INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Dundigal, Hyderabad - 500 043

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
TUTORIAL QUESTION BANK
2014 -2015
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ENGINEERING MECHANICS
A10302
I - B. Tech
Common for all Branches
2014 2015
Dr. D Govardhan, B D Y Sunil, Prof. N Krishna Mohan

OBJECTIVES
To meet the challenge of ensuring excellence in engineering education, the issue of quality needs to be addressed,
debated and taken forward in a systematic manner. Accreditation is the principal means of quality assurance in
higher education. The major emphasis of accreditation process is to measure the outcomes of the program that is
being accredited.
In line with this, Faculty of Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad has taken a lead in incorporating
philosophy of outcome based education in the process of problem solving and career development. So, all students
of the institute should understand the depth and approach of course to be taught through this question bank, which
will enhance learners learning process.

Short Answer Questions and Long Answer Questions

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UNIT-I
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
State and explain Newtons law of gravitation
Explain the terms - concurrent and non concurrent force system :
planar and non planar system of forces
Define the term resultant and equilibrant
Define the term moment of a force
Explain the procedure to find the resultant of several forces acting at a
point
What is a couple? State its characteristics
Explain the terms 1)unit vector 2) position vector
Explain dot product of vectors
Explain the characteristics of the cross products
Define the moment of a force about a point write an expression in the
vector form
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
a) Define Lamis theorem

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b) A machine weighing 5KN is supported by two chains attached to

some points on the machine. One chain goes to hook in the ceiling and
has an inclination of 45 degrees with horizontal. The other chain goes
to eye bolt in the wall and is inclined at 30 degrees to the horizontal.
Find tensions induced in the chains
a) Derive an equation for resultant using parallelogram law of forces
b) Find the magnitude of the two forces such that if they act at right
angles their resultant is sq. root 10N. But if they act at 60 degrees their
resultant is sq. root 13N
a) Explain the different types supports and support reactions
b) A beam AB is supported and loaded as shown in fig.1. Find the
reactions at the supports.

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a) State and explain the theorem of Varignon

b) Two spheres, of each of weight 1000 N and radius of 25 cm rest in
horizontal channel of width 90 cm as shown in fig 1. Find the
reactions on the points of contact A, B and D

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a) Write the equations of equilibrium when the body is in space

A ball
b) of weight Q = 12 N rests in a right - angled trough, as shown in fig 1.
Determine the forces exerted on the sides ofthe trough at D (RD) and
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a) State and explain the laws of forces:

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a) Explain the classification of different system of forces

b) Determine the magnitude and the direction of the resultant of two
forces 7 N and 8 N acting at a point with an included angle of 60o
with between them. The force of 7 N being horizontal
a) Define free body diagram, Transmissibility of a force and resultant of
a force
b) Two forces are applied to an eye bolt fastened to a beam. Determine
the magnitude and direction of their resultant using (a) the
parallelogram law, (b) the triangle rule.

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a) Two identical rollers, each of weight 100 N, are supported by an

inclined plane and a vertical wall as shown in figure below. Assuming
smooth surfaces, find the reactions induced at the points of support A,
B and C.

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(iii) Law of polygon of forces

b) A rigid bar is subjected to a system of parallel forces as shown in Fig
1. Reduce this system to (i) a single force, (ii) a single force-moment
system at A and
(iii) a single force-moment system at B.

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a) Draw different types of supports and corresponding reactions

b) A system of connected flexible cables as shown in figure issupporting
two vertical forces 240 N and 300 N at points B and D. Determine the
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a) Write the Equilibrium equations for concurrent force system in space

b) A force 100 N is directed from A (2, 0, 4) to B (3, 3, 5). What is the
moment of force about the origin?
UNIT-II

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Explain the types of friction with examples?

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Define the following

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Friction
ii)
Angle of friction
iii)
Limiting friction
Define the following
(i)Angle of Repose (ii)Coefficient of frictions
Differentiate between static and dynamic friction?
State laws of solid friction
Distinguish between quarter turn and compound belt drive
What is meant by cross belt drive? Explain

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Define coefficient of friction and limiting friction

Distinguish between initial tension and centrifugal tension
Write down the conditions for transmission of maximum power.

