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B'E'/B.Tech.DEGREEEXAMINATION,NOVEMBER/DECEMBER2005. First Semester (common to All Branches except Marine Engineering) GE 131 _ ENGINEERING MECHANICS Time : Three hours Answer ALL questions' PARTA-(10 x2=20 marks) 1. 2. 3. What are the different laws of mechanics? Explain coplanar concurrent forces' j pa's through a point whose co-ordinates = Ttvo forces F, = 5i and F, 8'66 the force about the origin' are(2.1). Calculatethe moment of Explain perpendicular axis theorem' shown in Fig' Q' 5' Give the centroid of the semicircle Maximum : 100 marks

4. 5.

F i e .Q . 5 6. 7. g. What is angle of friction? motion? What is uniformly accelerated rectilinear in speed of 30 krn/la to a speed of 75 km/h A car accelerates uniformly from a car and also the distance travelled 5 s. Determine the acceleratio" "iirt" during 5 s. What is meant by time of restitution? Define angular acceleration'

9. 10.

PARTB-(5x16=80marks) l-1. (i) and is given an acceleration of A flywheel starts rotating from restand' speed in rpm, after 1.5 minutes. ! tailsz. Find the u,,.g.,1ur^-\,"1ocity I f t h e f l y w h e e l i s b r o u g h t t o r e s t w i t h a u n i f o r m a n g u l a r r e t a r d a tto n o f io flywheel in seconds come D-' uvuerr^r railiz,determine the time taken by the 0.5 (8)
to rest.

(ii)

pulley shown in Fig' Q 11 (ii) turning what is angular acceleration of the (8) under the action of two masses?
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A ball of weight 120 N rests in a right-angled groove as shown in Fig. Q. L2 (a) (ii). The sides of the groove are inclined to an angle of 30o and 60" to the horizontal. If all the surfaces are smooth, then, (8) determine the reactions .Ro and R" at the points of contact.

Fig. Q. 12 (a) (ii) Or (b) Forces 32 kN, 24 kN, 24 kN and 120 kN are concurrent at origin and are respectively directed through the points whose co-ordinates are A ( 2 , 1 , 6 ) , B ( 4 , - 2 , 5 ) , C ( - 3 , - 2 , r ) and D (5, 1, -2). Determine the (16) resultant of the system. Find the reactionsat A and B for the beam shown in Fig. Q. 13 (a).
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Determine the position of the centre of gravity of the plane figure shown (16) in Fig. Q. 14 (a).

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(b) Determine the moment of inertia of the section shown in Fig. Q. 14 (b)
about )O( axis passing through its centre of gravity and the base BC. (16)

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15.

(a)

Tlvo vehicles travel between two stations 50 km apart. Both vehicles start at the same time from the same station. The first vehicle travels at 50 km/h while the secondvehicle travels at 30 km/h. If the first vehicle halts in the secondstation for 5 minutes and then returns with the same (16) speed,determine where the two vehicles will meet. Or

(b)

A projectile is fired with an initial velocity of 250 m/s at a target located at a horizontal distance of 4 km and vertical distance of700 m above the gun. Determine the value of firing angle to hit the target. Neglect air (16) reslsf,ance.

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5, DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2OO B.E./B.TECT. SecondSemester Civil Engineering (Commonto all branches) GE 1151- ENGINEERING MECHANICS Time : Three hours Answer ALL questions' PARTA-(10x2=20marks) State the principle of Tlansmissibility' Three coplanar forces of magnitude P Newtons each are acting on a particle' If their lines of action make equal angles with each other, show that the forees are in equilibrium. State the Varignon's theorem. Find the moment of the force of 15 N acting along the positive direction of X-axis about the point A (2,3). Distinguish between centroid and centre of gravity. Define product of inertia. Explain briefly the two types of collision. If the distance r cm travelied by a particle in /-seconds is given by after 3 seconds' x =20t2 + 50t + 19, find the velocity and acceleration State the laws of friction. tsriefly explain "step of the belt" in belt drives. Maximum: 100 marks

