TWO HINGED PARABOLIC ARCH

Apparatus for studying the behaviour of a two-hinged parabolic arch under various load configurations, including vertical point loads and uniformly distributed loads across seven equi-spaced positions.

• Arch section: 40 × 8 mm uniform steel section
• Span: 1.0 m; Rise: 0.2 m
• Load points: 7 equi-spaced at 125 mm intervals
• Digital Dial Gauge: 12.7 mm travel; 0.01 mm resolution
• Load Cell: 0–500 N
• Weights set (small): 1 × 0.1 N, 2 × 0.2 N, 1 × 1 N, 2 × 2 N
• Weights set (large): 10 × 5 N, 8 × 10 N, 3 × 20 N, 1 × 50 N