The Effect of the Width of an Aluminum Plate on a Bouncing Steel Ball

The effect of the distance between clamping supports of an aluminum alloy plate on the coefficient of restitution of a bouncing steel ball was investigated. The plate was supported on two wooden blocks with a meter stick secured on either side. A steel ball was dropped from a constant height and a m...

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Main Authors: Christine Hathaway, Hanh Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: StudentScientists.org 2013-01-01
Series:International Scholastic Journal of Science
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Online Access:http://isjos.org/ISBJOS/index.php?paper=The+Effect+of+the+Width+of+an+Aluminum+Plate+on+a+Bouncing+Steel+Ball