An experimental method has been devised to study the flexural vibrations of a bar to accurately
determine the Young’s modulus of its material. The vibrations are maintained electrically with the
help of tiny magnets glued at the free end of the bar. The distinctive element in the present work
is the determination of higher resonant frequencies with notable accuracy along with the
fundamental. The actual values of the resonant frequencies in zero magnet-mass condition are
obtained from the extrapolated plots of the observed resonant frequencies versus the mass of the
magnet. A theoretical model is also developed for the fundamental mode based upon which numerical
results are obtained and found to be in conformity with these experimental findings.