GWERU POLYTECHNIC: ENGINEERING SCIENCE: NC3 AND 1 ASSIGNMENT 1: 2021 GWERU POLYTECHNIC; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. NC3 AND 1; FABRICATION ENGINEERING AND DRAUGHTING AND DESIGN TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING SCIENCE. ASSIGNMENT 1 2021 DUE DATE: 02 JULY 2021 QUESTION 1 a) Siate the prefix multiplier of the following: 10° 10° 10° 10% y. 108 b) Convert: 150 mm? tom? (2marks) (5 marks) 5.2 liters tom? (2 marks) 38°F to K (marks) iv. 250 GNim? to KN/jm? (marks) ¥. 300 foot per minute to meters per hour (2 marks) QUESTION 2 a) Calculate the specific gravity of ash weighting 60 kg having a volume of 0.36 m’. (G marks) b) Define the following: i) Vector Resultant force Equilibrant force iy) Concurrent forces y) Moment ofa force (S marks) ©) Using sketches, show centroids positions for: i) A right angled triangle ii) A semicircle iii) A rectangle (2 marks) (2 marks) (mark) PREPARED BY M, TONGOyERU POL x MTECHNIC: ENGINEERING SCIENCE: NC3 AND 1 ASSIGNMENT 1: 2021 ST a QUESTION 3 a) State Law of triangle of forces in relation to the vectors a ii, Law of polygon of forces (2 marks) iii. ‘The principle of moments (1 marks) b) A box having a mass of 100kg is suspended in the air by means of ropes fastened to the same point on the box, One rope makes an angle of 30° and another makes an angle of 45° with the ‘horizontal, Using triangle of forces principles, find both graphically and analytically tension in each rope. (10 marks) (200 x 9.81) Fig Q2 QUESTION 4 ‘A light beam rests horizontally on two supports 3m apart and is loaded by vertical forces acting as shown in fig 4 below. Find the reaction force at each support (1S marks) i a im eae : 4 A Ra Rs. Fig4 ———QUESTION 5 a) Graphically find the magnitude for the forces M and N shown in the figure Q5 (a) below. (6 marks) M ‘ \ 600N Fig 5 (a) b) Calculate the magnitude of support reactions Rn and Rp on the diagram shown on fig 5 (b) below. (9 marks) Figs (b) PREPARED BY M. TONGO,uy POLYTECHNIt een ENGINEERING SCIENCE: NC3 AND 1 ASSIGNMENT 1: 2021 QUESTION 6 a) Fig Q 6 below shows a system of concurrent forces Anelytically find the magnitude and direction ofthe resultant force of the components of forces shown, (10 marks) Fig Q 6 b) Find the position of balance of a 36cm rod which has a weight of 10N at one end and 8N at the other end. (5 marks) QUESTION 7 2) Fora cylinder of radius 7 mm, height 42 mm and mass 84 g, calculate: Its density (G marks) | i. Relative density (2 marks) b) A quantity of leadshot was found to have a mass of 100 kg. When placed in a measuring cylinder partly full of water, the water level rose from a reading of 8 000 ml to areading of 8 {880 ml. estimate the density and the relative density of the lead. (S marks) =... PREPARED BY M. TONGO Page 4