MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

MM1

1. To determine the modulus of elasticity of a steel wire

2. To determine the modulus of rigidity of rectangular block of rubber

3. To determine the modulus of rigidity oa a circular steel shaft subjected to torsion

4. To determine the modulus of rigidity of a brass shaft subjected to torsion

5. To determine the elastic strain energy stored in a circular steel shaft subjected to torsion

6. To determine the elastic strain energy stored in a circular brass shaft subjected to torsion

7. To determine the central deflection oa a simply supported beam subject to a concentrated

load at mid point

8. To determine the central deflection of a fixed beam subjected to a concentrated load at

mid point

9. To determine the load point deflection oa a simply supported beam subjected to an

eccentric load at a midpoint

10. To determine the load point deflection of a fixed beam subject to an eccentric load at mid

point

11. To verfiy the laws of shearing and bending moment

MM2

12. To determine the slope and deflection of simply supported beam subjected to

concentrated load at mid-span

13. To determine the slope and deflection of fixed beam subjected to concentrated load at

mid-span

14. To investigate load-deflection characteristics of helical extension spring and determine its

spring rate

15. To investigate the load-deflection characteristic of helical extension springs of different

wire diameters

16. To investigate the load deflection characteristics of helical compression spring and

determine its spring rate

17. To investigate load deflection characterstics of spiral torsion spring and determine its

spring rate for different working lengths

18. To show that tie of one oscillation is directly proportional to radius of vibrating masses

attached to spindle of spiral torsion spring

19. To determine the diametrical deflection of a circular ring subjected to diametrical load

20. To determine the deflection components of a quarter-circular ring subjected to

diametrical load

21. To determine the deflection components of a semi-circular ring subjected to diametrical

load.

MM3

22. To perform the tensile test and determine % elongation and % reduction in area of given

specimen

23. To perform bending test and determine the shape fctor of given specimen

24. To perform torsion test and determine the modulus of resilience and modulus of

toughness of given specimen

25. To perform Rockwell hardness test and determine and determine the hardness of given

specimen

26. To perform Hydraulic test on a thick wall cylinder and determine axial and tangential

strain developed in the cylinder due to internal pressure

27. To perform the Charpy Impact test and determine CIV for the given specimen

28. Study of Plane and Circular Polariscope

29. To determine the principle stresses of given transparent material with the help of fringe

pattern developed due to loading by using polariscope.

CHARPY IMPACT TESTING APPARATUS

ROCKWEL HARDNESS TESTING MACHINE

BRINELL HARDNESS TESTING MACHINE

RIGIDITY OF SHAFT APPARATUS

DEFLECTION IN BEAM APPARATUS

ELASTIC MODULUS OF WIRE APPARATUS

RUBBER BLOCK APPARATUS

COIL SPRING APPARATUS

SHAPE FACTORAPPARATUS

THICK CYLINDER APPARATUS

HELICAL TORSION SPRING APPARATUS

UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE ( 200 TON)

UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE (30 TON)