Length of member = 60mm

Width of member = 24.80mm

Thickness of member = 3.10mm
Moment of inertia of member = 446400mm4
Dial gauge reading, 1 div = 0.01 mm

Mid-span Mid-span
Load, P (N) d/P (mm/N)
deflection, d (div) deflection, d (mm)

30 13 13 x 0.01 = 0.13 0.004

50 40 40 x 0.01 = 0.40 0.008
70 85 85 x 0.01 = 0.85 0.012
90 121 121 x 0.01 = 1.21 0.013
110 125 125 x 0.01 = 1.25 0.011

Mid-span Mid-span
Load, P (N) d/P (mm/N)
deflection, d (div) deflection, d (mm)

30 6 6 x 0.01 = 0.06 0.002

50 8 8 x 0.01 = 0.08 0.0016
70 8 8 x 0.01 = 0.08 0.0011
90 15 15 x 0.01 = 1.15 0.0128
110 15 15 x 0.01 = 1.15 0.0105

Mid-span Mid-span
Load, P (N) d/P (mm/N)
deflection, d (div) deflection, d (mm)

30 9 9 x 0.01 = 0.09 0.003

50 18 18 x 0.01 = 0.18 0.0036
70 47 47 x 0.01 = 0.47 0.0067
90 75 75 x 0.01 = 0.75 0.0083
110 116 116 x 0.01 = 1.16 0.0105
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Graf for sample 1

1.4

1.2

1
Mid-span deflection

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0.004 0.008 0.012 0.013 0.011

deflection/load

Graf for sample 2

1.4

1.2

1
Mid-span deflection

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0.002 0.0016 0.0011 0.0128 0.0105

deflection/load
Graf for sample 3

1.4

1.2

1
Mid-span deflection

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0.003 0.0036 0.0067 0.0083 0.0105

deflection/load

MG1 = 120

MG2 = 103.48

MG3 = 140