Statics of Rigid Bodies Quiz

It is defined as the science that considers the effects of forces on rigid bodies.

• Engineering Mechanics

• Statics

• Dynamics

• Force Systems

It is defined as a definite amount of matter the parts of which are fixed in position relative to each other.

• Deformable body

• Rigid body

• Stable body

• Unstable body

It may be defined as that which changes, or tends to change, the state of motion of a body.

• Vector

• Statics

• Force

• Scalar

“The external effect of a force on a body is the same for all points of application along its line of action.” The statement describes the:

• Parallelogram Law

• Triangle Law

• Principle of Transmissibility

• Varignon’s Theorem

Forces whose line of action pass through a common point are called __________.

• Co-planar Forces

• Free Forces

• Non-concurrent Forces

• Concurrent Forces

A sketch of the isolated body which shows only the forces acting upon the body.

• Free-body diagram

• Load diagram

• Moment diagram

• Shear diagram

A quantity composed of both magnitude and direction. Usually used in arithmetical addition of forces.

• Scalar

• Vector

• Magnitude

• Resultant

It is the effect of a system of forces on a body. The result of adding forces into a single force.

• Resultant

• Equilibrium

• Vector

• Scalar

“The resultant of two forces is the diagonal of the parallelogram formed on the vectors of these forces” is described as...

• Triangle Law

• Principle of Transmissibility

• Parallelogram Law

• Varignon’s Theorem

“The moment of a force is equivalent to the sum of the moments of its components”. This statement is known as ...

• Triangle Law

• Principle of Transmissibility

• Parallelogram Law

• Varignon’s Theorem