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DCS# 3D40.xx

VIBRATIONS IN BARS FIXED AT ONE END

 

APPARATUS
hacksaw blade
202-07-C
C-clamp 202-01-D6
 
DESCRIPTION
Clamp or hold the blade against the tabletop and twang it to demonstrate vibrations of a fixed-free beam.  The vibrating length of the blade and the position of the mass can be varied.

The blade can be driven with an electromagnet.

REFERENCE

AJP, 58, (5), May 1990