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3. Young’s Modulus ‘Aim To determine the Young's modulus of elasticity for akin, brass al sted “The application of longitudinal stress ress in a Tongstainal stain, the ratio of the two being e Young's nrodulus for the materia. this experiment the application of @ tranverse stress on horizontal bars wil caine them to sg and the deflection from the boizantal sil he a ease of the stenin indice, Apparatus 1 Stant 3, Weight holder 2. Sphrometer 4. Set of Sg weights 3. Buzzer 4. Alumininm, bronze and steet bars Procedure ix a bar to the stand in horiaoutal position and secured by serews both end. Attach the weight Holden to the centre of the ar. Set up the spherometer and bie so thatthe latter sexs when the foot of the former just touches the bat. ‘Take a spherometet reading with aero woight aad meas the deletion for every additional 004 (maxinnn 1-5 kg for shaminiae and braze, 3 For non). After vaching the maxinnam measnee the deflection while the eights are being removed ‘aswell, Ropoat the experiment several Uimes far each rod ‘Theory ‘ “ lection is givens by eee The Youngs modus for transverse del ven hy aa ‘where, Lia the length ofthe bar, I isthe breadth, W is the width (aloug the direction of dee on), Mis che muss added to the bar, gis the aceleration due to gravity and 8 isthe dflotion fof the rod frm the horizontal 1. Plot Deflection versus Hanging Weight one graph per bar showing ll the measurements, 2, Plot mean Dellection (with errr-bars) versus Hanging Weight forall the bats on a singe graph ' Caleulate tho Young's modulus from the plot aud trom the nverage of the values devil for ‘ch deflection measurement, 4. Compare the valies obtained from known values for the respective bars, [your repo, 1 Gescribo the possible souters of errors anil the steps taken to enim estes Tor the tater 1 then 2. Compare the Points to Ponder 1. Derive the expression for Youngs modules 2 Why- is Chere w anaxion limit for hanging, weights? Why & higher for steel? 5. Howe dows the weight of th bie italics the experiment? 4 Des te vod intro be bowtie bar gt eit 15 atc ps of ho enree?

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