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FRICTION (INCLINED PLAIN)
6 HOURS
1 0F 4
Experiment outcomes
At the end of the lab session students should be able:
a)
Determination of the friction coefficient for different materials.
b)
Force on the incline plane for different materials.
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Theory
When a body slides over another, the motion resisted by a force called the
friction force. The force arises from the fact that the surfaces, though planed
and made smooth, have ridges and depressions that interlock and relative
movement is resisted. Thus the force of friction on a body is parallel to the
sliding surfaces and acts in a direction opposite to that of the sliding body.
Friction coefficient ;
Reaction force,
Movement
direction
External force, P
Friction force, F
FigureMg
1.1
Static friction coefficient from figure 1.1 ;
When a body is a rest on an inclined plane making an angle with the horizontal,
the forces acting on the body in figure 1.2
Movement
Reaction force,
direction
External force, P
Friction force, F
Mg sin
Mg
Mg cos
Figure 1.2
Reaction force,
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Apparatus/Equipments
i.
Mg sin
Mg
Mg cos
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ii.
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FRICTION (INCLINED PLAIN)
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Safety Precautions
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Procedures
5.1
Determination of friction coefficient
i. Set the plane horizontal. This can be achieved with of a spirit level.
ii. Place the sliding objects on plane and hook them to the empty weight
hanger by means of a rope.
iii. Add weights to the hanger until the sliding objects tend to move.
iv. Note down the material combination, weight and rope force.
v. Repeat the experiments with other material combination.
5.2
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Friction coefficient (
steel
brass
polypropylene
aluminum
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Direction of motion
Upward
Downward
Direction of motion
Upward
Downward
Direction of motion
Upward
Downward
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Direction of motion
Upward
Downward
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Discussion
i.
Analyze the result with the theory.
ii.
The factor that influence the experimental result.
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References
Joseph Edward Shigley and John Joseph Uicker, Jr. (1995), Theory of Machines
and Mechanisms. Second Edition, McGraw-Hill International Editions.