SUMMARY

Deflection of a Simply Supported Beam (1)

The objective of this experiment is to establish the relationship between deflection and applied load
and determine the elastic modulus of the beam specimen from the deflection data.

Deflection of a Simply Supported Beam (2)

The objective of this experiment is to find the relationship between the deflection and span of the
beam specimen.

Deflection of a Simply Supported Beam (3)

The objective of this experiment is to establish the relationship between deflection and depth and
hence determine the elastic modulus for the beam specimen.

There are two measures that can be used to describe the extent of deformation suffered by a beam
subjected to the bending.

Deflection is directly proportional to the applied load, expressed as force and is inversely
proportional to the moment of inertia of the beam cross-section and the Young’s Modulus of
Elasticity of its material.

Deflection is always dependent on the beam’s length, sometimes in combination with some other
dimensions which locates the applied force on the beam.

The results that were obtained in this experiment have been shown and have been analysed
properly. In this experiment, we have to compare the results that are done by experimental
deflection and the theoretical deflection. The graphs have been plotted according to the results.