W.E.R.C. Big Game - At the Competition

April 7-11, 2001
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Purdue's poster.		 P4110138
And the test setup, measuring tape as strain gage. It held about 14 kips.		 P4110139
Loading our bench-scale test model onto the test frame.		 P4110140
Attaching the loading strap.
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Mike and Jeff getting the strain gage ready to measure deflection.		 P4110145
The test setup, ready to go.		 P4110146
The head technician, Steve, applying the load with a hand pump.		 P4110147
22,000 pounds were applied with a deflection of only 6 thousandths of an inch - and that could be attributed to the settling of the test frame. We estimated that it should hold around 70 or 80 kips.