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Mechanical Analysis

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1. Product of mass and linear velocity
Strain Energy
Mechanical energy
Linear momentum
m

2. Symbol of inertia
Fs = Us * R
N*s
i
F=ma

3. Equation for Impulse
W = F * s
I = F * t
Inertia
Fk

4. Sketch that shows a defined system in isolation with all of the force vectors acting on the system.
Types of friction
Free Body Diagram
I = F * t
a

5. Equation of impulse
W
Eccentric Force
i = F*t
g

6. Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced - no matter how the body is positioned.
Center of Gravity
W
Net Force
Mass

7. Symbol of mass
m
Fs
s
p = mv

8. Symbol for Watts
Frictional Force
P
W
s

9. Equation for kinetic friction
Fk
Linear momentum
Fk = Uk * R
P = (F*s)/t

10. SI unit for impulse
Mass
Net Force
N*s
Eccentric Force

11. Tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion
p = mv
Inertia
Static Friction
Fs

12. The study of HOW things move (describes the appearance of movement position - velocity - and acceleration)
Inertia
Center of Gravity
Fs = Us * R
Kinematics

13. Symbol for torque
T
Impulse
Newton (N)
P = (F*s)/t

14. Kinetic friction
Eccentric Force
a
Fs = Us * R
Fk

15. The rate of the mechanical work done by a force
Joule (J)
N*s
Power
i

16. Potential energy due to an objects form
s
Strain Energy
i = F*t
Kinetic Energy

17. A force acting away from the CoG of a body induces translation AND rotation
i = F*t
Eccentric Force
W
a

18. Physical quantity that possesses both magnitude and direction ( force - pressure - torque - weight)
h
Fs = Us * R
Joule (J)
Vector

19. Symbol for acceleration
Strain Energy
Static Friction
Eccentric Force
a

20. Rotary effect of a force
Eccentric Force
Torque
Types of friction
Mass

21. Equation for Strain enegy
Fs
Linear momentum
SE = 1/2kx^2
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it

22. Newton's 1st Law of motion (law of inertia)
W = F * s
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
p = mv
concentric force

23. Equation for momentum
Strain Energy
p = mv
Linear momentum
Eccentric Force

24. SI unit of Force
a
Newton (N)
Mass
P = F * v

25. Symbol for power - measured in Watts (W)
I = F * t
Normal reaction force
P
Newton (N)

26. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is no movement between the surfaces
T
concentric force
Static Friction
Free Body Diagram

27. Product of force X time over which the force acts
T
I
Impulse
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it

28. Rearrangement of equation for Power
P
P = F * (s/t)
Uk
Linear momentum

29. Static friction
Kinetic Energy
Work
Fs
Strain Energy

30. The energy due to the position that a body occupies relative to the earths surface
T
Scalar
Potential Energy
Forms of mechanical energy

31. Equation for static friction
Torque
Kinematics
Fs = Us * R
Fk = Uk * R

32. Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude (mass - volume - length)
Joule (J)
Scalar
h
a

33. zero OR balanced
if an object is at rest or moving with a constant velocity then the forces on it must be...
Scalar
Eccentric Force
P

34. Symbol for displacement
P = F * (s/t)
Uk
i
s

35. Symbol for height above ground
h
The rate of change of motion (or acceleration for a body/object of constant mass) is proportional to - and in the same direction as - the force applied to it
W = F * s
I

36. Equation for Power
PE = mgh
P = (F*s)/t
Potential Energy
F

37. 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
concentric force
Forms of mechanical energy
Work
Inertia

38. Quantity of matter contained in an object
Us
k
F
Mass

39. Symbol of Impulse
Kinetics
Joule (J)
I
Types of friction

40. An interaction between two objects/bodies that change or tend to change their motion (Vector)
Forms of mechanical energy
Force
P = (F*s)/t
P = F * (s/t)

41. Equation for Potential Energy
symbol for momentum
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
PE = mgh
SE = 1/2kx^2

42. SI unit for mechanical energy
Joule (J)
Power
Strain Energy
i = F*t

43. P
Fs
symbol for momentum
Kinetics
Eccentric Force

44. Equation of Power equals Strength times Speed
Eccentric Force
Uk
i
P = F * v

45. A force acting through the CoG of a body induces translation
concentric force
Kinetics
I
Scalar

46. Equation for work
An object will remain at rest or continue with constant motion (velocity) unless acted on by an unbalanced force
h
Net Force
W = F * s

47. The study of what causes motion (describes the forces that cause motion)
Strain Energy
Kinetics
SE = 1/2kx^2
k

48. Coefficient of kinetic friction
Inertia
Forms of mechanical energy
Uk
i = F*t

49. Symbol of Force
F
P
Vector
Net Force

50. The frictional force between two surfaces when there is movement between the surfaces
Static Friction
Kinetic Friction
Mass
Force