Resultant force


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(Mech.) a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See Composition of forces, under Composition.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The included angle [alpha] between resultant force F and feed direction cutting force [F.sub.f] is equal to:
It is a measure of the out-of-phase time relationship between an impact and the resultant force transmitted to the supporting body.
i) phase dependence of the resultant force, found as a phase superposition of repulsive and attractive forces averaged in the transverse dimension along the width of the ISAS in the interval y[member of] [-b, b]
This model comprises a centroid motion caused by the resultant force and rotation around the centroid caused by the resultant moment.
Suppose L([+ or -][L.sub.x], [+ or -] [L.sub.y], [+ or -] [L.sub.z]) represents the coordinates of the rotor in the body frame; then the resultant force moment of the rotors [M.sub.t] = [[[M.sub.x], [M.sub.y], [M.sub.z]].sup.T] can be expressed as
Furthermore, the resultant force in the tensioned steel bars has developed from elastic strains in the steel.
According to the definition of the spring force and the linear viscous damping force, the resultant force [F.sub.iner] can be obtained from [18]

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