CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY

University Town, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon

College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

ES28A – Mechanics of Deformable Materials Laboratory

Modulus of Elasticity
Activity 7

Name:
Fiona Caith D. Penaso
BSCE 2C

Submitted to:
Engr. Eric L. Cenabre
ES28A Instructor

Date submitted:
November 30, 2022
1. What is Young Modulus of Elasticity? Why is its importance in engineering?

One of the most significant features of solid materials is the elastic modulus, a
property of the material that describes its rigidity. When deformation is completely
elastic, it is the ratio of stress to strain. Strain is defined as elongation or contraction per
unit length, and stress is defined as force per unit area. You can think of this modulus
as the material's resistance to elastic deformation. To estimate how a material will
respond to a force, it is helpful to understand the Young's modulus of the material.
Nearly everything around us, including structures like buildings, bridges, cars, and more,
depends on this.

2. Refer to the attached video in “5. Modulus of Elasticity”. Discuss the laboratory
procedure to determine young’s modulus of elasticity of the material of a beam simply
supported at the ends and carrying a concentrated load at the center.

The young’s modulus of the material can be identified by uniformly bending the bar and
measuring the elevation at the center using an optical level.

A. Measure the thickness and the breadth of the bar by using a screw gauge
and vernier caliper.

B. Press the legs of the optic lever on a paper and mark the 3 points (A, B,
and C). Measure the effective length of the optic lever.

C. The specimen (bar) is supported symmetrically on two knife edges with a

length of 40 cm between the knife edges.

D. Beyond the knife edges, the two hangers are suspended symmetrically by
means of two loops of twine.

E. In 2 to 3 times, load and unload the specimen that will lead the bar to
elastic mood.

F. Another bar is arranged near the specimen without touching it.

G. Place a single optic lever with its single leg at the center of the specimen,
and the other 2 legs on the auxiliary bar.

H. A telescope and a vertical scale are arranged at a distance of 1 m from

the optic lever. Adjust the height of the telescope so that it’s axis passes
through the center of the mirror. Focus the telescope.

I. Take the corresponding to the point of intersection of the cross wires with
0 load.
 J. The weights are added in steps of ‘m’ kg, each time noting the scale
reading.

K. The weights are removed one by one, each time noting the scale reading.

L. Calculate the shift in scale reading for a constant load M. find the mean
shift and shift for 1.5 kg.

M. Measure the distance D of the scale from the mirror and the distance p of
the weight of the hanger from the knife.

N. The thickness and breadth of the bar are then measured again.

O. After obtaining the values calculate the mean elevation using the formula,
calculate the young modulus.

3. List down the equipment/apparatus used in the experiment. Draw a sketch diagram of
‘Deflection of Beam Apparatus’.

Equipment/apparatus of the laboratory experiment.

a. Uniform bar
b. Auxiliary Bar
c. Two knife edges
d. Two weight hangers
e. Slotted weights
f. Optic lever
g. Telescope
h. Screw gauge
i. Vernier caliper
References
1. University of Birmingham. What does the Young's Modulus tell us about a
material? https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/teachers/study-
resources/stem/Physics/youngs-
modulus.aspx#:~:text=What%20does%20the%20Young's%20Modulus,a%
20material%20stretches%20and%20deforms.
2. Corrosionpedia. Elastic Modulus
https://www.corrosionpedia.com/definition/429/elastic-modulus
3. Understanding Young's Modulus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLE-
ieOVFjI
4. youngs modulus uniform bending | youngs uniform bending Optic lever
method. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOK7OLzkX9o