EXPERIMENT 1

AIM: TO DETERMINE THE YOUNG’S MODULUS OF THE MATERIAL OF GIVEN BEAM SUPPORTED AT
ITS END AND LOADED IN THE MIDDLE

APPARATUS USED: A UNIFORM RECTANGULAR BEAM, TWO FIXED KNIFE EDGES, A HANGER,0.5KG
WEIGHTS, METER SCALE, BULB AND VERNIER CALLIPERS

FORMULA USED: THE YOUNG’S MODULUS (Y) IS

3
𝐺𝑋 𝐿 𝑀
𝑋
4 𝐵𝐷
3
𝑙
A TABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEPRESSION OF THE BEAM

No. Load Readings in cm Readings in cm when load Mean Depressio

of on when load increasing decreasing reading in n in cm
obser the Scal Vernier Total = Scale(S) Vernier(V Total = cm (R)
vation Han e(S) (V) R1 = ) R2 = = (R1 +
ger in = (VR x (S+V) = (VR x (S+V) R2)/2
kilogr VC) VC)
ams
1 0 kg 8.85 20 x 8.85 + 8.80 3 x 0.001 8.80 + (8.870 + 8.8365 -
0.001 = 0.020 = = 0.003 0.003 = 8.803) /2 8.8365 =
0.02 8.870 8.803 = 8.8365 0
2 0.5 8.80 35 x 8.80 + 8.75 17 x 8.75 + (8.835 + 8.8018 -
kg 0.001 = 0.035 = 0.001 = 0.017 = 8.767) /2 8.8365 = -
0.035 8.835 0.017 8.767 = 8.8010 0.0347
3 1 kg 8.75 5x 8.75 + 8.70 9 x 0.001 8.70 + (8.755 + 8.7320 -
0.001 = 0.005 = = 0.009 0.009 = 8.709) /2 8.8365 = -
0.005 8.755 8.709 = 8.7320 0.1045
4 1.5 8.65 32 x 8.65 + 8.60 21 x 8.60 + (8.682 + 8.6515 -
kg 0.001 = 0.032 = 0.001 = 0.021 = 8.621) /2 8.8365 = -
0.032 8.682 0.021 8.621 = 8.6515 0.1850
5 2 kg 8.60 9x 8.60 + 8.55 8 x 0.001 8.55 + (8.609 + 8.5835 -
0.001 = 0.009 = = 0.008 0.008 = 8.558) /2 8.8365 = -
0.009 8.609 8.558 = 8.5835 0.2530
6 2.5 8.45 8x 8.45 + 8.45 12 x 8.45 + (8.458 + 8.4600 -
kg 0.001 = 0.008 = 0.001 = 0.012 = 8.462) /2 8.8365 = -
0.008 8.458 0.012 8.462 = 8.4600 0.3765
7 3 kg 8.30 23 x 8.30 + 8.30 23 x 8.30 + (8.323 + 8.3230 -
0.001 = 0.023 = 0.001 = 0.023 = 8.323) /2 8.8365 = -
0.023 8.323 0.023 8.323 = 8.3230 0.5145
 TABLE TO DETERMINE THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF THE BEAM

No. of Measuring Readings in cm Mean reading

observation quantity in cm

Scale (s) Vernier (V) Total (R)

= (VR x VC) = (S+V)
1 1.5 1 x 0.01 = 0.01 1.5 + 0.01 = 1.51
2 1.5 3 x 0.01 = 0.03 1.5 + 0.03 = 1.53
breadth 1.55
3 1.5 7 x 0.01 = 0.07 1.5 + 0.07 = 1.57
4 1.5 5 x 0.01 = 0.05 1.5 + 0.05 = 1.55
5 1.5 6 x 0.01 = 0.06 1.5 + 0.06 = 1.56
6 1.5 8 x 0.01 = 0.08 1.5 + 0.08 = 1.58
1 0.6 5 x 0.01 = 0.05 0.6 + 0.05 = 0.65
2 0.6 6 x 0.01 = 0.06 0.6 + 0.06 = 0.66
3 0.6 7 x 0.01 = 0.07 0.6 + 0.07 = 0.67
depth 0.655
4 0.6 8 x 0.01 = 0.08 0.6 + 0.08 = 0.68
5 0.6 4 x 0.01 = 0.04 0.6 + 0.04 = 0.64
6 0.6 3 x 0.01 = 0.03 0.6 + 0.03 = 0.63

WHERE,

M=MASS

L=LENGTH

B=BREADTH

D=DEPTH

L= LENGTH OF THE IRON BAR = 90 CM 0R 0.9 M

A GRAPH SHOWING LOAD VS DEPRESSION