Government Polytechnic, Solapur.

Maharashtra State Board Of Technical Education, Mumbai.

A PROJECT REPORT
PREPARE A REPORT ON IMPORTANCE OF FRICTION
AND IT’S EXAMPLE.
Submitted by
04 Awate Prashant.
05 Devraj Ballari.
06 Shubham Ballari.
18 Harshad Bhosale.
21 Samarth Birajdar.
29 Apurva Chavan.
31 Vishal Chavan.
32 Lalit Choudhary.
35 Ritesh Dudhagi.
46 Aniket Goli.
50 Arsid Govinda.

In Partial Fulfilment of the second semester

Of
Diploma in Engineering and technology
In
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Under the guidance of

Prof. Gore N.S.

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PART A - Plan for Micro-Project Proposal.

PREPARE A REPORT ON IMPORTANCE OF FRICTION

AND IT’S EXAMPLE.

1.0Rationale :
Friction is a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or
trying to slide, across each other.

2.0Literature Review :
1. Friction can be a useful force because it prevents our shoes
slipping on the pavement when we walk and stops car tyres
skidding on the road. When you walk, friction is caused between
the tread on shoes and the ground. This friction acts to grip the
ground and prevent sliding.
2.Friction is the force that resists motion when the surface of one
object comes in contact with the surface of another. It is also
defined as the resistance offered by the surfaces that are in
contact with each other when they move over each other.

3.0Proposed Methodology :
1. To study the importance of friction.
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4.0 Action Plan :

Planned Planned Names of

Sr. Details of
started finished responsible team
no. Activity
date date members

Awate Prashant.
Devraj Ballari.
1 Literature Survey 21/05/2021 24/05/2021 Shubham Ballari.
Harshad Bhosale.

Samarth Birajdar.
Apurva Chavan.
Study of Short
2 25/05/2021 29/05/2021 Vishal Chavan.
and Long Column
Lalit Choudhary.

Ritesh Dudhagi.
Report Aniket Goli.
3 01/06/2021 05/06/2021
Preparation Arsid Govinda.

5.0 Resources Required:

Sr. Name of
Specifications Qty Remark
No. Resources/Materials
1 Pen - 1
2 Roller skates - 2

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PART B :
Micro-Project Report :

PREPARE A REPORT ON IMPORTANCE OF FRICTION

AND IT’S EXAMPLE.

1.0Rationale :
Friction is a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or
trying to slide, across each other.

2.0Course Outcomes :
1. Explain that friction is a force that opposes motion.
2. Describe what factors determine.

3.0 Literature Review :

1.Friction can be a useful force because it prevents our shoes
slipping on the pavement when we walk and stops car tyres
skidding on the road. When you walk, friction is caused between
the tread on shoes and the ground. This friction acts to grip the
ground and prevent sliding.

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2. Friction is the force that resists motion when the surface of
one object comes in contact with the surface of another. It is also
defined as the resistance offered by the surfaces that are in
contact with each other when they move over each other.

4.0 Actual Procedure Followed :

Friction is a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or
trying to slide, across each other. For example :
Walking –We can walk only if we apply frictional force.
Writing – A frictional force is created when the tip of the pen
comes in contact with the surface of the paper.
Skating – A thin film of water under the blade is necessary to
make the skate slide.

List Ten Examples of Friction in Our Daily Life :

Friction is the force that resists motion when the surface of one
object comes in contact with the surface of another. It is also
defined as the resistance offered by the surfaces that are in
contact with each other when they move over each other.

Examples : We see friction in our day to day activities.

Following are the ten examples of friction in daily life:

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1. Walking : We can walk only if we apply frictional force.
Friction is what holds your shoe to the ground. The friction
present on the ice is very little, this is the reason why it is
hard to walk on the slippery surface of the ice.

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2. Writing : A frictional force is created when the tip of the
pen comes in contact with the surface of the paper. Rolling
friction is what comes into play while writing with a
ballpoint pen while sliding friction arises when one writes
with a pencil.

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3. Skating : A thin film of water under the blade is necessary
to make the skate slide. The heat generated by the skate
blade rubbing against the surface of ice causes some of the
ice to melt right below the blade where the skater glides
over the ice. This water acts as a lubricant reducing friction.

