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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 1 EXPERIMENT 2

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TITLE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 THEORY 3.0 OBJECTIVE 4.0 APPARATUS 5.0 PROCEDURE 6.0 RESULT 7.0 DISCUSSION 8. CONCLUSION 9.0 REFERENCES 10.0 APPENDIX

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 2 EXPERIMENT 2

EXPERIMENT 2: SUPPORT REACTIONS AND CENTRAL MOMENT OF A CONTINOUS BEAM

1.0 INTRODUCTION: A continuous beam is a structural component that provides resistance to bending when a load or force is applied. These beams are commonly used in bridges. A beam of this type has more than two points of support along its length. These are usually in the same horizontal plane, and the spans between the supports are in one straight line. 2.0 THEORY: In contrast to a simply supported beam, which has supports at each end and a load that is distributed in some way along its length, a continuous beam is much stiffer and stronger. A bridge that is made up of beams that span between only two supports is called a simply supported beam bridge. If two or more beams are joined together rigidly over multiple supports, the bridge becomes continuous. The two main factors for consideration in the design of a continuous beam are the type of load and the strength characteristics of the material used to construct the beam. The reactions that occur at the supports of a simply supported beam can be determined by analyzing only the forces applied to the beam. For this reason, simple beams are known as statically determinate. A continuous beam has more supports than are required to provide equilibrium, and the deformation behavior under load is also considered when determining the support reactions. As a result, this type of beam is known as statically indeterminate.

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 3 EXPERIMENT 2

The theoretically formula:

Mb

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 4 EXPERIMENT 2

3.0 OBJECTIVE: The objective of the experiment is to find the support reactions and central moment for a continuous beam given. The data obtained from the experiment will then be compared to the values predicted from theory.
The objective of the experiment is to find the support reactions and central moment for a continuous beam given. The data obtained from the experiment will then be compared to the values predicted from the theory. The object of the experiments is also to find the support reactions and central moment for a simply supported continuous beam. 1. Two loads within the supports 2. Three loads within the support 3. Two loads with one outside the supports 4. Three loads with one outside the support 5. Uniformly distributed loads instead of point loads

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 5 EXPERIMENT 2

4.0 APPARATUS: The apparatus needed is as shown in the diagram below. The frame consists of three support brackets that can be set at any point along the top beam. Each bracket has a spring balance with a fine screw adjuster and a stirrup to hold the beam used in the experiment. The position of the bracket is shown by a pointer and scale. Additional stirrups are used to hold the load hangers which are attached to the beam to provide point loads. A position bracket is used to determine the position of the applied loads.

Load hanger Spring balance Beam

Stirrup

Load

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 6 EXPERIMENT 2

5.0 PROCEDURE: 1. Set the two outer brackets to convenient positions, say 0 to 1000mm and the middle bracket was set to 400mm. 2. Placed the stirrup on the beam and attached it to the spring balance hooks. 3. Apply the load of W1=20N at 200mm and W2=40N at 700mm. The position bracket can be used to set the loads at the correct point of the beam. 4. Removed the load but leave the stirrups in position. 5. Set the beam level by sighting along the top surface next to each stirrup. Then, adjusted the spring balance adjusters was until the same reading is observed on the scales. 6. Take the initial reading of each spring balance and note the value. 7. Apply the loads again to the beam. After that, checked again the position of the stirrups using the position bracket. 8. Adjust the beam level by using the screw adjusters on top of the spring balances. The beam level is must at the same height throughout the span, as shown on the scale. The level does not has to be the same as before, as long as the three suspension points are at the same height. 9. Read the spring balance and record the observations.

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 7 EXPERIMENT 2

6.0 RESULT: Then, tabulate the data recorded Spring balance number 1 2 3 Initial reading (R0) 1 5 1 Final reading (Rf) 9 39 19 Actual reading (R0-Rf) 8 34 18

THEORITICALLY AND EXPERIMENT FORMULAE THEORITICALLY Mb Mb= =4250KN

EXPERIMENT MB MB= =4250

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 8 EXPERIMENT 2

7.0 DISCUSSIONS: What we can conclude on this experiment is about the data where from this experiment, we know that the forces act on the beam was same (strain force and bending force).to prove it, we calculated the data by using the theoretically and experiment formulae.

8.0 CONCLUSION: The data obtained from the experiment were compared to the values predicted from theory, and from this two method (experiment and theoretically) has show that the results were same.

9.0 REFERENCE: http://www.scribd.com http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-continuous-beam.htm http://www.timberdesign.org.nz/files/00132%20Martin%20Lehmann.pdf

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10.0 APPENDIX

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ANALYSIS STRUCTURE 10 EXPERIMENT 2

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