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  2. Castigliano's method - Wikipedia

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    Castigliano's method for calculating displacements is an application of his second theorem, which states: If the strain energy of a linearly elastic structure can be expressed as a function of generalised force Q i then the partial derivative of the strain energy with respect to generalised force gives the generalised displacement q i in the direction of Q i.

  3. Tension (physics) - Wikipedia

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    If there are no bends in the string, as occur with vibrations or pulleys, then tension is a constant along the string, equal to the magnitude of the forces applied by the ends of the string. By Newton's third law , these are the same forces exerted on the ends of the string by the objects to which the ends are attached.

  4. Hubble's law - Wikipedia

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    76.2 +3.4 −2.7: Cosmicflows-3 [131] Comparing redshift to other distance methods, including Tully–Fisher, Cepheid variable, and Type Ia supernovae. A restrictive estimate from the data implies a more precise value of 75 ± 2. 2016-07-13 67.6 +0.7 −0.6: SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) [132] Baryon acoustic oscillations.

  5. 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.

  6. Archimedes' principle - Wikipedia

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    The weight of the object in the fluid is reduced, because of the force acting on it, which is called upthrust. In simple terms, the principle states that the buoyant force (F b) on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object, or the density of the fluid multiplied by the submerged volume (V) times the gravity (g) [1] [3]

  7. Atwood machine - Wikipedia

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    An equation for the acceleration can be derived by analyzing forces. Assuming a massless, inextensible string and an ideal massless pulley, the only forces to consider are: tension force (T), and the weight of the two masses (W 1 and W 2). To find an acceleration, consider the forces affecting each individual mass.

  8. Eötvös number - Wikipedia

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    The Bond number can be thought as the ratio of the weight of an object and the surface tension, as [7] =, where M is the mass of the object and L its contact perimeter length. An object or an insect can float on water due to surface tension if Bo < 1.

  9. Capstan equation - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the factor "153,552,935" (5 turns around a capstan with a coefficient of friction of 0.6) means, in theory, that a newborn baby would be capable of holding (not moving) the weight of two USS Nimitz supercarriers (97,000 tons each, but for the baby it would be only a little more than 1 kg). The large number of turns around the ...