Engineering Mechanics 1

Title : Simple Moment Experiment

Name : Ziyad Bin Razali
Lecture : Encik Mohd Hanafi Bin Muhammad Sidik.

Objectives
To demonstrate the equilibirium of moments
Abstract
First conditions of equilibrium state that horizontal and vertical components of all forces acting
on a body must add up to zero. Moment of force (Mo) is measure of the forces tendency to
cause rotation. Mo = F x d where d is referred to as moment arm or perpendicular distance from
axis at point o to the line of action of the force. Units are N.m
If sums of all forces and all moment taken about point 0 are zero, the body is said to be in statical
equilibrium

Fx = 0
Fy = 0
Mo = 0
Sum of Fx and sum of Fy represent the algebraic sums of the x and y components of all the
forces acting on the body, and sum of Mo represent the algebraic sum of the moments of all these
force components about an axis perpendicular to the x-y plane.
Simple moment apparatus are demonstrate clockwise and counter clockwise moments of all
forces acting on the simple beam in equilibrium. By convention, counterclockwise moments are
assigned a positive sign, while clockwise moments are given a negative sign.

Apparatus
Ruler, 150g, 200g, 250g, 300g, 350g of weightage, pivot bar

Procedure
1. set up all the apparatus as shown.
2. pivot bar should be in balance and pulleys must be attached using bolt and nut.
3. Then, the weight 1, weight 2,on the left hand side and weight 4 hook at right hand side
was hang around in a fix postion at pivot bar.
4. Experiment begin with the initial weight 150 g of weight 3. The distance of weight 3 was
adjusted so the pivot bar in static equilibrium.
5. Observed and recorded the distance in table and moment of inertia was calculated.
6. The experiment was repeated using wight 200g, 250g, 300g and 350 g.

Observation and Result

Observation

The sum of the forces in one direction is equal to the sum of the force in the opposite

direction.
The sum of the anticlockwise moments about any point is same to the sum of clockwise

moment at any point.

The moment can be calculated by multiplying force act on the pivot bar and

perpendicular distance between pivot bar and force

The weight and distance should be use different value, there are two variable in this
experiment that is force and perpendicular distance betweet pivot bar and force.