title: I.1. Statics.
abstract: The forces that act on an object determine its dynamic behaviour and defromation. Analysis of all forces and moments is essential. A free-body diagram summarizes all forces and moments that act on an object. To calculate the magnitude of the forces we can use the static equilibrium of forces and moments.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Gijsbertus J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Verkerke
authors.forename: T Clive
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D008954:Models, Biological; D010825:Physics