Question

Select the true statements regarding rigid bars.

a. A rigid bar can bend but does not change length.
b. A rigid bar does not bend regardless of the loads acting upon it.
c. A rigid bar deforms when experiencing applied loads.
d. A rigid bar is unable to translate or rotate about a support.
e. A rigid bar represents an object that does not experience deformation of any kind.

Answer 1

option b and E are true

Step-by-step explanation:

A lever is an example of a rigid bar that can rotate around a given point. In a rigid material, the existing distance does not change whenever any load is placed on it. In such a material, there can be no deformation whatsoever. Wit this explanation in mind:

option a is incorrect, given that we already learnt that no deformation of any kind happens in a rigid bar.

option b is true. A rigid bar remains unchanged regardless of the load that it carries.

option c is incorrect, a rigid bar does not deform with loads on it

option d is incorrect. A lever is a type of rigid bar, a rigid bar can rotate around a support.

option e is true. A rigid bar would not experience any deformation whatsoever.