Describing Forces
To describe forces, engineers use three main things:
- The force’s:
- Magnitude (strength)
- The size of force compared to the size and weight of object
- Direction
- Where the force is coming from
- The point and plane of its application
- Point of application: the exact location where the force meets
the structure
- Plane of application: the side of the structure affected by the
force
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