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AUTONOMOUS II SEMESTER UG DEGREE INTERNAL EXAMINATIONS

COURSE CODE AND NAME: 19ME2101 AND ENGINEERING MECHANICS
QUESTION BANK UNIT-V

PART A
1. List out different types of motion. (Remembering)
 Rectilinear Motion
 Curvilinear Motion
2. Define rectilinear motion. (Understanding)
A particle moving along a straight line is said to be in rectilinear motion
3. Define velocity. (Understanding)
The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position with respect to a frame of
reference, and is a function of time
4. Define acceleration. (Understanding)
In mechanics, acceleration is the rate of change of the velocity of an object with respect to
time. Accelerations are vector quantities (in that they have magnitude and direction)[
5. Write the equations of motion of a particle on a straight line. (Remembering)
v=u+at
s=ut+1/2at2
v2-u2=2as
6. Define curvilinear motion. (Understanding)
When a particle moves along a curve other than a straight line, we say that the particle is in
curvilinear motion.
7. What is a projectile? (Understanding)
A projectile is any object thrown by the exertion of a force. Although any object in motion
through space (for example a thrown baseball) may be called a projectile, the term more
commonly refers to a ranged weapon. Mathematical equations of motion are used to analyze
projectile trajectories.
8. State Newton’s second law of motion. (Understanding)
In an inertial frame of reference, the vector sum of the forces F on an object is equal to
the mass m of that object multiplied by the acceleration a of the object: F = ma.
9. State D’Alembert’s principle. (Understanding)
D’Alembert’s principle states that for a system of mass of particles, the sum of difference of
the force acting on the system and the time derivatives of the momenta is zero when projected
onto any virtual displacement.
10. Write an expression for work energy principle. (Remembering)
The work-energy principle states that an increase in the kinetic energy of a rigid body is caused
by an equal amount of positive work done on the body by the resultant force acting on that
body. Conversely, a decrease in kinetic energy is caused by an equal amount of negative work
done by the resultant force.
11. State law of conservation of energy. (Understanding)
The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed -
only converted from one form of energy to another. This means that a system always has the
same amount of energy, unless it's added from the outside.
12. Write an expression for impulse momentum equation. (Remembering)
 PART B(14 Marks)
1. A car ‘A’ starts from rest with uniform acceleration of 0.6 m/s2. A second car B starts from the
same point after 10 seconds. The car B follows the same route with an acceleration of 1.2 m/s2.
Determine the time necessary to overcome the car A, and the distance covered when B passes A.
2. The motion of a particle along a curved path is given by the equations. x = t2 + 8t + 4, and y = t3 + 3t2
+ 8 t+ 4 determine (i) initial velocity of the particle (ii) velocity of the particle at t = 2 sec (iii)
acceleration of the particle at t = 0 and (iv) acceleration of the particle at t = 2 sec.
3. A particle is projected with an initial velocity of 60 m/s, at an angle of 75˚ with the horizontal.
Determine (i) the maximum height attained by the particle (ii) horizontal range of particle (iii) time
taken by the particle to reach highest point and (iv) time of flight.

4. Two weights 80 N and 20 N are connected by a thread and move along a rough horizontal plane
under the action of a force 40 N, applied to the first weight of 80 N as shown in fig. The coefficient of
friction between the sliding surfaces of the weights and the plane is 0.3. Determine the acceleration of
the weights and the tension in the thread using D’ Alembert’s principle.
5. Two weights 80 N and 20 N are connected by a thread and move along a rough horizontal
plane under the action of a force 40 N, applied to the first weight of 80 N as shown in fig.
The coefficient of friction between the sliding surfaces of the weights and the plane is 0.3.
Determine the acceleration of the weights and the tension in the thread using work energy method.
6. Two blocks A and B of weight 80 N and 60 N are connected by a string, passing through a smooth
pulley, as shown in fig. Calculate the acceleration of the body and the tension in the string using work
energy method.
7. Two blocks of weight 150 N and 50 N are connected by a string passing over a frictionless pulley as
shown in fig. Determine the velocity of 150 N block after 4 seconds. Also calculate the tension in the
string.
 PART-C (10 Marks)

1. A train starts from rest and attains a velocity of 45 km/hr in 2 minutes, with uniform acceleration.
Calculate, (i) acceleration (ii) Distance travelled in 2 min and (iii) time required to reach a velocity of
36 km/hr.

2. A bomb is released from an aeroplane, flying at a speed of 1500 km/hr on a straight line, 2000 m
above the ground. Determine the time required for the bomb to reach the ground and the distance
travelled by the bomb.
3. A block of mass 10 kg, rests on a horizontal plane, as shown in fig. Find the magnitude of the force P,
required to move the block at an acceleration of 2 m/s2 towards right. Take the coefficient of friction
between the block and the plane is 0.25.
4. A 500 N block is in contact with a level plane, the coefficient of friction between two contact surfaces
being 0.25. If the block is acted upon by a horizontal force of 1300 N, what time it will elapse before
the block reaches a velocity of 24 m/s.

5. A sphere of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity 2 m/s impinges directly on a sphere of mass 2 kg at
rest. If the first sphere comes to rest after the impact, find the velocity of the second sphere and the
coefficient of restitution.