Two features of the section are used to determine the shape factor for bending, the overall area of the section, A, and the way the material is distributed about an axis of interest - the geometric ...

Topics includes composition and resolution of forces; moments and couples; equivalent force systems; free-body diagrams; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; forces in trusses and beams; ...

NASA has discovered that China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric power station, has impacted Earth's ...