MANIPUR TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

ENGINEERING MECHANICS
TUTORIAL - 4
1. Two men carry a weight of 2 kN by means of two ropes fixed to the weight. One
rope is inclined at 45 and the other at 30 with their vertices. Find the tension in each rope.
[Ans. 1.04 kN ; 1.46 kN]
2. Three forces acting on a particle are in equilibrium. The angles between the
first and second is 90 and that between the second and third is 120. Find the ratio of the forces.
[Ans. 1.73 : 1 : 2]
3. A smooth sphere of weight W is supported by a string fastened to a point A on the smooth verti
cal wall, the other end is in contact with point B on the wall as shown in Fig. 1, If length of the
string AC is equal to radius of the sphere, find tension (T) in the string and reaction of the wall.
Hint. Since AO = 2 OB, therefore angle AOB = 60 [Ans. 1.155 W ; 0.577 W]

Fig. 1 Fig. 2
4. A rope is connected between two points A and B 120 cm apart at the same level. A load of 200 N is
suspended from a point C on the rope 45 cm from A as shown in Fig. 2. Findthe load, that should
be suspended from the rope D 30 cm from B, which will keep the rope CD horizontal. [Ans. 400 N]
5. A uniform sphere of weight W rests between a smooth vertical plane and a smooth plane inclined at
an angle with the vertical plane. Find the reaction at the contact surfaces.
[Ans. W cot ; W cosec ]
6. A smooth circular cylinder of radius 1.5 meter is lying in a triangular groove, one side
of which makes 15 angle and the other 40 angle with the horizontal as in Fig -3. Find the
reactions at the surfaces of contact, if there is no friction and the cylinder weights 100 N.

Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5

7. Two cylinders P and Q rest in a channel as shown in Fig. 4. The cylin

der P has diameter of 100 mm and weighs 200 N, whereas the cylinder Q has diameter of 180 mm and
weighs 500 If the bottom width of the box is 180 mm, with one side verti
cal and the other inclined at 60, determine the pressures at all the four points of contact.
8. Three cylinders weighting 100 N each and of 80 mm diameter are placed in a chanel
of 180 mm width as shown in Fig. 5.
Determine the pressure exerted by (i) the cylinder A on B at the point of contact
(ii) the cylinder B on the base and
(iii) the cylinder B on the wall.

9. A uniform rod AB remains in equilibrium position resting on a smooth inclined planes AC and BC,
which are at an angle of 90 as shown in figure-6. If the plane BC makes an angle of
with the horizontal, then what is the inclination of the rod AB with the plane AC.

Fig. 6

10. A uniform rod AB of length 3r remains in equilibrium on a hemispherical bowl of radius r as shown
in Fig. 7. Ignoring friction find the inclination of the rod () with the horizontal.

Fig. 7