Applying Turning Moments in Everyday Life: Examples & Tips

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The discussion revolves around the application of turning moments in everyday life, exploring various examples and contexts where these principles can be observed. Participants are encouraged to think of practical instances, including tools and mechanisms that utilize turning moments.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants suggest examples such as wheels, wrenches, see-saws, and pulleys. Some express uncertainty about how to identify or articulate these examples effectively. Others inquire about the process of providing worked examples, including calculations related to turning moments.

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The discussion is active, with various examples being proposed and participants questioning how to present their ideas. Some guidance has been offered regarding the types of examples that could be relevant, but there is no clear consensus on specific worked examples or methods of calculation.

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Participants are navigating the challenge of providing concrete examples and calculations related to turning moments, with some expressing a desire for more structured approaches to their inquiries.

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1. How can turning moments be applied in everyday life? It may be advantageous to give worked examples in each case.



2. Can I use wheels & wrenches as examples? Can you please give me more examples?



3. I really don't know what examples I could work from the wheels and wrenches.
 
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Wheels and wrenches would be excellent examples. Others could include see-saws, Ferris wheels, pulleys etc. :smile:
 
Look around , you will find plenty of examples.Any tool in which point of application of force and the actually point where we need the rotation/turning ...:shy:
 
Look around , you will find plenty of examples.Any tool in which point of application of force and the actually point where we need the rotation/turning ...:shy: are distanced..serves as an example.
 
One example could be a simple as opening a jar.
 
blaziken's_charizard said:
1. How can turning moments be applied in everyday life? It may be advantageous to give worked examples in each case.
How about turbomachinery which drive generators which induce electric currents which drive machines/pumps? Jet engines that power aircraft and piston combustion engines that propel cars, buses, railroad locomotives, boats/ships. How about bicycles? Mechanical clocks and watches.
 
How can I give/do worked examples... in terms of calculations and data?
 
blaziken's_charizard said:
How can I give/do worked examples... in terms of calculations and data?
Pick some questions from your textbook and work through them, or make up your own questions (let your imagination run wild :-p ).
 
I meantlike force applied, distance etc... :(
 
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A mechanic needs to change a tyre on a car. To undo a wheel nut requires 20Nm of torque. If the mechanic has a wrench of length 30cm, how much force must he exert on the end of wrench in order to undo the wheel nut?

[Ladders leaning against walls also make good questions :wink:]
 

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