 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
 | Clement Vavasor Durell - 1928 - 386 pages
...in which this could be done and led to the conclusion that turning effects about C are the same if the product of the force and the length of the perpendicular from C to the line of the force is the same for each. This product therefore provides a way of measuring... | |
 | Edward Rose Maurer, Raymond Jefferson Roark - 1925 - 388 pages
...mean a measure of the tendency of a force to turn a body about a specified line. The moment or torque of a force with respect to a point is the product of the force and the perpendicular distance between the line of action of the force and the point. The perpendicular distance... | |
 | American Society for the Extension of University Teaching - 1815 - 842 pages
...equilibrium ; find the angles between them, and draw a diagram showing how they act. s XI. MOMENTS. The moment of a force with respect to a point is the product of the force into the perpendicular distance of the line of action of the force from the point. This distance is... | |
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