1. Forces 2. Forces Throwing a baseball, serving a volleyball, or just standing up are all examples of forces. Force is any influence that tends to accelerate and object.It…

Slide 1 Forces and the Laws of MotionSection 4 Normal Force Force on an object perpendicular to the surface (F n ) It may equal the weight (F g ), as it does here. It does…

Slide 1 What is a Truss? A structure composed of members connected together to form a rigid framework. Usually composed of interconnected triangles. Members carry load in…

Slide 1 1 Some Ideas Behind Finite Element Analysis Slide 2 2 The Engineering Approach Consider a 2-D example in linear elasticity: A flat plate subjected to forces applied…

Slide 1 Equilibrium Equilibrium refers to a condition in which an object is at rest originally at rest (static equilibrium) or has a constant velocity if originaly in motion.…

Slide 1 Equilibrium Forces and Torques 9/11/07 Slide 2 Topics to Cover Components of forces and trigonometry Force examples Center of Mass Torques/Moments Torque Examples…

Mechanical Properties Mechanical Properties Biological systems and mechanical properties Food Rheology and viscoelastic characterization Texture evaluation of foods Aero-hydrodynamic…

Equilibrium Equilibrium refers to a condition in which an object is at rest originally at rest (static equilibrium) or has a constant velocity if originaly in motion. Equilibrium…

Vectors and Scalars Chapter 3 1 Vectors 2 Vectors and Scalars, Addition of vectors Subtraction of vectors x y r  Physics deals with many quantities that have both Magnitude…

Creo/Simulate Structure II: Beams and Frames © 2012 CAE 12-1 Beam elements can be used alone or in conjunction with other model elements (solids and/or shells). © 2012…