What is deflection of beam apparatus?
Deflection of Beam Apparatus – (SISDBA-04) A steel beam and two load hangers are supplied together with two dial gauges for measuring beam deflections and slopes. This equipment is part of a ranged to both, demonstrate and experimentally confirm basic engineering principles.
What is beam reaction apparatus?
Product number: HFC1. A horizontal length of material with a vertical load system is called a beam. It is one of the most basic engineering ways of supporting a load. External forces such as the applied loads and the beam support reactions have to be in equilibrium.
What is the deflection of simply supported beam?
Typically, the maximum deflection is limited to the beam’s span length divided by 250. Hence, a 5m span beam can deflect as much as 20mm without adverse effect.
What device is used for measuring deflection of composite beams?
The most critical laboratory equipment useful in material testing is Beam Deflection Apparatus (BDA) which is useful in the determination of elastic modulus of engineering materials and among others. It was designed to comprise a spring, dial gauge, beam support and measuring scale.
What is the maximum deflection of the beam?
What causes beam deflection?
Different types of load can cause deflections. These include point loads, uniformly distributed loads, wind loads, shear loads as well as ground pressure and earthquakes, to name but a few.
How are the dial gauges used to measure beam deflections?
A single steel beam and two load hangers are supplied together with two analogue dial gauges for measuring beam deflections and slopes. The dial gauges are mounted on movable stands for accurate position along the beam length.
How does a bench mounted beam test apparatus work?
The bench mounted apparatus has an aluminium profiled base on levelling feet. Two reaction piers can be moved along the length of the base to create differing test spans for the beam. On each pier the vertical load is displayed digitally on the front. The height of each reaction pier is adjustable and displayed digitally also.
How do you measure beam deflection and slope?
A single steel beam and two load hangers are supplied together with two analogue dial gauges for measuring beam deflections and slopes. The dial gauges are mounted on movable stands for accurate position along the beam length. A set of calibrated weights and hangers are supplied along with the necessary tools to adjust the equipment.
What equipment is provided with the beam and load hangers?
A steel beam and two load hangers are supplied together with two dial gauges for measuring beam deflections and slopes. This equipment is part of a ranged to both, demonstrate and experimentally confirm basic engineering principles.