Lab 1 Report: 1 Aims and Objectives (5 marks) 2 Experimental set-up schematic line diagram (5 marks) (not photograph) 3 Reduced Test Data (5 marks) 4 Graph-Vertical Defections (y-axis) vs Loads (x-axis) Note the deflection at 50 N (5 marks) 5 Graph - Bending stress (y-axis) vs Loads (x-axis) Note the stresses at 50N (10 marks) 6 Bending moment diagram (10 marks) Use moment distribution method, working in units of N and mm, for a load of P = 50 N 7 Vertical reactions (10 marks) Calculate the vertical reactions at A, D and H. 8 Bending stress (10 marks) Calculate the bending stress on the top surface at C and G. 9 Vertical deflection (10 marks) Using Macauley's method, determine the vertical deflection at E. 10 10 Computer aided analysis (using Ftool) Model the beam for a load of P = 50 N. (5 marks) Positions A, B, C, D, E F, G, H corresponding to nodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Show screenshot of beam with loads and supports, structure, section properties, section dimensions, material properties. 11 Ftool-annotated bending moment diagram (5 marks) 12 12 Ftool-annotated shear force diagram support reactions (5 marks) الله 13 Ftool-annotated vertical deflection diagram (5 marks) 14 Discussion (10 marks) A brief discussion on the correlation between the experiment, theoretical and computer aided analysis

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