Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics of Solids Laboratory

Design of Experiment Worksheet
Students should complete the steps given below before they start the experiment and get it
approved by the TA or Instructor.
Group No:_____ Name(s):_____________________________________________
General Design (Test Plan for conducting an experiment):
1.

Objective of the Experiment: (What concept or theory needs to be verified?)

2. Parameters to be measured: (What is to be measured? How many times you have to measure
each parameter for a statistically meaningful experiment)

3.

Test equipment: (What test apparatus is needed?)

4.

Measuring Instruments: (What gauges or instruments are needed?)

5.

Test Procedure: (How do you perform the test?)

6.

Data Analysis: (What are you planning to do with the data collected?)

7.

Results: (What is the final outcome of the test?)