ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 895025 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.77
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1

The principle of moments defines equilibrium in terms of:

53% Answer Correctly

power

speed

energy

torque


Solution

According to the principle of moments, you can maintain equilibrium if the moments (forces) tending to clockwise rotation are equal to the moments tending to counterclockwise rotation. Another name for these moments of force is torque.


2

What type of load is sudden and for a relatively short duration?

69% Answer Correctly

concentrated load

impact load

non-uniformly distributed load

dynamic load


Solution

A concentrated load acts on a relatively small area of a structure, a static uniformly distributed load doesn't create specific stress points or vary with time, a dynamic load varies with time or affects a structure that experiences a high degree of movement, an impact load is sudden and for a relatively short duration and a non-uniformly distributed load creates different stresses at different locations on a structure.


3 A 360 lb. barrel is rolled up a 11 ft. ramp to a platform that's 1 ft. tall. What effort is required to move the barrel?
53% Answer Correctly
98.2 lbs.
32.7 lbs.
49.1 lbs.
35.7 lbs.

Solution

This problem describes an inclined plane and, for an inclined plane, the effort force multiplied by the effort distance equals the resistance force multipied by the resistance distance:

Fede = Frdr

Plugging in the variables from this problem yields:

Fe x 11 ft. = 360 lbs. x 1 ft.
Fe = \( \frac{360 ft⋅lb}{11 ft.} \) = 32.7 lbs.


4

If the handles of a wheelbarrow are 3 ft. from the wheel axle, what force must you exert to lift the handles if it's carrying a 270 lb. load concentrated at a point 0.5 ft. from the axle?

56% Answer Correctly

90 lbs

810 lbs

0.83 lbs

45 lbs


Solution

This problem describes a second-class lever and, for a second class lever, the effort force multiplied by the effort distance equals the resistance force multipied by the resistance distance: Fede = Frdr. Plugging in the variables from this problem yields:

Fe x 3 ft. = 270 lbs x 0.5 ft
Fe = 135 ft-lb. / 3 ft 
F= 45 lbs


5

Depending on where you apply effort and resistance, the wheel and axle can multiply:

45% Answer Correctly

power or distance

force or speed

force or distance

speed or power


Solution

If you apply the resistance to the axle and the effort to the wheel, the wheel and axle will multiply force and if you apply the resistance to the wheel and the effort to the axle, it will multiply speed.