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Pulses on Torsional Wave Apparatus W-b1b
Excite the short-bar and long-bar torsional wave machines by hand to show how the wave speed varies as the inertia of the medium (the rod length) varies. Fishbane Chapter:   14.3 HRW 9th:   16.03 Reese Chapter:   12.2 RHK 5th:   18.04 SJ 3rd Chapter:   13.1 PIRA DCS classification:   3B10.160

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