Description

The Engineering Fundamentals EFK1-MKII Statics fundamentals kit is designed to enable students to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of engineering by the process of learning via hands-on experimentation.

Practical experience allows students to see the real-world application of theoretical knowledge, leading to a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of engineering principles.

The modular kit is supplied in conjunction with a multifunctional Base Unit enabling the student to conduct their own experiments in subjects such as Forces, Moments, Beams and Levers.

Each kit is supplied with a highly visual user-friendly operational guide, enabling the student to understand the theory of the subject by the application of practical experimentation.

Topics covered:

FORCES • MOMENTS • BEAMS • LEVERS

Features & Benefits

Features

• Neatly presented in an easily identifiable and durable storage tray
• Trays have clear lids making it easy to see their contents.
• Accompanied by a detailed manual, including Student handouts and teachers notes with various practical exercises.
• Clear and concise assembly instructions for each experiment
• Multiple experiments per kit
• Toolless assembly

Benefits

• Enhanced Understanding of Concepts:
• Improved Problem-Solving Skills:
• Engagement and Motivation:
• Teamwork and Communication:

Experimental Content

• distinguish between mass and weight.
• explain the terms vector quantity and scalar quantity.
• state the units of measurement for weight and mass.
• explain the meaning of the term centre of gravity.
• obtain experimentally the locations of the centre of gravity of a lamina.
• represent a force vector as a line, drawn to scale. u state the conditions for the forces acting on a body that is in equilibrium.
• draw a free-body diagram for a body subject to several coplanar forces.
• explain the terms resultant and equilibrant of a set of forces.
• sum two force vectors using a parallelogram of forces.
• interpret a triangle of forces diagram.
• explain the use of Bow’s notation to clearly label a system of forces.
• use a triangle of forces diagram to find the resultant and equilibrant for several forces.
• define the term moment of a force and state its unit of measurement.
• distinguish between the term’s moment and torque.
• state that a moment of a force is a vector, and that it can be represented by a clockwise or anticlockwise arrow dependent on its direction and the reference point.
• state that when a body is in equilibrium, the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments about any point.
• use a beam balance to weigh an object.
• use a link polygon to describe a system of forces acting on a body in equilibrium.
• distinguish between neutral and stable equilibrium.
• calculate the moment of an oblique force about a given point on a beam.
• distinguish between the three classes of levers and give examples of each.
• explain what is meant by the term mechanical advantage.
• explain what is meant by the term uniform distributed load, UDL.
• use the principle of moments and equilibrium of forces to find the support reactions for both point loads and UDLs.
• distinguish between the two different types of pinned supports and show how they are drawn.
• resolve a given force into two perpendicular components.
• use given information on horizontal, vertical, and oblique forces to determine whether a beam is in equilibrium.