MECHANICS OF SOLIDS LAB

 

Objective:
The objective of this lab is to understand the basic principles in the areas of strength & Mechanics of Materials and Structural Analysis to the under graduate students through a series of experiments. In this lab the experiments are performed to measure the mechanical properties of the materials such as Tensile & compressive strengths, Youngs Modulus, rigidity Modulus, Impact Strength, Hardness, etc.
Laboratory Utilization:


S.No

Laboratory Name

Branch(s)

1

Material Testing  & Metallurgy Lab

Mechanical-III Semester

2

Strength of Materials Lab

Civil-III Semester

3

Fluid Mechanics & Strength of Materials Lab

Aerospace-III Semester

5

Mini Projects

Mechanical , Aerospace

6

Major Projects

Mechanical , Aerospace

7

Project based Lab Experimentation

Mechanical, Aerospace

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:
1. Compression test on helical spring.
2. Tension test on mild steel rod.
3. Double shear test on metals.
4. Torsion test on mild steel rod.
5. Impact test on metal specimen.
   (a) Izod Impact Test
   (b) Charpy Impact Test
6. Hardness test on metals.
   (a) Rockwell Hardness Test
   (b) Brinell Hardness Test
7. Deflection test on beams.
    (a) Cantilever Beam
    (b) Simply Supported beam
8. Compression test on brittle materials

LIST OF EQUIPMENT:


S.No

Name of the Equipment with Specifications

Details

Qty

Price

1

Universal Testing Machine
(40 Ton) with Accessories

Model: UTE 40
Maximum Load: 400KN
Maximum Displacement:200mm
Make: FIE

01

3,39,723/-

2

Rockwell cum Brinell Hardness Tester

Model: RAB 250
Maximum Load: 250kg
Make: Saroj Hardness Tester

01

   23,040/-

3

Vicker’s Hardness Tester

Model: VM 50
Maximum Load: 50Kgf.
Make: FIE

01

   88,644/-

4

Impact Testing Machine

Model: IT 30
Maximum Capacity:300J
Make: FIE

01

   53,471/-

5

Torsion Testing Machine

Model: TT 6
Maximum Capacity: 6Kg.m
Make: FIE

01

   89,222/-

6

Spring Testing Machine

Model: Tensile Tester 1.4F
Maximum Load: 10KN
Make: KMI

01

   72,303/-

7.

Deflection Beam Apparatus

--

01

   11,129/-


R&D Facilities:

  1. Universal Testing Machine
  2. Vickers Hardness Tester

Mechanics of Solids Lab Overview

Area

176Sq.m

Established in the year

1998

Total investment

Rs.6,77,532 /-

Major equipment

  1. Universal Testing Machine
  2. Torsion Testing Machine
  3. Rockwell & Brinell Hardness Tester
  4. Impact Testing Machine

Faculty in-charge

K.V.Viswanadh Asst..Professor

Technician

G.SubrahmanyaCharyulu

 

Equipments Photos:
IMG_2009.JPG

IMG_2007.JPG   IMG_2006.JPG
     Universal testing Machine                 Impact Testing Machine
IMG_2004.JPG          IMG_2005.JPG
                     Torsion Testing Machine      Spring Testing Machine
IMG_2008-1.jpg                                       IMG_2008.JPG
    Vicker’s Hardness Tester               Rockwell & Brinell Hardness tester