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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Obtain an equation for the length of the belt in an open belt drive
A ladder 6m long and with 300N weight is resting against a wall at
0

an angle of 60 to the ground. A man weighing 750N climbs the

ladder. At what position along the ladder from bottom does he
induce slipping? The coefficient of friction for both wall and the
ground with ladder is 0.2.

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Derive a relation for the efficiency of a screw jack, taking friction

into account
An open belt running over two pulleys 1200 mm and 500 mm
diameters connects two parallel shafts 4000 mm a part. The
maximum tension in the belt is 1830 N. Coefficient of friction
between the belt and the pulley is 0.3.The driven pulley of 1200
mm diameter runs at 200 rpm. Determine :
a) Power transmitted
b) torque on each of two shafts
Derive an expression for length of crossed belt drive
A ladder 5m long weighing 200N leans against a smooth vertical
wall at an angle of 600 with horizontal. A man weighing 700N
stands at mid-height of ladder when it is about to slip. Calculate the
coefficient of friction between the ladder and ground
Draw a neat sketch of simple screw jack and derive an expression
for minimum effort required to raise a load
Find the effort required at the end of the lever 300mm long of a
screw jack, the mean diameter of the screw is 26mm, load acting is
10KN, helical angle is 150, and coefficient of friction between
screw and nut is 0.22.
What is angle of repose? Prove that angle of repose is equal to the
angle of friction.
A shaft running at 100 rpm drives another shaft at 200 rpm and
transmits 12kW. The belt is 100 mm wide and 12mm thick and
coefficient of friction is 0.25. the distance between the shaft is 2.5
m and the diameter of smaller pulley is 500 mm.
Calculate the stress in (i) an open belt and (ii) crossed belt,
connecting two pulleys
Explain the difference between coefficient of friction and angle of
friction.
A body weighing 50N is just pulled upon inclined plane of 300 by a
force of 40N applied at 300 above the plane. Find the coefficient of
friction.
What is a wedge? Explain how wedge is used to raise the heavy
load.
A block over lying a 100 wedge on a horizontal floor and leaning
against a vertical wall and weighing 1500N is to be raised by
applying horizontal force to the wedge. Assume the coefficient of
friction between all the surfaces in contact to be 0.3. Determine the
minimum horizontal force to be applied to raise the block.
Derive an expression for the velocity ratio of a belt drive
considering the thickness of the belt.
A leather belt is required to transmit 9KW from a pulley 1200mm
in diameter running at 200rpm. The angle embraced is 1650 and
coefficient of friction between leather belt and pulley is 0.3. If the
safe working stress for the leather belt is 1.4N/mm2, the mass of the
leather is 100Kg/m3 and the thickness of the belt is 10mm,
determine the width of the belt taking the centrifugal tension in to
the account.
Derive an expression for the ratio of tensions for a flat belt passing
over a pulley when it is just on the point of slipping.
An open belt drive connects two pulleys 100mm and 500mm

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diameter on parallel shafts 4m apart. The maximum tension in the

belt is 1830N. The coefficient of friction is 0.3. The driven pulley
of 1200mm diameter runs at 200rpm. Calculate (a) power
transmitted (b) torque on each of two shafts.
Draw a neat sketch of differential screw jack and explain its
working.
The following are the specifications for a differential screw jack:
Pitch of the smaller screw is 5mm
Pitch of the larger screw is 10mm
Lever arm length from center of screw is 500mm
The screw jack raises a load of 15KN with an effort of 185N.
Determine the efficiency of the differential screw jack at this load.

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Define and Explain centre of gravity and Distinguish between centre of
gravity and centroid
Derive an expression for the centre of gravity of a plane area using
method of moments.
Describe the various methods of finding the centre of gravity of a body
What do you understand by axes of reference? Explain
Prove that the first moment of area wrt the centroidal axis is zero
Explain the difference between the centre of gravity and centre of mass.
Explain the difference between the centre of gravity and centre of mass.
How would you find out the centre of gravity of a section, with a cut out
hole?
State and prove first theorem of Pappus.
State and prove second theorem of Pappus.
Where does the centre of gravity of the following section lies
(i). Semi circle, (ii).Trapezium, (iii). Hemisphere,
(iv). Right circular solid cone
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
a) Find the centroid of a semi circular lamina of radius R fromits base
b) Determine the Centroid of the parabolic spandrel as shown in
figure.

a)

Locate the centroid of shaded area obtained by removing a

semicircle of diameter a from a quadrant of a circle of radius a
as shown in figure.

