LAB REPORT

Experiment Report 5
DETERMINATION OF MOMENT OF INERTIA BASED ON TORSIONAL
VIBRATION

I/ EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
1) Measurement of force (F) with r = 0,15 (m)

a) ᵠ 1=10o
Trial r (m) F (N) τ1
(N.m)
1 0.25 0.038
2 0.24 0.036
3 0,15 0.25 0.038
4 0.25 0.038
5 0.25 0.038
τ 1 =0.038(N . m)

√
5

∑ ( τ i−τ )2
Δr = 0.01 s . d= i=1
=0.001 ( N . m )
5
s .d
→ ∆τ ≈ S . D≈ ≈ 0.0004( N . m)
1
√5

b) ᵠ 1=20o
Trial r (m) F (N) τ2
(N.m)
 1 0.70 0.105
2 0.60 0.090
3 0,15 0.65 0.098
4 0.55 0.083
5 0.60 0.090
τ 2=0.093( N . m)

√
5

∑ ( τ i−τ )2
Δr = 0.01 s . d=
i=1
=0.008 ( N .m )
5
s .d
→ ∆τ ≈ S . D≈ ≈ 0.004(N . m)
2
√5

c) ᵠ 1=30o
Trial r (m) F (N) τ3
(N.m)
1 1.00 0.150
2 0.95 0.143
3 0,15 0.90 0.135
4 1.05 0.158
5 1.00 0.150
τ 3=¿0.147 (N.m)

√
5

∑ ( τ i−τ )2
Δr = 0.01 s . d= i=1
=0.008 ( N .m )
5
s .d
→ ∆τ ≈ S . D≈ ≈ 0.003(N . m)
3
√5

d) ᵠ 1=40o
Trial r (m) F (N) τ4
(N.m)
1 1.55 0.233
2 1.50 0.225
3 0,15 1.55 0.233
4 1.45 0.218
5 1.50 0.225
τ 4=0.227 ( N . m)

√
5

∑ ( τ i−τ )2
Δr = 0.01 s . d= i=1
=0.006 ( N . m)
5
s.d
→ ∆τ ≈ S . D ≈ ≈ 0.003(N . m)
4
√5

e) ᵠ 1=50o
Trial r (m) F (N) τ5
(N.m)
1 2.00 0.300
2 2.10 0.315
3 0,15 2.00 0.300
4 1.95 0.293
5 1.96 0.294
τ 5=0.300(N . m)

√
5

∑ ( τ i−τ )2
Δr = 0.01 s . d=
i=1
=0.008 ( N .m )
5
s .d
→ ∆τ ≈ S . D≈ ≈ 0.004(N . m)
5
√5
2) Measurement of vibration period T(s) with r = 0,15 (m) and θ=60o

Trial 5T T
(s) (s)

1 4.47 0.894
2 4.35 0.870
3 4.29 0.858
4 4.48 0.896
5 4.47 0.894
T =0.882( s)

√
5

∑ ( T i−T )2
i=1
s . d= =0.016 ( s )
5
s .d
→ ∆T ≈ S . D≈ ≈ 0.007( s)
√5
II/ DATA TREATMENT

1) Graph showing the relationship of torsion on deflection angle θ

τ (N.m)

0.35

0.3
0.3

0.25
0.227

0.2

0.147
0.15

0.093
0.1

0.05 0.038

0
π/18 π/9 π/6 2π/9 5π/18
rad

Determination of the torsion modulus D as the slope m of the above graph and its
uncertainty.
With the above graph, we can see that:
The “best fit” line passes through the points (π/18; 0.065) and (7π/36; 0.226).
+¿¿
+) The D τ dotted line passes through the points (π/12; 0.087) and (7π/36 ;0.18).
−¿ ¿
+) The D τ dotted line passes through the points ( π/12; 0.087) and (π/18 ;0.065).
∆τ
Therefore , we can measure slope m as D=
∆θ
0.226−0.065
∆τ
Dτ = = 7 π π ≈ 0.369(Nm/rad)
∆θ −
36 18
 Similarly ,
0.087−0.065
−¿ ¿ ≈
D = π π 0.252(Nm/rad)
τ
−
12 18
0.18−0.087
≈
D +¿¿
τ = 7π π 0.266(Nm/rad)
−
36 12

0.266−0.252
−¿
Dτ
We obtain ∆ D τ = D +¿−
2
¿
¿= =0.007(Nm/rad)
τ 2

Hence:
D τ =0.369± 0.007 (Nm/rad)

2. Calculation of moment of inertia of the long rod.

Iz
( ) √
2
T
 We have: T =2 π ⇒ I z=Dτ ×
Dτ 2π

I =D × ( ) =0.369× (
2π )
2 2
T 5.063 −3 2
z τ =239.6 × 10 (kg m )
2π

√ T D π +( ) √ 5.063 0.369 3.141 ) =0.08 ×1 0

2
Δ I =I (2 ) +( 2 ) =236.3 ×1 0 × ( 2× ) +( ) + ( 2×
ΔT ΔD
2
Δπ τ
2
0.068 0.007 −3 0.001 2 2 2
−3 2
z z (kg m )
τ

Hence:
−3 2
I z =( 239.6 ±0.08 ) ×1 0 (kg m )