Definition:FPS/Torque
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Definition
Various FPS units of torque which have specific names are as follows:
Pound-Foot
The pound-foot is the FPS unit of torque.
It is defined as being the torque resulting from a force of $1$ pound force applied perpendicularly to the end of a moment arm that is $1$ foot long.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | pound-foot | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 356\) | newton-metres |
Ton-Foot
The ton-foot is an FPS unit of torque.
It is defined as being the torque resulting from a force of $1$ ton force applied perpendicularly to the end of a moment arm that is $1$ foot long.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | ton-foot | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 3037\) | newton-metres |