Mechanical wave in brass rod – mechanical
Experiment no.: 5.5.4
A brass rod is struck horizontally/vertically at one end. This generates a longitudinal/transversal wave that impacts a ball suspended at the other end.
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Experimental set-up
Force on solid body
Extension due to tensile stress
Mechanical properties of substances
Plastic and elastic deformation
Transverse contraction
Angle of shear
Derivation of wave equation
Time dependence of a transverse wave
Spatial dependence of the transverse wave
Transmission and reflection
Hard boundary
Soft boundary
Amplitudes for reflection and transmission
Ball position