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What is Torque?

Torque is the effect of a force to cause an object to rotate around a particular axis.

Torque is measured in "Newton Meters" (N x m). It is measured by how many newtons of force multiplied by the meters it travels.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Free Body Diagram



Above is a free body diagram involving torque. The arrow represents the pivot point of the object. F2 represents the force applied at L2 and F1 represents the force applied at L1. T1 represents the resulting clockwise torque and T2 represents the resulting counterclockwise torque front the result of the forces.

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