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MEE2018 Engineering Mechanics Lab 1

Short Report Grading Sheet


Experiment: Hooke's Law
Name: Experiment: Hooke’s Law: Spring Stiffness

Item Maximum Points


Points
1. Introduction [Objective- (2); Theory-State and explain 12
Hooke’s law (4), Describe the purpose of springs (3),
What is spring constant /stiffness and how is it derived
(equations)(5)]
2. Apparatus

3
3. Procedure 5

4. Results [Table (8), Graphs (12)] 20


5. Sample Calculations 15
Show sample calculation for spring stiffness S (5),
Theoretical load (5) and % difference in load values (5)

6. Discussion
Comment on graph 1 and spring stiffness. How is Hooke’s 25
Law verified by the experiment (10)? Comment on graph
2; are the values for loading and unloading different; If
so, why (8)? Comment on the actual/experimental values
of force with the theoretical values (7).

7. Conclusion 5
Did the experimental results verify the theory?
8. References 2

9. Raw data sheet 5

10. Overall appearance [English, SI units, significant


digits, references to all tables and bibliography, figure 5
title, etc.]
11. Memo format, page limit (6) excluding data sheet and 3
cover page.

Total 100

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