PIRA 1R40.00 COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION

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1R40.00Coefficient of Restitution
1R40.10bouncing ballsPIRA 500
1R40.10bouncing balls1R40.10Drop balls of different material on a tool steel plate.
1R40.10bouncing ballsMw-3Balls of various materials are bounced off plates of various materials.
1R40.10bouncing ball9-1.5Loss of mechanical energy in the coefficient of restitution.
1R40.10bouncing ballsM-69Drop balls on a glass plate.
1R40.10coefficient of restitutionDisc 05-04Drop glass, steel, rubber, brass, and lead balls onto a steel plate.
1R40.11bouncing ballsTPT 15(7),420An eight inch or larger reflecting telescope mirror blank provides a concave surface for bouncing balls.
1R40.11coefficient of restitution9-5.5Drop a small ball bearing on a concave lens.
1R40.12coefficient of restitutionM-19j.1Rubber balls of differing elasticity and silly putty are dropped in a tube onto a steel surface.
1R40.13coef. of restitution in baseballsAJP 58(2),151Analysis leading to a prediction of up to 15 foot difference in long fly balls due to variation in coefficient of restitution.
1R40.30dead and live ballsPIRA 200Drop bounce and no-bounce balls.
1R40.30dead and live balls1R40.30Drop bounce and no-bounce balls.
1R40.30dead and live ballsDrop a black super ball and a ball rolled from apiezon wax.
1R40.31dead ball9-5.4A non-bounce ball: fill a hollow sphere with iron filings or tungsten powder.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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