Bicycle Wheel, Lawnmower Wheel on Axel

 

Code Number: 1K20.37

Demo Title: Static Friction - Rolling Wheel

Condition: Good

Principle: Surface Friction of Rolling Wheels

Area of Study: Mechanics

Equipment: 

Bicycle Wheel, Lawnmower Wheel on Axel

Procedure:

Roll the wheel along the top of the lecture bench.  Discussions of zero velocity at the point of contact and friction of rolling objects can be illustrated.

References:

  • David Keeports, "A Stranger Direction for Static Friction", TPT, Vol. 42, # 6, Sept. 2004,  p. 364.
  • Bruce Barnett, "Friction on a "Horizontal" Plane", TPT, Vol. 42, # 8, Nov. 2004, p. 452.
  • David Keeports, "Author's Response", TPT, Vol. 42, # 8, Nov. 2004, p. 452.
  • Tim Pritchett, Raymond C. Nelson, Timothy J. Creamer, and Bruce G. Oldaker, "Does an Ideal Wheel Really Rotate About Its Instantaneous Point of Contact?", TPT, Vol. 36, # 3, Mar. 1998, p. 167.
  • Stanislaw Bednarek, "An Instrument to Show Relative Motion", TPT, Vol. 32, # 2, Feb. 1994, p. 116.
  • Sol Krasner, "Why Wheels Work: A Second Version", TPT, Vol. 30, # 3, Mar. 1992, p. 212.
  • "Figuring Physics", TPT, Vol. 26, # 8, Nov. 1988, p. 544.
  • L. Lam  and E. Lowy, "Static Friction of a Rolling Wheel", TPT, Vol. 25, # 8, Nov. 1987, p. 504.
  • Julius Sumner Miller, Q197 & A197, Millergrams II – Some More Enchanting Questions for Enquiring Minds, p. 56 & 107.
1K20.37 - Dr. James Wetzel, PHYS 1611 - Static Friction - rolling Wheel