Turning Effects
- Created by: Meg Bernardo
- Created on: 05-08-14 04:28
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- Turning Effects
- Formula
- Force (N) x Perpendicular distance fr pivot (m) = Moment (Nm)
- To produce a certain moment, the greater the distance (d), the lesser the force required.
- Force (N) x Perpendicular distance fr pivot (m) = Moment (Nm)
- Principle of moments
- The sum of clockwise moments about any point acting as the pivot equals the sum of the anticlockwise moments about the same point.
- Examples
- Door hinges
- Levers
- Spanners
- Formula
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