University of Baghdad

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical
Engineering

Vibrations
Laboratory
Name:- Rasool Naser
Kareem
Stage :- 3rd Year
Sec:- c
 Name of Experiment
Use of a simple pendulum
Objective: The purposes of this experiment are:

1) Study the motion of a simple pendulum,

2) Study simple harmonic motion.

3) Learn the definitions of period, frequency, and amplitude

4) Learn the relationships between the period, frequency, amplitude and

length of a simple pendulum

5) Determine the acceleration due to gravity using the theory, results, and
analysis of this experiment.

Definitions
Frequency :-it is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of
time

Peroid:-it is the time required to make a complete cycle, or a

complete vibration, measured in the second unit (in the international
or global system SI)

Circular frequency ω:- is a scalar measure of rotation rate. It refers to

the angular displacement per unit time
Amplitude:- It is the amplitude of a periodic variable is a measure of
its change in a single period

DISCUSSION
1) What type of graph you got and what is the relationship that
related between t^2 and L?

- The drawing is linear so the relationship is positive i.e. that when the
first increase is increased. This relationship was forged after
manipulation of the equation to get to this drawing.

2) What effect does the mass of the ball have on the period of a
simple pendulum? What would be the effect of replacing the steel
ball with a wooden ball ?

_ The mass on a pendulum does not affect the swing because force
and mass proportional and when the mass increases so does the force.
As the fore increases so does the acceleration and along with gravity
are the factor that affect the pendulum swing.

3) What are the error that affect the calculation of the earth gravity,
and how can prevent these error ?

_ In the simple pendulum errors are in the measurement of the tendon

and determine the center of the ball and the amount of angle from
which the body starts because of the hypothesis than the angle is
equal to the sin calculation of the frequency of the pendulum and the
time calculation of frequency
 In the compound pendulum determine the center of the body and
calculate the distance between the center and the distance imposed
and the operation of the weight position in the state of equilibrium ate
the height and also the starting angle must be small and calculate the
time to frequency.