Description and Specification for Lab Tenders
Curved Bar Apparatus with Data Acquisition.
Description:
An experimental apparatus to investigate the relationships between load horizontal deflection vertical deflection and stability in commonly used curved structures and davits and to compare the results with theoretical values.
The experiment hardware fitted a Structures Test Frame. Included are four different structures. Attach one of the structures in front of the hardware module, directly onto the test frame. They then apply loads to the structure using masses on hangers. Two digital deflection indicators, set at 90 degrees to each other on the backboard, contact the structure and so measure horizontal and vertical deflection. The digital deflection indicators are on a magnetic base so students can move them to anywhere on the backboard.
Load a structure they note the horizontal and vertical deflections, thus investigating the structure behavior. They then compare this behavior with theoretical predictions.