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Frame Deflections and Reactions
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Teaching Product Ref STR18 |
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Hardware
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Virtual Experiment
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TQ's Frame Deflections and Reactions teaching apparatus enables a range of laboratory, classroom and computer-based experiments for civil, mechanical and structural engineering students.
Experiments include study and comparison of load, horizontal reactions, fixing moments, sway and shear forces in:
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a rectangular portal with a uniform section |
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a rectangular portal with a non-uniform section |
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| To ensure it meets your teaching needs, TQ's Frame Deflections and Reactions teaching apparatus is available in various hardware and software formats. Choose from: |
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Hardware only |
| Hardware with virtual (computer-simulated) experiments |
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Hardware with automatic data acquisition and virtual experiments |
| Virtual experiments only, included in the Virtual Experimentation Pack (STRS) |
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HARDWARE
TQ's Frame Deflections and Reactions hardware enables students to examine the horizontal reactions, fixing moments and direction of sway of two rectangular portal frames subjected to vertical loading.
One of a range of Structures teaching products, the Frame Deflections and Reactions experiment hardware includes load cells which monitor the moment at one end of the frames and the horizontal reaction at the other. Students use the results of moments and reactions to plot bending moment diagrams. They compare the bending moment diagrams, and the direction and causes of sway, to theoretical calculations. A digital deflection indicator measures sway. Both portals have the same overall dimensions. However, one portal has a constant second moment of area, while the other has one leg with a lower second moment of area.
The Frame Deflections and Reactions apparatus includes two load cells, leads to connect the load cells to a Digital Force Display (STR1a), weight hangers and weights, a rule, a lecturer guide and a student guide.
Essential ancillaries:
To use the Frame Deflections and Reactions hardware you will also need:
Structures Test Frame (STR1) and a
Digital Force Display (STR1a)
Recommended ancillaries:
Structures Virtual Experimentation Pack (STRS)
The Automatic Data Acquisition Unit (STR2000) will enable automatic data acquisition from the Frame Deflections and Reactions hardware. As an additional benefit, the Frame Deflections and Reactions virtual experiment is FREE!
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VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS
The Frame Deflections and Reactions Virtual Experiments Software enables computer simulation of experiments working with or without the Structures teaching hardware. As well as all the experiments possible with the hardware, the software extends investigations further. It enables study of the relationship between the stiffness and stability of a structure and how it transfers its load into its footings.
During experiments, the software displays a force diagram and a bending moment diagram. Students can visualise, tabulate and graph data, reducing the time required for students to obtain, process and present results. This allows students to realistically, efficiently and conveniently investigate and compare the properties of a wide selection of frame deflections and reactions 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.
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For more information see our datasheet (PDF file) 
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