VR17 Reg.

No:

VELAGAPUDI RAMAKRISHNA
SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)

I/IV B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER, 2018

First Semester
17ME1104A ENGINEERING MECHANICS-I
(CE & ME)

Time: 3hours Max. Marks: 70

Part-A is compulsory
Answer One Question from each Unit of Part-B
Answer to any single question or its part shall be written at one place only

PART-A
10 x 1 = 10M
1. a. State the law of transmissibility of forces.
b. What is free body diagram? Explain with an example.
c. State Varignon’s theorem.
d. Give the equilibrium equations of coplanar non-concurrent force
system.
e. What is angle of friction?
f. What is the difference between centroid and center of gravity?
g. What are the coordinates of the centroid of an area in the shape of
quadrant of a circle, placed in the first quadrant?
h. State the three conditions for equilibrium of three forces in space.
i. Define moment of a force.
j. Define concurrent and collinear forces.
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PART-B
4 x 15 = 60M
UNIT-I

2. a. Two forces P and Q are applied as shown to an aircraft

connection (fig.1). Knowing that the connection is in equilibrium
and that P = 500N and Q = 650N, determine the magnitudes of
the forces exerted on the rods A and B. 7M
FA

FB 500

B
40 0 Q fig. (1)
P

b. A ball of weight W resting upon a smooth plane is attached at its

centre to two strings which pass over smooth pulleys and carry
loads P and Q as shown in fig. (2). Find the angle θ defining
the position of equilibrium and the reaction between the ball
and the horizontal surface. 8M
 -1  P  2 2
θ  sin  , R  W  Q  P 
 Q 
B
C
θ A
Q
W
P fig. (2)
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y
(or)
450 mm 500 mm
D 3. a. State and prove theorem of Verignon. 7M
360 mm
B 320 mm b. A 750N man stands on the middle rung of a 250N ladder as
z C 600 mm shown in fig.(3). Assuming smooth wall at B and stop at A to
x prevent slipping, find the reactions at A and B. 8M
A
W B
W fig. (9)

3.6 m
(or)
A
9. A thin plate ABCDEF of negligible weight is supported in x-z plane fig. (3)
1.8m
at points A, B and C such that supports can provide reactions in y-
direction only. It is acted upon by forces P = 5kN and Q = 3kN
and a couple of 5kNm as shown in fig. (10). Find the reactions at UNIT-II
supports A, B and C. 15M
4. Determine the centroid of the shaded area shown in fig.(4). (All
y
dimensions are in mm). 15M
y
1.5m 2.0m
B 0.625m
C
x 75
0.625m RB 5kNm 0.5m
1.5m
E D
RC
A Q = 3kN
F
z
P = 5kN 600 75
600
fig. (4)
RA fig. (10) x
80 80

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respectively, find the angle of inclination of the plane for which
(or)
sliding will impend. Assume W 1 = W2 = 22.25N. 8M
5. Three beams hinged together, their ends are supported and loaded
P
as shown in fig.(5). Determine the reactions at the supports A, B,
C and D, if Q = 4450N. 15M W1

Q Q Q
1.25m 1m

B W2
A C fig. (7)
D

1.5m 1m 2.5m 1m 1.5m fig. (5)

b. Referring to fig.(8), the coefficients of friction are as follows:
UNIT-III 0.25 at the floor, 0.30 at the wall and 0.20 between blocks. Find
the minimum value of a horizontal force P applied to the lower
6. A truss is subjected to loading as shown in fig.(6). Determine the block that will hold the system in equilibrium. 7M
forces in all the members using method of joints. 15M
D
50 kN
30 kN 2225N
C F P 4450N
900 900
600 fig. (8)
A 30
0
30 0 G
B E
3m UNIT-IV
3m 3m
60 kN
fig. (6) 8. A container is supported by three cables which are attached to
the ceiling as shown in fig.(9). Determine the weight ‘W’ of the
(or)
container knowing that the tension in the cable AD is 4.3KN. 15M
7. a. Two blocks of weights W1 and W2 rest on a rough inclined plane
and are connected by a short piece of string as shown in fig.(7).
If the coefficients of friction are µ 1 = 0.2 and µ 2 = 0.3,

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