Question Paper Code: E3127
Question Paper Code: E3127
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Common to Civil, Aeronautical, Automobile, Marine, Mechanical, Production, Chemical, Petroleum Engineering and to Biotechnology, Polymer, Textile, Textile(Fashion), Rubber and Plastics Technology ME2151 Engineering Mechanics Time: Three Hours
1. Dene t he following terms : (a) Coplanar forces (b) Concurrent forces. 2. State t he necessary a nd sucient conditions for static equilibrium of a particle in two dimensions. 3. Why t he couple moment is said to be a free vector?
4. State t he necessary an d sucient conditions for equilibrium o f rigid bodies i n two dimensions. 5. When will t he product of inertia of a lamina become zero?
8. A particle o f mass 10 kg falls vertically from a height of 100 m from ground. What is t he change in potential energy when it has reached a height o f 50 m ? 9. State th e laws o f dry friction.
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7. A body moves along a straight line so that its displacement from a xed point on t he line is given by s = 3t2 + 2t. Find t he velocity an d acceleration at t he end o f 3 seconds.
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Part A - (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
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Maximum: 100 Marks
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Part B - (5 x 16 = 80 Marks) 11. (a) (i) Determine t he resultant of the concurrent force system shown in gure.
(ii) Figure shows a 10 kg lamp supported by two cables AB a nd AC. Find th e tension i n each cable. (8)
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Two ends A and B ar e on the wall an d t he other end C i s on t he ground. The wire CD is vertical. A force of 60 kN i s applied at D and it passes through a point E on th e ground as shown i n gure. Find t he forces i n all the three wires. (16)
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(i) Sketch t he free body diagrams o f the two rollers. (ii) Assuming smooth surfaces, nd th e reactions at the support points.
12. (b) Two identical rollers, each of weight 500 N, a re supported by a n inclined plane making a n angle of 30 to the horizontal and a vertical wall as shown in t he gure.
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(i) Determine t he equivalent force-couple system at O. (12) (ii) Determine a single equivalent force and its location along th e longitudinal axis of t he ship. (4)
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(4) (12) 13. (a) (i) Derive, from rst principle, th e second moments o f area Ixx a nd Iyy for t he rectangular area when the axes ar e as shown below:
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12. (a) Four tugboats ar e used to bring an ocean large ship to its pier. Each tugboat exerts a 22.5 kN force i n th e direction as shown i n t he gure.
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13. (b) (i) Explain the steps to be followed to nd the principal moments of inertia o f a given section. How will you nd t he inclination o f the principal axes? (6) (ii) A rectangular prism is shown in gure. The origin i s at th e geometric centre o f t he prism. The x, y a nd z-axes pass through the mid points of faces.
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Derive the mass moment of inertia o f t he prism about t he x-axis.
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(ii) Locate the centroid of t he area shown i n gure below. The dimensions a re in mm. (10)
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14. (a) Two trains A and B leave th e same station on parallel lines. A starts with a uniform acceleration of 0.15 m/s2 a nd attains th e speed o f 24 km/hour, after which, its speed remains constant. B leaves 40 seconds later with uniform acceleration o f 0.30 m/s2 to attain a maximum speed o f 48 km/hour. Its speed also becomes constant thereafter. When will B overtake A? (16) OR
14. (b) A ball of mass 2 kg, moving with a velocity of 3 m/s, impinges on a ball o f mass 4 kg moving with a velocity of 1 m/s. The velocities o f th e two balls a re parallel a nd inclined at 30 to t he line of joining their centres at the instant of impact.
Direction, i n which t he 4 kg ball will move after impact; Velocity of the 4 kg ball after impact; Direction, in which t he 2 kg ball will move after impact; Velocity of t he 2 kg ball after impact.
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If a 750 N weight is applied at a distance o f 3 m from the top of ladder, it i s at t he point o f sliding. Determine the coecient of friction between ladder and th e oor. (10) (ii) A rope i s wrapped three times around a rod as shown i n gure.
15. (a) (i) A ladder o f weight 1000 N a nd length 4 m rests as shown in gure.
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Determine t he force required on the free end of the rope, to support a load of W = 20 kN. Take as 0.30. (6) OR
15. (b) In t he engine system shown i n gure, t he crank AB has a constant clockwise angular speed of 3000 r.p.m.
For the crank position indicated, nd (i) the angular velocity of t he connecting rod BP (ii) velocity o f piston P.
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