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Demonstrates the deflection of beams of different materials and dimensions, held on different supports both clamps and knife edges.

This kit includes different beams and fixing blocks. The fixing blocks work as clamps or knife-edge supports. They hold the beams in different ways, such as a cantilever, simply supported, fixed (encastre) and a propped cantilever.

The choice of different beams allow extra experiments, showing the relationships between beam deflection and ‘I’ (second moment of area) value. They also allow comparisons of different beam material and how it affects deflection, introducing Young’s Modulus.