Key Features

•  One of a series of 18 kits for experiments in fundamental engineering science topics
•  For use on any engineering course from foundation to postgraduate
•  Flexible and modular, each kit fi ts onto the work panel for experiments and classroom demonstrations
•  Supplied in a hard-wearing storage tray with moulded insert to hold parts securely and a graphical list to help check the kit contents
•  Rugged and durable parts for safe ‘hands-on’ experiments, allowing better understanding
•  Contains all parts needed for experiments showing the defl ection of beams with diff erent supports

Description
This versatile kit is part of a series that allows many experiments using different arrangementsof their parts. Students, teachers or lecturers fi t the parts of the kit to the work panel(suppliedseparately) to study or show an engineering science topic. This kit includes diff erent beams and fi xing blocks. The fixing blocks work as clamps or knife-edge supports. They hold the beams in diff erent ways, such as a cantilever, simply supported, fixed (encastre) and a propped cantilever. Students set up a beam on the supports and add weights to defl ect the beams. An accurate dial indicator measures the defl ection at the point of loading. The choice of diff erent beams allow extra experiments, showing the relationships between beam deflection and ‘I’ (second moment of area) value. They also allow comparisons of diff erent beam material and how it aff ects deflection, introducing Young’s modulus. Students also use the cantilever for easy experiments showing the relationship between beam length and deflection.

Supply a CD-ROM with the work panel . It includes all the worksheets, guidance notes and lecturer notes (with answers) needed for typical experiments with each kit.

The selection of parts in the kits and the choice of fi xing points on the work panel means that teachers or lecturers may extend the experiments to an even greater range.
Note: The kit is for use with the work panel (supplied separately).
Standard Features

•  Five-year warranty
•  Manufactured in accordance with the latest European Union directives

Learning outcomes

•  Beam length and defl ection
•  Beam material and defl ection (Young’s modulus)
•  Beam ‘I’ value and defl ection
•  Beam supports (cantilever, propped cantilever, fixed beam and simply supported) and deflection

Operating Conditions
Forusein :
Well lit classroom or laboratory
Storagetem perature range :
–25°C to +55°C (when packed for transport)
Operating temperature range:
+5°C to +40°C
Operating Relative humidity range :
80% at temperatures < 31°C decreasing linearly to 50% at 40°C
Essential Services
A level bench or desktop of at least 500 mm wide x 500 mm front to back.
Essential Base Unit
Work Panel 
Specifications
Is committed to a programme of continuous improvement; hence we reserve the right to alter the design and product specification without prior notice.
Storage tray (with clip-on lid):
450 mm x 320 mm x 85 mm
Nett weight:
3.6 kg
Packed volume and weight:
Approximately 0.015 m3 and 4.1 kg
Main parts:

•  Choice of beams
•  Dial indicator
•  Dial caliper
•  Fixing blocks
•  Rule
•  Weight hangers and weights
•  Hexagon tool