MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS – DJJ 30103

FORMAT VIRTUAL LABORATORY
SESI JUN 2020

Harith Bin Zulkipli

11DKM19F1004
Muhamad akmal bin ismail
11dkm19f1046
Muhammad Ariff Bin Shukri Tey
11DKM19F1055

DKM3B
1. Virtual Lab
Bending test on the mild steel
2. Objective Virtual test
To determine the ductility of specimen using three point bend test
3. Simulator Step
4. Data collection
Moment of inertia about the neutral axis, I (mm2)
π × d4
I=
64
I=21072.18mm2
 M ×Y
Stress at yield point (MPa) =
I
640× 13988
=
21072.18
= 424.87 MPa
23× L3 × Slope ×9.81
Modulus of elasticity (GPa), E=
1296 × I
23× 6903 ×0.077 ×× 9.81
=
1296× 21072.18
=210.07 GPa

5. Discussion
1)What is bending strength?
=Bending Strength is defined as that property of the beam, in which the stress in the
beam increases till it deforms plastically just before its flexural test.

2)Which type of load is applied here?

=Two point loads ‘P/2’ are applied at a distance of 1/3 L from the ends.

3)Which is the IS code used for bend test on steel?

=IS 5242 (1979): Method of test for determining shear strength of metals.

4)What is the equation governing simple bending?

=E/R = M/I = f/y is a bending equation. It is also known as flexure equation (or)
equation for theory of simple bending.

5)How is the failure of ductile and brittle materials under bending

load?
=A ductile material is usually considered to have failed when it suffers an elastic
failure. Elastic failure of ductile materials is not a physical failure i.e. components
does not meet a breakdown.

Breaking takes place by tensile fracture (normal to load) when tensile stress exceeds
the ultimate tensile strength
6. Conclusion
The results and graphs of all three specimens show that only
Al-Si foam has least load absorbing capacity among the
three specimens, hollow MS tube has moderate load
absorbing capacity and the foam filled tube has the highest
load absorbing capacity. This indicates that if foam filled
tubes are used as bumper beams, the safety of the passengers
increases with the high energy absorption of the foam filled
beam. The foam filled beam will safeguard the passengers
and vehicle as well.

7. Reference
 IS: 1599(1985): Method for Bend Test, Second Revision, Third
Reprint ,February 1997.
 E.J.Hearn, Mechanics of Material, Pergaman Press, England,1972.
 F.P.Beer and E.R.Johnston, Mechanics of Material, 3rd Edition, Tata
McGraw Hill, New-Delhi, 2007.
 F.L. Singer. Strength of Materials, Harper and Row Publishers.
 G.E. Diater, Mechanical Metallurgy, SI Metric Edition, McGraw –
Hill.