Pravara Rural Education Societys Pravara Rural Engineering college, Loni

Department of Mechanical Engineering

EXPERIMENT NO. 3
TITLE:
Shear test.
AIM:To determine the shear strength of given specimen on Universal testing machine.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. To learn how to conduct shear test on a material.
2. To learn difference between single and double shear.
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED:
Universal Testing Machine (U.T.M.)
THEORY:
The force acting tangentially to the surface is known shear force. The ratio of shear force
to surface area over which it acts is known as shear strength /stress. The design of riveted joint is
governed by the shear strength of the metal rivets. Generally the specimen is subjected to either
single or double shear. Therefore it is necessary to test the shear strength of the material for
single as well as double shear.
SPECIMEN:
The specimen is prepared of 20 mm diameter and 50 mm length of MS material.
PROCEDURE:
1) The diameter of the specimen is noted down. The specimen is then placed in shear
assembly for single/double shear.
2) The shear attachment is placed in the universal testing machine & load is applied gradually till
the failure occurs for single/double shear.
3) The maximum load at failure for single/double shear is noted down.
LIMITATIONS:
It is not possible to calculate modulus of rigidity owing to impossibility of measuring
strain during the test.
OBSERVATIONS:
MILD STEEL Specimen
1) Diameter of the specimen = . mm
2) C/s area of the specimen = mm2.
CALCULATION:
Shear strength = maximum load (N)/C/s area subjected to shear (mm2)
RESULT:

Pravara Rural Education Societys Pravara Rural Engineering college, Loni

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MILD STEEL shear strength = .. MPa

CONCLUSION:
Thus we have conducted a shear test on a given specimen and determined shear strength
of a material and compared with standard value.