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External Forces
University Of Cambridge Engineering Undergraduate Course Flashcards
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Engineering
Undergraduate 1
12/23/2024

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What are Couples?
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This means the magnitude of the moment is independent of a.
Thus the moment of a couple is the same about any point.
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How can couples be used?
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Resultant force
Definition
Any number of forces can be combined into one resultant force if they all act in plane and pass through the same point.
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Generalisation of force, couple systems
Definition
It can be shown that any system of forces and couples can be replaced by a single force F.
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Constant Fluid pressure equation and first use.
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Where F is the force per unit width.
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Second Constant Fluid pressure use
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