Applied mechanics and graphic statics
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Applied mechanics and graphic statics questions with answers

234 multiple-choice questions. Open any question for its answer and explanation.

  1. 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 ?
  2. 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
  3. A Second's pendulum gains 2 minutes a day. To make it to keep correct time its length
  4. The centre of gravity of a homogeneous body is the point at which the whole
  5. The following is in unstable equilibrium
  6. Time required to stop a car moving with a velocity 20 m/sec within a distance of 40 m, is
  7. 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?
  8. A light rope is loaded with many equal weights at equal horizontal intervals. The points of suspension on the rope lie on a
  9. If the resultant of two forces has the same magnitude as either of the force, then the angle between the two forces is
  10. The motion of a particle moving with S.H.M. from an extremity to the other, constitutes
  11. The unit of Moment of Inertia of a body, is
  12. The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are equal to
  13. The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are equal to
  14. A rigid body is in a stable equilibrium if the application of any force
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  17. Which of the following represents the state of neutral equilibrium?
  18. A stone is whirled in a vertical circle, the tension in the string, is maximum
  19. The graphical method of determining the forces in the members of a truss is based on
  20. The shape of a suspended cable under its own weight, is
  21. The maximum value of the horizontal range for a projectile projected with a velocity of 98 m/sec is
  22. A geo-stationary satellite is one which orbits the earth with a velocity of rotation of
  23. A particle moving with a simple harmonic motion, attains its maximum velocity when it passes
  24. The practical units of work, is
  25. According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies have plane motions, their instantaneous centers lie on