ENGINEERING MECHANICS

TWO DIMENSIONAL FORCE SYSTEMS

(1) State and explain the principal of transmissibility of forces

(2) What do you understand by the resultant of a force system and which are the methods used for

determining the resultant of the coplanar concurrent force system?

(3) Explain the lami’s theorem and Varogon’s theorem

(4) Explain the polygon law of forces and parallel law of forces.

(5) State the necessary and sufficient condition of the equilibrium of a system of coplanar concurrent force

system.

(6) Explain the free body diagram with example.

(7) Explain the resolution of a force into a force couple system.

(8) Define the following Term…….(a) Coplanar Forces (b) Concurrent forces

FRICTION

(9) Define the following term

(a) Angle of friction

(b) Angle of Repose

(c) Cone of friction

(10) Explain the law of solid friction

(11) Explain the belt friction and its application

(12) Explain the law of coulomb friction? What are the factor affecting the coefficient of friction?

BEAM

(13) What is the relation between the load intensity, shear force and bending moment? What are the

assumptions required for this derivation?

(14) Define the beam. What are different types of beams?

(15) Explain the term sagging and hogging in the S.F and B.M diagram.
(16) Define the point of contra flexure. Also define the point of zero shear force.

TRUSS

(17) Define the truss. How the trusses are classified? What are the assumptions in the truss?

SIMPLE STRESS AND STRAIN

(18) Define the following

(i) Sstress and strain and its type

(j) Hook’s law

(k) Poisson’s ratio

(l) Longitudinal strain

(m) Lateral strain

(n) Modulus of rigidity

(o) Bulk modulus

(19) Explain the stress strain diagram

(20) Explain the strain energy and resilience.

(21) Explain the principle of superposition for elongation

(22) What is the strain energy? Obtain the expression for

(a) Strain energy stored for gradual loading

(b) Strain energy stored for impact loading

(c) Strain energy stored due to torque

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(23) Prove that E=3K (1 − )
𝑚

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(24) Derive the relation E=2G(1 + ), where E= Young modulus, G=modulus of rigidity1/m is the
𝑚

Poisson’s ratio.
 BENDING STRESS

(25) What are the assumptions in simple theory of bending? Also explain the pure bending.

(26) What is the section modulus (Z)? What is the value of bending moment in terms of section modulus?

(27) Derive the bending equation

𝑀 𝜎 𝐸
= =
𝐼 𝑦 𝑅

TORSION

(28) Define the following

(i) Torsional rigidity or Torsional Stiffness (K).

(ii) Section modulus and Polar modulus

(iii) Pure torsion

𝑇 𝜏 𝐺𝜃
(29) Derive the Torsional equation = =
𝐽 𝑅 𝐿

KINEMATICS OF RIGID BODY

(29) Explain the following

(i) D’Alembert Principal

(ii) Principal of energy conservation

(iii) Principal of impulse and momentum

(iv) Work energy principal

(v) Law of conservation of momentum