kg*m/s2
This is the units of force in SI. It is not the dimensions. The dimensions are below. -------
Mass * Length * Time-2
Thus, "[M][L][T -2]" are the dimensions of force.
See reference below or more information.
Gray, Costanzo, & Plesha, Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics,McGraw-Hill, 2009, ISBN: 0077-27554-3Chat with our AI personalities
it is the dimension of force over dimension of area. stress = force/area Why, that's just pressure !
The dimension of power is (energy / time)= (force x distance) / time= (mass x distance / time2) x distance / time= mass x distance2 / time3= ML2T-3
it has no dimension
Weight has same dimension and unit as force. Distance has same dimension and unit as displacement. So weight * distance has same dimension and unit as force * displacement. Force * displacement is work done by the force. Work divided by time to do the work is Power. So weight * distance divided by time also has same dimension and unit as Power although it is not power. S.I. unit of weight * distance divided by time is Newton *meter/second or Nms-1 (in abbr.) It's dimensions are 1, 2, -3 in mass, length and time respectively. Note that given quantity's unit can't be joule/second or watt because weight * distance is not work done, only unit and dimension are same1 . 1. Two physical quantities may have same dimensions and units but that doesn't mean they refer to same quantity.
The SI unit is the newton-metre, the imperial the foot-pound. For more information please see the wikipedia article.