BRAINCAKETilting and Toppling
Unstable Equilibrium
If an object is tilted, the object will topple if the displaced centre of mass is no longer above or below the point of support or if the line of action of the weight is outside the area of contact with the surface it is resting on.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Equilibrium
- An object is in equilibrium when the resultant force and the resultant moment acting on it are both zero.
- Centre of mass
- The single point at which the entire weight of an object may be considered to act.
More in Forces in Equilibrium
- The Principle of Moments
- Centre of Mass
- Couples
- Stable Equilibrium
- Tilting
- Toppling
- Objects On a Slope
- Free Body Force Diagrams
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