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1. This document contains a 20 question posttest on statics of rigid bodies. The questions cover topics like forces, equilibrium conditions, resolution of forces, and reactions. 2. For each question, students are asked to select the correct answer or provide the complete solution in the space provided. Questions involve calculations like determining force magnitudes, directions, and components. 3. Diagrams are provided with some questions to illustrate the systems, bodies, and forces involved in the statics problems being tested.

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POSTTEST

Subject: Statics of Rigid Bodies Prepared by: Maria Victoria B. Munar


Second Semester SY 2019-2020 June 10, 2020

NAME: ________________________________________

DIRECTION: Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number. For problems requiring solutions, write the
complete solution on the box that is provided at the right side of each number. NO SOLUTION, NO CREDIT. (Credit
points: Nos. 1 – 5, 1 point each; Nos. 6 – 20, 5 points each)

___ 1. What are the various characteristics of a force?


A. magnitude and direction C. letter a only
B. point of application D. both a and b
___ 2. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. If a body is in equilibrium, then it may be at rest or is moving with accelerated motion.
B. If a body is in equilibrium, then all the forces acting on it are equal.
C. If a body is in equilibrium, then the sum of the forces acting on it is equal to zero.
D. If a body is in equilibrium, then there is no force acting on the body.
___ 3. Which of the following is a condition of equilibrium?
A. The sum of the horizontal components of all forces acting on the body must be zero.
B. The sum of the vertical components of all forces acting on the body must be zero.
C. The sum of the moments of all forces acting on the body must be zero.
D. All of the above.
___ 4. A single force which would produce the same effect as produced by a given set of forces acting on a particle.
A. Resultant force B. Reaction C. Friction force D. Balancing force
___ 5. A force may produce which of the following effects in a body on which it acts?
A. It may change the motion of a body. C. It may bring the body to rest.
B. It may retard the motion of a body. D. All of these

___ 6. If two forces and their resultant have equal magnitudes, then the angle
between the two forces is
A. 30° B. 45° C. 60° D. 120°

___ 7. Member BD exerts on member ABC a force P directed along line BD.
Knowing that P must have a 240-lb vertical component, determine its
horizontal component.
A. 154.27 lb C. 201.38 lb
B. 183.85 lb D. 286.02 lb

8. ABCD is a square. Forces of 8, 12 and 6, all in kN, act at A in the directions


AD, AC and AB respectively.
___a. What is the magnitude of the resultant force? 6

A. 12 kN B. 21.95 kN
B. 15.62 kN C. 26.0 kN 12
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___ b. What is the direction of the resultant force measured from the horizontal?
A. 41.3° B. 45° C. 48.7° D. 60°
___ 9. Resolve the 720-N force into x′ – y components.
A. 𝐹𝑥 ′ = 681.03 N C. 𝐹𝑥 ′ = 753.49 N
𝐹𝑦 = 753.49 N 𝐹𝑦 = 681.03 N
B. 𝐹𝑥 ′ = 304.29 N D. 𝐹𝑥 ′ = 412.98N
𝐹𝑦 = 652.54 N 𝐹𝑦 = 589.79 N
y′ y

F = 720 N
x′
25 30
x

___ 10. The force P needed to hold the 60-lb weight in equilibrium is equal to
A. 15 lb C. 30 lb
B. 20 lb D. 60 lb

60 lb

___ 11. In the compound beam loaded as shown, determine the reaction at the
roller support B.
A. 18 kN C. 30 kN 6
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B. 24 kN D. 33 kN

___ 12. In the truss loaded as shown, the roller at B can sustain a maximum load
of 5 kN, Determine the largest magnitude of each of the three forces F
that can be supported by the truss.
A. 0.589 kN B. 0.833 kN C. 1.667 kN D. 3.333 kN

___ 13. For the curved beam loaded as shown, determine the reaction at the
rocker B.
A. 305.392 N B. 610.784 N C. 625 N D. 1000 N
750 N
500 N
___ 14. The crate has a weight of 350 lb and the coefficient of static at the surface
is 0.3. Determine the smallest possible force P that has to be applied to
the chain so that the crate is on the verge of moving.
A. 101.64 lb C. 134.70 lb
B. 115.85 lb D. 248.45 lb 25°

15. Two identical spheres weighing 120 kN each are placed in a container such
that the lower sphere will be resting on a vertical wall and a horizontal wall
and the other sphere will be resting on the lower sphere and a wall making
an angle of 60° with the horizontal. The line connecting the centers of the
spheres makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal surface. Assume the walls
to be frictionless.
120 kN
120 kN

___ a. Determine the reaction at the contact surface between the two spheres.
A. 60 kN B. 103.923 kN C. 120 kN D. 207.846 kN
___ b. Determine the reaction at contact surface B.
A. 150 kN B. 180 kN C. 223.923 kN D. 240 kN

16. Cable ABCD supports the loads mB = 75 kg and mC = 40 kg as shown.

___ a. Find the tension in cable BC.


A. 101.193 N B. 120 N C. 992.7 N D. 1177.2 N
___ b. Determine the magnitude of the force P required to maintain equilibrium.
A. 55.067 N B. 61.6 N C. 540.206 N D. 604.296 N

___ 17. Three cables support a crate as shown. If the tension in cable AD is 720
lb, determine the weight of the crate.
A. 101.64 lb C. 134.70 lb
B. 115.85 lb D. 248.45 lb
18. A 400-kg load is supported by the frame shown. The weights of the members
are negligible.

___ a. What is the reaction at the hinge support?


A. 5.83 kN B. 4.32 kN C. 565.7 N D. 400 N
___ b. Find the total force acting at pin E.
A. 14.62 kN B. 13.08 kN C. 666.7 N D. 400 N

___ 19. The cylinder shown is smooth. What is the angle of tilt θ with the
horizontal so that the contact force at B will be one-half that at A?
A. 10.28° B. 12. 60° C. 15.85° D. 18.43°

___ 20. Determine the distance of the centroid of the plane area shown with
respect to the x axis.
A. 87.5 mm B. 100 mm C. 102.5 mm D. 125.0 mm

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