Applications of Tension Force

There are various applications of tensional force in the life of a common being, some of these applications are as follows:

  • Crane Machine
  • Towing Vehicles
  • Pulling Water from Well
  • Tug of War

Crane Machine

The most useful application of tension force can be seen in the construction and logistic industries in the form of cranes. In the cranes, one of the balancing forces which counter the weight of the object is the tension force. 

Towing Vehicles

Towing vehicles is nothing but the mini crane on the back of a small utility vehicle, which helps us tow the other vehicles when they are immobile due to some maintenance issue or accident.

Weight Balance

Weight balance is a piece of equipment that helps us find the weight of the object by balancing it against the spring placed in the core of that equipment.

Pulling Water from Well

Pulling water from the well is the most used application of tension force, where the tension of the rope is distributed with the help of a pulley to bring out the water from the deep well, which otherwise is not easily possible.

Tug of War

Tug of War is a fun game in which two teams participate and pull a rope from both ends until they succeed in pulling the defined amount of the rope from the other team’s side to their side, which is only possible due to the understanding of the tension force.

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Tension Formula

Tension Force is the type of force from one of the many forces that exist in nature which we humans have defined. Any form of Pull or push of an object is considered a force and for an interaction between two objects, there is always a force acting on each object. It is the external agent which is capable of changing the state of rest or motion of a particular object. Tension Force is transmitted through the rope or chain when they were pulled from either end or both ends together, it helps out in balance with the other forces in the system of containing ropes and chains. 

 

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