Question

The moment of the force in bending moment diagram is the product of the force and the perpendicular distance of the axis and the point of action of the force.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in an international level competition.

My doubt stems from Bending Moment Diagram in portion Internal Forces of Engineering Mechanics

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) True

Best explanation: The moment is the product of the force applied to the body and the perpendicular distance of the point of action of the force to the axis about which the body is being rotated. That is the moment is the cross product of the force and the distance between the axis and the point of action.