Beam on two supports: bending moment diagram

This unit consists of a beam mounted on two supports which is subjected to point loads. The beam is cut at one point. At that point there is a low-friction hinge with one degree of freedom. The bending moment occurring at the section is recorded by a force gauge acting on a fixed lever arm. An adjuster nut on the force gauge is used to align the beam horizontally and balance out any lowering.

• investigation of bending moment on beam mounted on 2 supports
• indication of bending moment in beam by low-friction hinge with 1 degree of freedom
• position of hinge at 1/3 span
• 2 bearing supports
• loading of beam by 1 to 3 point loads
• force gauge and lever arm to indicate bending moment
• adjuster nut for horizontal alignment of beam
• storage system to house the components