edge 'upport' at a di'tance of 220 mm apart& Thi' i' the
'pan of the (eam te'ted
"& Tighten firmly the (olt at the (ottom of the 'upport'
%& Po'ition the mechanical )ack 'o that it i' at the centre of th 'pan 4110 mm
from (oth 'upport'5
C& Tightened the )ack to the 'upport frame
$& 0ai'ed the )ack 'o that the loading )ig i' a(ove the knife edge 'upport
D& 3lide the (eam 'pecimen through the loading )ig and place it on the t*o
knife edge 'upport'
E& Pre'' the FTare? (utton on the digital indicator to 'et it' reading to +ero
& Preload the (eam (y lo*ering the )ack 'o that the loading )ig touche' the
(eam and the digital indicator indicate' 10 N or le''
10& Fi- the dial gauge 'tand to the 'upport (a'e
11& Fi- the dial gauge to the dial gauge 'tand 'uch that the end of the 'troke i'
at the centre of the loading )ig
12& #llo* appro-imately 1 mm of the 'troke to protrude' from the dial gauge
1"& Pre'' the FTare? (utton on the digital indicator to 'et it' reading to +ero
1%& 3et the dial gauge reading to +ero
1C& Turn the )ack to load the (eam
1$& 0ecord the indicator reading for every 20 divi'ion' di'placement of the
dial gauge
1D& 6nce the load i' almo't 'ta(le, record the indicator reading' at every C0
divi'ion' di'placement of the dial gauge
1E& Continue recording until the load 'tart' to decrea'e *ith increa'e
deflection
1& Enter your re'ult into Ta(le 1&
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4"# APPA$AT&S
3ketch the apparatu' u'ed in thi' e-periment and named the e''ential component'&

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5"# $ES&LT
Ta-le 6 7 $esult 8or e,2eriment 0 Sim2ly Su22orted Beam3
(e8lection 0(i9ision3 (e8lection 0mm3 Load 0 N 3
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:"# (ISC&SSION
1& Plot the graph 8oad v' Deflection and from your re'ult, comment on the
'hape of the graph&
2& Di'cu'' the advantage' of con'idering the extra available strength due to
the pla'tic (eam theory *hen de'igning 'tructure'&