Solid Foundations for Mastering Structural Principles

Compact study equipment featuring rugged design for the classroom and designed for benchtop use.

Structures – Deflection of Beams

SKU# ST9544

Deflection of Beams

This kit allows students to utilise a range of beams in order to understand the elastic properties of beams and cantilevers.

Beams can be fitted to one support to form a cantilever, or between two supports with different fixing methods, forming simply supported and fixed or ‘encastre’ beams. Students apply loads and measure the deflection. This product includes a set of ‘specimens’ of different metals for comparison of the elastic properties. It also allows the student to vary the length of the beam to see how this affects the magnitude of deflection for a given load.

The Digital Mitutoyo dial has its own display, but it is connected to the USB interface so data acquisition can occur across the USB cable.

Pictures are a representation of the product and correct at the time of uploading. Occasionally there may be changes to equipment for supplier or development reasons which may not be reflected. Please check the bill of materials before purchase to confirm the contents that you will receive.

Learning Objectives

Beam bending formula
Deflection due to point loads and UDLs (uniformly distributed loads)
How beam fixings affect deflection of: Simply supported beams, Fixed or ‘encastre’ beams, Cantilever beams, Propped cantilever
Shape of a deflected beam
Beam length and deflection
Beam material and deflection — the elastic (Young’s) modulus
Beam cross-section and deflection — the Second Moment of Area (‘I’ value) – and material stiffness