bending moment


nounPhysics.
  1. the algebraic sum of the moments about the neutral axis of any cross section of a beam.

Origin of bending moment

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First recorded in 1855–60

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bending moment

noun
  1. the algebraic sum of all the moments to one side of a cross-section of a beam or other structural support

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