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LABORATORY MANUAL
I. OBJECTIVE
a. At the end of this topic students can understand and explain:
- The Inclined Plane
- Sliding Friction and Static Friction
II. INTRODUCTION
The Inclined Plane
Suppose you must design a ramp with a cable to hold a heavy object on an inclined
ramp. For a given angle of inclination of the ramp, how much force must the cable deliver
to hold the object on the ramp? How much force must the ramp be able to support?
You could solve this problem by building ramps and cable and testing them, or by
testing scale models. Alternatively, you could use your knowledge of forces and vectors
to solve the problem mathematically. In the diagram, for example, the weight, F, of the
object on the inclined plane can be resolved into two components: one perpendicular to
the plane, F⊥ , and one parallel to the plane, F|| . The angle, θ, is the angle of inclination of
the inclined plane. In this experiment, you will compare the mathematical solution with
data taken directly from a scale model.
b. Laboratory Setup
The Inclined Plane
1. Setup the experiment in the static board as shown in figure 10.4.
2. Add a 100-g mass to the cart and measure and record the total mass of the cart.
Calculate and record the weight of the cart-plus-mass.
Total mass of cart : _______0,138_kg______ weight of cart: _______1,352
N________
Figure 4 Experiment setup of the inclined plane.
3. Set up the Inclined Plane on the Statics Board. Start with the plane at 15°. Put
the cart on the Inclined Plane and use thread connected under a pulley to the
Spring Scale to hold the cart in place on the ramp.
4. The force provided by the Spring Scale, F|| measured, equals the component of
the force of gravity that is parallel to the Inclined Plane, F|| The calculated
component of force that is parallel to the Inclined Plane, F|| calculated, is F sin
θ, where θ is the angle of the plane.
5. Adjust the angle of inclination of the Inclined Plane to each of the values
shown in the table. For accurate values, adjust the pulley and Spring Scale so
that the thread remains parallel to the plane. At each value, record the
measured value, F|| measured, of the force parallel to the plane on table 1.
6. At each value, calculate the magnitude of the force parallel to the plane, F||
= F sin θ
calculated and record the calculated value.
7. Calculate the percent difference between the measured and calculated values
of the force parallel to the plane.
1. To measure the force of the cart on the Inclined Plane, reset the Inclined Plane
to 15°. Replace the Spring Scale with a mass hanger connected by a thread
over the pulley to the cart. Add masses to the mass hanger until the cart and
the hanging mass are in equilibrium. (In other words, the force provided by
the tension in the thread equals the component of the cart’s weight that is
parallel to the plane.) as shown in figure 5.
2. Record the total mass of the mass hanger and calculate and record the weight.
Total mass of mass hanger = __0.055_kg___ Weight of mass hanger =
__0,539 N_____
3. How does the weight of the mass hanger compare to value of F||calculated, the
component of the cart’s weight that is parallel to the plane? (See the data table
for the value at 150.)
4. Add a second pulley to the Statics Board and set up the Spring Balance above
the pulley. Tie a thread to the hole at the top of the post of the cart. Arrange
the pulley so the thread from the post is in line with the post, and therefore is
perpendicular to the plane. Arrange the Spring Scale so that the angle of the
thread from the pulley up to the scale is vertical as shown in figure 11.6.
Sliding Friction
1. Setup the experiment in the static board as shown in figure 7.
2. Use the Spring Scale to measure the weight of the Friction Block and then record
the value.
weight, W, of friction block = ________0.0588 N_________
3. Mount the Inclined Plane on the Statics Board and use the plumb bob to level the
plane. Set the Friction Block on the Inclined Plane and use thread to connect it
over a pulley to a mass hanger as shown.
4. Adjust the pulley so that the thread is parallel to the Inclined Plane.
Figure 7 Experiment setup of sliding friction.
5. Add or subtract masses on the mass hanger until the Friction Block moves at a
very slow, constant speed when you give it a small push.
6. If the Friction Block stops, the mass is too light. If the Friction Block accelerates,
the mass is too heavy.
7. The weight of the hanging mass that is sufficient to pull the Friction Block at a
constant speed is fk, the force of the sliding (kinetic) friction between the Friction
Block and the Inclined Plane.
