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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Kinetic energy (KE) and Potential Energy (PE)






2. 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






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






4. Equation for Power






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






6. Potential energy due to an objects form






7. Symbol for Watts






8. Equation for momentum






9. Symbol for acceleration






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






11. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






12. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






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






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






15. SI unit of Force






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






17. zero OR balanced






18. Equation for Potential Energy






19. Product of mass and linear velocity






20. Symbol for gravity






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






22. Rotary effect of a force






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






24. The capacity to do mechanical work






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






26. Symbol of mass






27. Equation for work






28. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






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






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






32. SI unit for impulse






33. Symbol of inertia






34. Symbol for torque






35. P






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






37. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






38. Symbol for displacement






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






40. The spring constant






41. Equation of Force






42. SI unit for mechanical energy






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






44. Coefficient of static friction






45. Symbol of Impulse






46. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






48. Equation of impulse






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






50. Symbol of Force