foot-pound definition of foot-pound in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

foot-pound, abbr. ft-lb, unit of work work, in physics and mechanics, transfer of energy by a force acting to displace a body. Work is equal to the product of the force and the distance through which it produces movement.
..... Click the link for more information. or energy energy, in physics, the ability or capacity to do work or to produce change. Forms of energy include heat, light, sound, electricity, and chemical energy. Energy and work are measured in the same units—foot-pounds, joules, ergs, or some other, depending on the
..... Click the link for more information. in the customary English gravitational system; it is the work done or energy expended by a force of 1 pound acting through a distance of 1 foot. It is equal to 1.356 joules joule , abbr. J, unit of work or energy in the mks system of units, which is based on the metric system; it is the work done or energy expended by a force of 1 newton acting through a distance of 1 meter. The joule is named for James P. Joule.
..... Click the link for more information. . The term foot-pound is also used to designate a unit of torque torque, in physics, that which tends to change the rate of rotation of a body; also called the moment of force. The torque produced by rotating parts of an electric motor or internal-combustion engine is often used as a measure of its ability to do useful work.
..... Click the link for more information. that is sometimes called the pound-foot to distinguish it from the energy unit. A force of 1 pound applied 1 foot from and perpendicular to the direction to an axis of rotation produces a 1 foot-pound (or pound-foot) torque at the axis.

foot-pound [′fu̇t ¦pau̇nd]

(mechanics)

Unit of energy or work in the English gravitational system, equal to the work done by 1 pound of force when the point at which the force is applied is displaced 1 foot in the direction of the force; equal to approximately 1.355818 joule. Abbreviated ft-lb; ft-lbf.

Unit of torque in the English gravitational system, equal to the torque produced by 1 pound of force acting at a perpendicular distance of 1 foot from an axis of rotation. Also known as pound-foot. Abbreviated lbf-ft.

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found	Increase arrow mass and energy increases in five to seven foot-pound jumps. [V.sup.2]xM / 480,240 = KE: understanding the take-down power of an ... by Meitin, Patrick / Petersen's Bowhunting Heaviest of the four standard breakers is the 71-pound LH 39, which delivers 110 foot-pounds of blow energy at an average impact rate of 1,275 blows per minute (bpm). Atlas Copco handheld hydraulic breakers by Construction & Demolition Recycling The wind tunnel now features a water-brake dynamometer that increases the facility's testing capabilities to include engines that develop up to 1,500 horsepower with torque up to 3,500 foot-pounds. ADVISORY/New Valeo Wind Tunnel Capabilities Support High-Horsepower ... by Business Wire	foot block foot bolt foot breadth foot bridge foot cut foot gland foot guard foot holes foot length Foot Resolution foot rot foot run foot scraper foot screw foot section foot valve foot's oil foot, metrical Foot, Michael Foot, Samuel Augustus Foot, Solomon Foot-and-Mouth Disease foot-candle foot-meter rod foot-net foot-pound foot-pound-second system of units foot-poundal footage football football, gridiron Footbridge footcandle footcandle meter Foote, Andrew Hull Foote, Arthur Foote, Arthur William Foote, Henry Stuart Foote, Horton Foote, Samuel Augustus Foote, Shelby footeite footer foothills footing footing beam footing course footing piece footing stone footing stop footlambert	Foot-ball Foot-binding foot-candle foot-candle foot-candle foot-candle Foot-candles Foot-candles Foot-candles Foot-candles foot-dragger foot-draggers foot-dragging foot-drop foot-fault foot-faulted foot-faulting foot-faults Foot-fetishism Foot-Head foot-in-mouth disease foot-lambert foot-lambert foot-lambert foot-lambert Foot-Launched Powered Hang Glider foot-loose foot-meter rod foot-nape fetus posture foot-net foot-pound Foot-pound force Foot-pound force Foot-pound force foot-pound-second foot-pound-second foot-pound-second system foot-pound-second system of units foot-pound-second systems foot-poundal foot-poundal Foot-pounds Foot-pounds Foot-pounds Foot-Pounds of Energy foot-shaped Foot-soldiers Foot-soldiers foot-ton Foot-work Foot² Foot³ footage footage footage Footage Dives footbag Footbal Club Vaduz football football football

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Encyclopedia browser

Full browser

No references found

Increase arrow mass and energy increases in five to seven foot-pound jumps.

[V.sup.2]xM / 480,240 = KE: understanding the take-down power of an ... by Meitin, Patrick / Petersen's Bowhunting

Heaviest of the four standard breakers is the 71-pound LH 39, which delivers 110 foot-pounds of blow energy at an average impact rate of 1,275 blows per minute (bpm).

Atlas Copco handheld hydraulic breakers by Construction & Demolition Recycling

The wind tunnel now features a water-brake dynamometer that increases the facility's testing capabilities to include engines that develop up to 1,500 horsepower with torque up to 3,500 foot-pounds.

ADVISORY/New Valeo Wind Tunnel Capabilities Support High-Horsepower ... by Business Wire

foot-pound playV2('en/US/dg/dgdssksjsyhjsdsds7ssd3h5h5');playV2('en/UK/dg/dgdssksjsyhjsdsds7ssd3h5h5')

foot-pound