Second Project Deflection

ME 153 2nd Semester A.Y. 2014-2015

14 May 2015

Your task is to design and construct a fully-tapered beam out of sheet metal.

Project Guidelines

The beam will be simply supportedit will be placed over two rectangular objects 1.5 meters
apart from edge to edge.
Beam depth at the supports should be inch. No excuses.
Sheet metal should be the structural material for this project. To generate and fix structural crosssections, the material can undergo any manufacturing process. You can also use fasteners.
Use a 0.2-mm thick sheet metal. No excuses.
The beam should be fully-tapered. There should be no constant cross-section segments
throughout the 1.5-m supported length.
Specifications will vary from one student to another. See the specifications list beside this sheet.
There are 4 possible loads:
o 1 kg weight placed at the center
o 1.5 kg weight placed at the center
o 2 kg weight placed at the center
o 2.5 kg weight placed at the center
There are 3 possible beam width requirements: 1, 1.5 and 2
There are 4 possible deflection requirements: 4 mm, 8 mm, 12 mm and 16 mm (all at the
midspan)
Beams will be graded based on deflection deviation:
o 0 to 1mm corresponds to 100%
o 1mm to 2mm corresponds to 80%
o 2mm to 3mm corresponds to 60%
o 3mm to 4mm corresponds to 35%
o greater than 4mm corresponds to 0%

Student #

Beam Width
(inches)

Load
(kg)

Deflection at Midspan
(mm)

1
2
3
4
5

2011-41067
2011-37347
2011-44161
2011-28823
2011-16835

1
1
1
1
1

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2

4
8
12
16
4

6
7
8
9
10
11

2011-62138
2011-01451
2011-62118
2011-00025
2011-25110
2011-32946

1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2.5
2.5
2.5

8
12
16
4
8
12

12
13
14
15
16
17

2011-09237
2010-49792
2011-46568
2011-45294
2011-05677
2011-65118

1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

2.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2

16
4
8
12
16
4

18
19
20
21
22
23

2011-11005
2011-60436
2011-53631
2011-31664
2014-90670
2011-18195

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

2
2
2
2.5
2.5
2.5

8
12
16
4
8
12

24
25
26
27
28
29

2011-32185
2011-58072
2012-78320
2010-34434
2011-35342
2010-55865

1.5
2
2
2
2
2

2.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2

16
4
8
12
16
4

30
31
32
33
34
35

2011-07449
2011-14734
2009-01723
2011-41099
2011-62085
2011-40334

2
2
2
2
2
2

2
2
2
2.5
2.5
2.5

8
12
16
4
8
12

36
37
38

2011-62071
2011-72023
2011-09492

2
1
1.5

2.5
1
1

16
8
4