1K10.20 • Dynamic Torque: Ladder Against the Wall

Location: Cabinet 1

Photo shows the demonstration used at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Instructions / Notes:

• Ladder leans again a heavy wooden structure placed on end.
• Hang mass from one of the lower rungs.
• Hang the mass at successively higher rungs until the ladder slips.
• The angle of the ladder may be adjusted until it slips.
• Sand paper may be used as a second surface.

Last updated on February 24, 2025