Demonstrations, Technical support, Limited warranty – PASCO ME-8987 Super-Flex I-Beam User Manual
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Demonstrations
Bending
Hold the I-beam in your hands and bend it in the “upright” and “side” directions as
illustrated. Hold the I-beam with the top grid facing the students and demonstrate the
distortion as the beam is bent (see Figure 2a). In which direction is it easier to bend?
For the same effort, in which direction does it bend more?
Buckling
Bend the I-beam in the upright position and continue to bend it until the beam buckles
(see Figure 2b). Another way to show this mode of failure is to stand the I-beam on its
end and press down on the top end until the column buckles.
Torsion
Twist the I-beam to demonstrate its lack of strength under torsion (see Figure 2c). .
Figure 2
Technical Support
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Limited Warranty
For a description of the product warranty, see the PASCO catalog.
Copyright
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Trademarks
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Figure 1: Illustration of
I-beam bent in upright
and side directions
(2a) Bending
(2c) Torsion
(2b) Buckle
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Upright
Side