Strength of Materials Laboratory

Laboratory Technical Staff: Eng. Parvaneh Afshari

Ext. No: 5718

The strength of Materials laboratory of mechanical engineering department offers a variety of experiments for undergraduate and graduate students. What follows is a brief description of each available experiment.   

Bend Testing Machine

Objectives:

• Investigation of the relationship between load, span, dimensions and deflection of a beam

• Ascertain the coefficient of elasticity for steel, brass, aluminum and wood

Twist Testing Machine

Objectives:

• Determination of the shear modulus of steel, brass, and aluminum

• Investigation of the relationship between the torsional moment, clamping length and torsional angle of a shaft
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Curved Beams Testing Machine

Objective:

• Determination of horizontal and vertical deflections of curved beams

Impact Test

Objective:

• Determination of the impact strength characteristics of different materials

Tensile Test

Objectives:

• Tensile tests

• Recording of stress-strain diagrams

• Evaluation of Young's modulus

• Determination of Brinell hardness

Combined Bending Test

Objective:

• Determination of deflection and its direction

Fatigue Test

Objective:

• Testing the fatigue strength of a material subjected to changes in bending stress

Strain Gauge Bridge Test

Objective:

• Studying the deflection and load variations in twist and bend testing machine