- The damping can be studied by manually counting oscillations until considerable decrease in extension.
- The moment of inertia can also be measured by measuring the time period for different lengths for fixed d1 and d2. The plot for length (h) vs square of time period () looks like straight line and its slope is related to the moment of inertia.
- Measure the time period for large amplitudes. Based on this, decide what the maximum amplitude is, to obtain correct value for Moment of Inertia.