B. Tech. / M. Tech.

, UGD/IDD/IMD, Part – I
ME 102: Engineering Mechanics
Time: 24 hours Full Marks: 40
Note:
1. Attempt all the questions. Each carries equal weightage.
2. Free Body Diagrams are must and no weightage will be given to the equations written directly without F.B.D.
3. Only hand written with blue ink and scanned solutions will be accepted. Ensure that blue color of ink remain visible
after scanning.
4. Write your Roll number, name and put your signature on each page.
5. Do not share your solution with anybody else. Remember, Grading is relative.
6. Try to make your solutions unique.
7. Though every problem has only one correct solution even then you can make it unique in terms of writing sentences, use
of different labels etc.
8. In questions requiring FBDs, “No FBD, no marks.”

(1) Refer to the Fig. 1

(i) Draw the free body diagram of all the three links as well as of the system as a whole.
(ii) Find the support reactions at A and C.
(iii) Find out the forces transmitted by member DEF to members AB and BC.

1.2 kN
3m
1.5m
D E
F
2m
C
A
1m 1.5m 1.5m 1m
Fig. 1
(2) Rod ABC is connected through a pin and slot to a sleeve which slides on a vertical rod. Before the
weight W is applied at C, the rod is inclined at an angle of 45° and the spring is not compressed. If spring
constant is 8 kN/m, what is the value of W for equilibrium at θ = 20°. The length AB is 300 mm and the
length BC is 200 mm when θ = 45°. Use the principle of Virtual Work/Potential Energy Method.

Fig. 2
(3) The truss is used to support the roof of a low-clearance train-car repair shed (hence the curved
members). The roof is subjected to a snow load of 1 kN/m 2. What are the forces in the straight members
for a trust not at the ends of the roof. The trusses are 10 m apart?

Fig. 3

(4) It is known that area A is 10 m2 and has the following moments and products of area for the centroidal
axes shown:
Ixx = 40 m4, Iyy = 20 m4, Ixy = - 4 m4
Find the moments and products of area for the x’y’ reference at point (a).

Fig. 4