The Structures module is also comprised of laboratory exercises and a design task.
Introductory Material
Spreadsheet Example (PDF)
Class Exercises (PDF)
Experiment 3
Experiment 3A: The Tension Test (PDF)
Experiment 3B: Linear Elastic Behavior of a Beam (PDF)
Experiment 3B Theory (PDF)
Experiment 3B Results (PDF)
Design Task
Your task is to design, fabricate, and test a model structure intended to give students a better understanding of two fundamental types of behavior of structural elements — the bending of a beam and torsion of a shaft — and, at the same time, allow them to verify the principle of superpositioning for linear elastic systems.
Instructions (PDF)
Revised Requirements (PDF)
Engineering Analysis (PDF)
Engineering Analysis, Expanded (PDF)
