Applied mechanics and graphic statics questions with answers
234 multiple-choice questions. Open any question for its answer and explanation.
- A stone is thrown up a slope of inclination 60° to the horizontal. At what angle to the slope must the stone be thrown so as to land as far as possible from the point of projection ?
- A body of weight 14 g appears to weight 13 g when weighed by a spring balance in a moving lift. The acceleration of the lift at that moment was
- A Second's pendulum gains 2 minutes a day. To make it to keep correct time its length
- The centre of gravity of a homogeneous body is the point at which the whole
- The following is in unstable equilibrium
- Time required to stop a car moving with a velocity 20 m/sec within a distance of 40 m, is
- A sphere and a cylinder having the same mass and radii start from rest and roll down the same inclined plane. Which body gets to the bottom first?
- A light rope is loaded with many equal weights at equal horizontal intervals. The points of suspension on the rope lie on a
- If the resultant of two forces has the same magnitude as either of the force, then the angle between the two forces is
- The motion of a particle moving with S.H.M. from an extremity to the other, constitutes
- The unit of Moment of Inertia of a body, is
- The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are equal to
- The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are equal to
- A rigid body is in a stable equilibrium if the application of any force
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- Which of the following represents the state of neutral equilibrium?
- A stone is whirled in a vertical circle, the tension in the string, is maximum
- The graphical method of determining the forces in the members of a truss is based on
- The shape of a suspended cable under its own weight, is
- The maximum value of the horizontal range for a projectile projected with a velocity of 98 m/sec is
- A geo-stationary satellite is one which orbits the earth with a velocity of rotation of
- A particle moving with a simple harmonic motion, attains its maximum velocity when it passes
- The practical units of work, is
- According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies have plane motions, their instantaneous centers lie on