Authors: Russell C. Hibbeler
ISBN-13: 978-0133915426
See our solution for Question 114P from Chapter 17 from Hibbeler's Engineering Mechanics.
We are given the mass of the uniform disk is m, the angular velocity of the disk is ${\omega _0}$, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the disk and floor is ${\mu _k}$.
We are asked to determine the time before it roll without slipping and the angular velocity of the disk.
The diagram of the system is shown as:

The formula to calculate the mass moment of inertia of the disk is,
\[{I_G} = \frac{1}{2}m{r^2}\]The formula to calculate the frictional force on the disk is,
\[{F_f} = {\mu _k}N\]The formula to calculate the force relation in vertical direction is,
\[\begin{array}{c} N - mg = 0\\ N = mg \end{array}\]The formula to calculate the force relation in vertical direction is,
\[\begin{array}{c} {F_f} = m{a_G}\\ {\mu _k}N = m{a_G}\\ {\mu _k}\left( {mg} \right) = m{a_G}\\ {a_G} = {\mu _k}g \end{array}\]Here, g is the gravitational acceleration.
The formula to calculate the moment about point G is,
\[\begin{array}{c} \Sigma {M_G} = {I_G}\alpha \\ - \left( {{F_f} \times r} \right) = \left( {\frac{1}{2}m{r^2}} \right)\alpha \end{array}\]Substitute the values in the above expression.
\[\begin{array}{c} - \left( {{\mu _k}N \times r} \right) = \left( {\frac{1}{2}m{r^2}} \right)\alpha \\ - \left( {{\mu _k} \times mg} \right) = \left( {\frac{1}{2}mr} \right)\alpha \\ \alpha = - \frac{{2{\mu _k}g}}{r} \end{array}\]The formula to calculate the time before it roll without slipping by using kinematics is,
\[{v_G} = {\left( {{v_G}} \right)_0} + {a_G}t\]Here, ${\left( {{v_G}} \right)_0}$ is the initial velocity and its value is zero.
Substitute the values in the above expression.
\[\begin{array}{c} r\omega = 0 + \left( {{\mu _k}g} \right)t\\ t = \frac{{r\omega }}{{{\mu _k}g}} \end{array}\]The formula to calculate the angular velocity of the disk is,
\[\omega = {\omega _0} + \alpha t\]Here, ${\omega _0}$ is the initial angular velocity.
Substitute the values in the above expression.
\[\begin{array}{c} \omega = {\omega _0} + \left( { - \frac{{2{\mu _k}g}}{r}} \right)\left( {\frac{{r\omega }}{{{\mu _k}g}}} \right)\\ \omega = {\omega _0} + 2\omega \\ \omega = \frac{{{\omega _0}}}{3} \end{array}\]Substitute the value of ${\omega _0}$ in expression of t.
\[\begin{array}{l} t = \frac{r}{{{\mu _k}g}}\left( {\frac{{{\omega _0}}}{3}} \right)\\ t = \frac{{r{\omega _0}}}{{3{\mu _k}g}} \end{array}\]