Tensile Test Lab Report | CE151 – STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Lab 1: Tensile Test and Stress-Strain Curve

Lab 1: Tensile Test Experiment

Experiment: To conduct tensile test on mild steel bar, HYSD bar and timber and plot their stress-strain curves

Course Code: CE151 – STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Description: Complete lab report covering theory, procedure, observations, graph plotting and analysis of tensile test results

Prepared by: Important Notes Team

1. Theory of Tensile Testing

1.1 Stress-strain relationship

1.2 Mechanical properties of materials

1.3 Yield point, ultimate strength and breaking point

2. Experimental Setup

2.1 Universal Testing Machine (UTM)

2.2 Specimen preparation

2.3 Safety precautions

3. Procedure

3.1 Mounting the specimen

3.2 Applying gradual load

3.3 Recording observations

4. Observations

4.1 Data recording table

4.2 Sample calculations

5. Results

5.1 Stress-strain curves for all materials

5.2 Comparison of mechanical properties

5.3 Percentage elongation calculations

6. Discussion

6.1 Analysis of results

6.2 Error analysis

6.3 Applications in engineering

Digitized lab report prepared by Important Notes Team