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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PARTB-(5x16=80marks) 1 1 . For a section given in fig. 1; (i) (ii) Locate the horizontal centroidai axis-X. Locate the vertical centroidal axis-Y. (8) (8)

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fig. 3 in fig' 4' A and B of the beam as shown (16) Find the reactions at supports

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a A stone is thrown upwards from the top of a tower 70 m high with when velocity of L9.2 m/s. Determine its position and velocity (8) f=6sec. (ii) An elevator is required to lift a body of mass 65 kg. Find the acceleratron of the elevator, which couid cause a pressure of 800 (8) Newtons on the floor. shown Block A weighing 1500 N is to be raised by means of 15owedge as be ilr ng 6. Asitme the coefficient of friction between all contact surfaces "Weight of the block B is 500 N. Determine the minimum force 0.2. (16) teqrriredio move the block A uprvards'

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The angular (ii) .liii) The velocitY of Piston B.

(5)

The velocity of point c on the connecting rod at a distance of (6) 200 mm from A when 0 = 45"

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Answer ALL questions. PARTA-(10 x2=20 marks)

Maximum: 100 marks

1. 2. 3.

Define Coplanar and Non-coplanar forces. Explain parallelogram law. What is space diagram and free body diagram? A force F =6i-3j-2k

4.

acts at a point p(2,3,4). Determine the moment of

this force about the point of origin. 5. 6. 7. Define product of inertia. Give the centroid of quarter circular arc. Explain dry friction. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x = t3 -16t2 - 22 where r is expressed in metre and f in seconds. Determine the acceleration of the particle atl=3s. 9. A food packet having a mass of 12 kg is dropped at 5 m/s from a very high altitude. If the atmospheric drag resistance Fo is 80 N, determine the velocity of the food packet when it has fallen 10 m. 10. Write down the equation of principle of work and energ'y for a rigid body.

8.

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Two cables are tied together at C and are loaded as shorvn in (8) Fig. Q. 11 (i). Determine the tension in the cable AC and BC.

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(ii )

A ladder 4 m long leans agarnst a snooth vertical rvall at an angle 60o with the horizontal. The u'eight of the ladder is 800 N. When a person weighing 700 N stands at I.2 m from the bottom of the ladder, tire iadder is just about to slide. Calculate the coefficient of frrctron bets'een the (8) ladder and the floor. Three concurrent forces in space F-., F2 and F are acting at A as shown in Fig. Q 12 (a). An unknown force F, attached to the s1'stemmakes t}-re particle A in equilibrium. Find the maglitude f o r c eF . and drrection of the (16)

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A 200 kN vertical force is applied to the end of a lever which is attached (i) The magnitude of to a shaft at B as shou'n in Fig. Q 12 (b)' Determine (ii) The horizontal force applied at A which creates same moment about B srnallest force applied at A which creates the same moment about B (iii) How far from the e-nd8,,a,400 kN vertical force must act to create B. ReplaceJhe grven the same mombnt about B. (iv) ReplaceJhe g:ven system of force at B'

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Determine the moment of inertia of the sectionshown in Fig. Q. 13 (b) (16) about centroidalXX and YY axes : i =0.972m Y=2.25m.

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Trvo vehicles approach each other in opposite lanes of a straight horizontal roadway as shown in Fig. 14 (a). Find the time and positions at which the vehicles meet if both continue to move ri'ith constant speed. (1 6 )

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A particle is projectedin air with a velocity 100 m/s and at an angle of 30' with the horizontal,find (i) the horizontal range (ii) the maximum height reachedby the particle and (iii) the time of flight. (16)

15.

