Structural - Loads and Forces, Stress and Strain - 01

Branch of mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of (force and torque, or "moment") acting on physical systems that do not experience an acceleration (a=0), but rather, are in static equilibrium with their environment.

• Statics
• Vector
• Dynamics
• Scalar

objects in relation to the physical factors that affect them.

• Dynamics
• Statics
• Vector
• Scalar

Physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude.

• Scalar
• Statics
• Dynamics
• Vector

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

• Vector
• Statics
• Dynamics
• Scalar

Load that is applied at a specific, concentrated point

• Point Load
• Collinear forces 
• Uniform Distributed Load
• Varying Load
• Parallel Forces

A force that is applied evenly over the distance of a support.

• Uniform Distributed Load
• Point Load
• Collinear forces 
• Varying Load
• Parallel Forces

It is that load whose magnitude varies along the loading length with a constant rate.

• Varying Load
• Point Load
• Uniform Distributed Load
• Collinear forces 
• Parallel Forces

Forces that act in the same or opposite directions at different points on an object.

• Parallel Forces
• Point Load
• Uniform Distributed Load
• Varying Load
• Collinear forces 

Forces which have a common line of action.

• Collinear forces 
• Point Load
• Uniform Distributed Load
• Varying Load
• Parallel Forces

Refers to the number of forces which stay in a similar plane.

• Coplanar Force
• Concurrent Forces
• Uniform Distributed Load
• Varying Load
• Parallel Forces