MARC KLAWZ C.

QUILAY

Statics of Rigid Bodies - Moment of a Force

(Concept)
The moments of a force is the measure of twisting, turning or rotation of an
object. A force's moment is a measure of its propensity to cause a body to rotate
around a specific point or axis. This is distinct from a body's tendency to move or
translate in the direction of the force. A moment must develop when a force acts
on the body in such a way that the body begins to twist. This happens whenever a
force is applied that does not pass through the body's centroid. A moment occurs
when a force does not have an equal and opposite force directly along its path of
action.
To compute the value of the moment is the product of the magnitude of the force
and the perpendicular distance from the axis to the line of action of the force
(M=F*d). The moments of the force is equal to twice the area of the triangle
formed by joining the center of moments with the end of the force. There are two
principles of moment such as Varignon’s Theorem and Transmissibility. The
Moments of the force is equivalent to the summation of moments of its
components (M= 𝑅𝑥 𝑑2 +𝑅𝑦 𝑑1). The transmissibility is the effect of an external
force an rigid body remains unchanged if that force is move along its line of action
(𝐹1 = 𝐹, 𝐹, 𝐹2 = 𝐹). In simply, the moments of 𝐹1 , 𝐹, 𝐹2 are equal to each other.
There are two condition that your moment may be zero. When the center of the
moments is on the action force then the value of the perpendicular distance is 0,
M= F*0 will be simply zero. And also if the value of the force is zero, M= 0*d will
be equal to zero.
The learning that I gain is that the moment of any force if the force of action is at
the same line then the moments are the same (Principle of transmissibility).
Computing or Measuring the distance of the object being turned or twist is
Moment. Example for this are clock, ferris wheel and earth. Product of the
perpendicular distance and force is the value of moment. The condition of zero
moment.