Abstract
If three forces acting in the same plane are acting upon a body which is at rest and in equilibrium, the forces must be applied to the same point and can be represented by force vectors drawn to scale in both direction and magnitude, which will form a closed triangle.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1982 P. W. Kett
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kett, P.W. (1982). Statics. In: Motor Vehicle Science Part 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5946-0_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5946-0_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-009-5948-4
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-5946-0
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive