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Work, Energy and Power

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Work done by a force and a moment. Kinetic energy of translation and rotation. Potential energy of position and of strain. Power. Efficiency. Stiffness of a spring or elastic member. The general form of the energy equation for a system.

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© 1987 G. E. Drabble

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Drabble, G.E. (1987). Work, Energy and Power. In: Work Out Dynamics. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08864-5_5

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