Bend Testing Cast Beams
In this lab, a three-point bend test is performed on Plaster of Paris cast beams and the Flexural Elastic Modulus for the material is calculated. The maximum...
Shear Testing Round Rods
In this lab, a single-shear test is performed on 1/8 inch diameter metal rods. The maximum force needed to shear the rod is measured and used to calculate...
Strength of Materials
This lab investigates two ways in which a member can fail: In tension and in shear. A standard tensile test is performed using the Tensile Samples, and...
Photoelasticity
Photoelasticity is used to determine the stress distribution in birefringent plastics, such as polycarbonate. This experiment uses the clear polycarbonate...
Four Point Bending
In this lab, a Four-Point Bend Test is performed on ABS plastic beams from the PASCO Structures System and the Flexural Elastic Modulus for the material...
Compression Testing
In this lab, a compression test is performed on a polyethylene cylinder. Quantities measured include Young's Modulus and the Yield Strength for the material.
Hydrostatic Pressure
In this lab, students use a low-pressure sensor to measure the static pressure at different depths in a column of water and use their data to determine...
Buoyant Force
In this lab, students use a high-resolution force sensor to measure the buoyant force on a metal cylinder lowered into a fluid and then determine the relationship...
Boyle's Law
In this lab, students use a low-pressure sensor and a syringe to determine the inverse proportionality between the pressure and volume of an enclosed gas.
Planck's Constant
In this lab, students will use a voltage–current sensor and an AC/DC electronics laboratory to measure the turn-on voltage of various colors of LEDs...
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