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EXPERIMENT 3(a)

TITLE : Bending Moment Variation At The Point Of Loading

OBJECTIVE : This experiment examines how bending moment varies at the point of loading.

INTRODUCTION : *Bending Moment

In a similar manner it can that if the Bending moments (BM) of the forces to the left of AA are clockwise then the bending moment of the forces to the right of AA must be anticlockwise. Bending Moment at AA is defined as the algebraic sum of the moments about the section of all forces acting on either side of the section Bending moments are considered positive when the moment on the left portion is clockwise and on the right anticlockwise. This is referred to as aging bending moment as it tends to make the beam concave upwards at AA. A negative bending moment is termed hogging. THEORY : We know that if a body or object of any sort is stationary, then the forces on it balance, as follows: 1) Vertical equilibrium (total force up = total force down) 2) Horizontal equilibrium (total force right = total force left) 3) Moment equilibrium (total clockwise moment = total anticlockwise moment). We will use the statement: The Bending Moment at the cut is equal to the algebraic sum of the moments caused by the forces acting to the left or right of the cut.
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APPARATUS :

1) Digital Force Display

2) Load and Hanger

3) Rules

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PROCEDURE:

1) The digital force display meter reads zero was check with no load.

2) Measure the first position

3) Place a hanger with a 100g mass to the left of the 'cut' (40mm away).

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W 300mm a 140mm cut

RA

440mm

RB

Figure 1a :Force diagram

4) The digital force display reading was recorded. 5) The experiment was repeated using mass 200g, 300g, 400g. 6) The reading was recorded. 7) Convert the mass into load in (N) and the force reading into a bending moment (Nm) . Bending moment at the cut in [Nm] = Displayed force X 0.125 RESULT :

Mass (g)

Load (N)

Force (N)

Experimental bending moment (Nm)

Theoretical bending moment (Nm)

Mass (grams) 100 200 300 400 500

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Loads (Newton) 0.98 1.96 2.94 3.92 4.90

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CALCULATION :

Calculation for experimental bending moment (Nm) Bending moment at the cut (in Nm) = Display force 0.125 a) Calculation for theoretical bending moment (Nm) BM (at cut) W : Load (N), a : l : . b) Use theory learned, to calculate bending moment .

DISCUSSION : 1. Comment on the shape of the graph. 2. What does it tell us about how bending moment varies at the point of loading? 3. Does the equation we used accurately predict the behavior of the beam. 4. Plot a graph which compares your experimental result to those you calculated using the theory .

CONCLUSION :

REFERRENCE :

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