Chair of SMD

Solid lab Mehari Hagos(TA) assignment

1. Static Strain Measurement, strain gage training system

1.1 Tensile testing
Material, steel

✓ E-is the modulus of elasticity (210𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚2)

✓ 𝜇 (𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛′ 𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜) = 0.28
✓ Yield strength=240 N/mm2
✓ diameter=10 𝑚𝑚
1 4 𝑢𝐴(𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑎𝑙)
✓ 𝜀= ∗ ∗ Only for tension
2(1+𝜇) 𝑘 𝑢𝐸 (𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒)
▪ 𝑘=
𝑢𝐴 𝑚𝑉
▪ = ∗ 10−3
𝑢𝐸 𝑉

Beam Length: mm Strain, 𝜖 Stress,

𝜎=𝜖∙𝐸
Weight (N) Strain (mV/V)
empty 0
0 0
10 0.004
20 0.008
30 0.012
40 0.015
1. Calculate the theoretical stress
2. Show the relevant plots of the measured stress and calculated stress
3. Conclusion based on the measured stress and calculated Analysis of the test?

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 Chair of SMD
Solid lab Mehari Hagos(TA) assignment
Objectives

✓ To learn about the use of resistance strain gages and Wheatstone bridges
✓ To Learn to use a static strain indicator
✓ To practice the application of Uncertainty Analysis to a physical situation
Where:
✓ 𝜖-is the strain (𝜇m/m)
✓ E-is the modulus of elasticity (210𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚2)
✓ 𝜎- stress, 𝜎=𝜖∙𝐸
✓ B-is the width (mm)
✓ H- is the thickness (mm)
1 𝑚𝑉 1 𝑢𝐴
▪ 𝜀= ∗ ∗ 10−3 = ∗ For bending
𝑘 𝑉 𝑘 𝑢𝐸

Beam Data:

@ Length: ___________mm
@ Width: ____________mm
@ Thickness: ___________mm
Where k- is the gauge factor and for this equipment and K=2.05

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 Chair of SMD
Solid lab Mehari Hagos(TA) assignment
Beam Length: mm Strain, 𝜖 Stress,
𝜎=𝜖∙𝐸
Weight (N) Strain (mV/V)
empty
1
1
3
4
5
6
4. Calculate the theoretical stress
5. Show the relevant plots of the measured stress and calculated stress
6. Conclusion based on the measured stress and calculated Analysis of the test?

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 Chair of SMD
Solid lab Mehari Hagos(TA) assignment
Material
✓ G -is the shear modulus (80𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚2)
✓ 𝜇 (𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛′ 𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜) = 0.28
✓ diameter=10 mm
1 𝑢𝐴
✓ 𝜀= ∗ for torsion
𝑘 𝑢𝐸
✓ 𝑘 = 2.05

Beam Length: mm Strain, 𝜖 Stress,

𝜏 = γG
Weight (N) Strain (mV/V)
0 0
5 0.5
10 1
15 1.5
20 5
✓
Assuming pure shear stress compare the measured torsional moment with theoretical one?

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 Chair of SMD
Solid lab Mehari Hagos(TA) assignment
2. Buckling apparatus
1. What is buckling and buckling apparatus?
2. What is the difference of buckling and bending?
3. Prove, Why materials going to buckle rather than compressed or vice versa? Show it
mathematically?
4. Define Euler cases of buckling with their basic difference?
5. Why buckling is an extremely dangerous type of failure relative to other type of failures’?
6. When we decide the critical load as maximum force during experiment?
7. For a steel material with E of 210 𝑁/𝑚𝑚^2 length of rod 500 mm base b=20mm, height h=4mm
determine theoretical buckling force for each Euler cases and conclusion depending the result?