UNIT-1 RIGID BODIES AND DEFORMABLE SOLIDS

What is a rigid body?

• A body that can change its shape

• A body that can change its size

• A body that can change its volume

• A body that cannot change its shape

What is a deformable solid?

• A solid that can change its shape

• A solid that can change its size

• A solid that can change its volume

• A solid that cannot change its shape

What is the definition of a moment of a force?

• The product of the force and its distance from a point

• The product of the force and its perpendicular distance from a point

• The product of the force and its parallel distance from a point

• The product of the force and its vertical distance from a point

What is torque?

• The rate of change of angular velocity

• The force acting on a point

• The product of force and distance

• The rotational equivalent of force

What is the definition of a moment of a force?

• The product of the force and its distance from a point

• The product of the force and its perpendicular distance from a point

• The product of the force and its parallel distance from a point

• The product of the force and its vertical distance from a point