ANNA UNIVRSITY : CHENNAI – 600 025

B.E/B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, APRIL / MAY - 2018

CE6315 – STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LABORATORY

Duration :3 Hours Semester: IV

Regulation : R-2013 Maximum Marks: 100

1.) Find the hardness of the given material using Rockwell testing machine. (50)
Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Izod test). (50)

2.) Find the hardness of the given material using Brinell hardness testing machine. (50)
Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Charpy test). (50)

3.) Determine the young’s modulus of the beam. (100)

4.) Perform the compression test on the given spring wire and find out its stiffness and rigidity
modulus. (100)

5.) Using tension testing machine determine the yield stress, ultimate stress,breaking stress,
percentage of reduction in area, percentage of elongation over a gauge length and young’s modulus
for the given mild steel rod. (100)

6.) Perform the torsion test on the given specimen to find the following i) modulus of rigidity
ii) Torsional shear stress. (100)

7.) Perform Tension test on the given spring wire and find out its stiffness and rigidity modulus. (50)
Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Charpy test). (50)

8.) Perform the heat treatment tempering on the given material C-40 steel and find its hardness. (50)
Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Izod test). (50)
9.) Perform the strain measurement of the given sample using Rosette strain gauge. (100)

10.) Find the shear strength of the given specimen under double shear method. (100)

11.) Find hardness number and impact strength for unhardened, hardened specimen or Quenched and
tempered specimen and compare mechanical properties. (50)
Determine the young’s modulus of the beam. (50)

12.) Find the improvement in hardness and impact resistance of steel due to effect of hardening. (50)
Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Izod test). (50)

13.) Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Izod test). (50)
Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Charpy test). (50)

14.) Perform the compression test on the given spring wire and find out its stiffness and rigidity
modulus. (50)
Determine the impact strength of the given specimen(Izod test). (50)

15.) Find the hardness of the given material using Rockwell testing machine. (50)
Find the hardness of the given material using Brinell hardness testing machine. (50)

16.) Using universal testing machine perform tension test on the given specimen and determine the
yield stress, ultimate stress, breaking stress, percentage of reduction in area, percentage of elongation
over a gauge length and young’s modulus for the given mild steel rod. (100)

17.) Perform the compression and tension test on the given spring wire and find out its stiffness and
rigidity modulus. (100)
18.) Find the shear strength of the given specimen (Aluminium and mild steel) under double shear
method. (100)

19.) Perform the torsion test on the mild steel rod to find modulus of rigidity and Torsional shear
stress for the given rod. (100)

20.) Perform the heat treatment tempering on the given material C-40 steel and find its hardness.
Determine the young’s modulus of the beam. (100)

Mark Allocation

Aim and Procedure

Formula Observation Model Result Viva Voce
Apparatus &
Calculation
Required Tabulation

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