Palestine technical university "Kadoorie"

"Engineering College"
"Strength of materials lab"

Students name: Mohammad Khateeb "201610193"

: Azmi Qabajeh "201812672"

Experiment name: Hookes Law.

Date: 04-10-2020

Instructor:Eng. Mohammad Abbas

Introduction:
Hooke's Law is a principle of physics that states that the that the force
needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance is proportional
to that distance.

Objectives:
Part 1:1-Deterimin spring constant.

2-Study The factor affected on spring constant.

Part 2: 1-Deterimin series spring constant.

2-Deterimin parallel spring constant.

Theory:
Part 1:

F=Δk

F:Force applied

Δ:Distance

K:spring constant

Part 2:

• Spring in Series:

F=F1=F2

Δ=Δ1+Δ2
1 1 1
 = +
𝑘𝑒𝑞 𝑘1 𝑘2

𝒌𝟏×𝒌𝟐
= keq
𝒌𝟏+𝒌𝟐
• Spring in Parallel:

F=F1+F2

Δ=Δ1=Δ2

keq=k1+k2

Equipments:1- Springs with different lengths and diameters

2- Caliper.

3- Hookes law device .

Procedure:
1. Choose any spring to be used.

2. By using Caliper measure the length of spring and its outer diameter
and the thickness of the wire of spring.

3. Record these values.

4. Prepare the device and put the spring on the hanger and put an
initial weight under the spring to pull it.

5. Read the initial reading on the scale on the device and record it.

6. Repeat step 4 with additional weights.

7. In section '2' of this experiment choose two springs and put them
once in parallel and then in series and repeat above steps again.
Data and Culcation:
Part 1:

A)Different Length and Same Dimeter

S1

D=12.5m L=42.3mm d=0.9mm

S2

D=12.5m L=29.7mm d=0.9mm

Weight(kg) Force(N) Δ1(mm) Δ2(mm)

0.2 1.92 0 0
0.4 3.92 15 14
0.6 5.88 36 29
0.8 7.84 53 43
1 9.81 79 56

12

10

8
Force(N)

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Δ1(mm)

𝛥𝐹
Slope=k1=
𝛥𝛥1

9.81−5.88
= =0.091 N/mm
79−36

k1=0.091 N/mm
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10

8
Force(N)

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Δ2(mm)

𝛥𝐹
Slope=k2=
𝛥𝛥2

5.88−3.92
= =0.130 N/mm
29−14

k2=0.130 N/mm

B)Different Dimeter and Same Length

S1

D=7.3m L=82mm d=0.7mm

S2

D=9.1m L=82mm d=0.7mm

Weight(kg) Force(N) Δ1(mm) Δ2(mm)

0.2 1.92 50 15
0.4 3.92 110 31
0.6 5.88 165 50
0.8 7.84 220 72
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8
7
6
Force (N)

5
4
3
2
1
0
0 50 100 150 200 250
Δ1(mm)

𝛥𝐹
Slope=k1=
𝛥𝛥1

7.84−3.92
= =0.0356 N/mm
220−110

k1=0.0356 N/mm

9
8
7
6
Force(N)

5
4
3
2
1
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Δ2(mm)

𝛥𝐹
Slope=k2=
𝛥𝛥2

7.84−1.92
= =0.1038 N/mm
72−15

k2=0.1038 N/mm
Part 2:

Spring in Series and Parallel

D=12.5m L=42.3mm d=0.9mm

Weight(kg) Force(N) Δ(mm) Series Δ(mm) Parallel

0.1 0.981 0 0
0.2 1.96 0 0
0.3 2.94 13 0
0.4 3.92 33 0
0.5 4.9 54 0
0.6 5.88 75 5
0.7 6.86 96 10
0.8 7.84 117 15
0.9 8.83 140 20
1 9.81 159 25

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10

8
Force(N)

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Δ(mm) Series

𝛥𝐹
Slope=keq=
𝛥𝛥

8.83−4.9
= =0.0457 N/mm
140−54

keq (series)=0.0457 N/mm

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Force(N)

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Δ(mm)Parallel

𝛥𝐹
Slope=keq=
𝛥𝛥

8.83−4.9
= =0.196 N/mm
20−0

keq(parallel)=0.196 N/mm

Conclusion:
Part 1:

A) The length of the spring is inversely proportional to the spring

constant.

B)The spring diameter is directly proportional to the spring constant.

Part 2:

In parallel, the value of the spring constant is greater than in the case
of series, so we needed more force to Tension the spring.

k=130 N/m

1)

kTh series = 0.5 k

kTh series = 0.5x0.091=0.0455 N/mm

kexp= 0.0457 N/ mm
𝑘 𝑇ℎ−𝑘 𝑒𝑥𝑝
%error=| × 100%|
𝑘 𝑇ℎ

0.0455−0.0457
%error=| × 100%|
0.0455

%error= 0.44%

2)

kTh parallel=2 k

kThseries=2x0.091= 0.182 N/mm

kexp=0.196 N/mm
𝑘 𝑇ℎ−𝑘 𝑒𝑥𝑝
%error=| × 100%|
𝑘 𝑇ℎ

0.182−0.196
%error=| × 100%|
0.182

%error= 7.7%