MEch 311 STATICS OF RIGID BODIES/First Semester

Name: ____________________________ Course/Year: ______________________ Date: ________________ Score:

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Quiz Number 1
Direction: Identify the word/s described in each _____________10. Principle of transmissibility of a force
number. states that the external effect of a force on a body acted
________________1. It is any arrangement where two or upon is independent of the point of application of the
more forces act on body or on a group of related bodies. force but is the same for all points of application along
______________2. A _________ of a force system is a single its line of action.
force, or a couple, which acting alone will produce the
same effect as the force system. Direction: Enumerate the following:
______________3. The ________ of a force system is a 1. Three important characteristics of force:
single force, or a force couple, which if and when added
to the force system will balance or neutralize the
system. 2. Axioms of Mechanics:
______________4. It is a branch of solids mechanics
dealing with rigid solids that are or remain at rest.
______________5. A particle remains at rest or continues
to move in a straight line with a uniform velocity if there
is no unbalanced force acting on it. 3. Two main branches of engineering mechanics?
______________6. The absolute acceleration of a particle is
proportional to the resultant force acting on it and is in
the direction of this resultant force. 4. Engineering mechanics has divided into two:
______________7. Forces whose lines of action pass
through a common point are called _______.
______________8. The process of determining the 5. Two branches of dynamics:
components of a force is ______.
______________9. It is an axiom of mechanics from which
the resultant of two forces is the diagonal of the
parallelogram formed on the vectors of these forces.

MEch 311 STATICS OF RIGID BODIES/First Semester

Name: ____________________________ Course/Year: ______________________ Date: ________________ Score:
_______
Quiz Number 1
Direction: Identify the word/s described in each _____________10. Principle of transmissibility of a force
number. states that the external effect of a force on a body acted
________________1. It is any arrangement where two or upon is independent of the point of application of the
more forces act on body or on a group of related bodies. force but is the same for all points of application along
______________2. A _________ of a force system is a single its line of action.
force, or a couple, which acting alone will produce the
same effect as the force system. Direction: Enumerate the following:
______________3. The ________ of a force system is a 6. Three important characteristics of force:
single force, or a force couple, which if and when added
to the force system will balance or neutralize the
system. 7. Axioms of Mechanics:
______________4. It is a branch of solids mechanics
dealing with rigid solids that are or remain at rest.
______________5. A particle remains at rest or continues
to move in a straight line with a uniform velocity if there
is no unbalanced force acting on it. 8. Two main branches of engineering mechanics?
______________6. The absolute acceleration of a particle is
proportional to the resultant force acting on it and is in
the direction of this resultant force. 9. Engineering mechanics has divided into two:
______________7. Forces whose lines of action pass
through a common point are called _______.
______________8. The process of determining the 10. Two branches of dynamics:
components of a force is ______.
______________9. It is an axiom of mechanics from which
the resultant of two forces is the diagonal of the
parallelogram formed on the vectors of these forces.
 MEch 311 STATICS OF RIGID BODIES/First Semester
Name: ____________________________ Course/Year: ______________________ Date: ________________ Score:
_______
Quiz Number 1
Direction: Identify the word/s described in each _____________10. Principle of transmissibility of a force
number. states that the external effect of a force on a body acted
________________1. A force system is any arrangement upon is independent of the point of application of the
where two or more forces act on body or on a group of force but is the same for all points of application along
related bodies. its line of action.
______________2. A resultant of a force system is a single
force, or a couple, which acting alone will produce the Direction: Enumerate the following:
same effect as the force system. 11. Three important characteristics of force:
______________3. The equilibrant of a force system is a
single force, or a force couple, which if and when added
to the force system will balance or neutralize the 12. Axioms of Mechanics:
system.
______________4. Statics - is a branch of solids mechanics
dealing with rigid solids that are or remain at rest.
______________5. A particle remains at rest or continues
to move in a straight line with a uniform velocity if there 13. Two main branches of engineering mechanics?
is no unbalanced force acting on it. 1st law of motion
______________6. The absolute acceleration of a particle is
proportional to the resultant force acting on it and is in 14. Engineering mechanics has divided into two:
nd
the direction of this resultant force. 2 law
______________7. Forces whose lines of action pass
through a common point are called concurrent. 15. Two branches of dynamics:
______________8. The process of determining the
components of a force is referred to as resolution.
______________9. The resultant of two forces is the
diagonal of the parallelogram formed on the vectors of
these forces.