Laboratuvar Ölçekli Tasarlanan Bir Eğme Deney Setinin Test Edilmesi

Abstract

Agricultural structures play an important role in the quality and quantity of products that are either produced or stored within a structure. Main characteristic of an agricultural structure is that it is generally smaller and lighter than other industrial structures. Hence, they require smaller scale and capacity laboratory equipment when conducting studies on structural behaviors of such structures. In this study, a deflection apparatus was designed and tested to determine if it is suitable for use in greenhouse mechanics studies. Design procedures, materials used in the design and performance of the system was discussed. Theoretically calculated deflections were compared by measured deflections obtained from the developed system. The results showed that calculated and measured deflections yielded stronger relationship with an R 2 value of 0.99. It should also be noticed that the cost of the system (5480 TL, $ 1000) makes it ideal for related studies.