Statics

Giving the following image, the force is...

• counter clockwise (positive)

• clockwise (negative)

• counter clockwise (negative)

• clockwise (positive)

Tension force on a member causes it to

• twist

• break

• stretch

• squeeze together

If a structure is statically determinate it

• is mathematically solvable

• cannot be disfigured

• can handle large forces

• will break easily

Scalars have

• magnitude & direction

• sense & direction

• neither magnitude nor direction

• magnitude only

Which of these accurately represents the free body diagram for joint G?

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Which of these accurately represents the free body diagram for joint A?

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Given the truss diagram, what is the magnitude of the reaction force at Joint A?

• R_A = 250 N

• R_A = 500 N

• R_A = 60 N

• R_A = 1000 N

What is the x component of the vector in the diagram?

• 104N
• 60N
• -104N
• 95N

What is the y component of the vector in the diagram?

• 104N
• 60N
• -104N
• 95N

What is the x component of the vector in the diagram?

• -42N
• 42N
• 38N
• -30N