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  • Question
  • The intrinsic equation of catenary is


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  • A. S = c tan ?
  • B. y = c cosh x/c
  • C. y = c cosh ?
  • D. y = c sinh ?.

  • Correct Answer
  • S = c tan ? 


  • Applied Mechanics problems


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    • 1. The force which produces an acceleration of 1 m/sec2 in a mass of one kg, is called

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    • A. dyne
    • B. Netwon
    • C. joule
    • D. erg.
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    • 2. In a simple screw jack, the pitch of the screw is 9 mm and length of the handle operating the screw is 45 cm. The velocity ratio of the system is

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    • A. 1.5
    • B. 5
    • C. 25
    • D. 314
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    • 3. A body of weight w placed on an inclined plane is acted upon by a force P parallel to the plane which causes the body just to move up the plane. If the angle of inclination of the plane is ? and angle of friction is ?, the minimum value of P, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 4. The reaction at the support B of the beam shown in below figure is

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    • A. 1.6 t
    • B. 9.6 t
    • C. 8.5 t
    • D. 0.5 t.
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    • 5. If two forces each equal to T in magnitude act at right angles, their effect may be neutralised by a third force acting along their bisector in opposite direction whose magnitude will be

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    • A. 2 T
    • B. 1/2 T
    • C. 2 T
    • D. 3 T
    • E. none of these.
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    • 6. The angle of projection for a range is equal to the distance through which the particle would have fallen in order to acquire a velocity equal to the velocity of projection, will be

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    • A. 30°
    • B. 45°
    • C. 60°
    • D. 75°.
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    • 7. A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The mechanical advantage of the lifting machine is

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    • A. 15
    • B. 18
    • C. 20
    • D. 26.
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    • 8. In simple harmonic motion, acceleration of a particle is proportional to

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    • A. rate of change of velocity
    • B. displacement
    • C. velocity
    • D. direction
    • E. none of these.
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    • 9. A projectile is fired at an angle ? to the vertical. Its horizontal range will be maximum when ? is

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    • A. 0°
    • B. 30°
    • C. 45°
    • D. 60°
    • E. 90°.
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    • 10. A glass ball is shot to hit a wall from a point on a smooth floor. If the ball returns back to the point of projection in twice the time taken in reaching the wall, the coefficient of restitution between the glass ball and the wall is

    • Options
    • A. 0.25
    • B. 0.33
    • C. 0.40
    • D. 0.50
    • E. 0.55
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