FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FEST)

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
Program:
Bachelor of
(Honours)
Course Title:

Mechanical

: Prof. Ir. Dr Abu Bakar Mahat

Engineering

Engineering Dynamics

Course Code: EE3272

Date

: Semester May 2016

Laboratory

: S313 Engineering Mechanics

Lab.

LABSHEET
Experiment 1:

Motion of Projectile

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Notes:
(1) On-the-spot evaluation may be carried out during or at the end of the
experiment.
(2) Students are advised to read through this lab sheet before doing the
experiment.
(3) Your performance, teamwork effort, and learning attitude will count
towards the marks.

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EXPERIMENT 1
1.0

TITLE
Motion of Projectile

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INTRODUCTION

Projectile motion is a combination of horizontal and vertical motion. A

projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. There are
many types of examples in projectiles. An object dropped from rest is a
projectile (provided that the influence of air resistance is negligible). An
object that is thrown vertically upward is also a projectile (provided that
the influence of air resistance is negligible). And an object which is thrown
upward at an angle to the horizontal is also a projectile (provided that the
influence of air resistance is negligible). A projectile is any object that once
projected or dropped continues in motion by its own inertia and is
influenced only by the downward force of gravity.

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OBJECTIVES
To determine the projective motion of a body for the following condition:
1.
Projectile without an exit angle to horizontal.
2.
Projectile with an exit angle to horizontal.

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THEORY

The free-flight motion of a projectile is often studied in terms of its

rectangular components. To illustrate the kinematic analysis, consider a
projectile launched at point (xo, yo), with no initial velocity of v o, having
components (vo)x and (vo)y as shown in figure below. When air resistance is
neglected, the only force acting on the projectile is its weight, which
causes the projectile to have constant downward acceleration of
approximately ac = g = 9.81 m/s2 or 32.2 ft/s2.

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Horizontal Motion.
equations yields

Vertical Motion.
we get

Since ax = 0, application of the constant acceleration

Since the positive y axis is directed upward, then ay = -g. Hence,

To summarize, problems involving the motion of a projectile can have at

most three unknowns since only three independent equations can be
written; that is, one equation in the horizontal direction and two in the
vertical direction. Once vx and vy are obtained, the resultant velocity v,
which is always tangent to the path, can be determined by the vector sum
as shown in the above figure.

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APPARATUS

1. Meter Ruler Tape; to measure the height of the metal ball when
released and also the distance between the metal ball off rail track and
land the carpet.
2. Curve Rail Track; the path for metal ball roll from high to low ground.
3. Time Detector; detect the time taken of metal ball travel in 100mm.
Use to calculate the speed of metal ball.
4. Metal Ball; approximately 66.7gram each.
5. Carpet; where the metal ball land.
6. Marker Pen; as a marker.
7. Stop Watch; measure the time between metal ball off the rail track and
land the carpet.

Figure 1.1 Time Detector, MeterRuler Tape, Stop Watch and

Metal Ball

Figure 1.2 Curve Rail Track

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PROCEDURE

1. Measured the height h1 of the launch point and marked the position
(i.e., the end of the ramp above the floor.)
2. Measured and recorded the height (h) from the bottom of the ball,
when it is placed at the end of the guided track to the floor.
3. Put a carpet on the floor with use to measure the distance of landing
position to the end point.
4. Switched on the main plug. Press the green push button to set the
timer to zero.
5. Placed the ball gently at the h1 position and leave it. Then, the ball
will slowly going down.
6. When the ball passed the two photo gates time interval between
them, the time between photo gates is indicated on timer on control
panel. The time between photo gates was recorded.
7. Time of flight was recorded by using stopwatch.
8. Noted down the parabolic trajectory travelled by the ball (Range in
meter).
9. Take the reading as shown in the table.
10.
Measured and set the lower height h2 of the launch point and
marked the position.
11.

The steps from 2-9 was repeated to get the result.

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First setting
setting

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Second

RESULTS/OBSERVATIONS

For each setting (Sample)

Angle,

= 24.8

Height, h1 = 0.49m

Velocity,

Time of flight,
t

Range, R (cm)

1.38

0.47

59

1.43

0.47

59

1.40

0.47

59

1.40

0.47

59

1.43

0.47

60

Average time of flight, t = 0.47 s

Theoretical velocity, v = 1.64 ms-1
Theoretical Range, R
= 0.70 m
8.0 Laboratory Report
The report must justify and verify the objective(s) providing all required
vital information, while eliminating unnecessary materials. Organization,
concise and completeness are of paramount importance.
The following information, if required, must be included in the report:
1) Report cover-sheet must include: Name, ID & Date of Submission.
2) Introduction
3) Objective
4) Theory
5) Apparatus
6) Procedure / Methodology
7) Calculation
8) Results / Tables / Graphs
9) Discussion
10)
Conclusion
11)
References
Note:
All materials used must be cited in the report.
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