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Find the moment of inertia of the shaded area shown in fig. about
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Find the centre of gravity of the T lamina as shown in figure. All

dimensions are in mm

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Uniform lamina shown in fig consists of rectangle, a semi circle

and a triangle. Find the centre of gravity.

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State and prove parallel axis theorem of area moment of inertia.

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Find the moment of inertia for the shaded area parallel to x axis.
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State and prove perpendicular axis theorem.

Find the moment of inertia of the area in the given figure about
the axis AB

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Determine the moment of Inertia of a triangle with respect to its

centroidal x axis parallel to the base.
Find the moment of the inertia of the section shown in the figure 5
about horizontal and vertical centroidal axes. All dimension in cm
R = 8.

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figure about an axis passing through the centroid of the section and
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uniform cross section of radius R about its diametrical axis

Derive an expression for the moment of inertia of a circular plate of
radius R and thickness t about its centroidal axis
a) Determine the moment of inertia of a solid sphere of radius R
about its diametrical axis.
b) Find the Mass moment of inertia of a rectangular plate of size a x b
and thicknesst about its centroidal axis.
Find the Mass moment of inertia of a solid cone of height H and base
radius R about 1) axis of rotation 2) an axis through the vertex mormal
to the axis of rotation.
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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Define the terms velocity and acceleration
Define angular displacement angular velocity angular acceleration
A stone is thrown vertically upwards and returns in 5sec.How high does
it go
A body falling freely under the action of gravity passes two points 9m
apart vertically 0.2sec.from what height above the higher point did it
start to fall?
Explain the term recoil of gun. How will you find the velocity of the
bullet?
Explain types of motion and distinguish between uniform motion and
accelerated motion
A car weighing 18kn rounds a curve of 60mts radius banked at an angle
of 300.find the frictional force acting on the tires when the is travelling at
96.54kmph.the coefficient of friction between tires and road is 0.6.
Derive a relation for the distance travelled by a body in the nth second.
Define the terms i) velocity of projection ii) angle of projection iii) time
of flight iv) range of a projectile
Obtain an equation for the trajectory of a projectile and show that it is a
parabola.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
The motion of a particle in rectilinear motion is defined by the relation
= 2 9 + 12 10 where s is in meters and t in seconds. Find
(a) Acceleration of particle when the velocity is zero (b) the position and
the total distance travelled when acceleration is zero.
An auto is accelerated from rest to a speed of 100kmph and then
immediately decelerated to a stop. If the total elapsed time is 20sec,
determine the distance covered. The acceleration and deceleration are
both constant but not necessarily of the same magnitude
A train travelling 96kmph has to slow down an amount of work being
done on the line. Instead of continuing a constant speed it, therefore
moves with a constant retardation of 1.6kmph/s until the speed is
reduced of 24kmph. It is then travels at a constant speed for 400m and
then accelerates at 0.8kmph/s until its speed is once more 90kmph. Find
the delay period
The distance covered by a freely falling body in the last one second of its
motion and that covered in the last but one second are in the ratio 5:4.
Calculate the height from which the body was dropped and the velocity
with which it strikes the ground
A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 19.6m/s from the

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top of a tower 24.5m height. Calculate the a) time required for the stone
to reach the ground. b) velocity of the stone in its downward travel at the
point in the same level as the point of projection. c) The maximum
height to which the stone will rise in its flight
An aircraft is moving at a speed of 150kmph at an altitude of 750m
towards a target on the ground, release a bomb which hits the target.
Estimate the horizontal distance of the aircraft from the target when it
releases the bomb. Calculate also the direction and velocity with which
the bomb hits the ground
a) Two bodies of weight 20N and 10N are connected to ends of a light
in extensible spring passing over a smooth pulley. The weight of
20N is placed on a horizontal surface while the weight of 10N is
hanging free in air. The horizontal surface is a rough one, having
coefficient of friction between the weight 20N and the plane
surface equal to 0.3. Determine a) the acceleration of the system b)
The tension in the string
b) Explain the terms momentum of a body and angular momentum of
a body.
a) Two bodies of weights 40N and 25N are connected to the two ends
of a light in extensible spring passing over a smooth pulley. The
weight of 40N is placed on a rough horizontal surface while the
weight of 25N is hanging free in air. The angle of plane is 150.
Determine a) the acceleration of the system b) The tension (=0.2)
in the string. C) The distance moved by the weight 25N in 3
seconds starting from rest
b) State DAlemberts Principle. Explain it for a rigid body in plane
motion giving equations.
a) Explain the laws of motion for a body in rotational motion
b) A wheel rotating about a fixed axis at 20rpm is uniformly
accelerated for 70seconds, during which time it makes 50
revolutions. Find the a) angular velocity at the end of this interval
and b) the time required for the speed to reach 100 revolutions per
minute
A stone is dropped into a well while splash is heard after 4.5
seconds. Another stone is dropped with an initial velocity, v and the
splash is heard after 4 seconds. If the velocity of the sound is
336m/s, determine the initial velocity of second stone

