VARIOUS MOMENTS OF A FORCE ARE- 1. BENDING MOMENT 2.TORSIONAL/TWISTING MOMENT What is moment of a force? Moment of a force is the measure of tendency of body to rotates about some axis or point . The line of action of force should not pass through the centroid of the body or cancel each other . it can be calculated as the product of force and perpendicular distance from the line of action of force and the point. M= f x d Bending Moment Turning effect of a force which tends to bend the member acts perpendicular to the axis of the body . Due to the resultant force it tends to bend . Torsional/ Twisting Moment It is the resultant of force produces twisting of the body resulting from shear stress of the body .