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The experiment semi-circular arch allows the experimental investigation of the horizontal thrust observed when loads are applied to a semi-circular arch with hinges at each end of the arch.
The measurements taken can then also be used to validate calculated values for the horizontal thrust and deflections found using Castigliano’s Theorem.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Ability to show mechanical principles of semi-circular arches
- Both point loads and uniformly distributed loads (UDL) can be simulated
- Pivoting support capable of measuring horizontal thrust
Supplied with Armfield structures software as standard
The experiment two hinge arch allows the experimental investigation of the horizontal thrust observed when loads are applied to an arch with hinges at each end of the arch. The measurements taken can then also be used to validate calculated values for the horizontal thrust and deflections found using Castigliano’s Theorem.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Ability to show mechanical principles of two hinged arches
- Both point loads and uniformly distributed loads (UDL) can be simulated
- Pivoting support capable of measuring horizontal thrust
Software Included as standard
The experiment Three Hinge Arch allows the experimental investigation of the horizontal thrust observed when loads are applied to an arch with hinges at each end as well as at the peak of the arch. The measurements taken can then also be used to validate calculated values for the horizontal thrust found using the static equilibrium equations.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Ability to show mechanical principles of three hinged arches
- Point loads, uniformly distributed loads (UDL) and rolling loads can be applied to the arch
- Pivoting support capable of measuring horizontal thrust
Software Included as standard
The experiment suspended centre span bridge allows the experimental investigation of different forces acting on a bridge with a central section suspended by the two outer cantilever sections of the bridge.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Ability to show mechanical principles of a centre span bridge
- Ability to show reaction forces at the supports via three load cells covering half of the bridges span
- Point loads, uniformly distributed loads (UDL) and rolling loads can be applied to the bridge
Supplied with Armfield structures software as standard
The experiment deflection of frames allows the experimental investigation of the horizontal thrust and deflection observed when loads are applied to different shaped frames. The measurements taken can then also be used to validate calculated values for the horizontal thrust and deflections found using Castigliano’s Theorem.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Two different shaped frame specimens
- Up to 1kg of weight hangers to apply loads to the specimens
- Digital indicators to measure deflection at different points on the frames
- Pivoting support capable of measuring horizontal thrust
Software Included as standard
The experiment simple suspension bridge allows the experimental
investigation of the tension in the main cable of a suspension bridge under different load conditions.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Suspension bridge hung between 2 pulley supports with a rigid bridge deck
- Up to 1.35kg of additional weight to simulate uniformly distributed loads (UDL) and point loads
- Load cell to measure tension in the main cable at the support
Supplied with Armfield structures software as standard
The experiment bending stress in a beam allows the experimental investigation of the internal stresses of a simply supported beam placed into four-point bending.
This experiment has the following properties:
- T section beam fitted with nine strain gauges to measure the strain at various points on the section
- Load cell assembly to apply any load up to 500 N via a load application bracket, evenly distributing the load over two points
- Adjustable simple supports
The experiment suspension cable allows the experimental investigation of a cable free-hanging between 2 supports under its own dead-weight.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Roller chain to simulate flexible cable
- Up to 4kg of additional weight to simulate increased dead-weight of chain
- Adjustable roller supports
- Moveable vertical scale
The experiment equilibrium of forces allows the experimental investigation of non-concurrent forces creating equilibrium in a system.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Up to 1500g of reaction weights to measure the vertical and horizontal reaction forces at each end of the beam
- Ladder type beam with multiple locations to add additional weight up to a total beam weight of 470g
- Ability to show non-concurrent equilibrium in a system using an equilibrium beam
- Adjustable simple supports allowing the angle of the ladder beam to be adjusted
The experiment deflection of beams and cantilevers allows the experimental investigation of the deflection of beams of different section sizes under different loads and types of support.
This experiment has the following properties:
- Assembly of multiple different beam experiments via 2 adjustable supports, point load weight hangers and UDL weight sleeves
- 3 different beam specimens of different section sizes and material