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Define the following terms:
Work
Energy
Impulse and momentum
What are the units of work done? What is the relation between work
done and power?
Explain the principle of conservation of energy.
State law of conservation of momentum.
Explain work-energy method and its applications
Explain the terms simple harmonic motion, amplitude, frequency,
oscillation and period of simple harmonic motion.
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produced in case of free vibrations of different types?

What are the different methods of finding the natural frequency of free
longitudinal vibrations? Explain in detail any two methods.
Define and explain the term torsional vibrations.
Find the expression for natural frequency of free torsional vibrations
when (i) the effect of inertia of the shaft is not considered (ii) the effect
of inertia of the shaft is considered.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
a) Derive work energy equation for translation.
b) The bullet weighing 0.3 N and moving at 660m/s penetrates the 45
N body emerges with a velocity of 180m/s as shown. How far and
How long the body moves? Take coefficient of friction as 0.4

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Derive an expression for kinetic energy of a body rotating about a

fixed axis
A bullet of mass 25gms moving horizontal with a velocity of
600m/s strikes a wooden block of mass 5Kg resting on a rough
horizontal surface. The bullet after striking the block remains
buried in the block and both travels a distance of 90cms before
coming to rest. Determine: (a) average resistance between the block
and horizontal surface (b) coefficient of friction between block and
horizontal surface.
Prove that the work done by body is equal to change in its kinetic
energy
A hammer of mass 1500Kg drops from a height of 60cms on a pile
of mass 750Kg. find (i) the common velocity after impact assuming
plastic impact (ii) average resistance of the ground the pile comes
to rest after penetrating 5cms in to the ground.
Define the law of conservation of momentum and prove it
A block of mass 5Kgs resting on a 300 inclined plane is released.
The block after travelling a distance of 0.5m along the inclined
plane hits a spring of stiffness 15N/cm. Find the maximum
compression of the spring. Assume coefficient of friction between
the block and inclined plane is 0.2.
What is a simple pendulum? Derive an equation for the time period
Two blocks A and B are connected with the inextensible string as
shown in figure. The system is released from rest. Determine the
velocity of block A after it has moved 1.5m. Assume the coefficient
of friction between block A and the plane is 0.25, masses of A and
B are 200Kgs and 300Kgs respectively.

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Explain mathematically the effect of variations in g (acceleration

due to gravity) on the oscillations of a simple pendulum
A flywheel 50KN and having radius of gyration 1m lost its speed
from 400rpm to 280rpm in 2 minutes. Calculate (i) torque acting on
it (ii) change in Kinetic Energy (iii) change in angular momentum.
Derive the work energy equation for translation.
A man wishes to move a wooden box of 1m3 to a distance of 5m
with least amount of work. If the block weighs 1KN and coefficient
of friction is 0.3, find whether he should tip it of slide it?
How a Torsional pendulum differs from simple pendulum? Derive
an expression for the time period of a Torsional pendulum.
Determine the magnitude and the direction of the resultant of two
forces 7 N and 8 N acting at a point with an included angle of 60o
with between them. The force of 7 N being horizontal
Define the term coefficient of restitution. State the principle of
conservation of linear momentum of a particle.
Determine the velocity of block B shown in figure after 5s staring
from rest.

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Define the following (i) Kinetic Energy (ii) Potential Energy.

Find the length of a seconds pendulum assuming the value of g as
9.81m/s2.

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