SV502 – Plastic Bending of Portals
The experiment plastic bending of portals allows the experimental investigation of portal frames placed under horizontal and/or vertical loads to cause plastic bending.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Two load cell assemblies for independent vertical and horizontal loading
- Adjustable pulley assembly to maintain true vertical and horizontal loading
- Supplied as standard with 3 Rectangular Portal Frames and 3 Pitched Portal Frames
- Linear scales to measure the deflection of the portal at each load point
Supplied with Armfield structures software as standard
Description
The portal frames are constructed from non-alloy structural steel with a section size of 13mm x 3mm. Rectangular portals and pitched portals, can be tested as part of this experiment.
The supports hold the portal specimen at each end using clamping plates, simulating a fixed support.
The external force is applied to the portal via two load cell assemblies. One load cell assembly is used for both the vertical and horizontal loading direction allowing independent loading.
The load is applied to the portal frame through two cable assemblies that take the movement of the load cell assembly and applies the same amount of deflection to the portal frame.
Each cable assembly runs over an adjustable pulley assembly that allows the direction of pull to remain constant as the portal frame deflects.
Technical Specifications
Portal Specimens
- Material: BS EN 10025-2 S275JR
- σy = 275 Mpa
- E = 210 Gpa
- Portal Section Size: 13mm x 3mm
- Portal Dimensions: 300mm x200mm
- 3 Rectangular Portals
- 3 Pitched Portals
- Linear Scale Connecting Hardware
- Universal Frame Mounting Hardware
- Pitched Portal Pitch Angle: 6°
- 2 x Fixed Supports
- 2 x Load Cell Assembly
- 2 x Adjustable Pulley Assembly
- 2 x Loading Cable Assembly
- 2 x DTI Holder Assembly
- 2 x DTI Extension Bars
- 2 x Linear Scale
Features & Benefits
- Supplied as standard with 3 Rectangular Portal Frames and 3 Pitched Portal Frames
- Two load cell assemblies for independent vertical and horizontal loading.
- Supplied with Armfield structures software as standard
- Relationship between the horizontal and vertical loads to the mode of collapse
- Plastic hinge
- Collapse mechanism
- Yield stress
- Collapse Mechanism
- Bending Moment Diagram (BMD)
- Degree of Redundancy
- Plastic Hinges
- Storage temperature: -10°C to +70°C
- Operating temperature range: +10°C to +50°C
- Operating relative humidity range: 0 to 95%, non-condensing
SV100: Bench Mounted Frame
SV101: Structures Interface Unit
Electrical supply:
110/120V, 60Hz
220/240V, 50Hz
- SV100: Bench Mounted Frame
- SV101: Structures Interface Unit
- PC with a USB port, running Windows 7 or above
PACKED AND CRATED SHIPPING SPECIFICATIONS
Volume: 0.1m³
Gross Weight: 25kg
Length: 1.176m
Width: 0.392m
Height: 0.922m
- SV502: Plastic Bending of Portals
- SV502-1: Additional Portal Samples (12PK)
- SV100: Bench Mounted Frame (Sold separately)
- SV101: Structures Interface Unit (Sold separately)