(a)

Two bodies of weight 20 N and 10 N are connected to the trvo ends of a light inextensible string, passing over a smooth pullev. The weight of 20 N is placed on a horizontal surface which the rveight of 10 N is hanging free in air as shown in Fig. Q. 15 (a). The honzontal surface is a rough one, having coefficient between the weight 20 N and the plane surface equal to 0.3, using Newton's second lau' of motion determine (i) the acceleration of the system (ii) the tension in the string. (16)

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Third Semester Mechanical Engineering ME 1206 APPLIED ENGINEERING MECHANICS

(Common to Aeronautical Engineering/Automobile Engineering;Mechatronics Engineeringffarine EngineeringiMetallurgical Engineering and Production Engineenng for candidates admitted in 2006 only) (Regulation 2004) Time : Three hours Answer ALL questions. PAITT A 1. 2. 3. 4. (70 x 2 = 20 marlis) Maximum : 100 marks

State triangle 1aw of forces. What is the use of this larv? What is 'Principle of transmissibility'? define fi:ee bod5' diap;ram.

with the help of a simple illustration

A simply supported beam of 6 m span carries a concentrated load P at 2 n from the left end. If the support reaction at the left end support is 8 kN, find P. State Parallei axis theorem. Define polar axis of a cross section. What is the value of moment of inertia of a circular section of 50 mm radius about this axis? State the laws of static friction. State the Impulse Momentum principle. Write its equation form, stating the meaning of each term in it. Derive the relation between angular velocity and linear velocity. A body is rotating with an angular velocity of 5 radians/sec. After 4 seconds, the angular veiocity of the body becomes 13 radians/sec. Determine the angular acceleration ofthe bodY.

5. 6.

7. 8.

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1 1 . (a)

Fig. 11 (a) shows the coplanar system of forces acting on a flat plate. Determine the resultant and the r and y intercepts of the resuitant.

Fig. 11 (a) Or

(b)

A force P is directed from a point A(4,1,4) metres towards a point B (- 3, 4, - 7) metres. If it causes a moment of M , = 1900 Nm, determine the moment of P about r and y axes. Find the reactions at the supports of the L bent shown in Fig. \2(a).
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Trvo identical rollers each of weight 50 N are supported by an inclined plane and a vertical wall as shown in Fig. 12 (b). Determine the reactions at the points of support A, B and C assuming all surfaces to be smooth. Also find the reciprocal force between the spheres.

Fig. 12 (b)

13.

(a)

For the plane section shown in Fig. 13 (a) determine the moment of inertia about its horizontal and vertical centroidal axes.

Fig. 13 (a) AII dimensionsare in mm

Or

(b)

From first principles derive the expressions for the mass moment of inertia of a right circular cone about (i) an axis through the vertex and perpendicular to the base and (ii) an axis through the vertex and parallel lo the base.

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A force of 200 N is required to just move a certain body up an inclined plane of angle 15', the force being parallel to the plane. If the angle of inclination of the plane is made 20', the force required again parallel to the plane is found to be 230 N. Find the weight of the body and the coefficient of friction. Or

(b)

A body weighing 196.2 N slides up a 30" inclined plane under the action of an applied force of 300 N acting parallel to the plane. The coefficient of friction is 0.2. The body moves from rest. Determine at the end of 4 seconds, the acceleration, distance travelled, velocity, kinetic e11erry, work done, momentum and impulse applied on the body. A cylinder of radius 1m rolls without slipping along a horizontal plane AB. Its centre has uniform velocity of 20 m/sec. Find the velocity of points E and F on the circumference of the cylinder shown in Fig. 15 (a).

15

(a)

(a) Fig 111 Or

(b)

The crank of a reciprocating engine is rotating at 270 rpm. Tl're lengths of the crank and tl-reconnecting rod are 200 rnm and 1 m respectively. Find the velocity of the point A (i.e. velocity of piston), r.vhen the crank hirs turned through an angle of 45" with the horizontal as shown in Fig. 15 (b).

Fig. 15 (b)

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