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Academic Task No.- 01

School: CSE Faculty of: Engineering & Technology

Name of the faculty member: Dr. Ravinder Pal Singh
Course Code: MEC107 Course Title: Basic Engineering Mechanics
Program: B.TECH. Term: 21221
Max. Marks: 30 Date of Allotment: 26/9/2021
Date of Submission: 2/10/2021

Important Guidelines:
1. All questions in this Academic Task are compulsory.
2. Every attempted sheet/page should carry clear details of student such as Name,
Registration number, Roll number, Question number and Page number. The page numbers
should be written clearly on the bottom of every attempted sheet in a prescribed format as: for
page 1; Page 1 of 4, for page 2; Page 2 of 4, for page 3; Page 3 of 4 and for page 4; Page 4
of 4, in case your assignment/document is of 4 pages.
3. After attempting the answer(s), student needs to take photograph of each of these answer
sheets/ pages and needs to convert the jpeg format images into a sequential single pdf format
document (can be done with many free online available converters).
4. This PDF file should be uploaded ONLY onto the UMS interface on or before the last date
of the submission.
5. Refrain from indulging into plagiarism as copy cases will be marked zero.

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1. Determine magnitude of resultant force of the force system shown in the figure 1.

Figure 1.

2. A bracket is subjected to two forces as shown in figure 2. Determine (a) moment of 160 N
force about point A, (b) moment of 210 N force about point A and B.

Figure 2.

3. A 50 kg block is attached to mass M using string which is passing over a smooth pulley as
shown in figure 3. Determine the range of mass M that will keep the block in equilibrium.
Assume µ s = 0.30.

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Figure 3.