Question

Sometime the principle of transmissibility is somehow applied to journal 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

This question was posed to me at a job interview.

My doubt is from Frictional Forces on Journal Bearings topic in division Friction of Engineering Mechanics

Answer 1

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

To elaborate: 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.