The mechanical engineer's pocket-book. A reference-book of rules, tables, data, and formulæ, for the use of engineers, mechanics, and students (1910)
Kent, William, 1851-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 539
Fig. 96. Moment of a Force. — The moment of a force (sometimes calledstatical moment), with respect to a point, is the product of the force bythe perpendicular distance from the point to the direction of the force.The fixed point is called the center of moments; the perpendicular distanceis the…
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