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Mechanical Analysis
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engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equation for kinetic friction
Fk = Uk * R
Kinetic Friction
Uk
Us
2. Symbol of Impulse
I
Types of friction
Power
Frictional Force
3. Symbol for gravity
g
Inertia
F=ma
s
4. Equation for momentum
Mass
p = mv
g
Net Force
5. Symbol of inertia
i
Joule (J)
Torque
N*s
6. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.
Newton (N)
Center of Gravity
Force
Torque
7. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact
W
Forms of mechanical energy
Normal reaction force
N*s
8. Potential energy due to an objects form
Strain Energy
Joule (J)
Scalar
Forms of mechanical energy
9. The force that arises whenever one body moves - or tends to move across the surface of (always opposes the motion or impending motion)
N*s
P = (F*s)/t
Frictional Force
Kinetic Energy
10. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling
Types of friction
Joule (J)
i = F*t
Forms of mechanical energy
11. Symbol for acceleration
symbol for momentum
Fs = Us * R
a
T
12. Symbol for power - measured in Watts (W)
P
Strain Energy
Linear momentum
Net Force
13. P
Frictional Force
Work
concentric force
symbol for momentum
14. Equation for Potential Energy
a = F/m
I = F * t
PE = mgh
F=ma
15. Equation for work
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
W = F * s
PE = mgh
Fs = Us * R
16. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation
F=ma
Strain Energy
concentric force
W = F * s
17. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (law of acceleration)
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
a = F/m
W
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
18. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)
I
W
Vector
Fk
19. Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude (mass - volume - length)
m
Scalar
N*s
Force
20. The capacity to do mechanical work
Mechanical energy
Normal reaction force
s
I = F * t
21. The spring constant
F
k
s
Work
22. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is no movement between the surfaces
Newton (N)
concentric force
Static Friction
Net Force
23. Sketch that shows a defined system in isolation with all of the force vectors acting on the system.
Fk
i
Free Body Diagram
Fk = Uk * R
24. Static friction
Power
Fk
Scalar
Fs
25. Rotary effect of a force
Center of Gravity
Torque
Fs
Kinetic Friction
26. Quantity of matter contained in an object
Types of friction
Fk = Uk * R
Mass
m
27. The study of what causes motion (describes the forces that cause motion)
Kinetics
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
KE = 1/2 mv^2
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
28. Equation of impulse
Center of Gravity
i = F*t
F
Types of friction
29. Rearrangement of equation for Power
P = F * (s/t)
I = F * t
Force
Frictional Force
30. Symbol for displacement
Static Friction
s
Frictional Force
PE = mgh
31. Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (law of reaction)
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
Kinematics
Linear momentum
I = F * t
32. SI unit for impulse
Kinetic Energy
Fk = Uk * R
Fs = Us * R
N*s
33. Equation for static friction
Eccentric Force
Mechanical energy
P = F * (s/t)
Fs = Us * R
34. Mechanical work is equal to the product of magnitude of the force is applied to an object and the displacement undergone by the object in the direction that the force is being applied
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
s
Types of friction
Work
35. Equation for Kinetic Energy
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Force
When two objects are in contact - the force applied by one object is equal and opposite to that which the second object applies on the first
Kinematics
36. The rate of the mechanical work done by a force
F=ma
Power
Scalar
Strain Energy
37. Symbol for Watts
P = F * (s/t)
I = F * t
i = F*t
W
38. Symbol for height above ground
Work
h
Uk
PE = mgh
39. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)
W
Force
h
Fk
40. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed
Linear momentum
P = F * v
Fk = Uk * R
Mechanical energy
41. Newton's 1st Law of motion (law of inertia)
m
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Torque
Net Force
42. Equation for Impulse
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Strain Energy
Power
I = F * t
43. Symbol of Force
Strain Energy
F
m
Work
44. Tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion
F=ma
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Inertia
Mass
45. Coefficient of kinetic friction
Uk
Scalar
P = (F*s)/t
m
46. The study of HOW things move (describes the appearance of movement position - velocity - and acceleration)
Kinematics
Net Force
Kinetics
Newton (N)
47. Kinetic energy (KE) and Potential Energy (PE)
W
Joule (J)
Forms of mechanical energy
k
48. Symbol for torque
Forms of mechanical energy
T
I = F * t
Joule (J)
49. Equation for Strain enegy
Center of Gravity
Impulse
SE = 1/2kx^2
Torque
50. Product of mass and linear velocity
I
P = F * (s/t)
Linear momentum
p = mv