Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics - Interview Questions and Answers

101. The shape of a suspended cable for a uniformly distributed load over it is

102. A shell travelling with a horizontal velocity of 100 m/sec explodes and splits into two parts, one of mass 10 kg and the other of 15 kg. The 15 kg mass drops vertically downward with initial velocity of 100 m/sec and the 10 kg mass begins to travel at an angle to the horizontal of tan"1 x, where x is

103. The maximum pull in a cable, carrying a uniformly distributed load and supported at two ends which are at the same level, is at

104. Minimum pull in a suspended cable with supports at two ends is equal to

105. If a body is lying on a plane whose in-clination with the horizontal is less than the angle of friction, then i) a force is required to move the body upwards ii) a force is required to move the body downward iii) the body will not be in equilibrium The correct answer is