Thermal stress in a clamped rod
Heat a rod fixed between two walls: free expansion alpha L dT becomes a stress Y alpha dT and a huge force.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 10. Thermal Properties of Matter |
| NCERT section | 10.4 |
| Level | NEET level |
| Time | about 12 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: thermal stress · expansion · Young modulus · clamped rod