What is the result of a force distributed over an area?
What is the result of a force distributed over an area?
What is the result of a force distributed over an area?
What is the result of a force distributed over an area?
What is the result of a force distributed over an area?
Pressure is force divide by unit area. Thus, if you have an air pressure of 100,000 Pascal, that means you have a force of 100,000 newton over an area of 1 square meter. It also means there is a force of 200,000 newton over an area of 2 square meters, a million newton over an area of 10 square meters, etc.
Answer: It is because camel’s feet have large surface area, the force of their weight is distributed over a large area of sand. The pressure produced on sand is small and hence, a camel’s feet do not sink into the sand. On the other hand, a man’s feet have a small surface area, the force of their weight is distributed over a smaller area of sand. The force per unit area or pressure produced on sand is large in this case due to which a man’s feet sink into sand and it becomes difficult for him to walk on sand.
So that the force will be evenly distributed
Pressure is defined as force divided by area. If you divide by a smaller number, you get a larger result. Try it out with some numbers.
Ground have a certain beaing capacity whitch means it can resists a certain amount of force per unit area, so the function of a foundation is to provide a large enough area for a force to spread its load to form a distributed load which the ground can resists. The foundation size depends on the bearing capacity of the soil and the force applied on the foundation, a typical foundation for a single floor house is 0.3m deep and 0.6m and a distributed load of 50KN/m2
Water is distributed through the biosphere by the hydrologic cycle, which is a result of evaporation and transpiration
Water is distributed through the biosphere by the hydrologic cycle, which is a result of evaporation and transpiration
Pressure = force / area. If the force is the result of the weight of a specific object, you can additionally use the formula: force = mass x gravity, i.e., you can combine this with the previous formula.