1.1 - Traction contribution
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Define traction in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about the role of forces at material boundaries.
What is torque?
💡 Hint: Consider how force affects rotation.
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What are traction forces?
💡 Hint: Think about how forces act at the boundaries of materials.
Is torque solely dependent on surface forces?
💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of body forces and surface traction.
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A cuboidal object sits in a fluid. A uniform traction force acts on one face. Derive the torque about the centroid considering the boundaries.
💡 Hint: Use the properties of cross products to analyze the forces.
Evaluate how dynamic terms change the balance of angular momentum when a body accelerates with a time-varying force applied.
💡 Hint: Remember how changes in acceleration affect forces in equilibrium.
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