Question

Principle of transmissibility is somehow applied to the collar bearings. It states that:

(a) It states that the force acting on the body is a sliding vector

(b) It states that the force acting on the body is a rolling vector

(c) It states that the force acting on the body is a wedging vector

(d) It states that the force acting on the body is a unit vector

The question was asked during an interview.

My question is from Frictional Forces on Collar Bearing, Pivot Bearings and Disks in division Friction of Engineering Mechanics

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) It states that the force acting on the body is a sliding vector

Easy explanation: Principle of transmissibility states that the force acting on the body is a sliding vector. That is it can be applied at any point of the body. It will give the same effect as if applied at any point other that the specific point. Thus the answer.