Institute of Engineering & Technology, MLSU, Udaipur
Second Year – 2022-23
Mid Term Examination
Subject and Code: BT3ME03-CT03 Engineering Mechanics Sem: I Duration:
1:00 Hr Max. Marks: 20
Note:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.
3. All sub-questions of the same question should be answered at one place only in their
serial order, and not scattered.
4. Copying solutions is academic dishonesty.
5. The quality of your writing will be taken into account in the grade. The reader must
understand what you wrote! Justify your answers.
Section-A (Attempt any three) 2x3=6
Q.1(a) Explain the Newton’s second law? 2
Q.1 (b) How couple works ? 2
Q.1 (c) What are the necessary conditions to have a body in equilibrium? 2
Q.1 (d) State Lami’s theorem? 2
Section-B (Attempt any One) 7
Q.2. State and explain the Varignon's theorem? Resolve a force into a force
and a couple on a body?
OR
State and explain Parallelogram law of forces? Derive triangle law of
Q.3. forces from this?
Section C (Attempt any One) 7
From the truss in Figure 1, determine the force in members BC, CE,
Q.4. and EF. Solve by using method of sections?
OR
Q.5. A system of loads acting on a beam is shown in Figure below.
Determine the resultant of the loads and its locations?
Q5 In a single row impulse turbine, the blade speed is 200 m/sec, nozzle angle is 18°. If the
steam enters with an absolute velocity of 300 m/sec.
Find: (i) inlet and outlet angles of moving blade, so that there is no axial thrust, (ii) power
developed for a steam flow of 1 kg/sec, and (iii) kinetic energy of steam leaving the stage,
(iv) diagram efficiency of the system.