HITEC UNIVERSITY TAXILA CANTT

Engineering

Mechanics (Lab)
Experiment # 09

Submitted To:
Madam. Munazza Haq
By

Ahmed Hassan
14-ME-019
Section (A)

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Objective:

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To find the reactions on simply supported beam.

Apparatus:
Simply Supported Beam Apparatus

Diagram:

Explanation:
Beams:
A beam is a structural element that is capable of withstanding load
primarily by resisting bending.
The bending force induced into the material of the beam as a result
of the external loads, own weight, span and external reactions to these loads is
called a bending moment.

Stresses in Beams:
Internally, beams experience compressive, tensile and shear
stresses as a result of the loads applied to them. Typically, under gravity
loads, the original length of the beam is slightly reduced to enclose a
smaller radius arc at the top of the beam, resulting in compression, while
the same original beam length at the bottom of the beam is slightly
stretched to enclose a larger radius arc, and so is under tension.
The same original length of the middle of the beam, generally
halfway between the top and bottom, is the same as the radial arc of
bending, and so it is under neither compression nor tension, and defines the
neutral axis.

Types Of Beams:

There are following types of beams:

1. Simply Supported Beam:
The Beam which is supported by to supports at its ends.

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2. Cantilever Beam:
The beam which is fixed on one end and the other end is freely
hung.

3. Fixed Beam:
The beam which is fixed on both ends.

4. Continuous Beam:
The beam which is supported on more than two supports.

5. Over Hanging Beam

The beam which is supported on the corner on one end and the
other end is hanging after the support.
6. Double Hanging Beam:
The beam which is supported by two supports but the ends are
hung freely.

7. Trussed Beam:
The beam which are joined together to form a truss.

Observation & Calculations:

Weight of Beam = 1 Kg = 9.81 N

S
r
#

Loa
d
L1

(N)
1
2
3

19.6
2
39.2
4
78.4
8

Theoretic
Loa
Distanc Distan Distanc Practical
al
d
Reactions
e
ce
e
Reactions
d1
d2
d3
(N)
L2
(N)
RA
RB
RA
RB
(m)
(m)
(m)
(N)
9.81
19.6
2
19.6
2

0.22

0.5

0.78

0.22

0.5

0.78

0.22

0.5

0.78

28.44
9
44.14
5
78.48

21.58
2
34.33
5
47.08
8

Conclusion:
The reaction are calculated both theoretically and practically.

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Applications:
Building Structures.
Clothes Hangers.
Heavy Machineries.

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