CE 27 (Analytical and Computational Methods in Civil Engineering II)

Practice Problem for Third Long Examination

First Semester AY 2016-2017

Directions: Read and understand the problems given below. Provide ALL the necessary calculations and
assumptions for the problems. Write them in a blue book and submit the HARD COPY of your answers on or
before October 22, 2016 (Saturday).
1. Find the solution to the following ordinary differential equations.
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a. 2 + ( 2 + 3 + ) = 0
b. + tan = sec + cos , (0) = 1
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c. (2 tan + 5) + ( 2 sec 2 ) = 0 , (2) = 4
d. = 3 1/3
3 + 2 +3 3
e. = 3
+3 2
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Ans: () ( 3 + 1) + = 0; () = sin + ( + 1) cos ; () 2 tan + 5 4
= 0;

2 2 1 3
() 3 = 3 (4 3 + 18 2 + 54 + 81); () + 3 = ln|| +
4
2. A tank with a capacity of 500 gal originally contains 200 gal of water with 100 lb of salt in solution.
Water containing 1 lb of salt per gallon is entering at a rate of 3 gal/min, and the mixture is allowed to
flow out of the tank at a rate of 2 gal/min.
a. Find the amount of salt in the tank at any time prior to the instant when the solution begins to
overflow.
b. Find the concentration (in pounds per gallon) of salt in the tank when it is on the point of
overflowing.
100(200)2 2003 121
Ans: () () = + 200 + (+200)2
< 300; () 125 /
3. Two curves are said to be orthogonal at a point of intersection (, ) if they have perpendicular
tangents at (, ). In other words, their tangents are negative reciprocal of each other. Solve the
orthogonal trajectories (i.e. family of curves that are orthogonal to the given family of curves) of these
family of curves:
a. 2 + 4 + 2 =
2
b. =
1
Ans: () ( )3 ( + ) = ; () 2 = 2 ln(1 + 2 2 ) +

4. An initial value problem is given as:

" + = , () = () = (1)

Find the value of y at x = 1.0. Use ONLY the Method of Undetermined Coefficients (MUC) to determine
the particular solution, yP.
Ans: (1) = 2 = 5.43656
5. A second order ordinary differential equation is shown:
" = + (2)

Find the primitive (general) solution of the given differential equation. Use ONLY the Method of Variation
of Parameters (MVP) to determine the particular solution, xP.
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Ans: () = 1 + 2 +
2

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 CE 27 (Analytical and Computational Methods in Civil Engineering II)
Practice Problem for Third Long Examination
First Semester AY 2016-2017

6. A force of 10 Newtons can stretch a spring by 0.04 m. Suppose a mass of 5 kg is attached to the lower
end of the spring. We stretch the mass downward by 0.05 m from its equilibrium position and release it
from rest. Determine the position of the mass relative to its equilibrium position at t = 0.5 seconds for
the following conditions:
a. Assume no damping
b. Which of the following oscillating functions must be avoided to get rid of resonance condition?
Justify your answer.
{10cos 5t, -6cos 7.07t, 2.5etcos 7.07t}
c. Assume that the mass is moving in a medium having a damping force of 40 Newton when the
velocity of the mass is 2 meter/sec. Set up the differential equation describing the position of
the mass at any time t. Solve the differential equation, find x(0.5) and compare the results with
the output coming from the formula presented in class (i.e. consistent with the case of this
problem).
Ans: ()(0.5) = 0.01763 ; ()(0.5) = 0.0196

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