A roller support acts like a contact boundary condition as it can produce a reaction force as a push response to a body but will not produce a pull force to hold a body from moving away. a) True b) - False

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Eddie

28 September, 05:06

A roller support acts like a contact boundary condition as it can produce a reaction force as a push response to a body but will not produce a pull force to hold a body from moving away. a) True b) - False

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Mathias Meyers · Answer 1

a) True

Explanation:

Roller can provide reaction for push support but it can not provide reaction for pull support.

From the free body diagram of roller and hinge support we can easily find that, Roller providing vertical reaction and can not provide horizontal reaction.

On the other hand hinge support can provide reaction in both the direction.

So we can say that roller can not proved reaction for pull support.