ENGINEERING SCIENCES 1: STATICS OF RIGID BODIES

NAME: JR NIERRA CABERTE INSTRUCTOR: ENGR. MARK ARRIESGADO

SECTION: 3AR-7 DATE SUBMITTED: 09/14/2020

According to Young and Freedman (2000), the Torque (or in a general sense and context the moment) of a Force
is generally the measure of a how a force can cause an object or body to rotate about an axis, or simply the tendency of a
force to make an object rotate about a defined axis. . Below are some practical/real-life depictions and examples of
torque or moment :

1. MOMENTSIN OUR BODIES

Figure 1.1 Moment evident on legs. Retrieved from https://ouhsc.edu/bserdac/dthompso/ web /namics/torque.htm

The tendency and tension we feel when our legs are fully stretched to come down is mostly caused by the moment
produced by gravity ; making our legs want to rotate towards us. Such phenomenon could be felt in most of our bodies
connected with joints- from legs, to our arms, and even up to our fingers.

2. LEVERS AND MOMENTS

Figure 1.3 Moment seen on wrench. Retrieved from:

https://www.splung.com/content/sid/2/page/moments
CLASS 2-LEVER

A lever is a simple machine that makes work easier to do. Examples of simple levers include cutting with scissors,
or lifting the lid on a tin of paint with a screwdriver. Levers reduce the force needed to perform these tasks.
CLASS 3 -LEVER

Figure 1.3 Moment seen on hammer. Retrieved from: http://engineering.armstro

ng.edu/cameron/Moment% 20of%20a%20Force%20I.pdf

Simple machines like levers are used in most everyday objects to ease work. Levers mechanism and principles are
evident with the simple scissors, screwdriver, and hammer. The underlying principle of levers involves the use of moments.
Levers basically reduce the needed force to perform certain tasks, and such principle is mathematically depicted by the
moment, where the force gets multiplied about pivot points with respect to distance. The moment in this case greatly
exemplifies how the proportionality between the force and its perpendicular distance about a point increases as the
distance increase, a principle also seen in doors (where it’s harder to push a door near its hinge compared to its knob)

3. COUPLE FORCES AND MOMENTS

Figure 1.4 Moments on automobiles. Retrieved from: https://www.ae.msstate.edu/vlsm/

non_con_force/ moment/couple.htm

The principle of a moment could also be seen in automobile action and repair. Force couples could here be seen -
two parallel forces in opposing directions and of equal magnitude separated by a perpendicular distance. Such principle
of moment applied to couple forces shows its practical application in aiding rotation for certain repair/work mechanisms
to occur.
 REFERENCES

(n.d.). Retrieved September 14, 2020, from https://ouhsc.edu/bserdac/dthompso/web/namics/torque.htm

Moment of a Force. (n.d.). Retrieved September 14, 2020, from

https://www.ae.msstate.edu/vlsm/non_con_force/moment/couple.htm

P15. Turning on a pivot. (n.d.). Retrieved September 14, 2020, from

http://mrtremblaycambridge.weebly.com/p15-turning-on-a-pivot.html

Young, H. D., & Freedman, R. A. (2019). University physics. Upper Saddle River: Pearson.