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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






3. The capacity to do mechanical work






4. Kinetic friction






5. Symbol for torque






6. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






8. Rotary effect of a force






9. Potential energy due to an objects form






10. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)






11. zero OR balanced






12. Symbol for height above ground






13. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






15. P






16. Equation of impulse






17. Equation for Strain enegy






18. Equation for static friction






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






20. Symbol of Force






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






22. A force acting away from the CoG of a body induces translation AND rotation






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






24. Quantity of matter contained in an object






25. Equation for kinetic friction






26. SI unit of Force






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






28. Product of mass and linear velocity






29. Equation of Force






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






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






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






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






34. Equation for Potential Energy






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






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






37. The spring constant






38. Equation for Impulse






39. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






40. Symbol of inertia






41. Equation for acceleration






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






43. Symbol for displacement






44. Static friction






45. Symbol of Impulse






46. Rearrangement of equation for Power






47. SI unit for impulse






48. SI unit for mechanical energy






49. Symbol for acceleration






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