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Friction and Its types
Friction and Its types. Static vs. Dynamic friction. Sliding vs. Rolling friction. Limiting friction. Coefficient of Friction. A force acting in the…
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Mechanical Work | Definition | Formula
What is Mechanical Work? Definition and Formula of workdone? Whenever a force (F) acts on a body and the body undergoes…
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Lifting Machine (Lift)
Lift / Lifting machine – Mechanical advantage, Velocity Ratio, Efficiency, Reversible or non-Reversible machine. It is a device, which enables…
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Minimum Force Required to Slide a Body on Horizontal Plane
Minimum Force Required to Slide a Body on a Rough Horizontal Plane Let a body A of weight W is…
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Force – Basic Definition
Force may be defined as an agent which produces or tends to produce, destroy or tends to destroy the motion of…
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Equations of Linear Motion
What are equations of linear motion? How can we use these equations to find displacement, velocity, and acceleration? Following are…
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Mechanical Power | Definition | Formula
What is definition and formula of Mechanical Power? It is the rate of doing work or workdone per unit time. In S.I.…
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Limiting Angle of Friction
Limiting Angle of Friction is defined as the angle which the resultant reaction (R) makes with the normal reaction (RN).…
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Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Understanding conservation of energy using collision of elastic and inelastic bodies Consider the impact between two bodies which move with…
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Centripetal and Centrifugal Force
Defining Centripetal Force Centripetal force is the component of force acting on an object in curvilinear motion which is directed…
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Closely Coiled Helical Spring
Consider a closely coiled helical spring whose one end is fixed and the other end carries a load W=mg, as…
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Engineering Mechanics – Introduction
The Engineering Mechanics is that branch of Engineering-science which deals with the principles of mechanics along with their applications to engineering…