Category: Engineering Mechanics

Center of percussion is___________________?

A. the point of C.G.
B. the point of metacentre
C. the point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis
D. point of suspension
E. the point in a body about which it can rotate horizontally and oscillate under the influence of gravity

According to principle of moments__________________?

A. if a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then their algebraic sum is zero
B. if a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero
C. the algebraic sum of the moments of any two forces about any point is equal to moment of theiwesultant about the same point
D. positive and negative couples can be balanced
E. none of the above