Statics › Section D · Moments and static equivalence › Topic D.1
The moment of a force
A force can push a body along and also tend to turn it. The turning tendency, called the moment, depends on how far the force's line of action lies from the point in question, and it is the second quantity, after force, that every rigid-body problem must balance.
In this topic
- The turning effect of a force
- Moment or torque?
- Magnitude: force times moment arm
- Finding the moment arm
- Worked example: a spanner at an angle
- Direction in two dimensions
- Direction in three dimensions
- Worked example: a leaning pole
- Levers multiply force
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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