Contact Forces

Drag produced by motion relative to air.

The maximum tension a rope or cable can withstand before failing.

(μ): A dimensionless value describing the frictional interaction between two surfaces.

a force that acts only when two objects touch.

The area of an object presented to the fluid flow.

A change in the shape or size of an object.

A resistive force acting against relative motion through a fluid.

A number describing how strongly an object's shape contributes to aerodynamic or fluid drag.

A temporary deformation in which an object returns to its original shape after the force is removed.

The maximum deformation from which an object can return to its original shape.