static fundamentals

Question 1

mechanics

Answer 1

the science which deals with the action of forces on bodies

Question 2

statics

Answer 2

the part of mechanics that focuses on the effect of forces on stationary bodies

Question 3

dynamics

Answer 3

part of mechanics that focuses on the effects of forces on moving bodies

Question 4

structure

Answer 4

a body capable of resisting applied loads without deformation

Question 5

structural engineering

Answer 5

the field of civil engineering that focuses on the design of load-bearing structures

Question 6

structural analysis

Answer 6

the mathematical calculations of forces, stresses and deflections within structures

Question 7

scalar

Answer 7

a quantity which has magnitude only

Question 8

vector

Answer 8

a quantity which has both magnitude and direction

Question 9

mass

Answer 9

a property of objects which measures the amount of matter contains in a body

Question 10

force

Answer 10

an action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a body

Question 11

weight

Answer 11

a force that pulls objects to the earth

Question 12

collinear force

Answer 12

forces that act along the same line of action

Question 13

concurrent forces

Answer 13

forces that pass through the same point in space

Question 14

coplanar forces

Answer 14

forces that lie in the same plane

Question 15

equilibrium

Answer 15

a condition where the net forces acting on a body

Question 16

resultant

Answer 16

a single force which, when substituted for the given forces has the same effect on the state of equilibrium of the body