Procedure:

1. The start button was pressed and the overwrite or append file location was
chosen. The graph(s) to be displayed was chosen.
2. Some figure displayed in the boxes of the chosen channels. These figures are
the loads in the members measured in Newtons.
3. Time approximately 20 seconds of reading to be captured was allowed. The stop
button was pressed after 20 seconds. This was initial reading for each load cell.
4. The menu was on and the ‘start’ button was clicked. The append option was
chosen.
5. The screw jack was turned anti-clockwise to apply loads in the downward
direction and the reading of the screw jack was observed. The turning of screw
jack is stopped when the desired load is reached.
6. Time approximately 20 seconds of reading to be captured was allowed. The stop
button was pressed after 20 seconds.
7. Step 19 to 21 was repeated for a few more load increments.
8. The data was exported to the excel spreadsheet and the necessary analysis was
carried out at the end of the experiment.

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