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UNIT: |
Moment of Inertia
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PURPOSE: |
To investigate the moment of inertia of
several simple shapes, including the relationship I=f(r) for a
point mass rotating about a fixed axis at a distance r.
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EQUIPMENT: |
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Table clamp or weighted base
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Torsion Axle |
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Rod with two moveable masses
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Solid wood disk
(225cm dia.)
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Solid wood cylinder
(90cm dia.)
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Hollow metal cylinder
(90cm dia.)
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Supporting
plate for both the solid wood cylinder
and hollow metal cylinder
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Circular
metal disk
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SUGGESTIONS |
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Twist the spring so its compressed
rather then stretched
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The metal disk can be rotated around
several different axes
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DISCUSSION: |
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1. Equipment
2. Two cylinders with equal mass, one is hollow
steel and the other is solid wood
3. Rod with the masses attached to it at the center
4. Rod with the masses attached to it at the end
5. Metal disk rotating about center of mass
6. Wood disk 225cm dia
Manual Page:(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
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