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What is the main focus of hydraulics?
What is the main focus of hydraulics?
- Control of solid materials in engineering systems
- Transportation of gases in industrial settings
- Storage of electrical energy in capacitors
- Movement of fluids through pipes, rivers, and channels (correct)
What serves as a major theoretical underpinning for hydraulics?
What serves as a major theoretical underpinning for hydraulics?
- Quantum physics
- Fluid mechanics (correct)
- Thermodynamics
- Electromagnetism
In addition to liquids, to what else do some concepts of hydraulics apply?
In addition to liquids, to what else do some concepts of hydraulics apply?
- Solids in a powdered form
- Plasma in controlled environments
- Superfluids at extremely low temperatures
- Gases when differences in density are slight (correct)
What does hydraulics involve the application of engineering principles and methods to?
What does hydraulics involve the application of engineering principles and methods to?
Which of the following is an example of a hydraulic system?
Which of the following is an example of a hydraulic system?