EFFECT OF MOMENT OF INERTIA ON BENDING STRESSES OF

BEAMS WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS

THEORY
BENDING OF BEAM
When an external load or the structural load applied in beam is large enough to displace the
beam from its present place, then that deflection of beam from its resent axis is called bending of
beam.
BENDING STRESSES
That applied force which produce bending in beam also produces stresses in beam these stresses
are called bending stresses.
Bending stresses are produce in a beam when an external force is applied on the beam and
produce deflection in the beam. Bending stresses main depends on the shape of beam, length of
beam and magnitude of the force applied on the beam. To calculate the bending stresses in the
beam following formula can be used
E = σ/ε
M/I ×σ/y
Here
E is the young modulus
M is the bending moment
I is the second moment of inertia of beam
σ is the bending stress (Nm-1)
ε is the bending Strain
Y is the distance from the neutral axis

APPARATUS
1. Servohydralic Universal testing machine ( UTM-600 KN )
2. Scale
3. Dial gauge
4. Vernier calipers

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PROCEDURE
Following is the procedure which was adopted to perform this experiment
 First, the apparatus was setup and beam were placed on it.
 Reading was taken for each increment of weight
 Value was properly arranged in the tables
 Procedure was repeated for different beams and different spans.

SAMPLE 583

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 LOAD (KN) VS TIME
7

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Initially unloaded the machine after setting the beam in the UTM we turned on machine and with
time load acting on the beam starts increasing after certain limit it starts decreasing in irregular
manner. In the end beam load taking capacity ends.

SAMPLE # 584

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 30 LOAD (KN) VS TIME

25

20

15

10

0
0 50 100 150 200 250

Initially unloaded the machine after setting the beam in the UTM we turned on machine and with
time load acting on the beam starts increasing after certain limit it starts decreasing .In the end
beam load taking capacity ends.

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