Engineering Mechanics 5

Which support type resists both vertical and horizontal forces as well as moments?

• Pinned support

• Roller support

• Fixed support

Which of the following beams has one end fixed and the other free?

• Simply supported beam

• Overhanging beam

• Cantilever beam

Which of the following best describes a couple in mechanics?

• Two equal and opposite forces acting along the same line

• Two equal and opposite forces whose lines of action do not coincide

• Two forces acting at the same point

What is the effect of a couple on a rigid body

• Deforms the body

• Rotates the body without translation

• Translates the body

Which of the following conditions must be satisfied for a body to be in equilibrium?

• Sum of moments equals zero

• Sum of vertical forces equals zero

• Sum of horizontal forces equals zero

• All of these