STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES/ MECHANICS OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING MATERIALS (AMEM 214/AUTO 201)

LABORATORY REPORT No. 6

TORSION TEST

Students name: Reg. No.: Group No.: Date: Experiment 6: TORSION TEST
1. OBJECTIVE

To find the rigidity modulus during torsion test of a rod. 2. APPARATUS

Torsion testing machine, Micrometer, dial gauges.

Distance

T = 9.81 x Mass x Distance Where T=Nmm, M=kg, D=mm.

Figure 1: Torsion testing machine 3. THEORY

From torsion theory: =G r = l (1) (2) From 1 and 2:

T G = = r J l

Where, = shear stress (/m2) = shear strain r = specimen radius (m) T = applied Torque (Nm) J = polar moment of inertia (m4) G = rigidity modulus (/m2) = twist angle (radians or [o]) l = length of rod (m) When a specimen is tested to destruct under torsion the graph of applied angle of twist takes the form:

Up to the limit of proportionality: T Where

T T G l = => G = J l J l (slope of T Vs graph) J

or G =

Hence knowing l and J and measuring the slope of the - graph G may be determined. 4. PROCEDURE:

The rod is placed on the two between the chocks very strongly. For different weight values the pulley rotates the rod with a Torque T and a twist angle []. he applied torque is obtained by: T=FR Where, F: Force depending on applied weight (N) R: radius of the pulley (m) The resulting angle is obtain as shown in the following figure:

l D R X

C ir c u m fe r e n c e : 2 R D i s p la c e m e n t : X [ ]= 3 6 0

X 2 R

[r a d ]= ta n [ ] X F

a. b. c. d. e. f.

Note the material of which the specimen is made and measure its diameter d and radius r. Measure the distance between the two pointers. Obtain the twist angle . Measure the diameter D and radius R of pulley. Apply different amounts of torque and record the angle of the rod. Plot T versus and obtain the slope (T/).

g. Calculate the polar moment of inertia of area using: J =

d 4
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h. Obtain the rigidity modulus using the expression derived in theory. See Materials_General.htm for our list of material data (Same as available during Tester). This is to make sure we do not break the rod. Data Sheet Dimension Rod Diameter (d) Diameter of pulley (D) Radius of pulley (R) Length (L) Measurement (mm) Converted (m)

Note: 1 Rotation = 1 mm displacement

Experimental Data and Measurements Weight (gr.) Weight (kg) Displacement (mm) Displacement (m)

Table 1: No. 1 2 3 4 Angle of twist > radians. (To convert degrees to radians: Radians = Degrees * p /180) 5. CONCLUSIONS Comment on the form of the graph of T versus and compare the value of the rigidity modulus obtained with the normally accepted value. Calculate the % error using the error analysis rules. Force (N) F=mg Torque T (Nm) T=FR X (m) [o] [rad] [o]