Forces in Engineering!!!!!! Flashcards
attraction repulsion
→ to attract to repel
Attraction and repulsion are dual
forces in magnetism.
Anziehung(skraft) Abstoßung
→ anziehen abstoßen
bend
→ bending force
→ to bend, bent, bent
As a result of the bending force,
the lower part of a bridge deck is
in tension, and the upper part is in
compression.
Biegung, Krümmung, Knick
→ Biegekraft
→ biegen, beugen, abknicken,
krümmen
buoyancy [‘boiənsi]
In physics, buoyancy is the
upward force exerted by a fluid
(hydrostatische) Auftriebskraft,
Schwimmfähigkeit
compression
→ compressive (adj)
→ compressive strength
Compressive strength is the
capacity of a material to
withstand pushing forces or
compression
Druckkraft/Kompression
→ Druck-
→ Druckfestigkeit, Druckbelastbarkeit
contraction
→ to contract
When the temperature decreases,
some structures may suffer
contraction.
Kontraktion, Schrumpfen
→ schrumpfen,
(sich) zusammenziehen
counterweight
A counterweight is used in lifts
(elevators) and cranes.
Ausgleichsgewicht,
Gegengewicht
to crush
Crushing means to use force to
alter or destroy a structure
zerdrücken, zerquetschen
density
→ dense
The density of an object is
measured in kg/m
3.
Dichte
→ dicht
elasticity
→ elastic
Elasticity is the ability of a body
to stretch and return to its
original shape without
deformation.
A steel beam is not as elastic as a
wooden beam.
Dehnbarkeit/Elastizität
→ biegsam, dehnbar
edge
A square has four edges with 90°
angles.
Kante, Spitze
expansion
→ to expand
Iron structures are subject to
thermal expansion.
Ausdehnung, Expansion
→ (sich) ausdehnen, ausweiten
to extend (sth)
If a structural element is in
tension, it may extend.
(etw.) auseinanderziehen, (s.)
verlängern, auseinanderziehen
to elongate
→ elongate (adj.)
Metal has to be elongated to
make cables
strecken länglich, gestreckt
→ länglich, gestreckt
equilibrium
→ balance
→ to balance sth
If all forces are in balance, there
is an equilibrium of forces.
Gleichgewicht
→ Gleichgewicht, Ausgleich
→ etw. ausgleichen, im
Gleichgewicht halten
to fail
→ failure
When structural components can
no longer resist stress, they fail.
The failure is then due to stress.
versagen
→ Bruch, Fehler, Defekt