Question

The loading on an element includes _______

(a) Body force

(b) Traction force

(c) Point load

(d) Body force, Traction force & Point load

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (d) Body force, Traction force & Point load

The best I can explain: The loading on an element includes body force; traction force & point load. Body force is distributed force acting on every elemental volume. Traction force is a distributed load along the surface of a body.