A Force
value represents a force in newtons, pounds force etc. It is
stored as a number of newtons.
Note that since Newtons
is defined as Product Kilograms
MetersPerSecondSquared
, you can compute force directly as a product of mass and
acceleration:
mass =
Mass.kilograms 10
acceleration =
Acceleration.metersPerSecondSquared 2
mass |> Quantity.times acceleration
--> Force.newtons 20
Quantity Basics.Float Newtons
Quantity.Product Mass.Kilograms Acceleration.MetersPerSecondSquared
newtons : Basics.Float -> Force
Construct a force value from a number of newtons.
inNewtons : Force -> Basics.Float
Convert a force value to a number of newtons.
kilonewtons : Basics.Float -> Force
Construct a force value from a number of kilonewtons.
inKilonewtons : Force -> Basics.Float
Convert a force value to a number of kilonewtons.
meganewtons : Basics.Float -> Force
Construct a force value from a number of meganewtons.
inMeganewtons : Force -> Basics.Float
Convert a force value to a number of meganewtons.
pounds : Basics.Float -> Force
Construct a force value from a number of pounds force. One pound force is the force required to accelerate one pound mass at a rate of one gee.
inPounds : Force -> Basics.Float
Convert a force value to a number of pounds force.
kips : Basics.Float -> Force
Construct a force value from a number of kips (kilopounds force).
Force.kips 2
--> Force.pounds 2000
inKips : Force -> Basics.Float
Convert a force value to a number of kips.