BME 302 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT

BME 302 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT

◉ Internal forces are ___________ shown on the free body diagram of a
whole body
A) Always
B) Often
C) Rarely
D) Never. Answer: C) Rarely


◉ The beam and the cable (with a frictionless pulley at D) support an 80
kg load at C. In a FBD of only the beam, there are how many
unknowns? Assume beam has no mass.
A) Two forces and one couple moment
B) Three forces and one couple moment
C) Three forces
D) Four forces. Answer: B) Three forces and one couple moment


◉ If the directions of the force and the couple moments are both
reversed, what will happen to the beam? Assume beam has no mass.
A) The beam will lift from A.
B) The beam will lift at B.

, C) The beam will be restrained.
D) The beam will break.. Answer: A) The beam will lift from A.


◉ Internal forces are not shown on a free body diagram because the
internal forces are _____. (Choose the most appropriate answer.)
A) Equal to zero
B) Equal and opposite and they do not affect the calculations
C) Negligibly small
D) Not important. Answer: B) Equal and opposite and they do not affect
the calculations


◉ How many unknown support reactions are there in this problem?
Assume beam has no mass.
A) Two forces and two couple moments
B) One force and two couple moments
C) Three forces
D) Three forces and one couple moment. Answer: C) Three forces


◉ For this beam, how many support reactions are there and is the
problem statically determinate?
A) (2, Yes)
B) (2, No)
C) (3, Yes)