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The Structures System also includes sensors for measuring forces
in a structure.
Load Cell and Amplifier Set (PS-2199)
- Load Cell Ampli-
fier (PS-2198) with four 100 N Load Cells (PS-2200)
Load Cell Amplifier (PS-2198)
- Can plug in up to six Load
Cells; requires a PASPORT interface to connect to the USB
port of a computer.
100 N Load Cell (PS-2200) or 5 N Load Cell (PS-2201)
-
Strain gauges mounted on a beam with no electronics so a
Load Cell requires the Load Cell Amplifier (PS-2198).
The Force Platform allows the student to measure tension and
compression forces in trusses, bridges, roller coasters, or other
structures assembled with the PASCO Structures System sets.
See the PASCO catalog or web site (www.PASCO.com) for
more information about the PASCO Structures System.
Installation
Use two thumbscrews to mount a bracket to one side of a PASCO
Force Platform. Note that two brackets will fit on one Force Plat-
form.
Use Truss Set thumbscrews (ME-6994) from one of the PASCO
Structures Systems sets to attach I-beams or other members of a
structure set to the six attachment positions on the bracket. (See
Figure 1.)
Using Brackets on a Force
Platform
If a structure is connected to one or two Force Platform Structure
Brackets that are mounted on a Force Platform, the dynamic
changes in tension or compression of the members of the struc-
ture can be measured.
The different attachment positions along the side of the bracket
allow different I-beam members to be used between two Brackets
mounted on a Force Platform. Let the
span
of a structure be the
distance between its attachment positions on two Brackets. Let
the
separation
of the structure be the distance between two verti-
cal members attached to the same Bracket.
The center attachment positions (labeled “3”) allow a span and
separation of a #3 I-beam member. The next two attachment posi-
tions relative to the center allow a span and separation of a #4
I-beam. (See Figure 2.)
Use the thumb-
screws to attach
the Bracket to a
Force Platform.
Thumbscrew in
storage hole.
Use Truss Set thumbscrews to attach
I-beams, etc., to the Bracket.
Truss Set
thumbscrew
Figure 1: Force Platform
Structures Bracket
Bracket
Structures
I-beams
Attachment
positions 3,
4, and 5
#3
#3
Innermost
attachment
position (3)
Thumbscrew
Span
Separation
#4
#4
Middle
attachment
position (4)
Figure 2: Mount Various Structures on a Force Platform
