Timeline for How can I measure some forces in this experiment...? (statics)
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| Jan 18, 2019 at 6:13 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ |
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| Jan 18, 2019 at 2:06 | answer | added | JohnHoltz | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 0:54 | comment | added | mes | JohnHoltz, I did have an issue with the test setup sliding on the surface of the scales so I affixed it to prevent movement, but if what you say is true then even then I'm unable to measure the horizontal force. In which case would I have to affix a pivot somewhere such as at S2? Then of course, I would not be able to measure the vertical force. I did just try to verify this by applying just a horizontal force and the value increased on one scale with the other indicating an inverse value. Therefore it seems to be able to measure horizontal forces. | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 0:02 | comment | added | JohnHoltz | Kitchen scales and similar devices measure the load in only 1 direction. So having 3 scales acting in the vertical direction will not measure the horizontal load (nor will they resist the horizontal load). | |
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| Jan 17, 2019 at 23:23 | history | asked | mes | CC BY-SA 4.0 |