1. Torque Do You Understand The Nomenclature (Terms)

2.  Torque Explained Video Torque Explained Video

3. What is Torque?

4. What is Torque?  It is a force to turn or rotate things.  Torque is a necessary requirement in automotive for attaching components to each other.  Torque is also used to describe the pulling power of an engine.

5. How Do You Measure Torque? Distance Force

6. How Do You Measure Torque? TTorque is measured in: AA. Pound Foot (standard) 1. 1 pound of pressure one foot away from object you are turning BB. Newton Meter (metric) 1. 1-Kilogram of pressure one meter away from the object your are turning

7. Why Do We Need To Know About Torque  1. Different size bolts can withstand only a certain amount of twisting. a. different grades of bolts of the same size will withstand different amounts of twisting.  2. Different materials that are being held together can only withstand a certain amount of torque. a. this torque in many cases will be a lot less than what the bolt can withstand.

8. Bolt Block

9. Example 1

10. Example 2

11. Ex Credit  What stresses could an object be subjected to when bolted together?  Research the answer and turn in to the teacher on a separate paper.