Tag
Constraint Force
Entries tagged constraint force.
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Concept
Normal force and contact constraints
The normal force is the perpendicular push a rigid surface supplies, adjusted to whatever value stops an object from passing through it, not a fixed force equal to weight.
7 min
ConceptTension in strings and cables
Tension is the pulling force transmitted along a flexible connector such as a string or cable, uniform along an ideal massless, frictionless length and solved for by applying Newton's second law to each body it connects.
7 min