HAMLET Applets

To view the 3D applets below, you will need the following plugins:
at least Version 1.4.0_01 (or later)(~9.4 MB) of the Java Runtime Environment, and
Java3D( choose OpenGL version, Runtime for the JRE-- ~2.7 MB ).


NOTE:

You may need to close/reopen your browser after installing the plugins.

 

What is HAMLET?

An online resource of
engineering simulations
and models.

HAMLET stands for Hierarchical Asynchronous and Multimedia Learning using Electronic Textbooks.

To learn more about HAMLET,
see the page About Us.

A list of online resources.

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  Statics & Mechanics of Materials
Beam Analysis Shows Shear, Moment and Deflection diagrams for variable loadings. To run applet click image.

 

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Mohr's Circle Interactive display of Mohr's Circle.

 

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Slipping or Tipping? Force on a weight resting on an inclined plane, will it slip, tip, or stay right there? To run the applet click image.
Centroid / Moment of Inertia Calculates centroid, moment of inertia for user configured cross-sections. To run applet click image.

 

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Pulley Problem involves a rope, two pulleys and two weights, along with a free body diagram of one of the pulleys. To run applet click image.

Pulley
Applet

 

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Vector3D This applet shows a 3D representation of vectors, calculates vector sum, difference, cross products and dot product.
To run the applet click image.

  Dynamics
Relative Motion Shows the velocities and accelerations of an ant, rotating bar and a truck. To run the applet click image.

 

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Collision2D Collision2D applet. To run the applet click image.
Rolling Disk Applet shows a disk rotating inside a cylinder. The velocity of any point on the disk may be shown graphically by clicking on a location on the diskl. To run the applet click image.
Instant Centers of Zero Velocity Shows IC point for a rod and piston system, to calculate the velocity of the piston. To run the applet click image.

 

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Angular Momentum Angular Momentum applet.
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Work and Energy Work and Energy relations are used for a weight attached to a wheel. To run the applet click image.

 

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Gyroscopic Motion Shows the motion of a spinning top based for steady precession. To run applet click image.

 

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Motorcycle Wheely Analyze forces on an accelerating motorcycle, see what it takes to do a wheely. To run applet click image.

Motorcycle Wheely Applet

 

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