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What do people mean when they say a structure is in equilibrium?

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    • July 31, 2020 at 1:51 pm
      Keyur Kanade
      Ansys Employee
      What do people mean when they say a structure is in equilibrium?
    • July 31, 2020 at 1:52 pm
      Karthik Remella
      Administrator
      When a structure is in equilibrium, it is at rest with all the forces and moments acting on it. In other words, the structure has no acceleration due to the external forces and moments. The forces and moments are in balance. Hope this helps!
    • July 31, 2020 at 1:52 pm
      prajput
      Ansys Employee
      A simple example is the tug-of-war game. When players on both the teams apply a net force on the rope that is equal in magnitude, but opposite in direction (since the two teams pull in opposite directions), the rope does not move and is in a state of equilibrium.
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