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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Symbol of Impulse






2. The spring constant






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






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






5. Symbol of inertia






6. Symbol for Watts






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






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






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






10. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






11. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






13. Equation for Strain enegy






14. SI unit of Force






15. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






16. P






17. Potential energy due to an objects form






18. Symbol for displacement






19. Coefficient of static friction






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






21. Equation for Power






22. Product of mass and linear velocity






23. Kinetic friction






24. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






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






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






28. Symbol of mass






29. 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






30. Equation for Kinetic Energy






31. Equation for work






32. Symbol for torque






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






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






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






36. Equation of impulse






37. Equation of Force






38. Rotary effect of a force






39. zero OR balanced






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






41. Symbol for height above ground






42. Rearrangement of equation for Power






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






44. Equation for static friction






45. Symbol of Force






46. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






48. Static friction






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






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