Anatomy 1.3 - Forces affecting the body

A directional force that acts along a surface perpendicular to the length of the surface.

• Torque

• Shear

• Torsion

• Tension

The simultaneous action of two or more kinds of directional forces

• combined loading

• shear

• tortion

• stress

Forces equal to the gravitational acceleration exerted on the mass of an object.

• Mass

• Weight

• Stress

• Torsion

A push or pull on an object

• Mass

• Weight

• Force

• Kinetics

The analysis of the actions of forces. (movement of the forces)

• Mass

• Kinetics

• Weight

• Force

The rotary effect of a force

• Kinetics

• Tension

• Torsion

• Torque

The amount of matter an object contains

• Mass

• Weight

• Force

• Net force

A response occurring when force is removed and the structure resumes its original shape and size.

• Kinetics

• Net force

• Stress

• Elastic

The single force that results from the total of all forces acting on a structure at a given time.

• Force

• Kinetics

• Pressure

• Net force

A force distributed over a certain area

• Mass

• Weight

• Pressure

• Stress