Result

Experimental

The dimension of the 3 specimen

Material Length (mm) Height (mm) Width (mm)

Mild Steel 1000.00 4.40 20.7
Aluminium 1000.00 6.56 20.1
Brass 1000.00 6.60 20.0

The experimental magnitude of load and the beam maximum deflection

Beam maximum deflection (mm) x 0.01

Load, W (N) Mild Steel Aluminium Brass
0 0 0 0
2 0.24 0.23 0.16
4 0.49 0.44 0.35
6 0.75 0.70 0.52
8 1.01 0.96 0.70
10 1.25 1.21 0.87
12 1.55 1.47 1.05
14 1.77 1.72 1.22
16 1.97 2.01 1.38
 Graph of Mild Steel Deflection VS Load

Deflection (mm) x0.01 vs Load (N)

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Graph of Aluminium Deflection VS Load

Deflection (mm) x0.01 vs Load (N)

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
 Graph of Brass Deflection VS Load

Deflection (mm) x0.01 vs Load (N)

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Theoretical

W W

a l a beam cross section

Bending moment diagram

W = 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16 (N) a = 0.15m b = 0.020m d =0.004m l = 0.4m

This is a simply supported beam subjected to uniform bending moment.

It can be shown that the central deflection relative to the supports in the arrangement of
the diagram

Maximum deflection between the supports :-

2
𝑊𝑎𝑙
∆=
8𝐸𝐼
𝑏𝑑3
where 𝐼= 12
The theoretical value for elastic modulus of steel, aluminium and brass is 210Gpa,
70Gpa and 100GPa.
Sample calculation

𝑏𝑑 3
𝐼=
12
(0.02𝑚)(0.004𝑚)3
=
12
= 1.067 x 10−10

2
𝑊𝑎𝑙
∆=
8𝐸𝐼
2
(2𝑁)(0.15𝑚)(0.4𝑚)
=
8(210𝐺𝑝𝑎)(1.067𝑥10−10 )

= 0.00026m / 0.26mm

The theoretical magnitude of load and the beam maximum deflection

Beam maximum deflection (mm) x 0.01

Load, W (N) Mild Steel Aluminium Brass
0 0 0 0
2 0.26 0.24 0.13
4 0.54 0.55 0.25
6 0.80 0.89 0.38
8 1.07 1.12 0.50
10 1.33 1.43 0.63
12 1.55 1.67 0.75
14 1.77 1.81 0.88
16 1.98 2.15 1.00