Definition:Bending Moment

Definition

The bending moment is the sum of the moments of the forces acting on one side of a cross-section of a beam.

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• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): bending moment
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): bending moment