5/15/2014

WRC MECHANICA

ENGLISH | Bhanu Timalsena

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Mechanics
Fundamental physical quantities

Physical quantities not depending on other quantities are

fundamental quantities & their units are k\a fundamental
unities.
CGS, MKS, & FPS system have only 3 fundamental quantities
while SI system has 7.
Fundamental Unties Symbol Reference element
quantities
Length Meter M Krypton-86
Mass Kilogram Kg Platinum-iridium cylinder
(90%+10%)
Time Second S Caesium-133
Temperature Kelvin K
Current Ampere A
Luminous Candela Cd
intensity
Amount of Mole Mol Carbon-12
substance

Units

1 shake=10-8sec

1 barn=10-28m2

1 parsec= 3.26 light year

1 light year=9.45*1015m

1 Astronomical unit (AU)=1.5*1011m

1 metric tonne =10 quintal=10000 kg

1 feet=0.3048m

1 Chandrasekher limit=1.4 Ms (Where Ms is mass of sun)

1 A0=10-10m

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
1 X-ray unit=10-13m

1 torr=1mm of Hg=133.3 Pa

Dimensionless quantities [M0L0T0]

1. Relative density 8. Magnetic susceptibility

2. Angle and solid angle
3. Strain
4. Poisson’s ratio
5. Refractive index
6. Mechanical eqvt. of heat
7. Emissivity
9. Electric susceptibility
10. Dielectric constant
11. Relative permeability
12. Relative permittivity
13. Coefficient of friction
14. Loudness

Quantities having identical dimension

Quantities Dimension
Frequency, Angular frequency, [Mo L0 T-1]
Angular velocity, Velocity gradient

Angular momentum, modulus of [M L2 T-1]

elasticity, Energy density

Pressure, Stress, Modulus of [M L-1 T-2]

elasticity, Energy density

Work, Energy, Torque [M L2 T2]

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Thermal capacity, Water equivalent, [ML2 T-2 K-1 ]

Boltzmann constant

Electric field strength equivalent, [M L T-3 A-1]

potential gradient

Electric potential, Potential [M L2 T-3 A-1]

difference and Emf

Force, Thrust, Weight, Energy [M LT-2]

gradient

L/R=√𝐋𝐂=RC =Dimensions of time [T]

Surface Tension, Surface energy, [MT-2]

Spring constant, Force gradient

PV = nRT = qV =Ll2 =
𝐪^𝟐
=Vlt [ML2 T2]
𝐂
=V2C=Dimensions of work

Physical Dimensions S.I. Unit

quantity
From Mechanics
Acceleration [M0 L T-2 ] Ms-2
Force [M L T-2] Kg ms-2
Linear momentum [M L T-1] Kg ms-1

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Impulse [M L T-1] Kg ms-1

Work or Energy [M L2 T-2] Kg m2s-2

Power [M L2 T-3] Kg m2s-3

Presser or stress [M L-1 T-2] Kg m-1s-2

Strain [M0 L0 T0} No unit
Elastic modulus [M L-1 T-2] Nm-2
Angular [M0 L0 T0] Rad
displacement
Angular velocity [M0 L0 T-1] Rad s-1
Frequency [M0 L0 T-1] Hz
Angular [M0 L0 T-2] Rad s-2
acceleration
Momentum of [M L2 T0] Kg m2
inertia
Surface tension [M L0 T-2] Nm-1
Force constant [M L0 T-2] Nm-1
Angular [M L2 T-1] J-s
momentum
Gravitational [M-1 L3 T-2] Kg-1m3s-2
constant
Velocity gradient [M0 L0 T-1] s-1
Coefficient of [M L-1 T-1] Kgm-1s-1
viscosity
Gravitational [M0 L T-2] N/kg
intensity
Gravitational [M L2 T-2] J/kg
potential

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Plank’s constant [M L2 T-1] J-s

From Heat
Heat energy [M L2 T-2] J
Specific heat [L2 T-2]K-1] Jkg-1°𝑪
Latent heat [M0 L2 T-2] J-kg-1
Thermal [M L T-3 K1] Kilocal m-1s-1°𝒄-1
conductivity

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