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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Resultant force derived from the composition of two or more forces






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






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






4. Equation for kinetic friction






5. Symbol of mass






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






7. SI unit for impulse






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






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






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






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






12. Symbol of Impulse






13. Quantity of matter contained in an object






14. 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






15. SI unit of Force






16. Static - Kinetic - and Rolling






17. Symbol for Watts






18. The spring constant






19. Symbol for acceleration






20. Symbol of inertia






21. Equation for static friction






22. Symbol of Force






23. Symbol for torque






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






25. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






26. Rotary effect of a force






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






28. The capacity to do mechanical work






29. Coefficient of kinetic friction






30. zero OR balanced






31. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






32. Equation of impulse






33. Equation for Potential Energy






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






35. SI unit for mechanical energy






36. Equation of Force






37. Equation for Kinetic Energy






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






39. Equation for Power






40. Potential energy due to an objects form






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






42. Equation for momentum






43. Symbol for gravity






44. Symbol for height above ground






45. Rearrangement of equation for Power






46. Product of mass and linear velocity






47. Equation for Impulse






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






49. Symbol for displacement






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