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Contact mechanics

physical science Maturity 9-11

Things touch each other every day.

Hertz contact animated.gif
Hertz contact animated.gif
When things touch, they can bend. This happens when you press them. It helps us build cars and tools. We can learn how things work by looking at them. Do you like to touch things?

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File:Kontakt Spannungsoptik.JPG
Kontakt Spannungsoptik.JPG
File:Hertz contact animated.gif
Hertz contact animated.gif
File:Contact sphere-plane.jpg
Contact sphere-plane.jpg
File:Kontakt Kugel Kugel.jpg
Kontakt Kugel Kugel.jpg
File:Kontakt gekreuzter Zylinder.jpg
Kontakt gekreuzter Zylinder.jpg
File:Kontakt Zylindrischer Indenter Ebene.jpg
Kontakt Zylindrischer Indenter Ebene.jpg
File:Kontakt Kegel Ebene.jpg
Kontakt Kegel Ebene.jpg
File:Kontakt paralleler Zylinder.jpg
Kontakt paralleler Zylinder.jpg
File:WikipediabilderKap 4.jpg
WikipediabilderKap 4.jpg
File:Hertz.svg
Hertz.svg
File:Point contact fig.svg
Point contact fig.svg
File:JKRModel.svg
JKRModel.svg

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