FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BENG (HONS) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (3+0)

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND

DECEMBER 2020

ONLINE TEST

EAT 103
APPLIED MECHANICS

DURATION: 1 HOUR

DATE: TIME:

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: NIL

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:

1. This test has FIFTEEN (15) questions. Answer ALL in Blackboard.

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QUESTION 1
All the following attributes characterize of a force, except
(A) magnitude
(B) direction
(C) line of action
(D) center of rotation

QUESTION 2
A moment due to an applied force on a body is zero only when
(A) the force is negative
(B) the force is through the origin
(C) the line of action passes through the center of rotation
(D) the force is a function of time

QUESTION 3
A couple is composed of a pair of forces that are
(A) unequal, opposite and nonparallel
(B) unequal, opposite and parallel
(C) equal, opposite and parallel
(D) equal and parallel

QUESTION 4

60°

A
Determine the magnitude of the moment of the force F about the point A.
(A) 120 N·m
(B) 240 N·m
(C) 320 N·m
(D) 620 N·m
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QUESTION 5

T1
45°
T2

50 N

Find the tensions, T1 and T2, in the ropes shown so that the system is in equilibrium.
(A) T1 = 50.0 N, T2 = 0.0 N
(B) T1 = 50.0 N, T2 = 50.0 N
(C) T1 = 70.7 N, T2 = 50.0 N
(D) T1 = 70.7 N, T2 = 70.7 N

QUESTION 6

F μk=0.15

5
3
4

Determine the force F required to keep the package from sliding down the plane, if the
weight of the package is 250 kN.
(A) 15 kN
(B) 35 kN
(C) 65 kN
(D) 120 kN
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QUESTION 7

A B

A truss is subjected to three loads. It is supported by a roller at A and by a pin joint at B.

What is the reaction support at A?
(A) 3833 kN
(B) 4433 kN
(C) 4933 kN
(D) 5033 kN

QUESTION 8

B D F

A C E G

Determine the force in member CD.

(A) 1/12 P
(B) 1/3 P
(C) 5/12 P
(D) P
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QUESTION 9
Study of bodies when it is in motion is called
(A) statics
(B) dynamics
(C) mechanics of material
(D) none of above

QUESTION 10
In the absence of an unbalanced external force, a moving object will
(A) speed up
(B) move with a constant speed in a straight line
(C) turn to the right
(D) turn to the left

QUESTION 11

A projectile is launched as shown. Find h in meters.

(E) 120
(F) 150
(G) 180
(H) 240
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QUESTION 12

A projectile is launched as shown. Find s in meters.

(A) 425
(B) 628
(C) 782
(D) 968

QUESTION 13

A projectile is launched as shown. Determine the time in seconds it would take the projectile
to reach the low point.

(A) 8.2
(B) 10.3
(C) 12.1
(D) 16.1
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QUESTION 14

A spring is stretched 175 mm by a block in a simple harmonic motion. The block is displaced
100 mm downward from its equilibrium position and given a downward velocity of 1.50 m/s.
Determine the natural frequency.

(A) 6.35
(B) 7.49
(C) 8.49
(D) 9.35

QUESTION 15

A spring is stretched 175 mm by a block in a simple harmonic motion. The block is displaced
100 mm downward from its equilibrium position and given a downward velocity of 1.50 m/s.
Determine the position of the block when t = 0.22 s in meters.

(A) 0.19
(B) 1.19
(C) 2.02
(D) 3.02

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