Calculate mechanical work from force, distance and the angle between them.
Only the force component along the direction of motion does work, which is why a force at right angles does none at all. Dividing by time converts work into average power. Carrying a load horizontally does no work against gravity in the physics sense, which is often counter-intuitive but matters for machine sizing.
Work
W = F d cos θ
W = F d cos θ Only the force component along the direction of motion does work, which is why a force at right angles does none at all. Dividing by time converts work into average power.
Carrying a load horizontally does no work against gravity in the physics sense, which is often counter-intuitive but matters for machine sizing.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Force applied, Distance moved, Angle between force and motion, Time taken. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.