Mechanics of Materials Lab

Lab Report 6

Name: Malik Muhammad Ibrahim

Roll No: 211192
Class: Bemts-F-21-IV-B
Date: April 20th ,2023
Submitted to: Sir Hassan Nawaz
 Experiment No.09

Objective:
To fine the Maxwell-Bettie’s Influence Coefficient and to verify the law.

Apparatus:
Steel bar 6mm x 20mm x 1000mm, rider for weight, suspender for weights, 3 weights 5N, 1
weight 2.5N, 2 articulated supports with dynamometer, 3 dial gauges with holders.

Theory:
According to the Maxwell-Bettie transportation law, deflection at point x1 as a result of force on
point x2 is just as large as the deflection at point x2 caused by an identical force on point x1. The
correlation is defined by the following formula:

In general, according to Maxwell-Betti, The following applies

The two influence coefficients a11 and a22 indicates the deflection at the point of force.
Influence coefficients link the deflection at a certain point in the bar to the loading of the bar. In
general, the deflection wi for a point xi can be specified as the function of n forces Fj as follows:

This experiment is only intended to examine the effect of a fore on points x1 and x2 on the
deflection at points x1 and x2.

Figures:
Procedure:
The experiment is set up as shown in the diagram.

1. Load the bar at point x1 and measure the deflection at x1 and x2.
2. Load the bar at point x2 and measure the deflection at x1 and x2.

Observations and Calculations:

Influence coefficient for bars on two supports

Deflection at Deflection at Influence

Serial No. Force Applied Force at point point x1 in point x2 in coefficient
F in mm mm mm (a11 or a21)
in mm/N

1 2.5 N 300 mm 2.75 mm 2.70 mm 1.1

2.5 N 600 mm 2.40 mm 2.45 mm 0.98

2 5N 300 mm 6.05 mm 6.18 mm 0.8

5N 600 mm 6.50 mm 6.60 mm 0.88

2 10 N 300 mm 13.60 mm 13.50 mm 1.36

10 N 600 mm 13.30 mm 13.20 mm 1.33

From the load and the deflections, it is possible to calculate the influence coefficients. As
predicted, the influence coefficients a12 and a21 are identical.

Conclusion:
The influence coefficients are identical. This verifies the Maxwell-Betti’s Influence Coefficient
law.

Errors:
The errors that hindered the exact calculations and gave an offset in true values were:

 Parallax error
 Systematic Error (Extra sensitive measuring devices)
 Human Error and environmental Error.