Ex/ME/T/213/29/2011

B ACHELOR

OF

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING E XAMINATION , 2011

( 2nd Year, 1st Semester)

ENGINEERING M ECHANICS - II
Time : Three hours

Full Marks : 100

Answer any Five (5) questions taking at least Two (2) from each
group. All questions carry equal marks or otherwise are indicated at
the bottom of the respective question.
GROUP A
1.

a) If load B has a downward velocity of v B, determine the

upward component ( vA ) y of the velocity of A in terms of b,
the boom length l and the angle . Assume that the cable
supporting A remains vertical. Refer to Fig. Q1a.

Fig. Q1a
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b) The system shown in Fig. Q1b is released from rest when

b) A thick-walled cylindrical shell with both ends open is 320

09
. Motion is in the vertical plane. Assume friction
2

mm internal diameter and is subjected to a maximum internal

x=y=

is negligible. The sliders have equal masses. Express the

velocity of slider B in terms of single variable y.

fluid pressure of 30 MPa. Calculate its wall thickness using

the following theories of failure :
i)

Maximum principal strain theory.

ii) Maximum strain energy density theory

Assume that the permissible tensile stress of the shell is to
be 140 MPa and Poissons ratio is 030.

Fig. Q1b
2.

a) The rocket (Fig. Q2a) is fired vertically and tracked by the

radar station shown. When the angle reaches 60o, other
corresponding measurements give the values r = 9 km ,
&&r = 21m/s2 and & = 002 rad/s . Calculate the magnitudes of

the velocity and acceleration of the rocket at this point.

Fig. Q2a

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horizontal position. An instant before engagement, the arm has

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7.

Geometry of a beam with thin-walled section is shown in Fig.

an angular velocity of 0 = 2 rad/s . Determine the angular

Q7. In the figure, S denotes the shear center and OS = , O

velocity of the arm immediately after the plug has wedged

being the center of the section.

itself in the block.

i)

sin2
Izz = R t
2

ii)

sin cos
= 2R

1
sin2

Interpret the result when = . Why shear center is important?

6+12+2

Fig. Q7

Fig. Q3
4.

a) State and prove Keplers 3rd law. You may assume the
relation for elliptical orbit : b = a 1 e2 , if required.
b) A satellite is in a circular earth orbit of radius 2R (Fig. Q4b),
where R is the radius of the earth. What is the minimum

8.

A Z frame is shown in Fig. Q8. A concentrated vertical force P

is applied at point A of the frame. Caclculate the vertical
deflection, v of point A of the frame. Note that the frame is in
the vertical plane and assume EI is constant for all the members
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velocity boost v necessary to reach point B, which is at a

GROUP B
6.

distance 3R from the centre of the earth? At what point in

A beam having the triangular cross-section as shown in Fig.

the original circular orbit should the velocity increment be

Q6, is subject to a bending moment M0 .

added? If required, the radius of the earth can be taken as

Calculate :
i)

6371 km.

Area-moment of inertias Iyy , Izz , Iyz about the centroidal

axes y-z as shown in the figure.

ii) The maximum value of M0 if the flexural stress is not to

exceed 100 MPa.
iii) Neatly draw the orientation of the neutral axis in the crosssection and identify the location at the cross-section where
the flexural stress is maximum.

8+9+3

Fig. Q4b
5.

a) What do you mean by a conservative force field?

b) Show that a conservative force can be expressed as a
gradient of a scalar potential.
c) Is a constant force field conservative? What is the associated
scalar potential?
d) What is the scalar potential for the gravitational force field

Fig. Q6

GM
expressed by 2 R .
R

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b) The third and fourth stages of a rocket are coasting in space

and consider only strain energy due to bending for your

calculation. Use Castiglianos theorem.

with a velocity of 18000 km/h when a small explosive

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charge between the stages separates them (Fig Q2b).

Immediately after separation the fourth stage has increased
its velocity to v 4=18060 km/h. What is the corresponding
velocity of the third stage? At separation the third and fourth
stages have masses of 400 kg and 200 kg respectively.

Fig. Q8
9.

a) Deduce the expression of the radius of curvature of the

neutral surface of a curved beam having trapezoidal crosssection as shown in Fig. Q9(a).

Fig. Q2b

3.

The 6 kg sphere and 4 kg block (Fig. Q3) are secured to the arm
of negligible mass which rotates in the vertical plane about a
horizontal axis at O. The 2 kg plug is released from rest at A and
falls into the recess in the block when the arm has reached the

Fig. Q9a
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