BEAM

DEFLECTION
EXPERIMENT

INTRODUCTION
Structural foundation

Metal beam is widely use

Go bigger, go taller, go stronger

MOTIVATION
Avoiding events like Hyatt Regency walkway

collapsed
Knowing the effect of beam under loading
Youngs modulus

OBJECTIVES
Finding Young modulus for both steel and

brass.
Finding deflection of beam by comparing
experiment and analysis.
Effect of Young modulus.
Application of principle of superposition.

DIAGRAM FOR SIMPLY SUPPORTED

BEAM

SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM

EXPERIMENT

DIAGRAM FOR CANTILEVER BEAM

CANTILEVER BEAM EXPERIMENT

MEASURING DEVICE

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
Assume : Small deformation and Euler beam

d y
EI 2 = M
dx
2

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METHOD OF FIND YOUNGS MODULUS

Find the center of the beam

Apply small weight

Small deflection can be assumed

Measure the deflection of beam

Plot the graph

Measure the size of beam

Calculate using size and gradient

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METHOD OF FINDING DEFLECTION

We mark out the location
Place the beam on the support. For cantilever

beam, one side will be fix with a clamp

Start applying the weight on the beam
At the center for simply supported beam

At the end for the cantilever beam

Take measurement
Repeat for all locations
Plot the graph and compare

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RESULT
STEEL YOUNGS MODULUS
Youngs modulus = 198.83
GPa

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RESULT
BRASS YOUNGS MODULUS
Youngs modulus = 101.13
GPa

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SIMPLY SUPPORT
BEAM

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RESULT
SIMPLY SUPPORTED STEEL BEAM

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RESULT
SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRASS BEAM

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CANTILEVER

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RESULT
CANTILEVER STEEL BEAM

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RESULT
CANTILEVER BRASS BEAM

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RESULT
EFFECT OF YOUNGS MODULUS
(SMALL LOAD)

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RESULT
EFFECT OF YOUNGS MODULUS
(LARGE LOAD)

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RESULT
PRINCIPAL OF SUPERPOSITION
(SMALL LOAD)

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RESULT
PRINCIPAL OF SUPERPOSITION
(LARGE LOAD)

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CONCLUSION
Steel Youngs modulus: 199 GPa

Brass Youngs modulus: 100 GPa

Higher Youngs modulus, smaller deflection
Size of load, allowable deformation, dimension

and youngs modulus

Deformation of beam

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