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MEEN 316 - Strength of Materials Laboratory
Lab #2
Poisson’s Ration
Submitted by
Daniel Richard
Team Members
Glenn Manual
Randal Scott
Date Performed: September 9, 2010
Date Submitted: September 16, 2010
Engineering Department
McNeese State University
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Table of Contents
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1. Title Page………………………………………………….1
2. Table of Contents………………………………….2
3. Objectives…………………………………… ........ 3
4. Theory……………………………………………..3,4,5
5. Procedure………………………………………….5,6,
6. Results……………………………………………..6,7,8,9
7. Conclusion…………………………………………9
8. Reference…………………………………………..9
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Objectives:
The objective of the lab was to calculate poisson’s ratio of an aluminum beam
using dual strain gages. Poisson's ratio refers to a ratio which predicts the amount of
strain experienced in non-parallel directions to an applied load. To calculate Poisson’s
ratio the strain gages calculated the longitudinal and lateral strain. The result calculated
was found as 0.325 which is a 0.167% error.