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Craft Stick BeamsThe objective of this exercise is to provide a phenomenological 'hands-on' experience that shows how geometry can affect the load carrying capacity of a material used in construction, how different materials have different failure characteristics, and how construction affects the performance of a composite material. This will be accomplished by building beams of a single material and composite beams of a mixture of materials (popsicle sticks, fiberboard sheets, and tongue depressors); testing these layered beams to determine how and where they fail; and based on the failure analysis, designing a layered beam that will fail in a predicted manner. The students will learn the effects of lamination, adhesion, and geometry in layered beam construction on beam strength and failure location.
Document ID
19960052152
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Karplus, Alan K.
(College of Western New England Springfield, MA United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1996
Publication Information
Publication: National Educators' Workshop: Update 95. Standard Experiments in Engineering Materials Science and Technology
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Accession Number
96N35375
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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