Static Friction Lab
Lab Brief
Determine the Static Coefficient of Friction
- Find a smooth surface and a suitable object.
- Determine their materials as best you can. Be as specific as possible.
- Determine the static coefficient of friction by using only length measurements.
- Research and reference source of data correctly for the static coefficient
of friction between these materials. ( could try http://www.engineershandbook.com/Tables/frictioncoefficients.htm)
What to Hand In
- Title Page
- Purpose
- Design
- Materials
- Procedure
- Observations
- Analysis
- Evaluation / Discussion / Conclusion - must compare to published values
for static coefficient of friction for the combination of materials.
- Appended
- diagram
- Calculations to determine the static coefficient of friction. The calculation
must develop an equation.
- Error and uncertainty calculations for the static coefficient of friction.
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