When water is taken in an exceedingly glass vessel, the free surface of the water close to the walls is curved concave upward. If mercury is extracted in a glass vessel, then the free surface of mercury near the walls is convex upwards. When the liquid is connected with solid, the angle between the solid … Read more
Escape velocity is the minimum speed needed for a free and non propelled object to escape from the gravitational influence of a massive body and it is slower the farther away from the body of an object and becomes slower than the massive body. This requires to send a ballistic object on a trajectory that … Read more
Orbital velocity simply means the gravitationally bound system of the orbital velocity or speed of the bodies or objects like the moon, planets, artificial satellites and spacecraft or star at which the speed of its orbit around the barycenter or when the object is much less massive than the largest body in the system. Two … Read more
Geo stationary satellite is also known as geosynchronous satellites and it’s one of the satellites in geosynchronous orbit with an orbital period same as the earth’s rotation period. This kind of satellite returns to the same position in the sky after each sidereal day. Geo stationary satellite is one of the special cases of geosynchronous … Read more
The elastic energy is the mechanical potential energy that is stored in the configuration of the physical system or the material due to the work on the materials, they are subjected to the deformations. Elastic energy occurs due to impermanent stretching or compression of the materials. Primarily, the formalism is developed by the elastic theory, … Read more
The Poisson’a cons ratio is stant for the materials that is used for relating the stress in the one direction, to the elastic strain in another one. The stress usually describes the externally applied force to the materials and the strain is the measurement of the change in the shape due to the applied force. … Read more
The shear modulus is also known as the modulus of rigidity, and it is the measurement of the rigidity of the material or body given by the ratio of shear stress to shear strain. Often it is denoted by the G or sometimes by the μ or S as well. Units of Shear Modulus of … Read more
It’s well known that plants absorb water from the soil in the process of photosynthesis. But have you ever wondered how this happens? For water to rise up, it has to work against gravity and yet it does happen. This is another phenomenon which occurs because of the surface tension of liquids. If water is … Read more
The bulk modulus is a constant for describing the resistance of the substance to the compression. It is defined as the ratio between the increase in the pressure and the resulting decrease in the volume of the material. Together with the shear modulus, Young’s modulus, and Hooke’s law, this modulus describes the response of the … Read more
The young’s modulus is a numerical constant, named for the English physician (Thomas Young) of the 18th century. This modulus is used for describing the elastic properties of the soil undergoing the compression or tension in only one direction such as the metal rod that is returned to its original length after being compressed or … Read more