Contents

List of Contents i
List of Tables ii
List of Figures
ii

I. INTRODUCTION .. 1
II. EQUIPMENT USED AND PROCEDURE ........
2
III. RESULTS .... 4
IV. CONCLUSION 7
V. REFERENCES ........
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List of Tables
Table 1: Dimensions of members of the perspex
truss... 2
Table 2: Results for perspex truss
experiment 4
Table 3i and ii: Results for tensile specimen
experiment.. 4-5

List of Figures
Figure 1: Linear members held in tension and
compression
respectively......................................................................
.................. 1
Figure 2: Horizontal member held either in tension or
compression
respectively......................................................................
.................. 1
Figure 3: Labelled perspex truss and tensile test
specimen . 2

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Figure 4: Demec Gauge
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Figure 5: Graph of strain against time for tensile
specimen 6