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