Code No: NR10105 NR

I B.Tech Supplementary Examinations, Apr/May 2006

ENGINEERING MECHANICS
( Common to Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics,
Metallurgy & Material Technology and Production Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Define free body diagram, Transmissibility of a force and resultant of a force.
(b) Two identical rollers, each of weight 100 N, are supported by an inclined plane
and a vertical wall as shown in Figure1. Assuming smooth surfaces, find the
reactions induced at the points of support A, B and C. [16]

Figure 1:

2. (a) Two blocks, connected by a horizontal link AB are supported on two rough
planes as shown in Figure2. The coefficient for friction of block A on the hori-
zontal plane is µ = 0.4. The angle of friction for block B on the inclined plane
is ϕ = 150 . What is the smallest weight W of block A for which equilibrium
of the system can exist?

Figure 2:

(b) Two blocks of weight W1 and W2 rest on a rough inclined plane and are
connected by a short piece of string as shown in Figure3. If the coefficients of
friction are µ1 = 0.2 and µ2 = 0.3, respectively, find the angle of inclination
of the plane for which sliding will impend. Assume W1 = W2 = 5 N. [16]

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3. A cross belt drive is to transmit 7.5 KW at 1000 r.p.m of the smaller pulley. The
diameter of the smallest pulley is 250mm and velocity ratio is 2. The centre distance
between the pulley is 1250mm. A flat belt of thickness 6mm and of coefficient
friction 0.3 is used over the pulleys. Determine the necessary width of the belt if
the maximum allowable stress in the belt is 1.75N/mm2 and density of the belt is
[16]
1000Kg/m3

4. (a) State and prove parallel axis theorem.

(b) Find the moment of inertia about the horizontal centroidal axis of shaded
portion. [16]
{As shown in the Figure4}

Figure 4:

5. A cylinder of diameter 400mm and height 1000mm rests vertically. Over this, a
cone of base diameter 400mm and height 500mm is placed such that the axis of the
cone coincides with the axis of the cylinder. Find out the mass moment of inertia
of this composite solid about a line which passes through the vertex of the cone
and which is parallel to the base of the cylinder if the mass density is 4000kg/m3. [16]
6. (a) The motion of a disk rotating about a fixed point is given by the relation
θ = 2(1 + e−3t ) where θ is in radians and ‘t’ is in seconds. Determine the
angular coordinates, velocity and acceleration of the disk when
i. t=0 and
ii. t=2secs.
(b) A projectile is aimed at a mark on the horizontal plane through the point of
projection and falls 12m short when the angle of projection is 150 while it
overshoots the mark by 24m when the angle of projection is 450 . Find the

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angle of projection to hit the mark neglecting the resistance of air. Take g =
9.81 m/s2 . [8+8]

7. (a) A solid cylinder and a thin hoop of equal masses ‘m’ and radii ‘r’ are connected
by a bar . The system rolls down the inclined plane without slipping. Find
the acceleration of the system and the tension in the bar.
{As shown in the Figure5}

Figure 5:

(b) A car of mass 800kgs traverses an unbanked curve of 150m radius to 60Kmph.
The wheel base width is 2m and the centre of gravity of the car is 500mm
above the road. Calculate the normal reaction at each wheel. [16]

8. A clock with a second’s pendulum is running correct time at a place where the
acceleration due to gravity is 9.81m/s2 . Find the length of the pendulum. This
clock is taken at a place where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.80m/s2 . Find
how much the clock will loose or gain in a day at this place? [16]

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