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RNS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(AICTE Approved, VTU Affiliated and NAAC‘A’ Accredited)
(UG programs – CSE, ECE, ISE, EIE and EEE are Accredited by NBA up to 30.6.2025)
Channasandra, Dr. Vishnuvardhan Road, Bengaluru - 560 098
Department: CIVIL ENGINEERING
I-INTERNAL TEST
Sem: I Date: 17-01-2023
Sub: Engineering Mechanics Time: 2.00-3.40 PM
Sub Code: 22CIV13 Max. Marks: 60
Instructions: Answer any five questions as per INTERNAL CHOICE.
Bloom’s
Q. No. Question Marks Cognitive CO’S
level
a Define system of forces. Explain with neat sketches. 8 L1 CO1
1 Reduce the force 250 N acting at A into a system of force and couple at point
b 4 L4 CO1
O as shown in the Fig.1b.
OR
Five coplanar forces are acting at a point as shown in the Fig.2a.
2 a 08 L4 CO1
Determine the Resultant of forces both in magnitude and direction.
b Discuss any two basic idealizations in engineering mechanics. 04 L1 CO1

Two forces of 800 N and 600 N acts at a point as shown in Fig. 3a. The
a resultant of the two forces is 1200 N. Determine angle Ɵ between the forces 6 L4 CO1
3 and the direction of the resultant.
b State and prove Varignon’s theorem of moments 6 L2 CO1
OR
Four forces acting on a hook are shown in Fig. 4a. Determine the direction
a of the force 150 N such that the hook is pulled in the x-direction. Determine 8 L4 CO1
4 the resultant force in the x-direction.
b Explain Principle of transmissibility of forces with neat sketches. 4 L2 CO1

a Explain Free Body Diagram (FBD) with neat sketches. 6 L1 CO1

5
A bracket is subjected to five forces and a couple as shown in Fig. 5b.
b 6 L4 CO1
Determine moment at A.
OR
Determine the resultant of a system of forces as shown in Fig. 6, acting on
6 a 40 mm X 40 mm size lamina. Each grid is of size 10 mm X 10 mm. 12 L4 CO1
Determine the x and y intercepts also.

a State and prove Lami’s theorem. 6 L1 CO2

7
b Compute the tensions in the strings AB, BC and CD as shown in Fig. 7b. 6 L4 CO2
OR
Figure 8a shows a rope supporting two loads W and P. If BC is horizontal
8 a and W= 600N, determine the load P. Also, find the tensile forces developed in 8 L4 CO2
the different segments of the rope.
b Define equilibrium. State the conditions of equilibrium. 4 L1 CO2

Determine the tension in different parts of the string shown in Fig. 9. Also,
9 find the value of W1 and W2, if the portion BC is horizontal. 12 L4 CO2
OR
A chain ABCD attached to two fixed points A and D has two equal weights of
10 100 kN, attached to B and C as shown in Fig. 10. Find the tension in the 12 L4 CO2
chains AB, BC and CD.
PAPER SETTER REVIEVER HOD-
CIVIL

Blooms Cognitive Level: L1=Remember, L2=Understand, L3=Apply, L4= Analyse, L5= Evaluate,
L6= Create
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Fig.1b

Fig.3a
Fig.4a

Fig. 5b Fig. 6

Fig. 7b
Fig. 8a

Fig. 9 Fig. 10
 RNS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(AICTE Approved, VTU Affiliated and NAAC‘A’ Accredited)
(UG programs – CSE, ECE, ISE, EIE and EEE are Accredited by NBA up to 30.6.2025)
Channasandra, Dr. Vishnuvardhan Road, Bengaluru - 560 098
Department: CIVIL ENGINEERING
I-INTERNAL TEST
ENGINEERING MECHANICS (22CIV13)-Quiz
Max Marks-10

1. A _______is a body of infinitely small volume and the entire mass of the body is assumed to be
concentrated at a point
a) Particle b) Rigid body c) Deformable body d) Continuum

2. In the body considered below if the distance between the points A and B changes after application of
forces, then it is considered as
a) Non- deformable body b) Particle c) Deformable body d) Rigid body

3. What does Newton’s second law states?

a) The rate of change of momentum is equal to the force applied
b) For every reaction, there is an opposite reaction
c) The body is tend to be rotated if the force is applied tangentially
d) The body is rest until a force is applied

4. Which of the following is the characteristic of force?

a) Magnitude of force b) Point of application of force c) Direction of application of force d) All of the mentioned

5. Which of the following statements describes the resultant of two forces?

a) Force that maintains the system in equilibrium
b) Force that has the highest magnitude in the system
c) Force that has the same effect as the two forces
d) Force that has the same effect as one force
6. Principle of transmissibility of forces states that when a force acts upon a body, its effect is_____________
a) Minimum if it acts at the C.G. of the body
b) Maximum if it acts at the C.G. of the body
c ) Same at every point on its line of action
d) Different at different points on its line of action
7. Varignon’s theorem is not applicable for forces which are .
a) Coplanar non-concurrent b) Non-coplanar non-concurrent
c) Concurrent d) Parallel

8. In a Coplanar concurrent force system, if ΣV = 0, then the resultant is

a) Moment of the force system b) Vertical
c) Horizontal d) None of these

9. The necessary condition for equilibrium of a coplanar concurrent force system is that algebraic sum
of must be zero.
a) Moment of forces
b) Horizontal and vertical forces
c) Horizontal, vertical forces and moments
d) None of these

10. Particle acted upon by two forces of equal magnitudes is in equilibrium. The angle between the two
forces is
a) 00 b) 900 c)1800 d) 450

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