couple
Let an agent explain force couples and their properties, support calculating moments and combining couples, describe applications in machines and structures, and separate other senses of couple.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain force couples and their properties, support calculating moments and combining couples, describe applications in machines and structures, and separate other senses of couple.
In mechanics, a pair of equal and opposite parallel forces whose lines of action do not coincide, producing a pure turning effect, or torque, without net force, with moment equal to one force times the perpendicular distance between them; couples act on wheels, shafts and levers, are independent of the point about which moments are taken, and are used in statics, machine design and structural analysis, and the word has many other senses.
What it is for: Pairs of forces producing pure torque.
It can be explain the concept; support calculations; describe applications; separate other senses.
Distinguishing features
Zero net force
Free vector moment
Point-independent
Multiple senses
What it looks like
Not physical; a force system in diagrams.
How it is recognised
Equal, opposite, non-collinear forces
Pure turning effect
A single force also has a moment; a couple in relationships is another sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - moments and levers
is related to - turning of wheels
is related to - axes of rotation
In practice
Families and kinds
couples in statics
couples on shafts and wheels
couples in structural analysis
couples in electromagnetism such as on current loops
couples in rigid body dynamics
Standards and regulation
Mechanical conventions for moments and torque
SI units for moment
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing couple with single-force moment
Sign convention errors
Confusing senses
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.couple-object
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a couple is.
Mechanics.
Definition
Definition and moment.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a force couple, how is its moment computed, and why is it independent of the reference point? definition
- Is the mechanical sense or another sense of couple meant? boundary
Properties
Properties.
Properties
Properties.
- How are couples added, replaced and combined with forces into equivalent systems? definition
- Which entry fits statics? action
Calculate Calculations.
Practice.
Compute
Computing moments.
Compute
Computing.
- What is the moment of this couple, and how does it affect equilibrium? action
- Which sign convention applies? definition
Systems
Force systems.
Systems
Systems.
- How is a general force system reduced to a resultant force and couple? action
- Which entry fits rigid body mechanics? action
Apply Applications.
Engineering.
Machines
Machines and shafts.
Machines
Machines.
- How do couples act on wheels, shafts, steering and rotating machinery? provenance
- Which entry fits torque in machines? action
Physics
Physics applications.
Physics
Physics.
- How do couples appear in electromagnetism, such as on current loops and dipoles? definition
- Which entry fits magnetic dipoles? action
Learn Teaching and history.
Education.
Teach
Teaching couples.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can couples be taught with demonstrations? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the concept of the couple develop in mechanics, including the work of Poinsot? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should torque be linked as a separate entry?
- How should mechanics textbooks be linked?
- How should other senses be split?