Friction
Friction
Friction
You
cannot
touch
without
being
touched-
Newton's
third law.
Newton’s 3rd Law
µs This is the
coefficient of
friction and is
Ff
unitless.
It is the ratio of
Ff : FN
Ff
Static Friction
• 1) If you pull a 40 kg crate with a force of
100 N East and there is no movement,
How large is the frictional force and in
what direction?
Problem
• A large 50 kg wooden crate rests on a
stone lab table. The coefficient of static
friction between wood and stone is 0.4
• DEB – a) What is the largest force
needed to start the crate accelerating?
Surfaces
µs µf
Θ
Sliding Down an Incline
• DEB - Draw a
FBD for a 6 kg
block on a 30 °
incline.
The Sliding Student!
• Demo - Determine the µs for a student
sliding down a wooden board or coin on a
book.
• Measure the angle when student starts to
slide. Draw
the
FBD
Θ
Static Friction
∀ µ = tan θ
• derivation
Rolling Friction
• 3. Rolling Friction is
less than sliding
friction. This occurs
when one object rolls
over another.
• Ex. Car, roller
skates, ball bearings
Fluid Friction
• Fluid Friction -
object in contact
with a fluid i.e..
water or air
• The magnitude
depends upon the
speed. V
increases, Ff
increases
Fluid Friction
• So when the fluid
friction becomes
as large as the
weight,
ΣF = 0, a = 0, and
the object is at
constant velocity.
Racing Parachutists
• Which
parachutist
will have
greater
terminal
velocity and
get to the
ground first?
Terminal Velocity
DEB –
Draw the
v vs t graph
for an
object that
falls
through the
air towards
the earth.
Terminal Velocity
As t
increases
what
happens
to the
accel?
Terminal Velocity
Object Terminal Velocity
baseball
basketball
basketball 20 m/s