Mass Computation

Size (mm) Quantity (n) Length (mm)

(ex. 50x50x5x6 (c-channel) 2 100mm
20x20x2 (square tube) 4 1500mm
20x20x2 (square tube) 2 600mm
50x25x5x6 (c channel) 9 1500mm
600x600x10 (steel plate) 1
50x50x5 (angle bar) 1 1500mm
Density of steel: 7850 kg/m^3
Standard dimensions reference: Machine Elements in Mechanical Design by Mott

 Table 15-3 for Steel Angle

 Table 15-8 for C-Channel
 Table 15-16 for Square Tube / Hollow Tubing

Mass=Density∗Volume
For c-channel,

Mass=( A+2 B)( Density)(n)

Where:
A = Volume of Web
B = Volume of Flange
3
A=Lwh=( 1.5 m )( 0.05 m ) ( 0.005 m )=0.000375 m
3
B=Lwh=( 1.5 m ) ( 0.02 m) ( 0.006 m )=0.00018 m

Mass= [ 0.000375+2 ( 0.00018 ) ] m 7850

3
( kg
m
3)( 9 )=51.93 kg

For steel angle,

Mass=( AL)(Density)(n)
Where:
A = Area
L = Length

Volume= AL=[ ( 0.05 m∗0.005 m ) + ( 0.045 m∗0.05 m ) ] ( 1.5 m )=0.0007125 m

3

Mass=(0.0007125 m¿¿ 3) 7850

( kg
m
3)( 1 )=5.593 kg ¿
For square tube (600mm),

Mass=( AL)(Density)(n)
A=HW −hw
Where:
A = Area
H, W = Dimensions of outer square
h, w = Dimensions of inner square

2 2 2
A=( 0.05∗0.05 ) m −( 0.04−0.04 ) m =0.0009 m

Mass=( 0.0009 m ) ( 0.6 m) 7850

2
( kg
m
3 )
( 2 )=8.478 kg

For square tube (1500mm),

Mass=( 0.0009 m ) ( 1.5 m ) 7850

2
( kg
m
3 )
( 4 ) =42.39 kg

For steel plate,

Mass= ( 0.6∗0.6∗0.01 ) m 7850

3
( kg
m
3 )
(1 )=28.26 kg

For the total weight of the frame, W frame

W frame =51.93 kg+5.593 kg +8.478 kg+ 42.39 kg+ 28.26 kg=136.7 kg

SHAFT
2
πD
W shaft =( )(L)(Density)
4
Where:
D = Diameter

Density = 7930 kg/m 3

( ) ( )
2
π∗0.0238 2 kg
W shaft = m ( 0.4763 m∗1.5 ) 7930 3 =2.521 kg
4 m
BELT

W belt =(b∗t∗L)(Density )
Where:
b = Width
t = Thickness
L = Length

Density = Density of leather, 1000 kg/m 3

W belt =( 0.0572∗0.0032∗1.626 ) m 1000

3
( kg
m
3 )
=0.2976 kg

PULLEY:
W pulley =11lbs=5 kg

TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE TEST BED:

W test bed =W frame +W shaft +W belt +W pulley +W gasoline +W diesel

W test bed =136.7+ 2.521+ 0.2976+5 kg+ 30+80=254.5 kg ≈ 2500 N