 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
 | 1915 - 1436 pages
...point of application on the line AC produced is found from the proportion: AB : CD = CE : AE. Moment oj a Force. — The moment of a force with respect to a point is the product of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance from the given point to the direction of the force. In the... | |
 | Alfred Monroe Kenyon, William Vernon Lovitt - 1917 - 384 pages
...into segment*, the lengths of which are inversely proportional to the magnitudes of the forces. 135. Moment of a Force. The moment of a force with respect to a point, is the product of the magnitude of the force and the length of the perpendicular from the point to the line of action of... | |
 | Alfred Peter Poorman - 1917 - 264 pages
...the Example in Art. 17 by the method of this article. 20. Moment of a Force with Respect to a Point. The moment of a force with respect to a point is the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from its line of action to the point. This perpendicular distance is called... | |
 | Alfred Monroe Kenyon, William Vernon Lovitt - 1917 - 368 pages
...into segments, the lengths of which are inversely proportional to the magnitudes of the forces. 135. Moment of a Force. The moment of a force with respect to a point, called the center of moments, is the product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance,... | |
 | Theodore Lucas, Frank Duncan Graham, Nehemiah Hawkins - 1918 - 940 pages
...mechanics the moment of a force is a measure of its effect in producing rotation about a fixed point. The moment of a force, with respect to a point, is the product of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance from the paint to the direction of the force. The fixed point... | |
 | Robert Gibbes Thomas - 1919 - 598 pages
...algebraic sum of the moments of those forces about a point in the section. The moment of a force about a point is the product of the force and the length...perpendicular from the point to the line of action of the force. (See Art: 172.) The Elastic Curve is the curve assumed by the mean fiber along the axis of a... | |
 | George A. Hool, Nathan C. Johnson - 1920 - 894 pages
...are called components of that force. The process of finding the components is called resolution. 39. Moment of a Force. — The moment of a force with respect to a point is the measure of the tendency of the force to produce rotation about that point. It is equal to the magnitude... | |
 | 1921 - 584 pages
...mechanics the moment of a force is a measure of its effect in producing rotation about a fixed point. The moment of a force, with respect to a point, is the product of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance from the point to the direction of the force. The fixed point... | |
 | Ethelbert Favary - 1922 - 498 pages
...dotted) in the material at the lower side, and a tension (shown in thin dashes) on the upper side. Moment of a Force. — The moment of a force with respect to a point is the magnitude of the force multiplied by the distance from the given point to the line of action of the... | |
 | George A. Hool, William Spaulding Kinne - 1923 - 648 pages
...force are called components of that force. The process of finding the components is called resolution. The moment of a force with respect to a point is the measure of the tendency of the force to produce rotation about that point. It is equal to the magnitude... | |
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