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Experiment 3 - Bell Crank Lever

This document describes an experiment to verify the principle of moments using a bell crank lever apparatus. The experiment involves arranging weights at different positions on the horizontal arm of the lever and measuring the tension required in the spring on the vertical arm to balance the system when the pointers are aligned. The measurements are then used to calculate the sum of moments about the hinge. If the sum is approximately zero, it verifies that the principle of moments holds true for this lever system. The document provides the theory, procedure, observation table format, calculations, and expected result of showing the sum of moments is close to zero.

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Experiment 3 - Bell Crank Lever

This document describes an experiment to verify the principle of moments using a bell crank lever apparatus. The experiment involves arranging weights at different positions on the horizontal arm of the lever and measuring the tension required in the spring on the vertical arm to balance the system when the pointers are aligned. The measurements are then used to calculate the sum of moments about the hinge. If the sum is approximately zero, it verifies that the principle of moments holds true for this lever system. The document provides the theory, procedure, observation table format, calculations, and expected result of showing the sum of moments is close to zero.

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ENGINEERING MECHANICS – LAB MANUAL

EXPERIMENT NO – 02

BELL CRANK LEVER

AIM:
To verify the Principle of Moments using the Bell Crank Lever apparatus.

APPARATUS REOUIRED:
Bell crank lever apparatus, hangers, weights, scale.

DIAGRAM:

THEORY:
Principle of Moments states, 'the algebraic sum of the moments of a system of
coplanar forces about any point in the plane is equal to the moment of the
resultant force of the system about the same point'. This principle would be
verified for a bell crank lever arrangement. A lever whose two arms form a right

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angle, or nearly a right angle and having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle is
referred to as a bell crank lever. These levers were originally used to operate the
bell from a long distance especially where change in direction of bell wires was
involved and hence the name. Now bell crank levers are used in machines to
convert the direction of reciprocation movement.

PROCEDURE:
1. Arrange three hangers at arbitrary locations on the horizontal arm. Note the
locations X1, X2 and X3 of these hangers from the hinge. Adjust the tension in
the spring connected to the vertical arm such that the two pointers come in the
same vertical line. In this position the horizontal arm is truly horizontal. Note the
tensile force in the spring as the initial tension T1. Also note the location Y of the
spring from the hinge.
2. Hang the weights W1, W2, and W3 from the hangers. This will cause the arms
to tilt and the pointers to move away from each other. Now adjust the tension in
the spring such that the pointers once again come in the same vertical line. The
horizontal arm is once again in its horizontal position. Note the tensile force in
the spring as the final tension T1. The tensile force T on the vertical arm is the
difference T1-T1.
3. Since the external forces are being supported by the single hinge at the apex of
the arms, implies that the resultant of these external applied forces passes
through the supporting hinge. Therefore to verify the principle of moments we
need to take moments (SM) of all the external force (which includes the weights
of the hangers flanging form the horizontal arm and the tension in the spring
connected so the vertical arm) about the hinge and if the total sum in zero,
verifies the law of moments since the moment of the resultant is also zero at the
hinge.
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4. Repeat the above steps by changing the weights and their location on the
horizontal arm for two more set of observations.

OBSERVATION TABLE:
SR.NO. T1 Y W1 W2 W3 X1 X2 X3 T2 T1- ƩM
(N) (m) (N) (N) (N) (m) (m) (m) (N) T2(N) (N-
m)
1.
2.
3.

CALCULATIONS:
Summation moments of all external forces at the hinge 0.
ƩM= T*Y- W1* X1-W2* X2-W3 * X3

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RESULT:
The sum of moments of all the applied external forces on the bell crank lever,
within limits of experimental error being close to zero, is in accordance to the
Principle of Moments. Hence the experiment is verified.

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