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Moments and couples2D

Moment about a point

Explore force moments, Varignon’s theorem, pure couples, equivalent force-couple systems, and spatial axis moments.

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Moment of a force about a point

Move the force application point and line of action relative to the selected moment center.

line of actionposition vectorright-hand rule
Moment about point OPosition vector, line of action, and right-hand-rule rotationrOPF 50 kNMO 200 kN·mSCENARIO-SPECIFIC FBD
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Moments and couples

Idealization

Forces act on a rigid body and moments follow the displayed right-hand sign convention.

Acceptance check

Compare direct and component moments or project r × F onto the selected axis.