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This document reports on an experiment that measured the stress and strain on a rubber sheet subjected to tensile loads. Key findings include: 1) As the applied load increased from 0 to 400N, the cross-sectional area of the rubber sheet elongated and the measured stresses and strains increased. The relationship between stress and strain was found to be linear. 2) The modulus of the rubber sheet was calculated to be 2.5MPa based on measurements taken at an applied load of 300N. 3) Stresses at different positions away from a central hole in the rubber sheet were measured at loads of 250N and 350N. The stresses decreased with increasing distance from the hole, demonstrating the stress concentrating effect

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Report - Part A: y X y X y

This document reports on an experiment that measured the stress and strain on a rubber sheet subjected to tensile loads. Key findings include: 1) As the applied load increased from 0 to 400N, the cross-sectional area of the rubber sheet elongated and the measured stresses and strains increased. The relationship between stress and strain was found to be linear. 2) The modulus of the rubber sheet was calculated to be 2.5MPa based on measurements taken at an applied load of 300N. 3) Stresses at different positions away from a central hole in the rubber sheet were measured at loads of 250N and 350N. The stresses decreased with increasing distance from the hole, demonstrating the stress concentrating effect

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Report – Part A

The cross sectional area of the rubber sheet perpendicular to Y axis:


A (cross section area) = (width × thickness) = 150 ×5 = 700 mm2

Y X δy dx εy εx τy
Applied Vertical Horizontal Change in Change in Y(strain) X(strain) Stress(MPa)
Load (N) (mm) (mm) Y X
dimension dimension
(mm) (mm)
0 140 140 - - - - -
100 148 138 8 -2 0.057 0.014 0.142
200 155 135 15 -5 0.107 0.036 0.286
300 164 132 24 -8 0.171 0.057 0.429
400 175 128 35 -12 0.250 0.086 0.571

Table 1. (Measurements and calculations of strain and stress in the square section)

0.6

0.5 Figure 1. (Stress,


0.4 τ y as a function of
the vertical strain,
Stress(MPa)

ε y and horizontal
0.3

0.2 strain,ε )
x

0.1

0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
Strain

Vertical Strain Horizontal Strain

Report – Part B
Calculate the modulus of the rubber sheet at 300N (using data from Table 1),
τ y 0.429
E= = =2.5 MPa
ε y 0.171

Item Position of Measurement


1-1* 2-2* 3-3* 4-4* 5-5* 6-6* 7-7*
Initial distance ( y 0)
between points, mm 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
(at 0 N)
Final distance ( y u)
between points, mm 26 25 24 23 23 23 23
(at 250 N)
Strain,
y u at 250 N − y o at 0 N
ε y= 0.3 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
y o at 0 N
Stress,
τ y =E ε y 0.750 0.625 0.500 0.375 0.375 0.375 0.375

Table 2a. (Measurements and stresses at various positions away from the hole on the rubber
sheet at a load of 250N)

Item Position of Measurement


1-1* 2-2* 3-3* 4-4* 5-5* 6-6* 7-7*
Initial distance ( y 0)
between points, mm 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
(at 0 N)
Final distance ( y u)
between points, mm 30 27 25 25 25 25 25
(at 350 N)
Strain,
y u at 250 N − y o at 0 N
ε y= 0.50 0.35 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
y o at 0 N
Stress,
τ y =E ε y 1.250 0.875 0.625 0.625 0.625 0.625 0.625

Table 2b. (Measurements and stresses at various positions away from the hole on the rubber
sheet at a load of 350N)

1.4
1.2
1
Stress(MPa)

0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Position of Measurement

250N 350N
Figure 2. (Stress at various horizontal positions away from the hole [Position 1 is at the edge
of the hole])

Figure 6. (Positions on the rubber grid with the greatest tensile stress (GT), the least tensile
stress (LT), and the greatest compressive stress (LC) at a load of 350N)

Experiment HES3281 2010 Stress concentration questions


Question A
r 4
1. = =0.2
h 20

r
From the graph provided, K t =1.8 when =0.2
h

Given applied stress = 140 GPa

τ =K t ×140=252GPa

2. Given 75% of applied stress,

0.75 ×252=189GPa

189
Kt= =1.35
140

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