At present the lab is equipped with a 3000 kN servo hydraulic compression testing machine, 200 kN flexural testing machine, concrete cube and beam casting and testing facilities.
Officer in charge: Dr. Muthulingam Subramaniyan
Structural Analysis Laboratory:
| S. No. | Name of Instrument | Description | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clerk’s Maxwell Reciprocal Theorem Apparatus | THE THEOREM Clerk-Maxwell’s reciprocal theorem state that in a linearly elastic structure, the deflection at any point. A due to a load applied at some other point 13 will be equal to the deflection at B when the same load is applied at A. THE APPARATUS Clerk-Maxwell’s reciprocal theorem apparatus consists of a rigid frame and a light beam. |  |
| 2 | Elastic Properties of Deflected Beam Apparatus | Apparatus consists of a mild steel beam 2.5cm x 3mm in cross section and 100cm long, pinned to two supports 70cm apart situated symmetrically. | |
| 3 | Curved Member Apparatus | Apparatus consists of a steel bar which is used to make the different curved members Viz. circle, semicircle with straight arm, a quadrant of a circle and quadrant of a circle with straight arm. The bottom ends of the members are fixed to the base. |  |
| 4 | Behaviors of Colum and Struts Apparatus | Behavior of Column and Struts Apparatus An experimental apparatus to allow students to investigate the deflection and stability of struts (Behavior of columns). |  |
| 5 | Two Hinged Arch Apparatus | Apparatus has a span of 100cm and rise 25cm. Both ends should have hinge but one of the ends should also be free to move longitudinally. |  |
| 6 | Three Hinged Arch Apparatus | A three-hinged arch apparatus was design and fabricated in order to experiment action of different loads at different points on arch structures |  |
| 7 | Shear Center and Unsymmetrical Beam Bending Apparatus | This Apparatus is used to measure shear centre of different sectioned beams when the loading is applied |  |
| 8 | Portal Frame Apparatus | Portal Frame apparatus is used to examine the horizontal reactions, fixing moments and direction of sway of two rectangular portal frames subjected to vertical loading. |  |
| 9 | Pin Joint Truss Apparatus | An experimental apparatus to create a wide selection of pin-jointed frameworks and then investigate the effects resulting from applying loading forces to them. |  |
| 10 | Strain Gauge Indicator with Digital Display | Strain Gauge Indicator accepts strain gauge signal form strain gauge sensors such as load cells, pressure transducers and torque sensors and provide alarms, indicates value and also converts into selected DC voltage or current output allowing direct connection to PLC’s |  |