All torque

Sometimes we need to measure what happens to a sample when it is twisted — in other words, when it undergoes torque (pp. 10 –11). You will be familiar with this force — for example, we feel the effect of it when opening a bottle of drink or tightening a screw. This article shows how you can measure what happens to a material when it is twisted under controlled conditions

Andrew Rayment

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The terms in bold link to topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA A-level specifications, as well as the IB, Pre-U and SQA exam specifications.

This article explains how laboratory tests are designed to investigate how materials respond to torque (twisting force).