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Friction

Introduction

Friction is a force that resists the movement of two contacting surfaces


that slide relative to one another. This force always acts tangent to the
surface at the points of contact and is directed so as to oppose the
possible or existing motion between the surfaces.

There are two types of friction: dry friction and fluid friction. Fluid friction applies to lubricated
mechanisms.
The present discussion is limited to dry friction between non-lubricated surfaces.

Dry friction:
From experiment, its found that the frictional force:
• is proportional to the normal force
• is independent of the area of contact
• depends on whether the object is stationary or sliding

Three regions of Static – Motion Friction:

mg: weight of the block


N: Reaction of the weight
P: Small horizontal force applied to block.
F: is a static-friction force
While applying the horizontal force P, the block to remains stationary, in equilibrium, which is
the stage of static friction:

F ≤ Fmax. → F ≤ μs N Where: μs coefficient of static friction

But when P increases, the static-friction force F increases until it reaches a maximum value
Fmax.

F = Fmax. → F = μs N
Further increase in P causes the block to begin to move. Once the body starts to slip, then its
in the stage of has kinetic (dynamic or slipping) friction:

F = μk N Where μk : coefficient of kinetic friction

k < s
In general the coefficient of kinetic friction is smaller
than the coefficient of static friction, which explains
the initial difficulty of getting an object to slide.
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The Resultant of the friction and normal forces;

At the point of impending motion:

tan  = F/N =  N/N = 


s s s
S is the angle of static friction
Gravity forces in inclined surfaces :
Consider block of weight W resting on board with variable inclination angle (  )

When the friction force reaches the max value, the friction force reaches the max value then:

Some appropriate coefficient of friction:

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Example:

Solution:

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Example:
Determine the range of values which the mass mo may
have so that the 100 kg block shown in the figure will
neither start moving up the plane nor slip down the plane.
The coefficient of static friction for the contact surface is
0.30.

Solution:

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Example:
Determine the horizontal force P required to start moving the 250-lb block up the inclined
surface. The coefficient of friction between the inclined surface and the block is s = 0.30.

Solution:

For impending motion:

Ff = Fn = 0.30Fn

Free body diagram for the block:

Fy = Fn cos 30 - Ff sin 30 -W


= Fn cos 30 - 0.30Fn sin 30 - 250 = 0
Fn = 349.15 lb
Fx = P - Fn sin 30 - Ff cos 30
= P - 349.15 sin 30 - 0.30 (349.15) cos 30 = 0
P = 265.29 lb
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