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B. TECH.
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2002-2003
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
Total Marks : 50

Time : 2 Hours

Note: Attempt ALL the questions. Assume suitable

da ta if necessary.
1.

(3Sx4=14)

Attempt any FOUR of the following :(a)

Draw the shear force diagrams for the beam

AB (Fig.1) loaded through the attached strut.
500 kN

A
~

5m

3m

Fig.-l

(b)

A right circular roller of weight 5000 N rests

on a smooth inclined plane and is held in
position by a cord AC as shown in Fig.2.
Find the tension in the cord if there is a
horizontal force of magnitude

1000 N acting

at C.

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W=5000 N
P=lOOO N

20
Fig.-2
(c)

What force and moment is transmitted to

the supporting wall at A in the given
cantilever beam (Fig. 3).

Fig.-3
(d)

Fig.4 shows a sphere resting in a smooth

V shaped groove and subjected to a spring
force. The spring is compressed to a length
of 100 mm from its free length of 150 mm. If
the stiffness of spring is 2 N/ mm, determine
the contact reactions at A and B.
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100 mm

Fig.-4
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(e)

A uniformly loaded beam with equal

overhang on both sides of the supports is
shown in the fig.-5. Draw the bending
moment diagram, when a = 1/4.

T.

Fig.-5

if)

A beam 8 m long is hinged at A and

supported on rollers over a smooth surface
inclined at 30 to the horizontal at B. The
beam is loaded as shown in fig. 6. Determine
the support reactions.
10
kN
10
kN
2m
1m
3m
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~14
t~14
8kN

45~ B

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2.

Attempt any FOUR parts of the following:(0)

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(3x4=12)

Show that the product of inertia of an area

about two mutually perpendicular axes is
zero, if the area is symmetrical about one of
these axes.

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(b)

From a circular plate of diameter 100 mm,

a circular part is cut out whose diameter is
50 mm. Find the centroid of the remainder
(Fig.7).
y
100 mm <p

50 mm <p
y
Fig.-7
(c)

Determine the moment of inertia of the

section about an axis passing through the
base BC of the triangular section (Fig.S).
A

90
B
~

Base
100

c
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Fig.-8
(d)

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A cantilever truss is loaded and supported as

shown in the fig.-9. Find the value of load P
which would produce an axial force of
magnitude 3 kN in the member AC using
method of section.

3m

3m

Fig.-9
(e)

Differentiate between a perfect frame,

redundant frame and deficient frame.

if)

Find the forces in the members AB, AC and

BC of the truss shown in the fig.-10.
A120kN

B~C

i~

~i

'\m
Fig.-10

3.

Attempt any TWO parts of the following:(6x

(a)
Find the acceleration of bodies and tension
in the string joining A and B shown in
Fig.-ll.
A 5kg

2=12)

B 10kg
150 N

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Frictionless
Fig.-ll
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A screw jack has a square thread of mean

diameter
75 mm, pitch 15 mm and the
coefficient of friction at the screw threads
005.

(b)

(c)

(1)

Find the tangential force to be applied

at the jack at 360 mm radius so as to
lift a load of 600 N,

(2)

Find whether the jack is self-locking.

The equation of motion of a particle moving

in a straight line is given by
2 -2t 3

s=18t+3t

where s is the total distance covered from

the
starting
seconds.
Findpoint in metres at the end of t
(1) velocity and acceleration at the start,
(2) the time, when the particle reaches its
maximum velocity,
4.

(3)

the maximum

velocity of the particle.

Attempt any TWO of the following :(6x 2=12)

(a)
Find the tension
in the string
and
accelerations of blocks A and B weighing
200 Nand 50 N respectively, connected by a
string
and infrictionless
and weightless pulleys
as
shown
fig. 12.
,v

B
SON

200N
Fig.-12

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(b)

Each of the two uniform hinged bars has a

weight Wand a length L, and is supported
and loaded as shown in the figure-13. Using
virtual work method, determine the angle e
for a given force P.
Roll er

Hinge

Fig.-13
(c)

The lengths of connecting rod (BC) and

crank (AB) in a reciprocating
pump are
1125 mm and 250 mID respectively (fig. 14).
The crank is rotating at 420 rpm. Find the
velocity with which the piston will move,
when the crank has turned through an angle
of 40 from the inner dead centre. Also find
the angular velocity of connecting rod.

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Piston
Fig.-14

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