Experiment # 10

To Perform the Compressive test on Wooden Block

Theory:

Isotropic materials are those who have identical properties in all directions.
Glass and metals are examples of isotropic materials. Anisotropic materials are those whose
properties such as Young’s Modulus changes with direction along the object. Common examples
are wood and graphite.
As Wood is anisotropic material so its properties change along the parallel and
perpendicular directions of grain.

Apparatus:

 Wooden blocks
 Meter tape
 UTM
Procedure:

 Take four wooden blocks and measure their dimension.

 Take the first one and place it in the UTM on the bend table, apply the loading along the
direction that is parallel to the grains of wood.
 Note the peak load for rupturing.
 Now take the second one and repeat the above procedure, this time take the loading along the
direction that is perpendicular to the grains of wood.
 Again, note the peak load for rupturing.
 Now take the others two wood blocks and take one of them place it in the UTM on the bend
table, apply the loading along the direction that is perpendicular to the grains of wood.
 Then the other one also with same procedure
 Again , note the peak value of these two also.

Observations and Calculations:

Table for woods which are paralell to the grains of wood:

S.No Dimension (in) Peak Load (p) Compressive

Ton strength=P*2.04/area
(ksi)
1 2”*2” 13.24 6.75
2 2”*2” 1.98 1.01
Table for woods which are perpendicular to the grains of wood:

S.NO Dimension(in) Peak Load(p) Comperessive

strength
Ton

1.

2.

Result:
We can see that the wood ruptures easily when force is applied perpendicular in
the direction of grains but it requires more force when it is applied parallel to the direction of the
grains.