A beam is subjected to an inclined concentrated load as shown in the figure below. Neglect the weight of the beam.

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A bar of uniform cross section and weighing 100 N is held horizontally using two massless and inextensible strings S1 and S2 as shown in the figure. The tension of the string S1 (in N) is

A rigid ball of weight 100 N is suspended with the help of a string. The ball is pulled by a horizontal force F such that the string makes an angle of 30∘ with the vertical. The magnitude of force F (in N) is __________

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A framed structure is Redundant, if the number of members are __________ (2j - 3), where j is the number of joints.

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In the truss shown below, how many zero force members can be identified?

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The figure shows an idealized plane truss. If a horizontal force of 300 N is applied at point A, then the magnitude of the force produced in member CD is ______ N.

A truss is composed of members AB, BC, CD, AD and BD, as shown in the figure. A vertical load of 10 kN is applied at point D. The magnitude of force (in kN) in the member BC is____

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Two identical trusses support a load of 100 N as shown in the figure. The length of each truss is 1.0 m; cross-sectional area is 200 mm² ; Young's modulus E = 200 GPa. The force in the truss AB (in N) is _________

A two member truss ABC is shown in the figure. The force (in kN) transmitted in member AB is

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