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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Coefficient of static friction






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






3. Symbol for torque






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






5. The spring constant






6. SI unit for impulse






7. Equation for Strain enegy






8. Equation of impulse






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






10. Quantity of matter contained in an object






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






12. Potential energy due to an objects form






13. Symbol of Force






14. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






15. 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






16. Symbol for displacement






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






18. P






19. Symbol for Watts






20. zero OR balanced






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






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






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






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






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






26. Equation for Potential Energy






27. The capacity to do mechanical work






28. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






29. SI unit of Force






30. Equation for Impulse






31. Rearrangement of equation for Power






32. Equation for Power






33. Equation for momentum






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






35. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






36. Symbol for gravity






37. Symbol for height above ground






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






39. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






40. Coefficient of kinetic friction






41. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






43. Kinetic friction






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






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






46. Symbol of inertia






47. Symbol of mass






48. Symbol of Impulse






49. Equation for static friction






50. Rotary effect of a force