Strength of Materials
The weight of a body is due to

centripetal force of earth
gravitational pull exerted by the earth
force of attraction experienced by par-ticles
gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth.

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Strength of Materials
According to principle of moments

the algebraic sum of the moments of any two forces about any point is equal to moment of theiwesultant about the same point
if a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then their algebraic sum is zero
positive and negative couples can be balanced
if a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero

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