Calculation

(a) Measurement of diameter of the sphere/ cylindrical body

74.18  74.93  73.92  74.24

Do  mm
Mean measured diameter, 4
Do  74.3175 mm  74.3175 10  3 m

(b) Measurement of length, breadth and height of the rectangular block

94.35  94.36  95.50

lo  mm
Mean measured length, 3
lo  94.73666667 mm  94.73666667 10  3 m

49.74  49.67  49.47

bo  mm
Mean observed breadth, 3
b o  49.62666667 mm  49.62666667  10  3 m

25.39  25.35  25.32

ho  mm
Mean measured height, 3
h o  25.353333 mm  25.353333 10  3 m

V  lbh
Volume of the rectangular block,  (94.74mm)(49.63mm)(25.35mm)
V  1.191978072 10  4 m3

(c) Measurement of internal diameter of the beaker/glass

45.77  45.74  45.60

Do  mm
Mean measured internal diameter, 3
Do  45.7033333 mm  45.7033333 10  3 m
 40.49  40.63  40.52
ho  mm
Mean measured depth of the beaker, 3
h o  40.54666667 mm  40.54666667 10  3 m

V  lbh
Internal volume of the beaker,  (94.74mm)(49.63mm)(25.35mm)
V  1.191978072 10  4 m3

Result

(a) Diameter of the spherical/ cylindrical body, Do  74.3175 10 3 m

(b) Volume of the given rectangular block, V  1.191978072 10 4 m3

(c) Internal volume of the given beaker, V  1.191978072 10 4 m3

Conclusion

A vernier caliper, as the name suggests, is a type of caliper used for taking measurements
with acute precision. Also know as a precision instrument, vernier caliper is used to measure
both internal and external distances with utmost accuracy and least error. Vernier calipers are
both of manual and digital types. The manual vernier calipers are the traditional ones and are still
used extensively. However, unlike manual calipers, digital calipers display reading on their LCD,
instantaneously and without the use of any kind of interpretation by the user.

On this experiment we measured the dimensions of a spherical/cylindrical, rectangular, and

beaker/glass object using the Vernier Caliper. When they are measured, every set of reading
gives different value. So that, it is important to calculate the mean measured value of the
dimension to get a precise measurement of an object.
 BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND FINE ARTS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ME LABORATORY I
EXPERIMENT NO. 2
VERNIER CALIPER

SUBMITTED BY:
LOMERIO, RAYMOND C.
ME - 4207
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SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. MARK JOHN L. TAGUBA

MAY 26, 2019