Engineering Flashcard

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Centroid

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The geometric center of an area

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What is Compression Force?

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A body subjected to a path.

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Concurrent Force Systems

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Force systems where all the forces are applied at a common point on the body or have their lines of action with a common intersection point

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Fixed Support

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Support that prevents translation and rotation in a beam

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Free body diagram

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Diagram used to isolate a body from its environment, showing all forces acting upon it.

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Gusset

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A plate or bracket used to strengthen an angle in a framework.

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Joint

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Connection points of members of a truss

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Magnitude

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Absolute value of a number

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Moment

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Turning effect of a force about a point equal to the magnitude of the force times the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action from the force

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Moment of Inertia

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Mathematical property of a cross section that is concerned with a surface area and how that area is distributed about a centroidal axis