Solid Mechanics Lab Report

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Experiment # 03 Demonstration of a Bend test on a Steel bar Objectives: * To check whether the steel bar has enough ductility to withstand bending without fracture Apparatus description: 1. Universal testing machine: A universal testing machine is used to test the tensile stress and compressive stress of materials. It is named after the fact that it can perform many standard tensile and compression tests on materials, components, and structures. It has the following units: * Loading unit: In this unit the specimen is clamped and the desired load is applied. It consist of the following components: * Table * Table cover * Column * Screw drive * Upper and lower cross head * Upper and lower jaws * Upper and lower clamping handles * Control unit: this unit controls the motion of the jaws and application of load. It consist of the following components: * Automatic control * Manual control (hydraulic pump control, jaws up & down motion) * Dial gauge (load range selector,zero adjustment, span for calibration) 2. Steel bar 3. Bending table 4. Vernier’s calipers 5. Pin Theory: Bending test is often done on samples to check whether they are ductile or brittle. Steel bars have been divided into different categories and have been designated with different numbers. These designations correspond to the diameter areas of the steel bars. For each group of steel bar there is a minimum bend angle to which the bar must be bent to be regarded as ductile. If it breaks before attaining that angle then it is regarded as brittle. For example: S .No. | Designation of Steel | Bend angle | 1. | 3 – 11 | 180° | 2. | 14 & 18 | 90° | The cross sectional area and the designation are related to each other as follows: Diameter (in) = designation/8 The specimen we

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