CE6411 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LABORATORY LT PC

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OBJECTIVES:
To expose the students to the testing of different materials under the action of various
forces and determination of their characteristics experimentally.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. Tension test on mild steel rod
2. Compression test on wood
3. Double shear test on metal
4. Torsion test on mild steel rod
5. Impact test on metal specimen (Izod and Charpy)
6. Hardness test on metals (Rockwell and Brinell Hardness Tests)
7. Deflection test on metal beam
8. Compression test on helical spring
9. Deflection test on carriage spring
10. Test on Cement
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
The students will have the required knowledge in the area of testing of materials and
components of structural elements experimentally.
REFERENCES:
1. Strength of Materials Laboratory Manual, Anna University, Chennai - 600 025.
2 IS1786-2008, Specification for cold worked steel high strength deformed bars for
concrete reinforcement, 2008
LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR A BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS
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Description of Equipment Quantity
No.
1. UTM of minimum 400 kN capacity 1
2. Torsion testing machine for steel rods 1
3. Izod impact testing machine 1
4. Hardness testing machine
Rockwell
1 each
Vickers (any 2)
Brinnel
5. Beam deflection test apparatus 1
6. Extensometer 1
7. Compressometer 1
8. Dial gauges Few
9 Le Chateliers apparatus 2
10 Vicats apparatus 2
11 Mortar cube moulds 10
1. Double shear test on metal
2. Hardness test on metals (Rockwell Hardness Tests)
3. Hardness test on metals (Brinell Hardness Tests)
4. Impact test on metal specimen (Charpy)
5. Impact test on metal specimen (Izod )
6. Compression test on helical spring
7. Tension test on helical spring
8. Deflection test on simply supported beam
9. Tension test on mild steel rod
10. Compression test on wood and brick
11. Torsion test on mild steel rod
12. Verification of Maxwell reciprocal theorem
13. Compressive test on cement
14. Deflection test on metal cantilever beam
15. Deflection test on carriage spring
16. Fineness modulus of cement
17. Consistency test on cement
18. Test for initial and final setting time
19. Soundness test on cement

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