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Mody Institute of Technology and Science, Lakshmangarh

Faculty of Engineering and Technology
End Term Examination, Spring Semester 2011-12
B.Tech. (ECE & EEE Branch I Year)

Course Name: Engineering Mechanics Weight : 50 %
Course Code: ME 105 Max. Marks: 100
Total No. of Printed Pages: 4 Time: 3 Hrs

Note: 1. Question number 1 is compulsory. Attempt five more questions out of the remaining
seven (Questions 2 through 8) questions.
2. All questions other than question number 1 carry equal marks.

1. Choose the correct answer: [2*10]
i) Forces are called concurrent when their lines of action meet in
a) one point b) two points
c) plane d) perpendicular planes

ii) Effect of a force on a body depends upon
a) magnitude b) direction
c) position or line of action d) all of the above

iii) The resultant of two forces is equal to each of the force, if the angle between
them is
a) 30
0
b) 60
0
c) 90
0
d) 120
0

iv) According to the principle of transmissibility of forces ,the effect of a force
upon a body is
a) maximum when it acts at the centre of gravity of a body
b) different at different points in its line of action
c) the same at every point in its line of action
d) minimum when it acts at the C.G. of the body

v) The ratio between the tensions in the tight side and slack side of a flat belt drive
increases
a) in direct proportion to the angle of lap
b) exponentially as the angle of lap increases
c) in direct proportion to the coefficient of friction
d) proportional to the width of belt.

vi) The first moment of area of a semicircle about its diameter d is given by
a) d
3
/12 b) d
3
/24 c) d
3
/6 d) d
3
/36

vii) The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam of length L loaded
by a concentrated load W at the midpoint is given by
a) WL b) WL/2 c) WL/4 d) WL/8

viii) The ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain is called
a) modulus of elasticity b) modulus of rigidity
b) Poissons ratio c) none of these


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ix) The displacement of a point
a) is a vector, from the initial to the final position of the point
b) implies the distance moved by the point
c) is always less than the distance traversed by the point
d) is independent of the distance and direction of the movement of the point

x) The motion of a particle, in general, is described by
a) the Newtons law and not the work -energy equation
b) the impulse momentum principle alone if there is no external force
c) the Newtons law, the work -energy equation, impulse momentum principle
d) the principles of conservation of energy and momentum.


2. a) State and explain parallelogram law of force. Hence derive an expression for the
resultant of two forces P
1
and P
2
inclined at an angle with each other.


[8]
b) Determine magnitude and direction of the resultant of the three forces shown in
figure below. Given that = 65
0
.



[8]
3. a) Draw a neat diagram and explain the following terms:
Proportional limit, yield stress, upper yield point, elastic limit, ultimate stress of
a material, elastic plastic zone.



[8]
b) Determine the reactions at A and B of the following figure when (a) = 0, (b)
= 90




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4. a) Deduce an expression for second moment of area of a rectangular section of
width b and height h about a centroidal axis parallel to the width.


[6]
b) Determine the moment of inertia and the radius of gyration of the shaded area
shown in figure below with respect to the y axis.



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5. a) Construct the shear force and bending moment diagram for the simply supported
beam loaded as shown in figure below.



[7]
b) Knowing that W
A
= 25 N and = 30
0
, determine a) the smallest value of W
B
for
which the system is in equilibrium, b) the largest value of W
B
for which the
system is in equilibrium.




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c) Show that for a body sliding freely down the inclined plane, angle of repose is
equal to angle of friction.


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6. a) A bar of 30 mm diameter is subjected to a pull of 60 kN. The measured
extension on a gauge length of 200 mm is 0.09 mm and the change in diameter is
0.0039 mm. Calculate the Poissons ratio and the values of the three moduli.


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b) The position of a particle which moves along a straight line is defined by the
relation x = t
3
6t
2
15t + 40. Where x is in meters and t in seconds. Determine
i) the time at which the velocity will be zero, ii) the position and distance
travelled by the particle at that time, iii) the acceleration of the particle at that
time.





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7. a) State and explain work energy principle. [8]

b) Boxes A and B are at rest on a conveyor belt that is initially at rest. The belt is
suddenly started in an upward direction so that slipping occurs between the belt
and the boxes. Knowing that the coefficients of kinetic friction between the belt
and the boxes are (
k
)
A
= 0.30 and (
k
)
B
= 0.32, determine the initial
acceleration of each box.


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8. a) Derive expression for acceleration of a particle moving in a curved trajectory in
polar coordinate system.

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b) Develop equation relating the impulse and the change of momentum of a system
of particles and hence state the principle of conservation of linear momentum

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