THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

ALTERNATE EXAMINATIONS APRIL/MAY 2012

Course Code and Title: CCSM 101B Engineering Science

Programme: B.A.Sc.
Date and Time: Duration: 3hours

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN THIS

EXAMINATION

Instructions to Candidates

1. This paper has 4 pages and 6 questions.

2. You are required to answer any five (5) questions.

Key Examination Protocol

1. Students please note that academic dishonesty (or cheating) includes but is not limited to
plagiarism, collusion, falsification, replication, taking unauthorised notes or devices into an
examination, obtaining an unauthorised copy of the examination paper, communicating or
trying to communicate with another candidate during the examination, and being a party to
impersonation in relation to an examination.
2. The above mentioned and any other actions which compromise the integrity of the academic
evaluation process will be fully investigated and addressed in accordance with UTT’s
academic regulations.
3. Please be reminded that speaking without the Invigilator’s permission is NOT allowed.

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 1. (a) Briefly discuss with the aid of diagrams, the main differences between ionic,
covalent and metallic bonding.
(6
Marks)

(b) Sketch and explain the reduced sphere unit cells for the BCC, FCC and HCP
structures.
(6 Marks)

(c) Give two examples of metals which exhibit each type of crystal structure above.

(3 Marks)

(d) What is a substitutional solid solution? For this solid solution to occur, the atoms
must follow the Hume-Rothery Rules. What are they?

(5 Marks)

2 (a) Give a simple definition for organic chemistry. (1 Mark)

(b) What are the general formula, hybridizations, structures (geometry) and bond angles
for alkanes, alkenes and alkynes? (9 Marks)

(c) Polymers can be classified into three major material types namely Thermoplastics,
Elastomers and Thermosets. Briefly explain the bonding characteristics and resulting
physical properties of each of these types.
(6
marks)

(c)Explain the following terms:

(i) Glass Transition Temperature (2 Mark)
(ii) Melting Temperature (2 Mark)

3. (a) Non-ferrous alloys are subdivided according to the base metal or some distinctive
characteristic that is shared by a group of alloys. Alloy groups include titanium alloys,
refractory metals, superalloys and noble metals. Give the distinctive features, limitations
and applications of the alloy groups mentioned.
(4 Marks)

(b)Draw and identify the important areas and points of the Iron –Iron carbide phase
diagram.
(10mks)

(c) Corrosion is classified according to the manner in which it is manifest. For example

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 galvanic corrosion occurs due to electrical coupling of two metals while exposed to an
electrolyte. List six (6) other forms of corrosion and explain the techniques employed as
general corrosion prevention methods.
(6 Marks)

4. (a) Explain the “principle of combined action” as it applied to composite materials.

(2
Marks)
(b) What are the three classes of composite materials? (3Marks)

(b) Contrast the mechanical characteristics of matrix and dispersed phases for fiber
reinforced composites.
(5 Marks)

(c) Most ceramic materials fall into an application–classification scheme that

includes glasses and five other groups:
(i) List the five other groups of this classification (5 Marks)
(ii) Briefly explain the process of devitrification as it applies to the production of
glass-ceramics. (5 Marks)

5. (a) Using stress-strain curves describe the difference between ductile fracture and
brittle fracture.
(5 Marks)

(a) The following data were collected from a 12-mm diameter test specimen of
magnesium (l = 30.00mm):
Load (N) ▲/ (mm)
0 0.0000
5,000 0.0296
10,000 0.0592
15,000 0.0888
20,000 0.15
25,000 0.51
26,500 0.90
27,000 1.50 (maximum load)
26,500 2.10
25,000 2.79 (fracture)

After fracture, the total length was 32.61 mm and the diameter was 11.74 mm. Plot the data
and calculate:

(a) The 0.2% offset yield strength;

(b) The tensile strength;
(c) The modulus of elasticity;
(d) The % elongation;

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 (e) The % reduction in area;
(f) The engineering stress at fracture;
(g) The true stress at fracture; and
(h) The modulus of resilience. (15 Marks)

6 (a) Temperature are among several factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction Briefly
explain any three (3) other  factors affecting the rate of a chemical reaction.
(6 Marks)
(b) The rate of the reaction between CO and NO2

CO (g) + NO2 (g) →CO2 (g) +NO (g)

was studied at 540K starting with various concentrations of CO and NO 2, and the data in the
table collected. Determine the rate of the equation and the value of the rate constant.

EXPERIMENT INITIAL CONCENTRATIONS INITIAL RATE

(CO), mol/L (NO2), mol/L mol/L.h)
1 5.1x10-4 0.35 x10-4 3.4 x10-8
2 5.1x10-4 0.70 x10-4 6.8 x10-8
-4
3 5.1x10 0.175 x10-4 1.7 x10-8
4 1.02x10-3 0.350 x10-4 6.8 x10-8
-3
5 1.53x10 0.350 x10-4 10.2 x10-8

(10 Marks)

(c) Draw a distribution of the molecular energies of gas molecules at two different
temperatures, T1 and a higher temperature T2. Label the curves T1 and T2 and mark the
energy corresponding to the activation energy, EA. Use the diagram to explain why the
rate of a reaction will change as the temperature increases.
(4
Marks)

END OF EXAMINATION

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