A benchtop platform that holds the experiments of the Structures range.

Enhancing students’ learning and understanding of basic structural principles focusing on beams, bridges and cantilevers, these course books provide real life examples and theories and run through the experimental set-up, procedures, and analysis.

Experiment for the study of the characteristics of a fixed arch under various load conditions. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of the characteristics of a suspended beam bridge. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of determinate and indeterminate truss structures. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software
(VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of the characteristics of a two-pinned arch under various load conditions. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of the characteristics of a three-pinned arch under various load conditions. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of the characteristics of a simple suspension bridge. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of buckling of struts and the relationships between length, end fixing conditions and buckling load. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for investigations into two common curved structures and two common davit structures. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of torque and deflection in different materials with circular section. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of rectangular portals subjected to vertical loads. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment that can be used to perform a wide variety of beam experiments, from simple cases to complex problems. Mounts on the Structures test frame and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of strains, stresses, forces and deflections in various pin jointed frameworks, and the study of Bow’s notation. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to
Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment that illustrates and proves the basic theory of bending moments in a beam. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of the characteristics of a simply supported beam. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of the vertical and horizontal deflection of different unsymmetrical sections. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit
and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment that illustrates and proves the basic theory of shear force in a beam. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of plastic theory and limit state design in portal frames. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software
(VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of beam deflection under different loads and fixing conditions, and the demonstration of Young’s modulus. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the
Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of plastic theory and limit state design of beams. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of stress distribution across the section of a beam. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software
(VDAS® Onboard).

Experiment for the study of bending moments and sway in portal frames. Mounts on the Structures platform and connects to the Structures automatic data acquisition unit and software (VDAS®
Onboard).

An additional load cell for the STS8 Pin-Jointed Frameworks apparatus to allow multiple loads to be simultaneously applied to the test framework and measured.

Compact, bench mounted apparatus enabling a variety of investigations into material stiffness including Young's modulus.

A set of 12 fully annealed mild steel replacement specimen beams for use with STS15 Plastic Bending of Beams apparatus.

A set of 12 annealed mild steel replacement portal frames for use with STS16 Bending of Portals Apparatus.

A set of carbon composite beams with cored construction. The different composition of the core of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A set of carbon composite beams with cored construction. The different composition of the core of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A set of carbon composite beams with a varied construction along their lengths. The different composition of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics along its length.

A set of carbon composite beams with a varied construction along their lengths. The diff erent composition of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics along its length.

A steel beam with eight half-bridge strain gauges spaced from the centre line, for the examination of strain at different points along a beam for both simply supported and cantilever experiments.

A set of carbon composite beams with varied construction. The different construction of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A bench top frame with load cells and cantilevers for the study of deflection and forces on different types of beams for a wide range of supports and loads; also demonstrates Young's modulus.

Shows the various modes of buckling (elastic collapse or crippling) of slender compression members.

A set of carbon composite beams with varied construction. The different construction of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A bench mounting apparatus to allow students to investigate the deflections of unsymmetrical cantilevers.

A versatile bench mounted machine for compressive and tensile tests on different materials and structures.

TecQuipment’s Sturdy Work Bench WB1 is suitable for use with most TecQuipment bench top products.

An optional set of additional components to extend the range of experimentation of the TE16 Stiffness of Materials and Structures Apparatus.

A self contained floor standing unit consisting of a tank with tappings connected to a bank of piezometer tubes. It demonstrates flow through permeable media with common structures such as dams and walls.

Bench mounted bending system to test tension, torsion and bending to illustrate how resistance strain gauges work and methods of measuring strains in different structures. Can be used to demonstrate Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio.

A kit containing commonly required spare items for the TecQuipment Engineering Science kits.

Experiment that uses the fundamental theory and Rayleigh's approximation to calculate the frequency of oscillation of a cantilever. Also utilises Dunkerley's method to predict the 'beam only' frequency. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.