Mechanical Engineering: Particle Equilibrium (11 of 19) Why are Pulleys a Mechanical Advantage?

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In this video I will calculate and explain the mechanical advantage of using pulleys.
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[@goatdwarfs]

I do not dislike the premise(free knowledge transfer), but I do dislike this video because of the methods he's chosen to explain this concept. Just iterating through different pulleys by calculating tension is not teaching physics, its doing algebra. Its lessons like this that make physics seem dull to certain populations, and physics is not dull. Here are some concepts I would've loved to see elaborated on: Why is the weight sometimes attached to the rope & other times attatched to the pulley? How does the tension in the rope fixed to the structure change through the presented configurations? What movements in the system result in the operator having to pull more length of rope in configurations with more mechanical advantage?

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Statics is more important for civil engineering than for electrical, I would think.

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[@cullenpassmore1933]

When my teacher tried explaining this to the class they didn't mention that you would have to pull it longer for each pulley. Saying that helped alot thanks

[@albertoolmos21]

Distance x Force = Work. This means that "moving" pulleys allow you to do the same work with less force with proportionally more displacement. Fixed pulleys work differently.

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

@@albertoolmos21 How are they different. I just assume he drew the pulleys separately to show how many ... that the point of axis would only be in the free body diagrams.

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

@Glenn Heiselman Yeah ... in my youth my dad had a 2/3 or 3/4 rope pulley. Meaning 2 or 3 pulleys on top and 3 or 4 on the bottom .... and it felt like, when I had to roll it up, a mile of rope.

[@davidschmidt6013]

Cullen, with simple machines, it's always distance that gets traded for increased mechanical advantage. Levers are the same. If a lever has one side 4X as long as the other side (measuring from the fulcrum) it will have 4X the mechanical advantage (i.e. can lift 4x its input force) , but must travel 4 times as far. With hydraulic systems, same idea. The input 'piston' must travel however much the larger (output) piston is. Ex. if the input piston is 2 sq. inches in area, and the output is 8 sq inches, the input piston must travel 4X as far.

[@tramquangpho]

One question :For example , he only explain the tension force between two point of the pulley connecting to the object , what about the tension force on the other pulley, for example, in the second example, the one connecting to the object is 50N, but is the other one tension is 50N is too or not?

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Your ability to teach is superb! You're clear & mention the little details which greatly improves understanding. This video helped me more fully understand a problem where a pully had mass. Thank you.

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This is how it's done, people! Superb approach. Clean, clear opening diagram. Four examples for comparison, right in front of us. Quick overview, then right to it. I rarely enjoy teaching on the internet, but this is impressive.

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It's been so long since I did physics, this brings it all back, I had forgotten how simple pulleys can be so easily calculated

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Thank you for sharing. We have put a lot of work into these (9500) videos and we appreciate this kind of feedback.

[@MrMagyar5]

People forget how amazing these simple things are and how efficient they are. Still used today in all our construction projects. Cranes are just giant pulleys.

[@MichelvanBiezen]

Good observation! Yes, they are used in many applications.

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I am working on a pulley system for an antenna tower. I needed a refresher about pulleys learned back in my college days. You're explanation was fantastic and actually helped me remember things I had forgotten. Thanks! --Steve

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Great explanation! Now, i need to get an understanding of how to actually rig pulleys in a series like that.

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[@aarondavis5386]

If it help you can visualize it as two pulleys with multiple wheels on a common axle where the smaller wheels are behind the larger ones from a side perspective.

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Nice to see this explained as I have always just took pullys for grantedmm Thanks

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[@dyldevin]

I'm curious about the forces applied to the line itself in these MA systems. According to the laws of pulleys in example 2, you could lift 100 newtons with a line that was only rated for 50 newtons? The work is being done, in my mind that 100 newtons of force has to be acting on the line in the middle of the lower pulley.

[@patrickbroyer5518]

It's 50 Newtons pulling to the left balancing 50 Newtons pulling to the right. So the tension would be 50 Newtons (ignoring the traction on the pulley and stretch as the weight is applied.)

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I mean in the sense that you can multiply a small force by applying it over more distance I guess so

[@BrianKrienke]

This is very helpful. I have a question if you are willing? I am building a home climbing wall that can adjust the angle of overhang. This adds considerable weight to the existing building. So, instead of a ceiling, I have drawn (not built) a series of pulleys that allow the wall to change angles. The goal is to not overload the building structure, but I do not know how to do the calculations. The pulleys do not function as this tutorial (moving straight up and down). My pulleys would be anchored into a concrete floor, go up to a beam, and then out and away from the building to movable pulleys (wall is moving so the pulley is also). My intuition tells me that some of the force must be exerted down and the other force out and away. Any help would be appreciated. Wall is hinged at bottom. I could send drawing if that helps. Even if we made some basic assumptions this would greatly help do the calculations.

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Thank you, that was so well taught that not only do I now understand pullies better but it makes complete sense to me

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This is the best approach I've ever seen for doing pulley problems.

