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Polygon Law of Forces

The document provides instructions for an experiment to verify the polygon law of coplanar forces. The experiment involves setting up a system of weights and pulleys applying forces to a board and measuring the forces. The forces are represented as sides of a polygon to check if they satisfy the conditions of equilibrium.

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Polygon Law of Forces

The document provides instructions for an experiment to verify the polygon law of coplanar forces. The experiment involves setting up a system of weights and pulleys applying forces to a board and measuring the forces. The forces are represented as sides of a polygon to check if they satisfy the conditions of equilibrium.

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FORM NO. MIT –FRM-32 D (REV.NO.

00)
MARATHWADA INST. OF TECH., AURANGABAD LABORATORY MANUAL
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET
EXPERIMENT TITLE: POLYGON LAW OF FORCES
EXPERIMENT NO.: MIT-WI-07-01-08 ISSUE NO.: 00 ISSUE DATE:
15.05.2004
REV. DATE: REV. NO.:00 DEPARTMENT: CED:
LABORATORY: 07 YEAR: F.E. PART-II PAGE: 01 OF 04

Aim:- To verify the polygon law of coplanar forces for a concurrent force system and the conditions of
equilibrium for the given force system.

Apparatus:- Wooden board, pulleys with clamps, a sheet of paper, loads with hooks at one
end and weights.

Theory:-

Polygon law of forces:-

Statement: It states that if a body remains in equilibrium under the action of more than three forces, each
represented in magnitude and direction by the various sides of a polygon taken in order then closing side of
polygon represents magnitude and direction of their resultant taken in opposite side.

If body remains in equilibrium under the action of more than three forces then force polygon is closed.i.e.
resultant force is zero.
Mathematically the following conditions of equilibrium are satisfied :
ΣFx = 0, ΣFy = 0 & ΣM=0

Procedure:-
i) Pin a sheet of drawing paper on the board.
ii) Tie four threads/cords on the corners of a wooden plank and pass the cords over the pulleys,
clamped in different positions on the board and suspend weights at the end of the cords.
iii) Adjust the weights until equilibrium of the system is established.

PREPARED BY: Dr. MOHAMMED ISHTIYAQUE APPROVED BY: DR. MS DIXIT


PREPARED BY: ASSIST. PROF,CED, MITA APPROVED BY: HCED, MIT 01
MARATHWADA INST. OF TECH., AURANGABAD LABORATORY MANUAL
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET
EXPERIMENT TITLE: POLYGON LAW OF FORCES
EXPERIMENT NO.: MIT-WI-07-01-08 ISSUE NO.: 00 ISSUE DATE:
15.05.2004
REV. DATE: REV. NO.:00 DEPARTMENT: CED:
LABORATORY: 07 YEAR: F.E. PART-I /II PAGE: 02 OF 04

vi) Mark the lines of action of the forces on the paper and note down their magnitudes. Remove the
paper. Draw the lines of actions of all the forces and verify:
ΣFx = 0 , ΣFy = 0
v) Take any point on the paper. Draw perpendiculars from this point to the lines of actions of all
forces and enter perpendicular distances in the observation table. Show that anti-clockwise
moment is equal to clockwise moments, which satisfy the condition, that ΣM=0.
vi) Repeat the experiment for different weights to get 2 more readings.

Observation table:-

Sr.No. F1 (N) F2 (N) F3 (N) F4 N) F5 (N) a1 a2 a3 a4 a5


1.

2.

3.

4.

PREPARED BY: Dr. MOHAMMED ISHTIYAQUE APPROVED BY: DR. MS DIXIT


PREPARED BY: ASSIST. PROF,CED, MITA APPROVED BY: HCED, MIT 02
FORM NO. MIT –FRM-32 D (REV.NO.00)
MARATHWADA INST. OF TECH., AURANGABAD LABORATORY MANUAL
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET
EXPERIMENT TITLE: POLYGON LAW OF FORCES
EXPERIMENT NO.: MIT-WI-07-01-08 ISSUE NO.: 00 ISSUE DATE:
15.05.2004
REV. DATE: REV. NO.:00 DEPARTMENT: CED:
LABORATORY: 07 YEAR: F.E. PART-II PAGE: 03 OF 04

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP FOR VERIFICATION OF POYGON LAW OF FORCES

FORCE POLYGON

PREPARED BY: Dr. MOHAMMED ISHTIYAQUE APPROVED BY: DR. MS DIXIT


PREPARED BY: ASSIST. PROF,CED, MITA APPROVED BY: HCED, MIT 03
FORM NO. MIT –FRM-32 D (REV.NO.00)
MARATHWADA INST. OF TECH., AURANGABAD LABORATORY MANUAL
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET
EXPERIMENT TITLE: POLYGON LAW OF FORCES
EXPERIMENT NO.: MIT-WI-07-01-05 ISSUE NO.: 00 ISSUE DATE:
15.05.2004
REV. DATE: REV. NO.:00 DEPARTMENT: CED:
LABORATORY: 07 YEAR: F.E. PART-II PAGE: 04 OF 04

Result:-
1. The force polygons for the three sets of observations were drawn and found to be
closed polygons. Hence the Polygon Law of Coplanar Force is verified.

2. The unknown weight found experimentally is _____________ N. Within limits of


experimental error, these values are found to be same and hence the experiment is
Verified.

PREPARED BY: Dr. MOHAMMED ISHTIYAQUE APPROVED BY: DR. MS DIXIT


PREPARED BY: ASSIST. PROF,CED, MITA APPROVED BY: HCED, MIT 04
FORM NO. MIT –FRM-32 D (REV.NO.00)

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