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Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur 621 212.

AUC R2008

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES LAB II

AE2305

LTPC
0032

OBJECTIVE
To experimentally study the unsymmetrical bending of beams, find the location of shear
centre, obtain the stresses in circular discs and beams using photoelastic techniques,
calibration of photo elastic materials and study on vibration of beams.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. Unsymmetrical bending of Z-section beams
2. Shear centre location for open channel sections
3. Shear centre location for closed D-sections
4. Constant strength beam
5. Flexibility matrix for cantilever beam
6. Beam with combined loading
7. Calibration of Photo- elastic materials
8. Stresses in circular discs and beams using photo elastic techniques
9. Determination of natural frequencies of cantilever beams
10. Wagner beam Tension field beam

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
LIST OF EQUIPMENT
(for a batch of 30 students)
Sl. No.

Name of the Equipment

Qty

Experiments Number

Beam Test set up

1, 2, 3,4, 5

Unsymmetrical Z section beam

Channel section beam

Closed D section beam

Dial gauges

12

1,2,3

Strain indicator and strain gauges

One set

4,5,6

Photo elastic apparatus

7,8

Amplifier

Exciter

10

Pick up

11

Oscilloscope

12

Wagner beam

10

13

Hydraulic Jack

10

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