Tag
Contact Force
Entries tagged contact force.
2 entries
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
ConceptStatic friction
Static friction is not a fixed force but a responsive one, matching whatever is needed to keep two touching surfaces from sliding, up to a maximum set by the normal force and a material coefficient.
6 min