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CONFIDENTIAL, EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE DYNAMICS COURSE CODE MEC420 EXAMINATION DECEMBER 2018 TIME : 3HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1 This question paper consists of five (5) questions. 2 ‘Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. 3. The following symbols for unit vector representation are acceptable: @, A .and u. 4 Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. 5 Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of i) the Question Paper ji) an Answer Booklet — provided by the Faculty iii) aone— page Appendix 1 (Main Formulae in Dynamics) iv) ane page Appendix 2 (Mass Moments of Inertia) 6 ‘Answer ALL questions in English, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consists of 6 printed pages (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL, CONFIDENTIAL, 2 EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 QUESTION 1 a) Compare and contrast between a particle and a rigid body in the context of dynamic analysis. {CO1/PO1/C2] (5 marks) b) Consider a mechanism shown in Figure Q1 in which at instantaneous position, the pin Ps confined to move in the fixed parabolic slot by the vertical slotted guide. The guide itself is sliding in the x direction at a constant rate of 20 mm/s to the right. i) Derive the velocity and acceleration of pin P. ii) Determine the magnitude of the velocity and acceleration of pin P when x= 60mm. iii) Determine the velocity of the pin P in polar coordinate system as it is measured from the origin O at this same instant when x = 60 mm [CO2/PO2IC4] (13 marks) ¢) Evaluate the effect of changing the profile of the parabolic slot in Figure Q1 to y= x120 on the velocity of the pin P. [CO3/PO3/C6] (2 marks) © Hak Cipta Universit Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL, 3 EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 QUESTION 2 a) With the aids of diagrams, explain the three general approaches used in kinetics analysis. [CO1/PO1/C2} (5 marks) Figure Q2 shows cart A of mass 5 kg and cylinder B of mass 6 kg which are connected by a cord. The system is released from rest with no slack in the cord and cart A moves with negligible friction on the inclined surface of angle 9 = 30°. The spring of stiffness k= 200 Nim is initially unstretched. Neglect the mass of the pulleys and cord, and also the friction in the pulleys. Determine: i) the distance traveled by cart A when it comes to a stop, and ii) the corresponding tension in the cord. [CO2/PO2IC4] (13 marks) If the mass of cylinder B approaches zero, evaluate the motion of cart A in the system shown in Figure Q2. [CO3/PO3/C6] (2 marks) Figure @2 (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 4 EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 QUESTION 3 a) b) °) With the aids of diagrams, briefly explain the difference between the rotating motion in a rotation about a fixed axis and the rotating motion in a general plane motion of rigid bodies. [CO1/PO1/C2] (5 marks) Figure Q3 shows the motion of arm AC which is controlled by the vertical motion of the piston rod. The piston rod is retracting at a constant rate of v = 0.5 m/s, resulting in the slider at B to move along the horizontal slot. The lengths of AB and BC are both 15 cm, and the angle @ = 45°. At the instant shown, determine: i) the angular velocity of arm AC, ii) the velocity of point C, and ili) the angular acceleration of arm AC. [CO2/PO2/C4] (13 marks) Evaluate the effect of driving velocity of the piston rod on the angular velocity of the slotted arm AC. You may justify your answer using appropriate equations and kinematics expression used in Q3(b). [CO3/PO3/C6] (2 marks) Figure Q3 {© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 5 EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 QUESTION 4 The lawn roller has a mass of 75 kg and a radius of gyration ka = 0.180 m. The lawn roller is suddenly pushed forward from its rest position with a constant force P = 200 N to the handle of negligible mass as shown in the Figure Q4 where r= 200 mm, and @= tan"(%). Assume that there is no slipping between the roller and the flat-horizontal ground. a) Draw the free body and kinetic diagram of the lawn roller. [CO1/PO1/C2] (5 marks) b) Determine immediately at this instant: i) the force exerted by the ground on the lawn roller, ji) the angular acceleration of the lawn roller, and ili) the acceleration of point A [CO2/PO2IC4] (13 marks) ©) Evaluate the force exerted by the ground on the lawn roller if the applied force P was increased. You may justify your answer by using equation of motion used in Q4(b). [CO3/PO3/C6] (2 marks) Figure Q4 (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 6 EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 QUESTION 5 ‘A homogeneous disk of mass 1 kg having a radius of 0.1 m, attached to arm OG of length 0.5 m, as shown in Figure Q§, is rotating with a constant angular speed of q =10 rads. Simultaneously, the arm OG is rotating with respect to the Y-axis with a constant angular speed of p = 1 rad/s. Mass of arm OG and shaft AOB is negligible. a) _ Determine the total angular velocity and total angular acceleration of the disk, [CO1PO1/C2] (5 marks) b) Obtain at the given instant i) the effective moment of the disk about point A, and ji) the dynamic reactions at point B. [CO2/PO2IC4] (13 marks) ) Evaluate the dynamic reactions at point A and B if the mass of the shaft AB was taken into account. Assume the shaft is homogenous. {CO3/PO3/C6] (2 marks) END OF QUESTION PAPER (© Hak Cipta Universit Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX 4 EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 MAIN FORMULAE IN DYNAMICS KINEMATICS: 7, Particle, v= a dt tae wee = 00 v= 76 ay= 16 +276 Rigid Body, 4, Rotation Abouta Fixed Axis: = 22 -28 =o dt ae a0 General Motion: +a A ro ‘ast apa Aran * @A(@A tes) R-Ru R= Rut QAR u+2QA(Rw) + @AR* QAQAR ret + OAT 4 = 4,4 + 20M, + @Ar+ QNON) KINETICS: Particle, = SE= ma my + [2E dt = mn T+ lUia = Th +n“ + Va where V= Vj, +V, Rigid Body, ZF =mao TMe=Ilo@ ot YMo=low Work and Energy: Ti+Uia=T; where T= Lmvj + bow? 1 a= — Sk (x3 - xf) wti.2=—-Wyr—p) wWi.2 = M(6~ 4) Impulse and Momentum: ma. + {SF dt = mp and Ioan + §'Mo dt = low Angular Momentum: Ho n,) [Te Iv Te) (a, where Hg = |H,|=|-Tx 1, -Ty|}o, H,| |-Te 7. | lo. Kinetic Energy: T= Lmvgivg)+ $(Tx 02 + Ty oF + Teo? ) ~ (Try ray + Tyr yen + Tx axe) Moments: Mo = Rg Amag + Mg where M, g = [Ix q— (ly ~Te)qealit (Ty q-(72 - Te)aeay+ [Ts -(T Moment of Inertia: = j,7* dm I=lo+mdé [= mie Note lo Ty = Le uh + Ty ub + Te wh — Wer ues + Frey ue + Toe ue) @ Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL, APPENDIX 2 EMIDEC 2018/MEC420 MASS MOMENTS OF INERTIA Mass MASS MOMENTS: BODY CENTER OF INERTIA Jog = four + gmt Circular Cylindrical = Jag, = rar? + nt? Shell Teg = mar? Half Cylindrical Shell a 1 aly Cireular Cylinder 1 bmi? = Lr? + bt y 7 L =h Ltt r+ Int XN GES nice Limit bmiat +f) oy = yi? +) ~ Rectangular Parallelepiped = gg fymta? +8 1, = dmb? +h Dyan, = Tgme? + gm ang Amid? +) | J (Adapted from Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 8” Edition (p.677) by JL. Meriam, L.G. Kraige & JN. Bolton, 2016, Wiley) (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL

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