Torsion Test : Lab Report

Task:
The purpose of this experiment is using a Torsion Tester we set out to find the Modulus
of Rigidity or Shear Modulus of the specimen being tested.
Specimen:
The specimen being tested today is a 6.!mm or " inch metal rod approximately #$%mm
long.
&'uipment:
The e'uipment being used for the test is a Torsion Tester( it has one fixed end that is
holding the metal rod with a grub screw and does not rotate .The other end is fixed with a
grubbing also but is free spinning with a pulley. )t has string wound onto the pulley in the
opposite direction that the tor'ue is going to be applied ( it also has a platform*carriage
that is to house the weights that will be added with each measurement. The pulley end of
the e'uipment also has a 6% degree readout that is to measure the difference in angle as
the different weights that are applied( this readout measures in degree increments.
+rocedure:
,- Measure diameter and length of rod( radius of pulley( mass and any other rele.ant
data. Then we need to reset the angle.
$- /dd mass and measure angle.
- Repeat step $ until enough measurements are taken to draw a graph.
Results:
Mass
(kg)
Angle in
degrees
Angle in
radians
Force
(N)
1.1 7 0.122 10.791
2.1 13 0.227 20.601
3.1 19 0.332 30.411
4.1 25 0.436 40.221
5.1 30 0.524 50.031
Shear Modulus of ,0.$ 1+a was calculated.
+ublished Shear Modulus is 2% 1+a
3onclusions:
)t was noticed that after the first , kg weight was applied totaling ,., kg including the
weight of the platform*carriage at %., kg( the angular reading taken was # degrees( the
next three times , kg weights were added and angular readings were taken( The angle had
increased by 6 degrees with each weight increment. The final time weight was added it
brought the total weight up to !., kg( The last angular increment 6 degrees bringing all
the weight to a total angle of % degrees. / conclusion made is that we probably didn4t
take enough measurement as we should ha.e( approximately $% measurements should
ha.e probably been taken for a more accurate experiment.
&rrors:
The first error to be noted is the resolution or limitation of precision of the 6%
degree readout that we ha.e on the Torsion tester( it is measuring in whole degree
increments( Therefore we could ha.e a M+& of one degree di.ided by $ or simply
half a degree.
There has also been rounding off with some of the calculations and or figures
recorded which can also bring slight inaccuracy.
There could ha.e been better precision with measuring the o.erall length of the
metal rod being tested.
/bsolute error 5 6%.%$##mm7 8 6%.!mm7 5 8*- %.!$##mm
Relati.e error 5 %.!$##*,.669 5 %.%,666 or %,.666: