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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Equation for kinetic friction
Fs
s
Fk = Uk * R
I
2. Symbol of Force
Joule (J)
Net Force
Newton (N)
F
3. Symbol for Watts
Kinetic Energy
W
W = F * s
KE = 1/2 mv^2
4. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)
Work
Normal reaction force
Vector
Free Body Diagram
5. The study of what causes motion (describes the forces that cause motion)
Eccentric Force
F=ma
Joule (J)
Kinetics
6. The capacity to do mechanical work
Fk
Types of friction
Mechanical energy
concentric force
7. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact
Normal reaction force
h
I
Center of Gravity
8. The energy a body possesses due to its movement
Kinetic Energy
Normal reaction force
Strain Energy
F
9. Kinetic energy (KE) and Potential Energy (PE)
F=ma
Forms of mechanical energy
concentric force
i
10. The rate of the mechanical work done by a force
m
Power
PE = mgh
Torque
11. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation
i = F*t
Torque
W = F * s
concentric force
12. Equation for Kinetic Energy
KE = 1/2 mv^2
Forms of mechanical energy
Kinetic Friction
Impulse
13. Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude (mass - volume - length)
Torque
Scalar
Kinetic Energy
i
14. Equation for static friction
Types of friction
Mass
PE = mgh
Fs = Us * R
15. Coefficient of kinetic friction
Vector
symbol for momentum
Newton (N)
Uk
16. P
Kinetics
Newton (N)
symbol for momentum
P = (F*s)/t
17. Equation for work
a
Fs
N*s
W = F * s
18. Equation for acceleration
Normal reaction force
k
Mechanical energy
a = F/m
19. Equation for Impulse
I = F * t
Force
P = F * (s/t)
a = F/m
20. The spring constant
Scalar
k
symbol for momentum
a
21. Product of force X time over which the force acts
Forms of mechanical energy
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
F
Impulse
22. Symbol for gravity
Center of Gravity
T
Forms of mechanical energy
g
23. The force that arises whenever one body moves - or tends to move across the surface of (always opposes the motion or impending motion)
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
Force
Inertia
Frictional Force
24. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling
concentric force
SE = 1/2kx^2
Potential Energy
Types of friction
25. A force acting away from the CoG of a body induces translation AND rotation
Forms of mechanical energy
Eccentric Force
a
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
26. Potential energy due to an objects form
Strain Energy
p = mv
Free Body Diagram
Force
27. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed
Fs = Us * R
P = F * v
concentric 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
28. Equation for Potential Energy
PE = mgh
Normal reaction force
concentric force
i = F*t
29. Kinetic friction
F
P = F * v
Fk
T
30. SI unit for mechanical energy
Joule (J)
F=ma
Normal reaction force
Fs = Us * R
31. Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (law of reaction)
h
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
k
W
32. Symbol of mass
Static Friction
P = (F*s)/t
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
m
33. Symbol for height above ground
h
Impulse
W
s
34. Symbol of inertia
a = F/m
i
W
concentric force
35. Rearrangement of equation for Power
Center of Gravity
k
Kinetic Energy
P = F * (s/t)
36. Equation for Strain enegy
Kinetic Friction
Inertia
Strain Energy
SE = 1/2kx^2
37. Coefficient of static friction
Net Force
Force
Power
Us
38. Symbol for torque
Work
Fk
T
Scalar
39. SI unit for impulse
PE = mgh
P = (F*s)/t
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
N*s
40. Symbol for displacement
P = F * v
Kinetic Energy
s
Impulse
41. Symbol for power - measured in Watts (W)
P
F
Strain Energy
h
42. Equation for Power
PE = mgh
KE = 1/2 mv^2
P = (F*s)/t
Eccentric Force
43. The energy due to the position that a body occupies relative to the earths surface
Potential Energy
i
Power
g
44. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (law of acceleration)
Free Body Diagram
Net Force
Linear momentum
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
45. Quantity of matter contained in an object
i = F*t
s
Mass
Types of friction
46. Product of mass and linear velocity
Kinematics
Linear momentum
Inertia
Normal reaction force
47. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is movement between the surfaces
Kinetic Friction
Us
F=ma
P = F * (s/t)
48. Tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion
Inertia
P = F * (s/t)
Mass
Normal reaction force
49. SI unit of Force
Normal reaction force
Newton (N)
Impulse
Mass
50. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)
a
i
Force
p = mv