8. Change the following factors and measure the sliding friction force.
a. Normal Force: Add mass to the top of the Friction Block to increase the
normal force between the block and the Inclined Plane.
b. Contact Material: Two sides of the Friction Block are bare wood. Two
other sides are covered with felt. Compare the sliding friction force for a
wood surface to the sliding friction force for an equally sized felt surface.
c. Contact Area: The top and bottom surfaces have a larger area than the
side surfaces. Compare the sliding friction force for a larger area to the
sliding friction force for a smaller area.
9. Reminders for each trial:
a. Carefully adjust the mass on the mass hanger until the weight of the
hanging mass is enough so that the Friction Block moves at a very slow,
constant speed after you give it a small push.
b. Record the total mass of the Friction Block, M, and the hanging mass, m,
(total mass of the mass hanger and added masses).
c. Calculate and record the normal force, FN, of the Friction Block on the
Inclined Plane and the sliding friction force, f k (weight of the hanging
mass).
d. Calculate and record the coefficient of friction, f k , which is the ratio of
the sliding friction force, f k , divided by the normal force, FN
Table 2 Experiment Data
Added Total Normal Friction Coeficient
Hanging
Trial Mass Mass, M, Force force from friction
Mass, m
(kg) of Block FN=Mg fk=mg μ= fk/FN
1 0 0.06 kg 0.588 N 0.020 kg 0.196 N 0.333
2 0,05 0.11 kg 1.078 N 0.042 kg 0.412 N 0.382
3 0,1 0.16 kg 1.568 N 0.0425 0.417 N 0.266
kg
4 0,15 0.21 kg 2.058 N 0.055 kg 0.539 N 0.262
5 0,2 0.26 kg 2.548 N 0.063 kg 0.6125 0.240
N
6 0,25 0.31 kg 3.038 N 0.072 kg 0.706 N 0.232
Trial* Surface
Wood, 0.06 kg 0.588N 0.020 kg 0.196N 0.333
7
Large
Felt, 0.06 kg 0.588N 0.023 kg 0.225N 0.38
8
Large
Wood, 0.06 kg 0.588N 0.015 kg 0.147N 0.25
9
Small
Felt, 0.06 kg 0.588N 0.020 kg 0.196N 0.33
10
Small
*For trial 7 trough 10, let the total mass of Friction Block be constant
11. Sum of the parallel component of the block’s weight, F||, and the sliding
friction force, fk = _______0.19_______.
c. Analysis
The Inclined Plane
1. How well does the calculated force based on the vector model compare to
your measured force?
The more vector, the greater F measured and F calculated, but the percent
difference decreases.
Normal Force
1. How well does the calculated force based on the vector model compare to
your measured force?
It’s the same as the inclined plane.
Sliding Friction
1. In trials 1 through 6, what happens to the sliding friction as the normal force
increases?
Friction force increases.
3. How does the sliding friction fr the large wood surface compare to the sliding
friction for the large felt surface?
The large wood’s (hanging mass, friction force, and coefficient from friction)
is lesser than large felt’s.
4. How does the sliding friction for the small wood surface compare to the
sliding friction for the small felt surface?
The small wood’s (hanging mass, friction force, and coefficient from friction)
is lesser than small felt’s.
5. Based on your measurements, does the sliding friction between two objects
depend on the materials that are in contact?
Yes, cause every objects that depend on the materials have the sliding friction.
6. How does the sliding friction for the large wood surface compare to the sliding
friction for the small wood surface?
The large wood’s (hanging mass, friction force, and coefficient from friction)
is lesser than small wood’s.
How does the sliding friction for the large felt surface compare to the sliding
friction for the small felt surface?
The large felt’s (hanging mass, friction force, and coefficient from friction) is
lesser than small felt’s.
REFERENSES
[1] PASCO Scientific. [Online]. Instruction Manual and Experiment Guide for the PASCO
scientific model ME-9502. Available:
https://www.pasco.com/file_downloads/product_manuals/Basic-Current-Balance-
Manual-ME-9502.pdf December 07,2015 [February 11, 2015]
APPENDICES
In this experiment, we can conclude that all the result will increase if add more formula cause
every factor scales friction with linearly. And there is a possibility of incorrect data due to
other factors.