%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of the Width of an Aluminum Plate on a Bouncing Steel Ball
%A Christine Hathaway
%A Hanh Nguyen
%J International School Bangkok Journal of Science
%D 2013
%I International School Bangkok
%X The effect of the distance between clamping supports of an aluminum alloy plate on the coefficient of restitution of a bouncing steel ball was investigated. The plate was supported on two wooden blocks with a meter stick secured on either side. A steel ball was dropped from a constant height and a motion detector was used to find the coefficient of restitution. Measurements were made with the wooden blocks at a range of distances. It was found that as the distance between the wooden blocks increased, the coefficient of restitution decreased linearly.
%K coefficient of restitution
%K ball bouncing
%K aluminum plate
%U http://www.isb.ac.th/HS/JoS/vol7iss1/jan13.html