Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

A. be in equilibrium
B. always reduce to a resultant force
C. always reduce to a couple
D. both (A) and (C)

A. trusses only
B. beam only
C. rigid frames only
D. any type of structure

A. only the closure of force polygon is sufficient
B. only the closure of funicular polygon is sufficient
C. both force polygon and funicular polygon must close
D. none of the above

A. that polygon of forces must close
B. that resultant couple must be zero
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above

A. one specified point
B. two specified points
C. three specified points
D. more than three specified points

A. distance scale
B. force scale
C. mass scale
D. time scale

A. can be obtained by graphic statics
B. cannot be obtained by graphic statics
C. may be obtained by graphic statics
D. can be obtained by graphic statics by trial and error

A. method of joint
B. method of section
C. either method
D. none of the two methods

A. triangle
B. open polygon
C. closed polygon
D. parallelogram

A. force polygon closes
B. funicular polygon closes
C. both force polygon” and funicular polygon close
D. all the forces are concurrent