Description and Specification for Lab Tenders
Bending Stress In a Beam with Data Acquisition.
Description: An experimental apparatus to investigate the stresses and strains within a structure in relation to bending loads.
The experiment hardware is a T-beam that fits onto a Structures Test Frame. Students adjust a load cell that bends the beam and, when connected to the optional Digital Force Display, it measures the bending force. Strain gauges and a digital strain bridge measure the strains in the beam. Dummy strain gauges compensate for temperature variation and balance the strain bridges. The equipment includes a lead for connection to the Digital Force Display.
The Operation Manual provides details of the equipment including sample experiment results. The Operation Manual describes how to use the equipment and gives experiment procedures.