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Rubber

Which of the following is a “non-hookean” material?

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If the resultant force acting on a particle is zero, the particle remains at rest (if originally at rest) or will move with constant speed in a straight line (if originally in motion)

Newton’s First Law of Motion states that:

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Center of gravity

The point through which the whole weight of the body acts is called ______

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1 MPa

A block 100mm x 100mm base and 10mm height. What will be the direct shear stress in the element when a tangential force of 10kN is applied to the upper edge to a displacement 1mm relative to the lower face?

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Hooke’s Law

States that strain produced within elastic limits is proportional to the stress producing it.

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Normal Stress

The stress which acts in a direction perpendicular to the area.

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Shear Force Diagram

A diagram which shows the variations of the axial load for all sections in the span of a beam

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Equilibrium

A condition in which the resulta

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True

True or False: Statics of rigid bodies is the study of materials, objects, or particles at rest or moving under constant velocity

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Rigid Body

A combination of large number of particles in which all particles remain at a fixed distance from one another before and applying a load

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+96lb; +64lb

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-225.90 N

If the x- and y- components of the forces on the figure shown are -105 N and -200 N, respectively, what is the magnitude of the resultant force? (w/diagram)

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Varignon’s Theorem

States that the moment of a force about a point is equal to the sum of the moments of the force’s components about _____

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Tensile

When equal and opposite forces applied to a body tend to elongate it, the stress produced is ______

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Yielding Point

Stress at which extension of a material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load

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3.33 kN

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kN/m

SI unit for bending moment.

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Weight

Refers to the gravitational force (attraction) of the earth acting on a body.

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16 kN

In the figure below, find the reaction at point A or Ra (refer to the next question’s diagram)

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-9 kN

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Bending stress is the same at every section along its longitudinal axis

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5250 lbs

In the figure below, if the system is in equilibrium, what is Fbc=?

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Neutral Axis

In a beam, which layer is neither elongated nor shortened during bending?

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Free Body Diagram

A _____ isolates a body from its surroundings, and one considers all the forces and only those forces, acting on the body.

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3

In a body loaded under plane stress conditions, how many independent stress components are present?

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3

A man raises a 10kg joist, of length 4 m, by pulling on a rope as shown in the picture. How many concurrent forces are acting upon the joist

<p>A man raises a 10kg joist, of length 4 m, by pulling on a rope as shown in the picture. How many concurrent forces are acting upon the joist</p>
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kN

SI unit for shear force

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Rigid

A ______ body is one which does not deform. The distance between the individual particles making up the body remains unchanged under the action of external forces.

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97.73 N

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False

The types of normal stresses are shear and bending

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Hooke’s Law

Stress is proportional to strain.

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Strength of materials

Deals with the relation between externally applied loads and internal.

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Continuous Beam

A type of beam with at least three or more supports.

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Simple Beam

A beam that is simply supported at both ends is called ____.

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First degree

Zero Degree

What kind of curve is a uniformly distributed load if you plot it in a shear diagram?

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Beam Deflection

Second moment of area is an important value which is used to ___.

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5N

Two forces 3 N and 4N are perpendicular to each other the resultant of the two forces is ___.

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Vector Quantities

Quantities having both magnitude and direction.

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Moment

Measure of tendency of a force to make a rigid body to rotate.

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Concurrent

Force system whose line of action pass through common point.

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Zero Stress

Centroid is also called the axis of ________.

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Shear

Moment of inertia is used for the stress calculations of ____.

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Free Body Diagram (FBD)

Sketch of a body completely isolated.

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Proportional Limit

The safe load the material can carry.

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Triangular load

The intensity of loading increases or decreases at a constant rate.

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Rigid Body

It is defined as a definite amount of matter the parts which are fixed in position relative to each other.

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Fixed Beam

It is a type of beam which is restrained at both ends

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Determinate Beam

Cantilevered beam is considered as.

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Principle of Transmissibility

The external effect of a force in a rigid body is the same for all point along its line of action.

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Torsional

When a machine shaft is subjected to torque, the stress is _______.

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Area Moment of Inertia

Can be calculated if we have a rectangular coordinate system, one can define the area moment of interial around the axis.

