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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)






2. Symbol of mass






3. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is movement between the surfaces






4. The energy due to the position that a body occupies relative to the earths surface






5. Sketch that shows a defined system in isolation with all of the force vectors acting on the system.






6. The rate of the mechanical work done by a force






7. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






8. zero OR balanced






9. Symbol for height above ground






10. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






11. Tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion






12. SI unit for impulse






13. The force that arises whenever one body moves - or tends to move across the surface of (always opposes the motion or impending motion)






14. 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






15. Newton's 1st Law of motion (law of inertia)






16. The spring constant






17. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation






18. Equation for Impulse






19. The capacity to do mechanical work






20. Symbol for torque






21. Kinetic energy (KE) and Potential Energy (PE)






22. Rearrangement of equation for Power






23. Symbol for acceleration






24. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.






25. Equation for kinetic friction






26. Equation for Strain enegy






27. Coefficient of kinetic friction






28. The study of what causes motion (describes the forces that cause motion)






29. Equation for momentum






30. Symbol for power - measured in Watts (W)






31. Equation for Power






32. Equation for Potential Energy






33. Symbol for gravity






34. Equation for Kinetic Energy






35. Equation for work






36. SI unit of Force






37. SI unit for mechanical energy






38. Static friction






39. Resultant force derived from the composition of two or more forces






40. Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (law of reaction)






41. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






42. Quantity of matter contained in an object






43. P






44. Symbol of Impulse






45. Symbol for Watts






46. Equation for acceleration






47. Equation for static friction






48. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is no movement between the surfaces






49. Product of force X time over which the force acts






50. Equation of impulse