Damped simple harmonic motion of a modified physical pendulum

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Robert Chrysler Corcino, Adriel Anthony Jabilona, Renante R Violanda

2025 Physics Education Vol. 60 Issue 4 Article Cited by 1 Quartile

Abstract

A physical pendulum of mass m was modified in the form of a cone made from folder cardboard to introduce non-negligible damping. The mass of the physical pendulum and the area of the cone base were varied. A satisfactory match between the theoretical model and experimental data was obtained; the damping constant β was obtained in both variations. The damping constant exhibited a positive linear relationship with area, and an inversely proportional relationship with mass. This experiment provided an easy means for students to verify the relationships with the damping constant and with both mass and area. © 2025 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights, including for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies, are reserved.

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Department of Physics, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines

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