Wind on a Roof Panel

Trap Door Hinge

Space Frame Members

Cable Force Along a Beam

Wind on a Solar Panel

Cable and Pole

Projection on a Line Through Two Points

Parallel and Perpendicular Components of a Force

Angle with the Floor

Resultant from the Dot Product

Making a Right Angle

Smallest Force for a Resultant Along a Line

Where to Anchor the Cable

Limiting the Axial Pull

Introduction to Statics: Concepts, Principles and Units

Start statics here: its basic models and principles, SI and U.S. units, and a five-step method for solving problems, with practice problems and unit converters.

What Is Mechanics

Learn what mechanics studies, how it splits into statics, dynamics and other branches, and why statics comes first.

Basic Concepts of Statics Particle Rigid Body and Force

The basic quantities of statics and its three models (particle, rigid body and concentrated force), with when to use each.

Moment and Torque Converter

Convert moments and torques between N·m, N·mm, kN·m, lbf·in, lbf·ft, kip·ft, kgf·m and more, with exact factors and the steps shown.

Angle Converter

Convert angles between degrees, radians, degrees-minutes-seconds, gradians and turns, with exact π-based factors and the steps shown.