Enginering Mechanics 23ME2006 Quiz I

The knuckle joint  shown in Fig. is an example for _________.

• Free of any support

• A fixed support

• Both simple and fixed support

• A hinged support

The bridge shown in Fig. is an example for _________.

• A fixed support

• A hinged support

• Both simple and fixed support

• Free of any support

What is a free-body diagram?

• It’s a sketch of an isolated body that shows external forces of the body and reaction forces

• It’s a sketch of an undisturbed body that shows external forces of the body

• It’s a sketch of a body in motion that shows bending forces of the body

• It’s a sketch of a moving body that shows internal forces of the body and reaction forces

A roller support has _______  number of reactions.

• one

• two

• three

• zero

A beam which has more than two supports is called _______  beam.

• cantilever

• continuous
• fixed
• simply supported

In a beam, when the intensity of load is constant over a considerable length, it is known as ______ load.

• concentrated
• uniformly varying

• uniformly distributed

• point