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[@foxhound1008]

Professor Van Biezen: another excellent video, I really enjoy your channel, and have become a monthly donor. Another interesting aspect of pulleys, and please correct me if I’m wrong, is that the up forces must equal the down forces in the scenario in the above video. For instance, on the first pulley system, the total “down” forces are the weight (100n) and the pulling down force of 100n. Which means the ceiling is actually supporting a 200n load. In the fourth setup, the total down forces is only 125n, therefore the load on the ceiling Is only 125n So, in addition to the mechanical advantage in “pulling” the fourth setup actually reduces the load on the ceiling, correct?

[@MichelvanBiezen]

You are correct indeed.

[@ashraf736]

Force on celling in each cases are respectively- 1- 200N 2- 100N 3- 66.67N 4- 50N just draw the FBD( free body diagram) for pulley attach to celling for reaction given by celling . Dont account 100N block in this case.

[@foxhound1008]

ashraf khan not sure where you are getting those numbers from, as they are only part, not the total. System is in static equilibrium. No accelerations are occurring. Sum of all torques must equal zero AND sum of all forces must equal zero. Up forces = down forces. Down forces are the weight and whatever down force I’m pulling with. Ceiling supplies up load. If I was to put a spring scale between the final (top) pulley and the ceiling, the spring scale would show: 1: 200 N 2: 150 N 3: 132 N 4: 125 N Imagine in the second example, a 50 Newton person was hanging on the rope, not touching the floor. The 100 Newton weight is also not touching the floor. The FBD of the top pulley has a force pulling down of 150 N and a force, provided by the ceiling, in the up direction of 150N. The force distribution would be: 50 N on the right 50 N in the middle 50 N on the left

[@ashraf736]

@@foxhound1008 my mistake i forget the force due to the secondaries pullies in FBD of primary pulley(attach to celling).

[@ahmedal-ebrashy3691]

Sir the idea that something is hanging from the middle of the pulley makes zero sense to me unless that point rotates.. can you briefly clarify it?

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It looked so intimidating, but ur simple explanation rly made things clear. Thank you!

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[@wysiwygsd]

To pull the 100N object up, wouldn't you need a force >100N? Just asking...

[@MichelvanBiezen]

Only with the pulley on the left. You need less force for the other pulley combinations.

[@MichelvanBiezen]

I reread you question and understand what you are asking now. You only need a force > 100 N momentarily until the object begins to move. Then only a force = 100 N is needed to keep the object moving at a constant speed. (Newton's 2nd law)

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Thank you for your comment.

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[@mikefochtman7164]

I'd like to see the force on the top-most pulley 'hanger'. It seems in the first example, that the attachment to the 'ceiling' has to support 200 N, the second only 150N, 133-1/3N for the third, and 125 N for the final example? So having more mechanical advantage just happens to also lessen the needed strength of the attachment point?

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[@satrioekowicaksono7452]

In reality the ceiling would also support the pulley weight.

[@yougoattube]

Mr. (Dr?) vB can answer authoritatively... but my thought is, the ceiling always supports 100N. Based on the assumptions, the pulleys weigh nothing, the rope/cable weighs nothing... weight at the ceiling must be 100N. That said, I expect there may be some exception between the time force is applied by pulling down, and when the pulley(s) / weight actually begin to move... I see where you’re coming from - if I am pulling on the cable with 100N, and the weight is 100N, then the ceiling must be holding 200N. Now I have a headache. Engineering school was way, way, WAY too long ago...

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Thank you sir. I was a little bit confused on this.

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Pleasant demonstration ... with metric units. Merci pour le partage

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By analyzing the kinematics of pullies, you can derive the ratio of cable end displacement vs lifted weight displacement - which will give you the cable force, by virtue of equality of exerted works on both ends.

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Interesting information, thank you.... Big Like)), but in order to calculate the correct force required, do not forget the weight of the pulley (s) as well as the cable or rope that increases and decreases its weight according to the direction of movement.

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Well, yes ... but. "You can draw a free body diagram around the object you are pulling up." That is not explained well because by the time you get to the end, that free body diagram is not just around the object you are pulling up but is drawn around the object itself and 2 pulleys. Why? Why not draw the free body diagram around all 5 objects? The explanation of that would add complexity to the presentation and would probably cause the students to scratch their heads.

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[@P6009D]

Mechanical advantages are often only advantages in theory. We neglect the friction to make the calculations easier. Suppose we are to rescue a climber who has fallen down a cliff, the person weighs 90kg and we use pullys in a 9:1 system. Do we then only need to pull with the power a ninth? The friction in the system cannot be neglected. Climbers use dynamic ropes to avoid injury if they fall. Let's say the person in distress has to be lifted 10 meters, there will be a lot of rope to stretch before we even lift anything at all. So in practical cases it can happen that we get a better mechanical advantage if we instead lift the person with a 3:1 system. Your calculations are a good starting point for describing reality.

