College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
1M20.36 - Work of a Screw
Set up the apparatus as shown. By applying pressure with the screw jacks you can break the boards.
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- Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., "Photo - Inclined Plane Model", AJP, Vol. 77, # 7, July 2009, p. 609.
- Borislaw Bilash II, “Turning, Turning, Turning“, A Demo A Day – A Year of Physical Science Demonstrations, p. 258.
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