Statics
Workshop 3
1. Identify one way that moments are used in the design of useful items.
a.
Sketch
the item.
b.
Draw
a freebody diagram showing the force and the distance
and the direction of the moment.
c.
Calculate
a typical force and moment.
2. Using the materials provided in the PLC or through sketches and mathematical proofs show that a moment created by two equal parallel forces in opposite directions acting on a body, is equal to one of the forces times the perpendicular distance between the forces.