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The materials which change their shapes permanently on the application of force such as clay and dough are called Plastic materials. This is not to be confused with actual plastic. Materials that undergo shape change on the application of force but regain their original shape on the removal of force are called Elastic materials.
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- A graph of deformation ΔL versus applied force F. The straight segment is the linear region where Hooke’s law is obeyed. The slope of the straight region is 1 / k. For larger forces, the graph is curved but the deformation is still elastic—ΔL will return to zero if the force is removed.
- The same force, in this case a weight (w), applied to three different guitar strings of identical length produces the three different deformations shown as shaded segments.
- (a) Tension. The rod is stretched a length ΔL when a force is applied parallel to its length. (b) Compression. The same rod is compressed by forces with the same magnitude in the opposite direction.
- Gondolas travel along suspension cables at the Gala Yuzawa ski resort in Japan. (credit: Rudy Herman, Flickr)
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Kick a ball and it'll fly up into the air beforefalling back down to the ground. That's an example of everydayforces. What exactly is a force? Kicking a ball involves you applying a force (a push with your foot)that makes it fly upward. But once it's shooting through the air, theinvisible force of gravitypulls it back down to Earth—and that's adiff...
When we're looking at how things work or move, wetry to identify the force that's responsible. So when a flying ballzooms to the ground, we say "Aha! That's the force of gravity."But it's very rare to find only one force acting on something. Mostof the time, there are several different forces working at once, allpulling or pushing with different st...
When a force acts on an object, it often makes itmove faster or in a different direction. Once something is moving,you don't need a force to keep it moving: it will carry on moving allby itself unless another force stops it. When a rocketblasts intospace, you need a force to make it lift off to begin with and toovercome the force of Earth's gravity...
It takes a force to make something move in adifferent way, and that includes changing the direction in whichsomething is moving even if its speed stays the same. If you want tomake something go round in a circle, you have to apply a force tomake it turn and keep on applying that force to keep it turning. Thatmakes sense: something moving in a circl...
Forces make things move—but they also bringmoving things to a halt. Roll a toy car over a rug and it'll quicklycome to a standstill. The force of frictionsteals the car'senergy and slows it down. Friction is the force between two differentobjects that are in contact, either when they're locked together andtouching or when one of them slides past th...
Have you ever tried tugging the aluminum ring-pull of adrinks can and found it suddenly snaps off in your hand? What you'retrying to do is use a force to make the ring-pull move and changedirection at the same time. But instead of doing what you expect, onepart of the ring-pull snaps away from the other. This is an exampleof how forces can change a...
A change in shape due to the application of a force is a deformation. Even very small forces are known to cause some deformation. For small deformations, two important characteristics are observed. First, the object returns to its original shape when the force is removed—that is, the deformation is elastic for small deformations.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Contrarily, some materials like rubber bands and springs regain their original shape once the force is removed. These materials, like clay and dough, which permanently change their shape upon the application of force, are called plastic materials. On the other hand, materials that regain their original shape after the removal of force are known ...
A change in shape due to the application of a force is a deformation. Even very small forces are known to cause some deformation. For small deformations, two important characteristics are observed. First, the object returns to its original shape when the force is removed—that is, the deformation is elastic for small deformations. Second, the ...
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Mar 21, 2024 · For stationary objects, more than one force has to be applied to change their shape; Their shape can change by: Stretching (forces in opposite directions away from the object) Bending (forces that distort the object) Compressing (forces in opposite directions towards the object) A combination of all three shape changes can also occur