Structural Engineering Lab Equipment

Vibration of Spiral Spring Apparatus: A spiral spring made of cold rolled steel is clamped between a ball bearing mounted shaft and a fixed bracket.

Whirling Shaft Apparatus: the modes of oscillation and resonances of rotors with continuous mass distribution can be clearly demonstrated using this unit.

A piston compressor is a typical machine, on which imbalance and oscillating masses generate vibrations.

Vibration on Machine Foundation: an indispensible element of machine design is targeted reduction of vibrations.

This is used to investigate the dynamic behaviour of a ship structure.

Torsional Vibrations Apparatus: this experimental unit is used to explain torsion and torsional vibration in experiments.

Universal Vibration System: the trainer covers a wide range of topics in mechanical vibration technology.

Universal Frame and Stand: the internal working dimensions for mounting experiments are 1.22m x 0.76m.

Interface: hardware to enable capture and storage of inputs from a variety of experiments; to accept inputs of Force, Strain, deflection and angle.

Simple Suspension Bridge: to study cable tension resulting from uniformly distributed, point, rolling loads on a rigid deck; to compare the measured and…

Demonstration of the theory of plastic bending of a beam section, and increase in bending moment due to redundancy.

Two Hinged Parabolic Arch: apparatus investigating horizontal thrust of the springing of two hinged steel parabolic arch; to enable the calculation of…

Shear Force in a Beam: to consist of 2 simple supports; a rigid aluminium alloy beam cut into two unequal lengths, which permits vertical movement, whilst…

Continuous and Indeterminate Beams: to consist of three movable reaction supports, three test beams, load hangers, calibrated test weights.

Redundant Truss: to be constructed of a 45° two bay cantilevered truss with seven members and pinned joints.

Suspended Centre Span Bridge: A three (3) span bridge encounters interactive loading when a point or rolling load crosses the deck: equilibrium is maintained.

Unsymmetrical Bending and Shear Centre Apparatus: cantilevered specimens: 'U'; 'L' and rectangular; angle of principle axes can be varied; cantilever test…

To allow the study of torsional behaviour for rods and tubes; torsion specimens held within a fixed and movable chuck.

Reactions of Beams Apparatus: determination of the reaction forces in the supports of a simple supported beam under various loadings; also measurement of…

Triangle of Forces Apparatus: resolution of three static, co-planar forces; determination of triangle of forces and verification of closed triangle when in…

Shearing Force Apparatus: demonstration of the action of shear in a beam; measurement of shear force at a section of a loaded beam; verify equilibrium of…

Bench mounted; reinforces concepts of work and energy; direct reading of tangential effort; back board with protractor for angular measurement.

Three Wire Suspension: verification of equilibrium where sums of horizontal and vertical forces are zero; investigate redundancy of vertical tie in a three…

Wall Jib Crane: determination of forces in the crane members; confirmation by theory and polygon of forces.