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Mechanical Analysis

Subject : engineering
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1. Equation for Impulse






2. P






3. Coefficient of static friction






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






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






6. Static friction






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






8. Symbol of inertia






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






10. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed






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






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






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






14. Kinetic friction






15. Symbol of Force






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






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






18. Equation for Kinetic Energy






19. Symbol for Watts






20. Equation for Power






21. Equation for momentum






22. SI unit for mechanical energy






23. The energy a body possesses due to its movement






24. Symbol for displacement






25. Rearrangement of equation for Power






26. Force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact






27. Symbol for gravity






28. Equation for Potential Energy






29. Coefficient of kinetic friction






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






31. The spring constant






32. Product of mass and linear velocity






33. Symbol of mass






34. Quantity of matter contained in an object






35. Rotary effect of a force






36. SI unit of Force






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






38. Symbol for acceleration






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






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






41. zero OR balanced






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






43. Equation of Force






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






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






46. Symbol of Impulse






47. Equation for kinetic friction






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






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






50. 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