Video introduction to the topics to be covered in this chapter: equilibrium analysis for extended rigid body systems, involving the calculation of moments.
Further explanation of the moment of a force, and the equation for calculating a moment. How to calculate the moment using only scalar quantities, for two- and three-dimensional systems. Includes several worked examples.
Calculating the moment about a point by taking a vector cross product, with discussion of how to apply this method in both two- and three-dimensional problems. Includes several worked examples.