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The apparatus consists of a thick-walled aluminium cylinder, held in a robust frame.

A self-contained bench mounting experimental apparatus to enable students to investigate the distribution of radial and hoop stresses and strains throughout the wall of a thick cylinder and to compare the practical results with those predicted by theory.

The cylinder is in two halves, cemented together. One face of the joint has an eccentric shallow groove that contains ten strain gauges at precise radii and orientation. These gauges measure the radial and hoop strains.