Wing Bending

Name/Group
Group 08

Lab Date
2/25/2015

Report Date
10/13/2013

Course and Semester

AE512 SP15

Deliverable 1

Deliverable 2
The test apparatus included a beam composed of 2024 Aluminum with a length of 30 inches, width of 1.00 inches and
thickness of 0.25 inches. The beam was secured to a table using two clamps. The beam overhung the table 24 inches. The
beam was then measured for existing deflection under its own weight using a long ruler measured from the ground at 6 inches,
12 inches, 18 inches, and 24 inches. These measurements are used as the datum points in which the deflection after loading
could be measured. The beam was loaded under 1 kg and 2 kg of weight using a two-tiered and three-tiered wiffle tree
(detailed in deliverable three).
Deliverable 3

Two Tier Wiffle Tree

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Three Tier Wiffle Tree

Deliverable 4
For each wiffle tree the beam was loaded using 1 kg worth of weight and then 2 kg worth of weight.
Deliverable 5
Deflection (inches)
Location

1st Tree

8 in
12 in
18 in
24 in

-0.0313
0.0000
0.0313
0.0625

1st Tree + 1kg

1st Tree + 2kg
2nd Tree
2nd Tree +1kg
2nd Tree + 2kg
Measured
Predicted
Measured
Predicted
Measured
Predicted
Measured
Predicted
0.0625
0.0788
0.0938
0.1576 0.0313
0.0625
0.0788
0.0625
0.1576
0.1875
0.1606
0.3125
0.3211 0.0625
0.2188
0.1606
0.4063
0.3211
0.4063
0.3049
0.7188
0.6097 0.0938
0.4375
0.3049
0.6875
0.6097
0.5313
0.4609
0.5465
0.9217 0.1563
0.6250
0.4609
1.0625
0.9217

Deliverable 6
The beam is known to be 2024 Aluminum, it is assumed to be 2024-T3.
Bending Stress Allowable 2024-T3 : Fty = 42,100 psi (Aluminum 2024-T3, 2015)
Bending Stress = Mc/I
I = (1/12)bh3 = (1/12)(1.00 in)(0.25)3 =0.0013020833 in4
c = 0.25/2 = 0.125 in
M =AI/c = (42,100 psi)(0.0013020833 in 4) / 0.125 in = 438.54 in-lbs
438.54 in-lbs is the moment in which the beam will yield
Under the two-tiered wiffle tree loading the beam will yield at 29.236 lbs
Under the three-tiered wiffle tree loading the beam will yield at 29.259 lbs
Under the distributed load, If P indicates the load and the loading is as described by the prelab (0.5P 0-12 in, 1P 12-18 in, 1.5P
1-24 in) the beam will yield at P =8.353 lbs
References

Aluminum 2024-T3. (2015). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from MatWeb Material Property Data:
http://matweb.com/search/DataSheet.aspx?MatGUID=57483b4d782940faaf12964a1821fb61

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