Simple Machines
Objectives 1. Name and describe the six types of simple machines. 2. What determines the mechanical advantage of different types of simple machines? 3. Recognize simple machines within compound machines.
Simple Machines - all complex machines are composed of combinations of these. Lever Family Simple lever Pulley Wheel and axle Inclined Plane Family Simple inclined plane Wedge Screw
Hammer
Pulleys
Pulley IMA Is equal to the number of rope segments supporting the load
Wheel & Axle IMA Is found by dividing the radius of the wheel by the radius of the axle.
Inclined Planes
An inclined plane Reduces the effort force by increasing the distance through which the force is applied.
Wedge
Screw An 87.5 kg nut and bolt, one of sixteen used to join sections of the generator shaft of a 75000 kW generator at Grand Coulee Dam in 1942
A screw With closely spaced threads has a greater IMA than a screw with threads spaced farther apart.
Three Classes of Levers 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class
Mechanical Advantages of Levers 1st class can be < = or > 1 Seesaw, scissors, tongs 2nd class is always > 1 wheelbarrow 3rd class is always < 1 Baseball bat, hockey sticks, golf clubs