PASCO Specialty & Mfg. ME-8987 User's Manual
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1. 2b Another way to show this mode of failure is to stand the I beam on its end and press down on the top end until the column buckles Torsion Twist the I beam to demonstrate its lack of strength under torsion see Figure 2c 2b Buckle 2a Bending i i ji I i 1 ar Pf t J I d I Figure 2 Technical Support 2c Torsion For assistance with any PASCO product contact PASCO at Address PASCO scientific 10101 Foothills Blvd Roseville CA 95747 7100 Phone 916 786 3800 worldwide 800 772 8700 U S Fax 916 786 7565 Web www pasco com Email support pasco com Limited Warranty For a description of the product warranty see the PASCO catalog Copyright The PASCO scientific 012 10603A Super Flex I Beam Instruction Sheet is copyrighted with all rights reserved Permission is granted to non profit educational institutions for reproduction of any part of this manual providing the reproductions are used only in their lab oratories and classrooms and are not sold for profit Reproduction under any other circumstances without the written consent of PASCO scientific is prohibited Trademarks PASCO PASCO scientific and ScienceWorkshop are trademarks or registered trademarks of PASCO scientific in the United States and or in other countries All other brands products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products or services of their resp2. Instruction Sheet 012 10603A Super Flex Beam ME 8987 Top Grid Side Grid Included Equipment Part Number Super Flex Beam ME 8987 Introduction The model ME 8987 Super Flex I Beam illustrates beam stiffness and deflection Because it flexes more than a metal or wooden beam students can easily observe that its vertical stiffness is greater than its horizontal stiff ness Use the Super Flex I Beam to qualitatively demonstrate how a beam bends under various load and support configurations Grids on the top and one side of the I beam show the amount of deflection in a qualitative way The grid on top is approximately 25 4 cm 10 in long and 3 8 cm 1 5 in wide with 1 2 cm by 1 2 cm 0 5 in by 0 5 in squares The grid on the side is approximately 12 cm long and 2 cm wide with 1 cm by 1 cm squares f D To 800 772 8700 www pasco com Super Flex Beam ME 8987 Demonstrations Bending ena Hold the I beam in your hands and bend it in the upright and side directions as illustrated Hold the I beam with the top grid facing the students and demonstrate the distortion as the beam is bent see Figure 2a In which direction is it easier to bend For the same effort in which direction does it bend more Side Figure 1 Illustration of l beam bent in upright and side directions Buckling Bend the I beam in the upright position and continue to bend it until the beam buckles see Figure
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