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Sub Code and Name: BE 100 Engineering Mechanics

1. Define kinematics.
It is the branch of Dynamics, which deals with the bodies in motion without any reference to
the forces which are responsible for the motion.
2. What is meant by rigid body?
A body is said to be rigid, if the relative positions of any two particles do not change under
the action of the forces.
3. What is principle of transmissibility?
It states that, the state of rest or uniform motion of a rigid body is unaltered if a force acting
on the body is replaced by another force of the same magnitude and direction but acting
anywhere on the body along the line of action of the replaced force.

4. State Lami’s theorem

It states that if a body is in equilibrium under the action of three coplanar concurrent forces,
each of them is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two forces.
5. State Varignon’s theorem
It states that the moment of the resultant of the no. of forces about any point is equal to the
algebraic sum of moments of all the forces of the system about the same point.
6. What is meant by equilibriant?
If a force which is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force causing motion
is applied to the body, the body comes to rest. Such a force which is equal and opposite to
the resultant force is called equilibriant.

7. Define principal axes and principal moment of inertia

The axes in which the product of inertia is zero is called principal axes and the moment of
inertia about the principal axes is called principal moment of inertia.

8. Explain Principle of Virtual Work

It states that if a system of forces acting on a body is in equilibrium and if the system is
imagined to undergo a small displacement, then the algebraic sum of the virtual work done
by the forces of the system is zero.
9. Define the term radius of gyration.
The radius of gyration of a given lamina about an axis is a distance such that its square
multiplied by the area gives moment of inertia of the area about the given axis.
10. State pappus Guldinus first Theorem

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The area of surface generated by revolving a plane curve about a non-intersecting axis in the
plane of the curve is equal to the product of length of the curve and distance travelled by the
centroid of the curve while the surface is generated.

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