Normal force

In mechanics, the normal force F N {\displaystyle F_{N}} is the component of a contact force that is perpendicular to the surface that an object contacts...

include elastic, frictional, contact or "normal" forces, and gravitational. The rotational version of force is torque, which produces changes in the rotational...

surface(s) in contact called the normal force, and one parallel to the surface(s) in contact, called the friction force. Not all forces are contact forces;...

friction force itself depends on the normal force, and hence on the mass of the block. Depending on the situation, the calculation of the normal force N {\displaystyle...

also be supplied as a 'push' force, such as in the case where the normal reaction of a wall supplies the centripetal force for a wall of death or a Rotor...

non-uniform circular motion, the normal force does not always point to the opposite direction of weight. The normal force is actually the sum of the radial...

example. In that case the friction force only has an x component, and the normal force only has a y component. The force of gravity would then have components...

the bank angle is zero, the surface is flat and the normal force is vertically upward. The only force keeping the vehicle turning on its path is friction...

support force exerted upon an object which is in contact with another stable object. Normal force is sometimes referred to as the pressing force since its...

maximum tractive force to the normal force and is termed the coefficient of traction (similar to coefficient of friction). It is the force which makes an...