HARDWARE
TecQuipment's Two-Pinned Arch hardware consists of high-quality structures teaching equipment which clearly demonstrates the characteristics of a two-pinned arch under various load conditions.
To perform experiments using the two-pinned arch module, students apply various loads at set positions along the span of an arched structure.
One end of the arch pivots, the other end rolls against a load cell. The load cell connects to a
Digital Force Display (STR1a) and measures the thrust reaction.
The equipment includes a lead to connect the load cell to a Digital Force Display (STR1a), weight
hangers and weights, rule, a lecturer guide and a student guide.
|
|
VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS
The Two-Pinned Arch Virtual Experiments Software enables computer simulation of experiments working with or without the Structures teaching hardware. It expands the scope of experimentation beyond the limits of the hardware, allowing students to visualise, tabulate and graph data, reducing the time required for students to obtain, process and present results. It also enables students to apply uniformly distributed loads to the arch. As students apply loads, the simulation software displays a force diagram together with a diagram of theoretical bending moment. This allows students to realistically, efficiently and conveniently investigate and compare the properties of a two-pinned arch under varying applied loads.
The virtual experiments software is available in a variety of multi-user and networked options, as well as single-user format.
|
Home page | Contact TecQuipment
Visit our parent website at