Deflection of Beams and Cantilevers Kit

Item Number:

ES4 - Experiment

TecQuipment Engineering Science Experiments

This kit includes different beams and fixing blocks. The fixing blocks work as clamps or knife-edge supports. They hold the beams in different ways, such as a cantilever, simply supported, fixed (encastre), and a propped cantilever.

Students set up a beam on the supports and add weights to deflect the beams. An accurate dial indicator measures the deflection at the point of loading.

The choice of different beams allows extra experiments, showing the relationships between beam deflection and ‘I’ (second moment of area) value. They also allow comparisons of different beam material and how it affects deflection, introducing Young’s Modulus.

Students also use the cantilever for easy experiments showing the relationship between beam length and deflection.

TecQuipment supply a CD-ROM with the Work Panel (ES1). It includes all the worksheets, guidance notes, and lecturer notes (with answers) needed for typical experiments with each kit. The selection of parts in the kits and the choice of fixing points on the work panel means that teachers or lecturers may extend the experiments to an even greater range.

Learning Outcomes

Beam length and deflection
Beam material and deflection (Young’s Modulus)
Beam ‘I’ value and deflection
Beam supports (cantilever, propped cantilever, fixed beam, and simply supported) and deflection

For this kit we currently have worksheets available for:

Deflection of Beams (ES4):

Beam Load
Beam Dimensions
Beam Length

Key Features

One of a series of 18 kits for experiments in fundamental engineering science topics
For use on any engineering course from foundation to postgraduate
Flexible and modular, each kit fi ts onto the work panel (ES1) for experiments and classroom demonstrations
Supplied in a hard-wearing storage tray with a molded insert to hold parts securely and a graphical list to help check the kit contents
Rugged and durable parts for safe ‘hands-on’ experiments, allowing better understanding
Contains all parts needed for experiments showing the deflection of beams with different supports