The Ejs TPT Ladder Demonstration model displays the statics and dynamics of a ladder leaning against a wall. The standard (textbook) statement of this problem assumes that there is no frictional force between the wall and the ladder, but a frictional force between the ground and the ladder. In the simulation you can set the initial lean angle and the coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the floor and the ladder. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.
Ejs TPT Ladder Demonstration model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the ejs_tpt_ladder_demo.jar file will run the program if Java is installed. Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models. Additional Ejs models for Newtonian mechanics are available. They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.
Please note that this resource requires
at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
Ejs TPT Ladder Demonstration Model Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Ejs TPT Ladder Demonstration Model. Unzip this archive in your Ejs workspace to compile and run this model using Ejs. download 31kb .zip
Published: October 1, 2008
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> On Dec 02, 2009, Michael Grams posted: > > The ladder > falls for any value of theta and any value of the > coefficient of static friction. What am I missing?
Nevermind, I realized what the problem was. You have to hit enter after putting in your values of theta and mu.
9-12: 4F/H4. Whenever one thing exerts a force on another, an equal amount of force is exerted back on it.
9-12: 4F/H7. In most familiar situations, frictional forces complicate the description of motion, although the basic principles still apply.
11. Common Themes
11B. Models
6-8: 11B/M4. Simulations are often useful in modeling events and processes.
9-12: 11B/H3. The usefulness of a model can be tested by comparing its predictions to actual observations in the real world. But a close match does not necessarily mean that other models would not work equally well or better.
M. Belloni, Computer Program EJS TPT LADDER DEMONSTRATION MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7849&DocID=635).
M. Belloni, Computer Program EJS TPT LADDER DEMONSTRATION MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7849&DocID=635>.
Belloni, M. (2008). Ejs TPT Ladder Demonstration Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7849&DocID=635
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