Unit for studying Deformation of Trusses

The Unit for studying Deformation of Trusses, allows to measure the global deformation of different types of statically determined flat truss assemblies subjected to a single external force.

ATENG 12161 — Unit for studying Deformation of Trusses

Anodized aluminum frame and panels made of painted steel.

• The “ATENG 12161” unit mainly consists of:
• Twenty-one bars made of PVC with different sizes to form different types of trusses:
• Bar of 454 mm to achieve a length of 519.9 mm from center to node center.
• Bar of 384.7 mm to achieve a length of 449.7 mm from center to node center.
• Two bars of 359 mm to achieve a length of 424.3 mm from center to node center.
• Two bars of 331 mm to achieve a length of 396.9 mm from center to node center.
• Five bars of 235 mm to achieve a length of 300 mm from center to node center.
• Five bars of 194 mm to achieve a length of 259.8 mm from center to node center.
• Five bars of 85 mm to achieve a length of 150 mm from center to node center.
  ATENG 12161 detail
  Bar-disk link pieces and pins to join the bars to the disks.
  Seven node discs, two of them are used to hinge the truss structure to the frame of the unit.
  Two stainless steel stiffeners to prevent lateral buckling.
  Three setters, two of them to simulate the props and a third to hold the stiffeners.
• Load application device with a force gauge mountable on different node discs, range: -500 – 500 N, graduations: 10 N.
• Dial gauge to record the deformation of the truss under load:
• Measuring range: 0 – 25 mm, accuracy 0.01 mm.