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SE 110.16 Parabolic arch

FEATURES:

 

  • Statically determinate or statically indeterminate parabolic arch under load1
  • Deformations of the arch under load1
  • Support reactions of the arch

DESCRIPTION

Technical Description

Parabolic arches are popular elements in construction engineering. They can be employed as bridges or beams for example. Normally these bridges are statically indeterminate. The special feature of the parabolic arch is that in the arch only normal forces and bending moments occur, but no shear forces. That is the case when the arch is subjected to a uniform distributed load and both ends are mounted in fixed bearings. This enables arches to be constructed from loosely set stones – a construction technique which has been in existence for many centuries. Loads acting upon the inner of the arch are primarily compressive forces in the direction of the normal force at every point of the arch.

SE 110.16 includes a pre-shaped parabolic arch. It can be subjected to point or distributed loads. One of the arch’s supports is fixed, the other is on a roller bearing. Loads are used to cancel this movement. The movable support thus becomes a fixed support. Additional loads compensate for the vertical support reaction.

Dial gauges record the deflection of the arch under load and the horizontal displacement of the movable bearing. As long as the roller bearing is movable, the arch is statically determinate, though it is substantially deformed under load. As soon as the roller bearing becomes immovable, the arch is no longer statically determinate and is deformed only to a minor degree.

All the component elements of the experiment are clearly laid-out and housed securely in a storage system.

The complete experimental setup is arranged in the frame SE 112.

The well-structured instructional material sets out the fundamentals and provides a step-by-step guide through the experiments.


Learning Objectives / Experiments

- mechanical principles of the parabolic arch
- differences between statically determinate and statically indeterminate arches
- measurement of the deformations of the arch under load
- measurement of the support reactions on the statically indeterminate arch under load
- calculation of the support reactions
- influence of point load or distributed load on reaction forces and deformation of the arch

FEATURES

Specification
[1] investigation of a parabolic arch, optionally statically determinate (1 fixed support, 1 movable support) or indeterminate (2 fixed supports)
[2] loading of the arch with a distributed load by way of 7 evenly distributed loads or by point loads
[3] dial gauges record the deformation of the arch under load
[4] loads to compensate for the reactions of a fixed support
[5] storage system to house the components
[6] experimental setup in frame SE 112


Technical Data
Parabolically pre-shaped steel arch
- length: 960mm
- height: 262mm
- cross-section: 20x6mm
Dial gauges
Measuring range: 0...25mm, graduations: 0,01mm
Load
- 11x 1N (7+4 hangers)
- 16x 1N
- 19x 5N


Dimensions and Weight
LxWxH: 1170x480x178mm (storage system)
Weight: approx. 35kg (total)


Scope of Delivery
1 arch with 7 shackles + 7 load hangers
1 set of loads 
2 deflection rollers with fixture
1 bearing
2 dial gauges
1 storage system with foam inlay
1 set of instructional material

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