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    This document provides guidelines for a lab report on an experimental stress analysis using photoelasticity. The experiment involves determining the fringe constant of a material and analyzing stress in a diametrically compressed disc and a beam under 4-point loading. Students are asked to calculate stresses theoretically using equations of elasticity and experimentally using the stress optic law and polarized light fringe patterns.

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    ME321A Lab : Experimental Stress Analysis

    Experiment No.4 : Photoelasticity


    [email protected]
    August 12, 2019

    Lab report guidelines.


    §Theory
    • Write a short note (3 to 4 lines) on Polarisation.
    • Write a short note on Waveplates and Birefringence.
    §Experiment Part 1 of 2 : To determine the fringe constant, fσ of the birefringent material Homolite.

    The analytical formula for stresses induced in X1 − X2 plane of a diametrically compressed disc (shown in Fig.1)
    is given by:
    −2P cosθ1 sin2 θ1 cosθ2 sin2 θ2
     
    2P
    σ11 = + + (1)
    πt r1 r2 πDt
    −2P cos3 θ1 cos3 θ2
     
    2P
    σ22 = + + (2)
    πt r1 r2 πDt
    2P cos2 θ1 sinθ1 cos2 θ2 sinθ2
     
    σ12 = − (3)
    πt r1 r2
    Where P is the load applied and r1 , r2 , θ1 , θ2 are as shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1

    Qn.1 Show that:


    q
    σ1 − σ2 = 2
    (σ11 − σ22 )2 + 4σ12 (4)

    Hint: Recall that in 2 − D (Plane Stress Condition) Principal Stresses (σ1 , σ2 ) are the Eigenvalues of
     
    σ11 σ12
    [σ] =
    σ12 σ22

    1
    Qn.2 Using equations (1,2,3,4), evaluate (σ1 − σ2 ) at the following points on the disc.
    P
    Hint: You should obtain expression in the form k( πRt ), k ∈ R

    Coordinate (X1,X2) (σ1 − σ2 )


    (0,0)
    ( R4 ,0)
    ( R2 ,0)
    ( 3R
    4 ,0)
    (R,0)

    Qn.3 Using Vernier Callipers, measure the thickness and diameter of the disc.
    Thickness, t = mm
    Diameter, D = mm
    Qn. 4 Recall the experiment performed in the lab using the circular polariscope setup. Using the expressions
    obtained in Qn. 2 and Stress Optic Law, find fσ .
    Stress Optic Law:
    nfσ
    σ1 − σ2 = (5)
    t
    Coordinate Load, P(N) Fringe Order, n (σ1 − σ2 ) Analytical fσi
    ( R4 ,0)
    ( R2 ,0)
    ( R4 ,0)

    Σfσi
    fσ = = (6)
    Σi
    — End of Part 1 of the experiment. —
    §Experiment Part 2 of 2 :
    Consider the beam under 4 point loading as shown in the Fig. 2

    Figure 2
    Qn.5(a) Using Vernier Callipers/Scale, measure the geometric dimensions of the beam.
    Length, L = mm
    Height, 2H = mm
    Width, B = mm
    Qn.5(b) Draw the FBD of the beam.

    2
    Qn.6 Draw the Shear Force Diagram (SFD) and Bending Moment Diagram (BMD) for this beam. Check if
    the region between points A and B is subjected to Pure bending.

    Qn.7 Find (σ1 − σ2 ) analytically at point (0, H 2 ) for the load corresponding to fringe order 1 and 2. Show
    calculations and fill up the corresponding cells in the table below.
    Hint: From Euler Bernoulli approximate beam theory, you know that Bending Stress is given by σb = −M b y
    ICSA where
    the symbols have their usual meaning. Also recall that under pure bending (ie Shear Force, V = 0) σ1 = σb and
    σ2 = 0 .
    Qn.8 Using Stress Optic Law, find (σ1 − σ2 ) at point (0, H2 ) corresponding to fringe order (n) 1 and 2. Show
    calculations and fill up the corresponding cells in the table below. Use fσ value obtained in Part 1 of the experiment.

    Coordinate Load, P(N) Fringe Order, n (σ1 − σ2 ) (σ1 − σ2 )


    using EB Experimental
    beam theory.
    (0, H2 )
    (0, H2 )

    Qn.9 Find y coordinate which corresponds to n = 0 fringe.


    Hint: You may use (σ1 − σ2 ) expressions from EB beam theory and Stress-Optic Law.

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