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Forces and Loads

Forces and Loads. Static Load. Static Loads: are loads that are unchanging or change slow Example: A person holding a stack of books but he is not moving. The force downwards is STATIC FORCE . Dynamic Load.

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Forces and Loads

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  1. Forces and Loads

  2. Static Load Static Loads: are loads that are unchanging or change slow Example: A person holding a stack of books but he is not moving. The force downwards is STATIC FORCE

  3. Dynamic Load Dynamic Load is a load that is always moving and changing on the given structure. Example: A person carrying a weight of books and walking. The force is moving or DYNAMIC FORCE.

  4. Tension Tension is a pulling force Example: The rope is in “tension” as the two people pull on it. This stretching puts the rope in tension.

  5. Compression Compression is a squeezing force Example: The weight lifter finds that his body is compressed by the weights he is holding above his head.

  6. Shear Shear: a multidirectional sliding and separating force.

  7. Torsion Torsion: A twisting force.

  8. What forces are acting on this bridge?

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