Behavior of Column and Struts Apparatus
Product Code : EL-SELE-10574
Quick Answer: The Behavior of Column and Struts Apparatus (with Data Acquisition) lets students investigate the deflection and buckling stability of aluminum struts using a Structures Aluminum Frame, a screw mechanism to compress five different strut sizes held by chucks under different end fixing conditions, an integral load cell with Digital Force Display, and a magnetic deflection scale, supported by lecturer and student guides.
| An experimental apparatus to allow students to investigate the deflection and stability of struts (Behavior of columns). | |
| The experiment hardware fitted a Structures Aluminum Frame. | |
| Behavior of Column and Struts Apparatus with Data Acquisition | |
| The equipment includes strut storage space and five different sizes of aluminum strut. | |
| Students compress aluminum columns (struts) using a screw mechanism. | |
| The equipment uses chucks to hold the struts and allows different end fixing conditions. | |
| An integral load cell connected to a Digital Force Display displays the load on the strut as it is compressed. | |
| A magnetic deflection scale shows how much the strut buckles. | |
| Students continue compressing the strut until reaching the critical buckling load. | |
| They then repeat the experiment using different strut lengths or fixing conditions, analyzing their results. | |
| The lecturer guide provides details of the equipment including sample experiment results. | |
| The student guide describes how to use the equipment and gives experiment procedures. | |
| Key features | |
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| Structures training module for students of mechanical, civil and structural engineering. | |
| Allows safe and practical experiments into buckling of struts. | |
| Realistic and verifiable experiments results. |
For this and other structural engineering lab equipment, schools and colleges can contact Engineering Lab Equipment, a manufacturer, supplier and exporter based in Ambala, India.
Last Updated: September 2026
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