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01-2014
Lab Sheet No
: 1
Title
: Bending in Beam
1.0 Introduction
Bending characterizes the behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external load applied
perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the element. In this experiment, the deflection of the beam due
to applied load will be measured at two points along the beam and elastic modulus is calculated as
shown in Figure 1.
2.0 Objectives
Upon completion of this experiment, students should be able to;
1. Determine the elastic modulus (E) of beam specimen by method of deflection of Mild Steel,
Aluminum and Brass.
2. Validate the data between experimental and theoretical values
3.0 Apparatus
Mild steel aluminum and brass beam, the cantilever beam setup , dial calipers, weights to be hung from
the end of the beam, tape measure
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