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Structural Components

Synopsis
Components of structures fail in various ways - under tension, by compression, under shear or by buckling. Simple models and animation are used to illustrate these failure modes. Three balsa wood structures are loaded to show the effect of buckling of a compression component. A solid beam, a hollow tube and a space-frame cantilever are shown to have vastly different loading characteristics. Shows a new design of pylon analysed by the CEGB designer and its full scale loading to destruction.
Series
Engineering Mechanics: Solids, Course T235
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production
1990
Availability
Off-air recording licence
Sale; 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Formerly T232/05.
Subjects
Engineering
Keywords
loading; mechanical engineering; structural components

Credits

Producer
Andrew Millington

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web
http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 1908 274066
Address
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Notes
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