Help in translation of an expression of force

[TMcRally]

What is the definition of force when it is expressed like this. It is written in place of where I enter 10,000N in a stress analysis program but I don't follow how 10,000N translates to 1.e+004 N.

Thanks

 

[MintJulep]

How many zeros in "10,000"?

 

[TheTick]

It's called "scientific notation". Look it up on wiki. 1e+4 = 1 * 10^4 = 10,000

 

[EnergyMix]

You are kind of joking, right, TMcRally? This is pretty standard knowledge for an engineering professional.

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[Cockroach]

Wow.....blows my mind.....hope this is just some high school kid joking around.

Regards,
Cockroach

 

[rb1957]

what if he's european (who use "," as a decimal point) ?

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[hokie66]

It is scientific notation of a type, although I have never seen it written exactly like that (1.e+004N). 10kN is preferred.

 

[dgallup]

I've seen that as input to many an FEA program. They typically use scientific notation, not engineering notation and don't accept prefixes.

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