YAP KHAI WEN 19WVR05859

My name is Yap Khai Wen and I am from RQS Semester 1 Group 2. My teammates and
I had carried out the cube test on 7 th of August 2019, Wednesday, in TARUC laboratory. I have
gained a lot of valuable knowledge and information throughout the experiment. I got to know all
the procedures to carry out the universal tensile machine test as well the apparatus needed in the
experiment. Firstly, we have to calculate the weight, length and density of the rebar and then key
in all the information into the tensile test software. To obtain an accurate graph and result, the
steel bar must be secured in the top and bottom grip of the testing machine and make sure that it
is gripped exactly at the marked distance of the steel. We have to keep a distance away from the
machine while the test is in progress as it is dangerous and may even cause injuries when the
steel is about to break into two or fractured. After that, the broken bar can be removed after the
stress strain curve and the results are formed. The tensile test is operated in 3 stages before the
fracture. First is elastic limit, second is yield stress, third is ultimate stress and eventually it is the
breaking stress point, which is also known as the point of fracture. I have learnt how to calculate
every equation for stress strain curve of steel such as young’s modulus, percent reduction of area,
percent elongation and also modulus of resilience. I also have a better understanding on each
characteristics of the curve.

The purpose of conducting this experiment is to determine the fundamental mechanical

properties of structural members for use in design to ensure that the structure is safe against
failure. By measuring the force required to elongate a specimen to breaking point, material
properties can be determined that will allow designers and quality managers to predict how
materials and products will behave in application. The tensile strength of the materials should
also meet the strength requirements of the structural applications for safe design of structural
components in bridges, buildings and so on. Many engineering applications that require high
tensile strength normally use mild steel. This is because of the structure of mild steel allows it to
withstand high axial loads before fracture can occur. This is the reason why steel is commonly
used as structural members of bridges, buildings and also as reinforcements in reinforced
concrete structure. In conclusion, tensile test is very important as it helps to determine properties
of material to be used to ensure that the project or building constructed by those materials are in
high tensile strength and would not collapse or fracture easily.