Three Wire Suspension
Specification:
- Verification of equilibrium where sums of horizontal and vertical forces are zero; investigate redundancy of vertical tie in a three wire suspension system
- The apparatus consists of a bench mounted free standing backboard with 3 wires attached at approx. 45 degrees, 60 degree and 90 degree to the horizontal and all meeting at a common ring
- Load hanger attached to the common ring to load the system
- Each wire incorporates a direct reading, linear spring balance to measure its tension
- An instruction manual for student and lecturer provided.
- Set of weights