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4. Lighting a matchstick : When the head of the matchstick
is rubbed against a rough surface, heat is generated and this
heat converts red phosphorous to white phosphorous. White
phosphorous is highly inflammable and the match stick
ignites. Sometimes, matchsticks fail to ignite due to the
presence of water. Water lowers friction

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5. Driving of the vehicle on a surface : While driving a
vehicle, the engine generates a force on the driving wheels.
This force initiates the vehicle to move forwards. Friction is
the force that opposes the tyre rubber from sliding on the
road surface. This friction avoids skidding of vehicles.

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6. Flight of airplanes : Drag is the force that opposes the
forward motion of the airplane. The friction which resists
the motion of an object moving through a fluid or immobile
in a moving fluid, as occurs when we fly a kite. The friction
of the air is created as it meets and passes over an airplane
and its components. Drag is generated by air impact force,
skin friction and displacement of the air.

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7. Drilling a nail into the wall : Friction is responsible for
fixing of nails in a wall. As the nail is driven into the wall,
the nearby material to the nail of the wall gets compressed.
This exerts a force on the nail. This force is the friction that
converts the normal force exerted by the compressed layers
of the wall into the resisting shear force. In this manner the
friction cause nails and screws to hold on to walls.

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8. Sliding on a garden slide : We know that friction is a
force that is present whenever two objects rub against each
other. In case of a slide in the garden such as a slide and a
person’s backside rub each other’s surface. Without
friction, a slide would accelerate the rider too quickly,
resulting in possible injury due to the fall. The friction
reduces the velocity of the sliding person and makes him
stop.

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Friction is seen everywhere other than these areas in day to day
life. Rubbing hands, table drawer are other examples of friction.

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Content :

Micro Project : Prepare A Report On Importance Of

Friction And Its Examples.

Importance Of Friction :
Friction always works in the direction opposite to the direction
in which the object is moving, or trying to move. Friction
always slows a moving object down.

The amount of friction depends on the materials from which the

two surfaces are made. The rougher the surface, the more
friction is produced. Friction also produces heat. If you rub your
hands together quickly, you will feel them get warmer.

Friction can be a useful force because it prevents our shoes

slipping on the pavement when we walk and stops car tyres
skidding on the road. When you walk, friction is caused between
the tread on shoes and the ground. This friction acts to grip the
ground and prevent sliding.

Sometimes we want to reduce friction. For example, we use oil

to reduce the friction between the moving parts inside a car
engine. The oil holds the surfaces apart and can flow between

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them. The reduced friction means there is less wear on the car’s
moving parts and less heat produced.
Information about friction in Technical view :
Friction is the resistances to movement, typically this is as two
surfaces slide or roll over each other; one could be stationary or
both could be in motion. In an engineering/tribological context,
the level of friction typically represents the energy lost, typically
as heat and thus is minimised. This could involve design,
material selection, and the application of coatings or surface
treatments or the use of lubricating fluids or solids.
In some situations, high-levels of friction are require, such as the
footwear to floor surface or hand to racket grip in sports. This
also includes anything that is gripped or fastened so that it should
not move.
nCATS has a range of equipment for the evaluation of friction in
sliding and rolling contacts, these include fundamental
measurements at the nano-scale.

Advantages of friction :
1.Friction enables us to walk freely.
2.It helps to support ladder against wall.
3.It becomes possible to transfer one form of energy to another.
4.Objects can be piled up without slipping.
5.Breaks of vehicles work due to friction.

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Disadvantages of friction :
1.It always resists the motion, so extra energy is required to
overcome it.
2.It causes wear and tear of machines.
3.It decreases the life expectancy of moving parts of vehicles.
4.Since friction is very useful in some cases while harmful in
some cases, friction is called a necessary evil.

5.0 Actual Resources Used

(Mention the actual resources used) :

Sr. Names of
Specifications Qty Remark
No. Resources/Materials
1 Pen - 1
2 Roller skates - 2

6.0 Outcomes of the micro-project :

It produces heat, that helps in heating parts of any object or to
warm ourselves. It also causes loss in power. It produces noise
during any kind of operation. It’s because of friction that we’re
able to walk, run, play, etc.

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7.0 Suggestions for further micro-project :

If anybody is interested to study about friction then this micro-

project is very useful.

8.0 Benefits of this micro-project :

To understand the concept of importance of friction.

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