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Shear and Bending Moment in

Beams Test Procedure

Mechanics of Materials Lab, CIVL 3325

October, 13, 2011

Apparatus:
Main frame

Sample
Beam

Weights and hanger Force display unit

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Shear Test:

5@20 40 40 12@20 40 4@20 40

Load cell: the value you read is the shear at cut section

Shear Test:
No loading right at the
cut section

Loading
at 20 mm
to the left

Loading at
20 mm to
the right

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Moment Test:

5@20 40 40 11@20 40 5@20 40

Loading right on the cut

section is possible

Moment Test:

Lever arm = 125 mm

The value you read is the force (N) in the load cell
The moment at the cut section: M(Nmm) = F (N) x d (mm)
and: d = 125 mm

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Procedure:
Part (A):
- Each group has three different load combinations, for
each:
- Measure the values of shear and moment at cut section,
and calculate them by theoretical statics methods as
well.

Procedure:
Part (A):
- For the first load combination only, draw the shear and
moment diagram along the beam length.

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Procedure:
Part (B):
- Each group has a constant load (W), by which:
- Move the load across the beam length
length, at various
specified positions, and measure the values of shear and
moment at cut section corresponding to each position.

Procedure:
Part (B):
- Divide the measured values by W to get the S and M at
cut section due to unit load in different positions.
- Plot the shear and moment influence line for the cut
section:
(load functtion) Cut
sectiion

X (positions along the beam)

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Procedure:
Part (C):
- Using the constructed influence lines (Part B), calculate
the shear and moment at cut section for each load
combination (Part A):
W1 W2
Comb. n
ut section

F2
(F) Cu

F1

F (cut section due to comb. N) = Wi.Fi

Procedure:
Part (C):
- Compare the S and M values you got from three
different approaches:
measurement;
theory; and
influence line.

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Group III Group II Group I

Beal Cody Baker Malmi

Bridges Clint Baker Overton

McAnally Owens Thomas

Gafferd Parrish Syverson

Mariano W. Apperson Ford

DePriest Morgan Ellis

Elzey Brasher A. Apperson