 moment of a force" with respect to a point is the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the given point to the line of action of the force.  Applied Mechanics - Page 20de Charles Edward Fuller, William Atkinson Johnston - 1913Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Lewis Jerome Johnson - 1908 - 268 pages
...force and its arm. The moment with respect to this * Note that this is the same thing as saying that the moment of a force with respect to a point is the measure of its tendency to produce rotation about the point, assuming the point to be fixed. For assuming... | |
 | Edward Lee Hancock - 1909 - 408 pages
...the shear legs, neglecting the weight of structure. Via. 14 k \ <~> i : u y ^ "• < b FIG. 15 18. Moment of a Force. — The moment of a force with respect to any point in its plane may be defined as the product of the force and a perpendicular let fall from... | |
 | William Ledyard Cathcart, Jonathan Irvin Chaffee - 1910 - 332 pages
...unlike complanar couples of equal moment balance each other and equilibrium exists. The moment (Art. 35) of a force with respect to a point is the product of the force by the perpendicular distance from its line of action to the point. Consider: action, and it is required... | |
 | Francis M. Hartmann - 1910 - 171 pages
...specifying its intensity and its line of direction, or as some prefer to call it, its line of action. Moment of a Force. The moment of a force, with respect to an axis, is a measure of the tendency of the force to produce rotation about that axis. Numerically,... | |
 | Otto Luhr - 1913 - 982 pages
...flat bars, and by using the parallelogram of forces the magnitude of these components may be found. Moment of a Force. — The moment of a force with respect to a point is the product of that force and the perpendicular distance from the point to the force. Thus, if the axis of a body... | |
 | Edward Rose Maurer - 1914 - 376 pages
...-r29-7) = 59°; cos-1 (21.75 + 29-7) = 43°5. Moment of a Force; Couples* § i. The MOMENT or TORQUE of a force with respect to a point is the product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the point. The... | |
 | Edwin Henry Barton - 1915 - 274 pages
...downward force of 30 Ibs. wt. five feet away ? Also where does this force act ? » DEFINITION. — The moment of a force with respect to a point is the product of the force into the perpendicular from that point upon the line of action of the force, and is reckoned positive... | |
 | Edwin Henry Barton - 1915 - 268 pages
...a downward force of 30 Ibs. wt. five feet away ? Also where does this force act ? DEFINITION.—The moment of a force with respect to a point is the product of the force into the perpendicular from that point upon the line of action of the force, and is reckoned positive... | |
 | John Anthony Miller, Scott Barrett Lilly - 1915 - 328 pages
...the axis and the perpendicular distance between the line and the line of action of the force. Hence, the moment of a force with respect to a point is the moment of force with respect to the axis of moments through that point. 58. Sign of a Moment. — We... | |
 | Edward Lee Hancock - 1915 - 472 pages
...distance of 20 ft. from the foot of the shear legs, neglecting the weight of the structure. FIG. 24 21. Moment of a Force. — The moment of a force with respect to any point is defined as the product of the force and a perpendicular from the point to the line of... | |
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