DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL/CIVIL ENGG

DAILY TEST QUESTIONS

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I YEAR
GE1X01/ ENGINEERING MECHANICS
S2
G.VENKATKUMAR

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DAILY/
TEST NO
D.T.1.S2

QUESTIONS
PART A
1.
Define the following terms (a) Resultant
(b) Equilibrium
2.
State Parallelogram Law of forces
3.
Find the moment about the point 1i+2j-k of a force 3i+k acting
through the point 2i-j+3k
PART B
1.
Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant for the
following system of forces as shown in fig.

2.
A lamp weighing 5N is suspended from the ceiling by a chain.
It is pulled aside by a horizontal cord until the chain makes of 60
with the ceiling as shown in fig . Find the tensions in the chain and the
cord by applying lames theorem.

D.T.2.S2

PART A
1.
What is principle of transmissibility?
2.
A vector F starts at a point (2,-1,2) and passes through the
point (-1,3,5). Find the unit vector.
3.
Distinguish between mass and weight.
PART B
1.

A system of five forces of 4 kN, 5kN, 6kN, 7kN and 8kN act
at one of the angular points of a regular hexagon and pass
through the other angular points as shown in fig. Find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant of the system of
forces.