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  2. Mass-spring-damper model - Wikipedia

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    The mass-spring-damper model consists of discrete mass nodes distributed throughout an object and interconnected via a network of springs and dampers. This model is well-suited for modelling object with complex material properties such as nonlinearity and viscoelasticity .

  3. Series and parallel springs - Wikipedia

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    The following table gives formula for the spring that is equivalent to a system of two springs, in series or in parallel, whose spring constants are and . [1] The compliance c {\displaystyle c} of a spring is the reciprocal 1 / k {\displaystyle 1/k} of its spring constant.)

  4. Hooke's law - Wikipedia

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    In physics, Hooke's law is an empirical law which states that the force (F) needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance (x) scales linearly with respect to that distance—that is, F s = kx, where k is a constant factor characteristic of the spring (i.e., its stiffness), and x is small compared to the total possible deformation of the spring.

  5. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2011 February 23 ...

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    A spring attached to a ceiling has mass of 500 g suspended from it such that the spring stretches 4.0 cm. Calculate the spring constant. I have taken two approaches to this question, but they seem to yield different answers! The first, dynamic approach: kx = mg k = mg / x = 0.5*9.8/0.04 = 122.5 N/m The second, energy approach: ½kx² = mgx

  6. Shear stress - Wikipedia

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    The formula to calculate average shear stress τ or force per unit area is: [1] =, where F is the force applied and A is the cross-sectional area.. The area involved corresponds to the material face parallel to the applied force vector, i.e., with surface normal vector perpendicular to the force.

  7. Wall stress relaxation - Wikipedia

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    Wall stress (measured in force per unit area) is created in response to the plant cell's turgor pressure. [2] Turgor pressure creates tension in the cell walls of plants, fungi, and bacteria, as it opposes the pressure of the cell's primary cell wall; this also allows for stretching of the cell wall. [1]

  8. Spring (device) - Wikipedia

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    The rate or spring constant of a spring is the change in the force it exerts, divided by the change in deflection of the spring. That is, it is the gradient of the force versus deflection curve . An extension or compression spring's rate is expressed in units of force divided by distance, for example or N/m or lbf/in.

  9. Load cell - Wikipedia

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    A load cell converts a force such as tension, compression, pressure, or torque into a signal (electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, or mechanical displacement indicator) that can be measured and standardized. It is a force transducer. As the force applied to the load cell increases, the signal changes proportionally.