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Reg No.:_______________ Name:__________________________

APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
FIRST SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION(2019 SCHEME), DECEMBER 2019
Course Code: EST100
Course Name: ENGINEERING MECHANICS
(2019-Scheme)
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
(Answer all questions, each carries 3 marks.)
1 A ladder of weight 30 kg is supported at wall and floor as shown in fig 1 below. A (3)
man of weight 72 kg stands on it vertically, 8 m above the floor level. There is a 100
kg force acting at top-most point of the ladder vertically. The mass distribution of the
ladder is uniform. Considering all contact surfaces smooth, draw the free body
diagram.

Fig 1
2 State and explain Varignon’s theorem for concurrent coplanar forces. (3)
3 Briefly explain the analysis of forces acting on a wedge with a suitable example. (3)
4 A simply supported beam AB of span 4m is carrying point loads 10N, 6N & 4N at (3)
1m, 2m & 3m respectively from support A. Calculate reactions at supports A and B.
5 A force 2i+4j-3k is applied at the point A(1,1,-2). Find the moment of the force (3)
about the point (2,-1,2)
6 Calculate the area moment of inertia of a rectangular cross-section of breadth ‘b’ and (3)
depth ‘d’ about the centroidal horizontal axis.
7 A body is projected at an angle such that its horizontal displacement is 3 times that of (3)
maximum height. Find the angle of projection.
8 The position of a particle moving along a straight line is defined by the relation (3)

Determine the time taken by the particle when its velocity becomes zero.
9 A flywheel weighing 500N and having radius of gyration 0.4 m loses it speed from (3)
300rpm to 180 rpm in 1 minute. Calculate the torque acting on it.
10 Distinguish damped and undamped free vibrations. (3)

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PART B
(Answer one full question from each module, each question carries 14 marks)
Module-I
11 a) A rope 9m long is connected at A and B, two points on the same level, 8m apart. A (5)
load of 300N is suspended from a point C on the rope, 3m from A. What load
connected to a point D, on the rope, 2m from B is necessary to keep portion CD
parallel to AB.
b) Concurrent forces of 1,3,5,7,9,11 N are applied to the center of a regular hexagon (9)
acting towards its vertices as shown in fig 2. Determine the magnitude and direction
of the resultant.

Fig 2
12 a) A uniform wheel 60 cm diameter weighing 1000 N rests against a rectangular
obstacle 15 cm height as shown in fig 3. Find the least force required which when (5 )
acting through the centre of the wheel will just turn the wheel over the corner of the
block.
b) The system of connected flexible cables shown in Fig.4 is supporting two loads of
550 N and 600 N at points B and D, respectively. Determine the tensions in the (9 )
various segments of the cable.

P
30 cm

C
30 cm
15
cm
Fig 3 Fig 4
Module-II

13 a) Find the force required to move a load of 30N up a rough inclined plane, applied (7)
parallel to the plane. The inclination of the plane is such that when the same body is
kept on a perfectly smooth plane inclined at an angle, a force of 6N applied at an

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inclination of 30o to the plane keeps the same in equilibrium. Assume coefficient of
friction between the rough plane and the load is equal to 0.3.
b) For the beam with loading shown in Fig.5, determine the reactions at the supports. (7)

Fig.5
14 A uniform ladder 4 m long weighs 200 N. It is placed against a wall making an angle (14)
of 60° with the floor. The coefficient of friction between the wall and the ladder is
0.25 and that between the ground and the ladder is 0.35. The ladder in addition to its
own weight, has to support a man of 1000 N at the top at B. Calculate: (i) The
horizontal force P to be applied to the ladder at the ground level to prevent slipping.
(ii) If the force P is not applied, what should be the minimum inclination of the ladder
with the horizontal, so that it does not slip with the man at the top?
Module-III
15 Find the moment of inertia of shaded area about the horizontal and vertical centroidal (14 )
axis. All dimensions in cm.
6

2 10

16 A force P is directed from a point A(4,1,4) meters towards a point B (-3,4,1)metres. (14)
Determine the moment of force P about x and y axis if it produces a moment of
1000Nm about z axis.
Module-IV
17 An object of mass 5 kg is projected with a velocity of 20m/s at an angle of 600 to the (14)
horizontal. At the highest point of its path the projectile explodes and breaks up into
two fragments of masses 1kg and 4kg. The fragments separate horizontally after
explosion. The explosion releases internal energy such that KE of the system at the
highest point is doubled. Calculate the separation distance between two fragments
when they reach the ground.

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18 A block of mass M1 resting on an inclined plane is connected by a string and pulleys (14 )
to another block of mass M2 as shown in Fig.7. Find the tension in the string and
acceleration of the blocks. Assume the coefficient of friction between the blocks M1
and the plane to be 0.2. M1 =1500N, M2 = 1000N. Angle of inclined plane = 450.

M1

M2
450
Fig 7

Module-V

19 A rotor of an electric motor is uniformly accelerated to a speed of 1800 rpm from rest (14 )
for 5 seconds and then immediately power is switched off and the motor decelerates
uniformly. If the total time elapsed from start to stop is 12.5 sec, determine the
number of revolutions made while (a) acceleration (b) deceleration. Also find the
value of deceleration.
20 a A spring stretches by 0.015m when a 1.75kg object is suspended from its end. How (5)
much mass should be attached to the spring so that its frequency of vibration is 3 Hz.

b A particle moving with simple harmonic motion has velocities 8m/s and 4m/s when (9)
at the distance of 1m and 2m from the mean position. Determmine (a) amplitude
(b) period (c) maximum velocity, and (d) maximum acceleration of the particle.
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