EFFORT FORCE OF CLASS 1 LEVERS CALCULATION

DESCRIPTION RESULT Unit

Effort Force Fe 19.62 N

Mass m 4 kg

Gravity g 9.81 m/s2

Distance from load force to fulcrum in meter dl 2 m

Distance from effort force to fulcrum in meter de 4 m

The moment action on both sides of the lever is equal and can be expressed as
Equation Fe=m*g* dl / de
Fe = Fl* dl / de
Fe de = Fl dl
Fe =effort force in Newton
Fl= Load force in Newton
dl = distance from load force to fulcrum in meter
de = distance from effort force to fulcrum in meter
g = acceleration due gravity (9.81 m/s2)

Law:
Simple machines are six basic mechanical device.
They are elementary mechanisms that amplify the force to move objects.
The mechanical advantage is the ratio between the output force and the input force:
MA = output force / input force.

distinguish three kinds of levers, as shown in the picture and Each of them is characterized by the
following:
Effort - simply the point where you apply the input force;
Fulcrum - the point that remains stationary;
Resistance - the load;
Motion - the direction of motion after the force has been applied.
The mechanical advantage of a lever is calculated according to the formula:
MA = effort arm / load arm
The effort arm is the distance between the point of effort and the fulcrum;
load arm is the distance between the point of resistance and the fulcrum.
There are 3 class of levers.
Class 1 has the fulcrum placed between the effort and load. Class 2 has the load between the effort and
the fulcrum. Class 3 has the effort between the load and the fulcrum.
Class 1 lever:
A Class 1 lever has the fulcrum placed between the effort and load. The movement of the load is in the
opposite direction of the movement of the effort. This is the most common lever configuration.
The effort in a class 1 lever is in one direction, and the load moves in the opposite direction.
Class 2 Lever:
load arm is the distance between the point of resistance and the fulcrum.
There are 3 class of levers.
Class 1 has the fulcrum placed between the effort and load. Class 2 has the load between the effort and
the fulcrum. Class 3 has the effort between the load and the fulcrum.
Class 1 lever:
A Class 1 lever has the fulcrum placed between the effort and load. The movement of the load is in the
opposite direction of the movement of the effort. This is the most common lever configuration.
The effort in a class 1 lever is in one direction, and the load moves in the opposite direction.
Class 2 Lever:
A Class 2 lever has the load between the effort and the fulcrum. In this type of lever, the movement of the
load is in the same direction as that of the effort. Note that the length of the effort arm goes all the way to
the fulcrum and is always greater than the length of the load arm in a class 2 lever.
Class 3 Lever:
A Class 3 lever has the effort between the load and the fulcrum. Both the effort and load are in the same
direction. Note that the length of the load arm goes all the way to the fulcrum and is always greater than
the length of the effort arm in a Class 3 lever. Also, load in a Class 3 lever moves in the same direction as
the effort.
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Result output cell

GRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATION

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