Lecture 3: Moments and Couples

Cards (4)

  • tendency of a force to rotate a body about a point, line or axis
    moment
  • also known as the principle of moments states thar the moment of any force is equal to the algebraic sum of the moment of the component of the force
    varignon's theorem
  • counterclockwise sign convention is
    positive
  • clockwise sign convention is
    negative