When a body is totally or partially immersed in a fluid, it is buoyed up by a force equal to
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A. weight of the body
B. weight of the fluid displaced by the body
C. weight of the body and fluild displaced by the body
D. difference of weights of the fluid displaced and that of the body
E. none of these.
Correct Answer
weight of the fluid displaced by the body
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1. Lami's theroem states that
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A. three forces acting at a point are always in equilibrium
B. if three forces acting on a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, the point will be in the state of equilibrium
C. three coplaner forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium, if each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two
D. three coplaner forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium if each force is inversely proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two
Correct Answer: three coplaner forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium, if each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two
2. If d and n are the effective depth and depth of the neutral axis respectively of a singly reinforced beam, the lever arm of the beam, is
Correct Answer: at any point within the cross-section
7. If the coefficients of volume change and compressibility of a soil sample are respectively 6.75 x 10-2 and 3 x 10-2, the void ratio of the soil sample, is