Statics

Load that is applied at a specific, concentrated point

• Point Load

• Collinear forces 

• Uniform Distributed Load

• Varying Load

• Parallel Forces

Branch of mechanics which studies forces and their effects on a system.

• Statics

• Dynamics

• Kinematics

• Mechanics

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Select the correct statement

• Force is a scalar quantity

• Force is a vector quantity 

• Force is the same as a moment

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What is the formula for moment

• Mass times force

• Force divided by perpendicular distance

• Force times perpendicular distance

Designing the supports for a large suspension bridge.

• Dynamics

• Statics

• Kinematics

• Newtomatics

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The driver of a car watches a train pass by while sitting motionless at a stop sign. The driver has a _________ frame of reference.

• fixed

• decelerated

• accelerated

• static

The compound U manometer shown in the figure has a closed end on its left limb, while the right limb is exposed to the atmosphere. If the pressure in the oil pipe is gauged as 250 kPa, determine the height h.

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Archimedes' Principle states that... 

• The buoyant force acting on an object equals the volume of the fluid displaced by the object. 

• The buoyant force acting on an object equals the weight (force of gravity) of the fluid displaced by the object.

• The buoyant force acting on an object will always be equal. 

Which of the following is a fundamental assumption in the study of statics?

• Objects are in motion

• Forces are balanced

• Forces are unbalanced

• Objects are accelerating

In statics, what is the term for a force that causes an object to rotate around a point?

• Tension

• Shear

• Moment

• Compression