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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation






2. Symbol for height above ground






3. Equation for Impulse






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






5. 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






6. Rotary effect of a force






7. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






8. Symbol of inertia






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






10. Product of mass and linear velocity






11. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






13. Coefficient of kinetic friction






14. Symbol for torque






15. Equation for Power






16. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (law of acceleration)






17. Equation for acceleration






18. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)






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






20. Equation for kinetic friction






21. SI unit of Force






22. Symbol for acceleration






23. Symbol for gravity






24. Equation of impulse






25. The study of HOW things move (describes the appearance of movement position - velocity - and acceleration)






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






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






28. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






29. Kinetic friction






30. Equation for Strain enegy






31. Symbol of Impulse






32. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






34. Coefficient of static friction






35. Symbol of mass






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






37. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






38. Equation for Potential Energy






39. Symbol for Watts






40. Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude (mass - volume - length)






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






42. Static friction






43. Equation for static friction






44. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






46. Symbol of Force






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






48. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






49. P






50. Equation of Force