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    There are four main types of friction: static, kinetic, rolling, and fluid friction. Static friction occurs when an object is not moving yet but an external force is being applied, opposing the motion. Kinetic friction acts on objects that are already in motion. Rolling friction is a combination of forces that slows down rolling objects. Fluid friction, also called viscosity, is the resistive force experienced by objects moving through fluids like air or water that opposes the motion.

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    There are four main types of friction: static, kinetic, rolling, and fluid friction. Static friction occurs when an object is not moving yet but an external force is being applied, opposing the motion. Kinetic friction acts on objects that are already in motion. Rolling friction is a combination of forces that slows down rolling objects. Fluid friction, also called viscosity, is the resistive force experienced by objects moving through fluids like air or water that opposes the motion.

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    There are four main types of friction: static, kinetic, rolling, and fluid friction. Static friction occurs when an object is not moving yet but an external force is being applied, opposing the motion. Kinetic friction acts on objects that are already in motion. Rolling friction is a combination of forces that slows down rolling objects. Fluid friction, also called viscosity, is the resistive force experienced by objects moving through fluids like air or water that opposes the motion.

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    There are four main types of friction: static, kinetic, rolling, and fluid friction. Static friction occurs when an object is not moving yet but an external force is being applied, opposing the motion. Kinetic friction acts on objects that are already in motion. Rolling friction is a combination of forces that slows down rolling objects. Fluid friction, also called viscosity, is the resistive force experienced by objects moving through fluids like air or water that opposes the motion.

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    TYPES OF FRICTION

    By: Muhammad Haseeb Javed


    ME-1335

    Presented to: Miss Rukhsana

    Types of Friction

    The frictional force is that force responsible for wear and tear of two bodies. When two bodies in
    contact, move relative to each other then there exists a force which has a tendency to oppose that
    movement which is called frictional force. There are in general 4 different types of friction.

    4 Different Types of Friction

    There are four types of friction namely


    1. Static friction
    2. Kinetic friction
    3. Rolling friction
    4. Fluid friction

    Static Friction
    Static friction comes into play when a body is forced to move along a surface but movement does not
    start. The magnitude of static friction remains equal to the applied external force and the direction is
    always opposite to the direction of motion. The magnitude of static friction depends upon s (coefficient
    of static friction) and N (net normal reaction of the body).

    Kinetic Friction
    Kinetic friction denoted as k comes into play when a body just starts moving along a surface. When
    external applied force is sufficient to move a body along a surface then the force which opposes this
    motion is called as kinetic frictional force.
    Magnitude of kinetic frictional force fk = k N
    Where

    k is coefficient of kinetic frictional force and N is the net normal reaction on the body. The

    magnitude of kinetic frictional force is always less than magnitude of static frictional force. When value
    of applied net external force F is more than fk then body moves with a net acceleration and when
    these forces are equal then body moves with a constant velocity.

    Figure 1: When the mass is not moving, the object experiences static friction. The friction increases as the applied force increases
    until the block moves. After the block moves, it experiences kinetic friction, which is less than the maximum static friction.

    Rolling Friction
    Rolling frictional force is a force that slows down the
    motion of a rolling object. Basically it is a combination of
    various types of frictional forces at point of contact of wheel
    and ground or surface. When a hard object moves along a
    hard surface then static and molecular friction force retards
    its motion. When soft object moves over a hard surface then
    its distortion makes it slow down.

    R= Resistive Force
    F=Driving Force
    r=Radius
    W=weight component

    Fluid Friction (Viscosity)


    When a body moves in a fluid or in air
    then there exists a resistive force which
    slows down the motion of the body,
    known as fluid frictional force. A freely
    falling skydiver feels a drag force due to
    air which acts in the upward direction or
    in a direction opposite to skydivers
    motion. The magnitude of this drag force
    increases

    with

    increment

    in

    the

    downward velocity of skydiver. At a


    particular point of time the value of this
    drag force becomes equal to the driving
    force and skydiver falls with a constant
    velocity.

    References & Image Credit:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction

    http://www.tutorvista.com/physics/4-types-of-friction

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