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Equilibrium

The state or condition in a body wherein the resultant is zero.

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Modulus of Elasticity

The slope of the stress and strain.

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Reaction Force

Force that inhibits change in the state of movement of a body.

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Varignon’s Theorem

This theorem states that the moment of a resultant of two children concurrent forces about any point is equal to the algebraic sum of the moments of its components about the same point.

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Tangential

Bolt double shear is an example of what stress?

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Strain

the geometric measure of deformation representing the relative displacement of particles within a body subjected to an external force.

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KN-m

What is the unit of torque?

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Length

Strain is deformation divided by _______.

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Zero Force member

Some members in the truss which cannot carry load.

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Stable

Centroid is used to determine if the building is:

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Method of Joints

This method uses the free body diagram of joints in the structure to determine the forces in each member.

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Rigidity

Deformation is a measure of the material’s ______________

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Newton

Unit of force.

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Break

Strength of materials refers to the tendency of the structure not to _______.

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Cantilever Beam

A type of beam with at least three or more supports.

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Pascal

What is the unit of stress?

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Equilibrium Equation for a Particle

A particle is in equilibrium if the resultant of all forces acting is equal to zero.

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Magnitude

It is the intensity of the force.

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System of Forces

When several forces act in a given situation.

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Truss

It is a structure made of two force members all pin is connected to each other,

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Overhanging Beam

A type of beam with either or both ends extending beyond the support.

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Parallelogram Law

The resultant of two forces which is the diagonal formed on the vectors of this force.

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All of the Choices

The second moment of area is an important value which is used to _________ It can also be called moment of inertia.

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Concurrent, Coplanar

The action lines of all the forces are in the same plane and intersect a common point

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Center of Gravity

It is a point within an object from which the force of gravity appears to act.

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lie somewhere along the line of symmetry.

If an area has one line of symmetry the centroid will

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Bearing Stress

Is a contact pressure between separate bodies.

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Concentrated Load

A kind of load that acts over a small distance that it can be assumed to act at a point.

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Newton’s 3rd Law

Each action has a reaction equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

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Centroidal Axis

An axis passing through the centroid of an area is known as a __________

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Moment

The measure of tendency of a force to make a rigid body rotate about a fixed axis

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246000kPa

A 5cm-diameter 80cm long steel bar is restrained from moving. If its temperature is increased 100 deg. C, determine the induced compressive stress? For steel = 11.7 x 10.6 per degree C, E = 210 GP

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1.5 N/mm

For a uniformly distributed load of 1.5 KN/m, what is the equivalent load of this N/mm

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all of the choices

Stress is proportional to Strain

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Shearing

A stress that is caused by forces acting along or parallel to the area of resisting forces

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65973 N

What is the allowable load in kN on a 2-cm diameter, 1m long steel rod if the maximum elongation is limited only to 0.10cm. (E for steel = 210 x 10^kPa)

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Proportional Limit

The straight line portion from the origin up to the elastic limit of the stress-strain diagram is termed as the __________ .

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Elastic Limit

The tress beyond which the material will not return to its original space when unloaded.

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Factor of safety

The ratio of this strength (ultimate or yield strength) to allowable strength is called.

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Yield Point

It is a point on the stress-strain diagram in which there is an appreciable elongation of the material without any corresponding increase of load.

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0.00686

An elevator is suspended by a 2-cm-diameter, 30-m long steel cable. If twenty five people with a total weight of 15000 N, how far in millimeters does the elevator drop?

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Ultimate Strength

It is the highest ordinate on the stress-strain curve as maximum strength.

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Unitless

What is the unit of strain?

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Hooke’s Law

In linear portion, stress directly proportional to strain is given in what law?

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Modulus Elasticity

The slope of the straight line portion of the stress-strain diagram is the ratio of stress to strain is called.

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It is elastic

A specimen is subjected to a load when the load is removed. The strain disappears. From this information, which can be deducted about the material?

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Beams

In structures, these are members primarily designed to resist bending moment.

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Columns

Generally, vertical structural members and resist axial compressive loads.