Simple Moment Apparatus

The student has to determine the moment necessary to overcome this rotation and keep the beam level. This equipment provides a simple easy to understand experiment on the equilibrium of moments. On a practical level, this principle is used in the measurement of goods, such as in chemical balances and steelyards. Several loads can be put on the beam at various positions. These will make the beam rotate.

Range of Experiments:
To compare with values obtained from calculation using simple moments
To apply a stable system of loading to a pivoted beam

Features:
Bench mounted
Demonstrates concept of moment
Equilibrium  
Low cost, effective teaching
Self-contained.