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FORCES - Coggle Diagram
FORCES
Involved in Structural Design
Compression
Pushing Force
Makes structural elements shorter
Tension
Pulling Force
Makes structural elements longer
Loads (source of pressure or weight)
Live (weight of added components to structure) "temporary"
Dead (weight of actual structure) "permanent"
What are they ?
Pulls
Pushes
Have Direction
Types of Forces
Balanced
Net Force = 0
Does not change an object's motion
Unbalanced
Causes change in motion
Net force does not equal zero
Net Force
Total force acting on an object
What are they measured in?
Newtons