Engineering Mechanics

A. kg m2
B. m4
C. kg/m2
D. kg/m
E. m2/kg

A. one-fourth of the total height above base
B. one-third of the total height above base
C. one-half of the total height above base
D. three-eighth of the total height above the base
E. none of the above

A. L/2
B. L/3
C. 3L/4
D. 2L/3
E. 3L/8

A. one-fourth of the total height above base
B. one-third of the total height above base
C. one-half of the total height above base
D. three-eighth of the total height above the base
E. none of the above

A. kg m2
B. m4
C. kg/m2
D. m3
E. kg/m4

A. the point of C.G.
B. the point of metacentre
C. the point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis
D. point of suspension
E. the point in a body about which it can rotate horizontally and oscillate under the influence of gravity

A. the center of heavy portion
B. the bottom surface
C. the mid point of its axis
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

A. resultant couple
B. moment of the forces
C. resulting couple
D. moment of the couple
E. none of the above

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 particle 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

A. reducing the problem of kinetics to equivalent statics problem
B. determining stresses in the truss
C. stability of floating bodies
D. designing safe structures
E. solving kinematic problems