Applied Mechanics C

CECE2110N
Diploma 2nd Year
Architectural Engineering

Review Quiz (Chapter 1)

1.

What is Mechanics?

Mechanics

Branch of Science deals with the

effects of forces on objects which
are at rest or motion.

2.

What is statics?

Statics
Branch of Mechanics deals with
the particle or body at rest.

3.

What is Dynamics?

Dynamics
Branch of Mechanics deals with
the particle or body at motion.

4.
What is a rigid body and
deformable body?

Rigid Body
A body does not deform under
the action of forces.

Deformable Body
A body does deform under the
action of forces.

5.

What is Force?

Force
External Agency which changes
or tends to change the state of
the body.

6.
What is the unit of Force in SI
system?

Unit of Force in SI system

Unit of Force : Newton (N)
Basic Unit : Kg. (m/s2)

7.

What is the unit of mass?

Mass
Quantity of matter possessed by
a body or particle.
Mass is a scalar quantity.
Mass never changes from place
to place.
Unit of Mass : Kg

8.

What is the unit of Weight?

Weight
Force exerted by the earth on
the particle or body.
Weight is a Vector quantity.
Weight changes according to
gravitational
acceleration
(changes from place to place).
Unit of Weight : Newton (N)
Basic Unit : Kg. (m/s2)

9.

What is Equilibrium of a body?

Equilibrium of a body
A Body is said to be in
equilibrium, when the resultant of
forces acting on the body is zero.
If the body is in equilibrium, it
will continue to remain in state of
rest or in of uniform motion

10.

What is Equilibrant force?

Equilibrant Force
A force with keep the body
under equilibrium
Equilibrant Force is equivalent to
the resultant force but in opposite
direction

11.
What is Concurrent force
system?

Concurrent Force System

Line of action of all the forces
pass through a common point of
intersection is called concurrent
force system.
Example:

12. State the equilibrium conditions.

Equilibrium Conditions
(i) Resultant Force, R = 0 i.e.,
(ii) Sum of Horizontal forces
equal
FX to
0 zero
i.e.,
(iii) Sum
FY 0of Vertical forces equal
to zero
i.e.,

13. State Lamis Theorem

Lamis Theorem
In a concurrent system, If 3
forces are acting on a particle are
in equilibrium, then each force is
proportional to the sine of the
included angle between the other
2 forces.

14. What is Free Body Diagram?

Free Body Diagram

Diagram of a separated body
showing all the external forces
acting on the body and their
reactions .

end of quiz

Discussions made further

Parallelogram law of forces

Triangular law of forces
Polygon law of forces
Drawing free body diagram
Problems involving concurrent
forces solving using
(a) Equilibrium conditions (b) Lamis
Theorem