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We first learn the principles of physics by ignoring things like friction and wind resistance. Then once we understand the principles, we add the compexities of wind resistance and friction. (We have videos on ropes and friction in the mechanical engineering videos).

[@2401321]

if he was my physics teacher i might have solved every pulley question in JEE

[@beoptimistic5853]

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[@loltroll2]

Then: Meh... school is boring, lets sleep. Now: Ohh let's watch a physiks class.

[@oliverm8058]

sameeee lol. Mostly because instead of taking classes that I'm actually interesting in like engineering and physics I am forced to take classes like Spanish and gym.

[@triumfdula8830]

If we place them horizontaly one after the other up and down or if we place them vertically one below the other do the two orders have any difference in the lifting power or the lifting power still remains the same ?

[@MichelvanBiezen]

We do have some examles with different configurations in the playlist. That will give you some idea.

[@whyohwhy357]

So simple! Thank you Sir! No formulas, just common sense.

[@MichelvanBiezen]

Glad it helped!

[@annonYk]

Archimedes lifted a warship with his own physical power using a complex system of pulleys!!!!

[@beoptimistic5853]

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[@pbrooks4040]

I understand the math and physics, but I can’t come up with a verbal explanation of how and/or why it works - except to say, “magic”.

[@MichelvanBiezen]

The principle here is that the work done pulling on the rope equals the work done lifting the object. W = Force x distance and if you half the force you must double the distance.

[@danielgudi7446]

@@MichelvanBiezen it still sounds like it exploits physics to me

[@andresbaylon5552]

What isnt mentioned here is the ceiling that is holding everything up is exerting an equal and opposite force to hold everything up. when you pull on the rope u are exerting more force on the ceiling in order to lift the object.its like having another person pull the other side of the rope.

[@jensdanbolt6953]

@@danielgudi7446 If you write what exactly sounds strange, I think someone here can give you a solid, direct answer to the issue.

[@danielgudi7446]

@@jensdanbolt6953 I know that you trade travel way for force and you can use your own body weight as force instead of having to lift yourself up as well as the load. The second point is a big advantage on it's own but I don't really get how the first point makes any sense. I know that it is a meme that people compare everything with video games but that just sounds like a big to me

[@shortbyprince]

Thank you so much sir I got such a best knowladge here now. You are now one of the best teachers of mine. Love and respect from India.

[@MichelvanBiezen]

Thank you and welcome to the channel

[@maurar5548]

Excellent description, brief and to the point. Many thanks.

[@MichelvanBiezen]

You're welcome!

[@lovernotfighter]

I learned to just count the number of pulleys so you can say 1:1 or 2:1, 3:1, 4:1 etc. so you know the ratios.

[@giladkay3761]

but since the gears do have mass in real life,how do they give an advantage?

[@MichelvanBiezen]

The mass of the pulleys would have a very small effect on the overall performance and mechanical advantage.

[@chaoticlife311]

@@MichelvanBiezen haha... spoken like someone have not work at an actual site before. What you mention is an assumption. In reality, pulley mass can reach significant amount of weights that can limit how much mechanical advantage you have. Just try sourcing a industrial made pulley. In engineering school, assumptions are made to make concepts easier to understand. But engineering is supposed to be real life application of science. Got to tell those kids of yours, assumptions will be removed once you reached certain level of consideration. The same about gears.

[@dermotthompson8120]

Gilad Kay obviously negligible mass compared to the heavy object being lifted

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

Having as a kid used a block and tackle to move some heavy stuff ... It works the friction of the pulley's and the weight of said pulley's is negligible in the scheme of it over all. How much damn rope you gotta pull tho .... can get to be enormous.

[@wayneyadams]

3:29 The reason you have to pull the rope 2 meters to lift the weight 1-meter can be understood in the following way. Since there are two ropes supporting the weight both ropes have to be raised 1-meter when the weight is lifted 1-meter which is a total of 2-meters. That means the rope you are pulling must be pulled 2-meters, 1-meter for each of the two ropes supporting the weight. The same is true for 3 ropes, 4 ropes and so on. It also makes sense when you consider the work done in lifting the load. The work is the same (minus any losses from friction of course) in our ideal case no matter how many pulleys you use. Work = force X distance, so exerting half the force means the rope must be pulled twice the distance. The number of ropes supporting the load is the mechanical advantage. Divide the load by that number to get the force you must exert, and multiply the distance the load is lifted to get the length of rope you must pull.

[@MichelvanBiezen]

Nice input.

[@wayneyadams]

@@MichelvanBiezen 33 years teaching Physics has a few benefits (getting rich is not one of them). LOL

[@MichelvanBiezen]

HaHa, yes indeed.

[@revanthkumar2916]

Thank your very much for this , thought i studied the whole chapter i could't understand it because i was taught using variables using numbers is a huge gamechanger !

[@MichelvanBiezen]

Using a simple example with numbers often clarifies things tremendously. Glad you liked it.