Pulleys & Blocks: Supporting Ropes, Effort, Rope Pulled and Work Done
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You solve six pulley systems: the effort from the number of supporting rope segments (with an efficiency where the question gives one), the rope you must pull, the work done by the effort, and the smallest number of segments for a given maximum pull.
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Lessons in this course
- Levers: Moments, Effort, Mechanical Advantage and the Balance Point Locked
- Gear Trains: Speed from Teeth, Direction with MOD and Idler Gears Locked
- Pulleys & Blocks: Supporting Ropes, Effort, Rope Pulled and Work Done Locked
- Inclined Planes & Screws: Force Along the Ramp, Equal Work and Screw Pitch Locked
- Springs: Force = k × Extension, Springs in Series and in Parallel Locked
- Hydraulics: Pressure = Force ÷ Area, Piston Forces and Piston Travel Locked
- Belts & Wheels: Pulley Speeds, Belt Speed, Open vs Crossed Belts and the Wheel and Axle Locked
- Timed Mixed Test: 10 Exam-Style Questions, Answer Key and Score Locked