Structures

Structures: 2500037 (Environmental Engineering)

Summary of the Laboratory Contribution

• Damped Free Vibration Experiment:

  • The laboratory allows students to observe and analyze the dynamic behavior of oscillatory systems with a single degree of freedom.
  • Through hands-on experiments, students can study the system's response to perturbations and determine key parameters such as natural frequency and damping coefficient.
  • The use of mobile applications like Phyphox facilitates data measurement and analysis, helping to connect theoretical concepts with experimental observations.

• Tensile Testing Experiment:

  • The laboratory helps students understand the stress-strain relationship of materials by experimentally determining mechanical properties such as Young's modulus and Poisson’s ratio.
  • The experiments provide an opportunity to analyze how materials behave under increasing loads until failure, identifying different phases such as the elastic, plastic, and creep regions.
  • Experimental results allow for comparisons between theoretical material behavior and real-world data, supporting a better understanding of material mechanics.

These laboratory activities complement the structural engineering course in the Environmental Engineering degree by reinforcing theoretical concepts with practical applications. They provide students with direct experience in observing how materials and structural systems respond to different forces and disturbances.