d)what is centre of gravity 3.

2) a) A Simply supported beam having length 6 m subjected to

UDL 20 kn/m over entire length ,also subjected clockwise moment
e) what is virtual work done
50 kn-m at 3.5 m from LHS of beam .find out support reaction
Q3. <Long Answer Question ( Summative)- 1 Question
OR
from each unit.<
3.2) b) A cantilever beam having length 5 m subject to point load 1
(Answer should be in 1000 words. Each question should be given
Kn , 3 kn and 4 kn at a distance of 1 m , 1.5 m and 3.5 m from
alternative option) [25]
L.H support find out support reaction
3.1) a) what are types of force system and explain each force system with
3.3) a) Explain Law of polygon
neat sketch
OR
OR
3.3) b) explain principle of equilibrium
3.1) b) Find out magnitude of force P and F by using method of
resolution for equilibrium condition 3.4) a) Find the force acting in all members of the truss
[5] shown in Figure
 

OR
3.4) b) Find out support reaction of simply supported beam subject
to uniformly distributed load W Kn/m kN over full length of
beam L. [5]
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 G H Raisoni University, Amravati
3.5) a) Determine the moment of inertia and the radius of End Semester Examination (Winter 2019)
gyration of the area shown in the fig. BTECH. FIRST YEAR

Subject: ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Subject Code: BFEML104
Time:3 Hrs Max. Marks:60

Instructions to Candidates:
1. All questions are compulsory
2. Assume suitable data
3. Draw neat sketches wherever necessary
OR
3.5) b) the force required to pull a body of weight 50 N on a
Q1. <Very Short Answer Questions ( Objective) – 20 Questions
rough horizontal plane is 15 N determine coefficient of friction if
of 1/2 mark each.> (4 questions from each unit.) [10]
the force is applied at an angle of 15 degree with horizontal .
1.1 what is unit of force

A ) KN B)cm C) N D) M

1.2 The moment of a force

A) Is the turning effect produced by a force, on the body, on which it acts
B) Is equal to the product of force acting on the body and the
perpendicular distance of a point and the line of action of the force
C) Is equal to twice the area of the triangle, whose base is the line
representing the force and Whose vertex is the point, about which the
moment is taken
D) All of the above
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 D) All of the above

1.3 Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A) Weight B) Velocity C) Acceleration D) Force 1.8  __________ is a structure made of slender members which are
joined together at their end points.
a) Truss
1.4 Lami’s theorem states that b) Beam
A) Three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium c) Pillar
B) Three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, d) Support
each side being proportional to force
C) If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude 1.9  _________ trusses lie on a plane.
and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be a) Planar
in equilibrium b) 2D
D) D) If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is c) Linear
proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two d) 3D

1.10  A _________ truss is in triangular section.

a) Equilateral
1.5 Which of the following is a vector quantity? b) Simple
c) Complex
A) Energy B) Mass C) Momentum D) Angle
d) Latera

1.11 The calculation of the moment of the body due to the loadings
involve a quantity called ____________
1.6 The product of either force of couple with the arm of the couple is a) Moment
called
b) Inertia
c) Moment of Inertia
(A) Resultant couple B) Moment of the forces C) Resulting couple
d) Rotation
D) Moment of the couple
1.12 What is parallel axis theorem and to whom it is applied?
a) Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of
1.7 Which of the following statement is correct? inertias for areas
A) The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple is zero
b) Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of
B) The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple, about
inertias for volumes
any point is the same
c) Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of
C) A couple cannot be balanced by a single force but can be balanced
inertias for linear distances
only by a couple of opposite sense
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d) Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of
inertias for vectors
1.18 The net forces of acting on the body need to be zero. This is
1.13 The uniformly distributed load is having two different values of also applicable for the simply supported beams. This means that the
load per unit length on the ends of the distribution. support reaction is also counted in making the net force zero.
a) True a) True
b) False
b) False
1.19 Which of the following is correct?
1.14 There are two types of loading. The uniformly distributed and
a) There is only one type of support for the beams
the non-uniformly distributed that is the one having two different
b) There are only two types of support for the beams
values at corners.
c) There are only three types of support for the beams
a) The first part of the statement is false and other part is true
d) There are various types of support for the beams and they are
b) The first part of the statement is false and other part is false too
countless
c) The first part of the statement is true and other part is false
d) The first part of the statement is true and other part is true too
1.20  Cantilever beams are always in equilibrium, whether you form
the equilibrium equations or not.
1.15 The type of reduction of the loading is different for the
a) True
uniformly distributed and the non-uniformly. b) False
a) True
b) False
Q2. <Short Answer Questions ( Subjective) – 1 Question from
1.16 In the simplification of the loading system, the net force acts at each unit.> [25]
the ___________ of the loading body.
a) Centroid (Each question should have 5 sub-questions for 1 mark
b) The centre axis each)
c) The corner
d) The base 2.1. a) Define force
b) define mechanics
1.17 Free body diagrams don’t play any role in making the c) what is scaler quantit
calculations on the conditions of the equilibrium of the body.
a) True d) Rigid bodies
b) False
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 e) define mass
2.2. a) Unit Newton force
b) coliner force system
c) define Resultant
d) Deifne equilibrient
e) Define couple
2.3. a) what equivalent force system
b) what is resolurtion of forces
c) what is composition of forces
d) define F.B.D
e) deine angle of repose
2.4. a) what is arm of couple
b) what is couple
c)Define truss
d) define frictrion
e) what is perfect truss
2.5. a) what is Imperfect truss
b) what is moment of inertia
c) whats is centroid

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