This Shear Centre and Bending Experiment Unit allows users to explore the effects of shear and bending in beams with
different cross-sectional shapes. The system includes three test beams (rectangular, equal-angle ‘L’, and ‘U’-shaped
channel), enabling a broad range of studies on symmetrical and non-symmetrical bending, deflection, and shear centre
analysis. Users can apply various loads and measure resulting deflections using high-resolution indicators, which can be
individually displayed or connected to a USB interface hub for digital data collection. The channel (‘U’) beam allows
students to find the shear centre experimentally, demonstrating cases where it lies outside the beam boundaries.
The system is fully integrated with EDAQ software, allowing real-time data acquisition, analysis, and visualization. Users
can investigate load-dependent horizontal and vertical deflections, apply Mohr’s circle to determine principal axes, and
compute the second moment of area for various beam shapes. The package includes three test beams, a plate holding two
high-resolution deflection indicators, a clamped-end assembly, a measuring-end assembly, mass hangers, weights, a Vernier
caliper, and a storage tray, making it an ideal tool for engineering students and researchers in structural mechanics.
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