TASK: Given a heavy object, the rescue team shall lift, move and stabilize the object utilizing only cribbing blocks, wood timbers, and 60-inch pry bars. This University of Extrication column is Part ...

Oz Lifting Products has unveiled heavy-duty stainless steel hoists for lifting and tensioning operations. The hoists are available in 0.25-, 0.75-, 1.5- and 3-ton versions and each one can be provided ...

Fifth grade students at Munsey Park School in Manhasset are beginning their simple machines unit. Students learned about the different parts of a lever—lever arm, fulcrum, load and effort force. After ...

This interactive activity from the NOVA website challenges users to lift one end of an obelisk to a height of three feet using only a lever, a fulcrum, weights, and some supporting stones. Levers are ...

levers use mechanical advantage to make lifting or applying pressure easier the three main parts of a lever are the effort (input force), fulcrum (pivot point), and load (output force) there are three ...