Common Forces in Mechanics

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Common Forces in Mechanics: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Classification of Forces, Field Forces, Contact Forces, Normal Reaction Force, Tangential Reaction Force, Tension in Strings, Spring Forces, Variable Forces, Hinge Forces, Frictional Force, Total Contact Force, etc.

Important Questions on Common Forces in Mechanics

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A monkey of mass 20 kg is holding a vertical rope. The rope will not break when a mass of 25 kg is suspended from it but will break if the mass exceeds 25 kg. What is the maximum acceleration with which the monkey can climb up along the rope? g=10 m s-2

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Two blocks of mass 2.9 kg and 1.9 kg are suspended from a rigid support S by two inextensible wires each of length 1 m see figure. The upper wire has negligible mass and the lower wire has a uniform mass of 0.2 kgm1 . The whole system of blocks, wires and support has an upward acceleration of 0.2 ms2 . Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 ms2 .

(i) Find the tension T at the mid-point of the lower wire.

(ii) Find the tension  T'  at the mid-point of the upper wire.


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A man weighing 60 kg is in a lift moving down with an acceleration of 1.8 m s-2. The force exerted by the floor on him is

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The viscous force the relative motion between the adjacent layers of a fluid in motion. Which one of the flowing fits best in the sentence

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What are field forces explain?

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The locus of the reaction of a two hinged semi-circular arch is

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Viscous forces are not present in

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A man weighing 60 kg is in a lift moving down with an acceleration of 1.8 m s-2. The force exerted by the floor on him is

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A force is said to be variable if its magnitude or direction changes with position or time.

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When walking on ice one should take short steps. Why?

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There is a limit beyond which the polishing of a surface increases frictional resistance rather than decreasing it why?

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A 14 kg block is hanged using a system of pulleys as shown in figure. Tension in string connecting celling and topmost pulley is :-

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A block of mass m is suspended by a light thread from an elevator. The elevator is accelerating upward with uniform acceleration a. The work done by tension on the block during t seconds is (u=0):

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Tangential reaction force is a type of contact force.

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Identify the tangential reaction force from the following.

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What is tangential reaction force? Explain with an example.

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Four identical uniform rods of mass m = 6 kg each are welded  their ends to form a square and then welded to a uniform ring having mass m = 4 kg and radius R = 1m. The system is allowed to roll down he incline of inclination θ = 3 0

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The force of friction between the system and the plane is

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Four identical uniform rods of mass m = 6 kg each are welded  their ends to form a square and then welded to a uniform ring having mass m = 4 kg and radius R = 1m. The system is allowed to roll down he incline of inclination θ = 3 0

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The acceleration of centre of mass of system is

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Which of the following are contact force/forces?

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In the given picture, which is the correct force/forces that come into play?