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Strength of Materials

The forces, which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called______________?

The forces, which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called______________?

A. coplanar non-concurrent forces
B. non-coplanar concurrent forces
C. non-coplanar non-concurrent forces
D. intersecting forces
E. none of the above

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The magnitude of two forces, which when acting at right angle produce resultant force of VlOkg and when acting at 60° produce resultant of Vl3 kg. These forces are____________________?

The magnitude of two forces, which when acting at right angle produce resultant force of VlOkg and when acting at 60° produce resultant of Vl3 kg. These forces are____________________?

A. 2 and V6
B. 3 and 1 kg
C. V5andV5
D. 2 and 5
E. none of the above

The magnitude of two forces, which when acting at right angle produce resultant force of VlOkg and when acting at 60° produce resultant of Vl3 kg. These forces are____________________? Read More »

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According to law of triangle of forces______________?

According to law of triangle of forces______________?

A. three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium
B. three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force
C. if three forces acting upon a patticle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium
D. if three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two
E. none of the above

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According to principle of moments_________________?

According to principle of moments_________________?

A. if a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then their algebraic sum is zero
B. if a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero
C. the algebraic sum of the moments of any two forces about any point is equal to moment of theiwesultant about the same point
D. positive and negative couples can be balanced
E. none of the above

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If a rigid body is in equilibrium under the action of three forces, then_______________?

If a rigid body is in equilibrium under the action of three forces, then_______________?

A. these forces are equal
B. the lines of action of these forces meet in a point
C. the lines of action of these forces are parallel
D. B. and C. above
E. none of the above

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A heavy ladder resting on floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium, if______________?

A heavy ladder resting on floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium, if______________?

A. the floor is smooth, the wall is rough
B. the floor is rough, the wall is smooth
C. the floor and wall both are smooth surfaces
D. the floor and wall both are rough sur-faces
E. will be in equilibrium under all condi-tions

A heavy ladder resting on floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium, if______________? Read More »

Strength of Materials