Bar Pendulum Experiment | ENGINEERING PHYSICS LAB

Bar Pendulum Experiment

Lab Report Information

Experiment: To determine the acceleration due to gravity and radius of gyration of the given metal bar using bar pendulum

Course Code: SH 151 – ENGINEERING PHYSICS LAB

Description: Complete lab report including theory, apparatus, procedure, observations, calculations, results, and precautions for the bar pendulum experiment

Complete Lab Report

1. Objective

To determine acceleration due to gravity (g) using bar pendulum

To determine radius of gyration (k) of the given metal bar

2. Theory

Compound pendulum concept

Relation between time period and length of pendulum

Radius of gyration and moment of inertia

3. Apparatus

Metal bar with holes

Knife edge support

Stop watch

Meter scale

4. Procedure

Suspension at different points

Measurement of time period

Recording observations

5. Observations

Table for length vs time period

Graphical representation

6. Calculations

Determination of g

Determination of k

7. Results

Calculated values with units

Percentage error analysis

8. Precautions

Sources of error and minimization techniques

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