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Engineering Mechanics and SOM -20CE31P 2020-21

Unit 1: VERIFICATION OF LAMI’S THEOREM - Session#4


AIM: Verify experimentally the law of Lami’s theorem.
Apparatus: Drawing board, pulleys, thread, scale, weight hangers, etc
Principle: It states that “If three forces are acting at a point which are at equilibrium both in
magnitude and direction, then each force is directly proportional to sine of angle between other
two forces”.
Formula: If P, Q and R be the three forces and α, β, γ be the opposite angles
respectively, then by the law we have
𝑃 𝑄 𝑅
= =
𝑆𝑖𝑛α 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝛽 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝛾

Procedure:

1) Drawing board is kept vertically and the given two smooth and frictionless pulleys are fixed to it
as shown in the given diagram.

2) A thread is made to pass over both the pulleys. Two weight hangers P and Q are taken and are
attached to the two free ends of the tread. Another short string is tied to the center of the first
string at O. A third weight hanger R is attached to the free end of the short thread.

3) The weight hangers P, Q and R are adjusted such that the system is at rest.

4) The point O is in equilibrium under the action of the three forces P,Q and R acting along the
threads.

5) A sheet of paper is fixed on drawing board behind the system. Light is made to fall on the
system and The common knot O and the directions of OA, OB and OD are marked on the
paper and the paper is taken out from the drawing board.

6) The lines on the paper are extended to meet at common point O. Now measure the
angles 𝛼, 𝛽 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛾.

7) Then it can be verified that


𝑃 𝑄 𝑅
= =
𝑆𝑖𝑛α 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝛽 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝛾

8) Repeat this experiment for different values of P, Q and R and verify the law.

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Engineering Mechanics and SOM -20CE31P 2020-21

Diagram :-

Tabular Column:

Forces Angles 𝑃 𝑄 𝑅
SI. sinα sinβ sinγ
( In grams) (In degrees) 𝑆𝑖𝑛α 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝛽 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝛾
NO
P Q R α β γ

Calculations:

Result: Within the given experimental conditions it is observed that


𝑃 𝑄 𝑅
= =
𝑆𝑖𝑛α 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝛽 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝛾

Hence Lami’s theorem is verified.

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