NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: ENGINEERING SCIENCE-340/S03 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A AND CHOOSE ANY FOUR FROM B

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

1.1 Express the following to the stated units:

i. 4 metres to kilometres [1]

ii. 100 oC to oF [2]
iii. 13.5 N/ m2 to MN/ mm2 [2]

1.2 Define the following:

i. Coefficient of linear expansion [1]

ii. Equilibrant [1]
iii. Elasticity [1]
iv. Specific heat capacity [1]
v. Moment of a force [1]

1.3 Find the heat required to raise the temperature of 15 litres of water from 10 oC to 80
oC, given that specific heat capacity of water is 4 200 j/ kg k. [5]

1.4 The wheels of a car are 0.6 m in diameter. What is the angular velocity of the wheels
when the car is travelling at 100 km/hr? [5]

1.5 What diameter of a circular bar is required to carry a load of 40 kN if stress is

limited to 60 N mm2? [5]

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1.6 It requires a horizontal force of 200 N to drag a body of mass 100 kg. if the mass is
increased by 10 kg, what would be the horizontal force needed to keep the body moving
steadily? [5]

1.7 The velocity of a body of mass 20 kg is increased from 5 m/s to 12 m/s in 12

seconds. Calculate the power required to produce the change in kinetic energy of the
body. [5]

1.8 A simple machine has a velocity ratio of 24. On tests, it is found that an effort of 75 N
will lift a load of 1 100 N while an effort of 120 N will lift a load of 2 000 N. determine
the law of the machine. [5]

SECTION B

QUESTION 2

a. State three (3) laws of friction [3]

b. A force of 650 N parallel to a plane inclined at 30o to the horizontal is sufficient to
pull a body at uniform speed. If the body’s mass is 100 kg, calculate the following:
i. The coefficient of friction between the body and the plane [6]
ii. The force required to prevent it from moving down the plane [6]

QUESTION 3
In an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of copper, a specimen having a
mass of 0.2 kg was transferred quickly from boiling water at 100 oC to a copper vessel of
mass 0.3 kg, containing 0.25 kg of water at 21 oC. The final temperature reached by the
copper and water was 26 oC. Calculate the value of the specific heat capacity of copper if
the specific heat of water is 4 200 j/ kg k. [15]

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QUESTION 4

After being balanced, a grinding wheel was located on its spindle and accelerated
uniformly to its operating peed of 2 800 RPM in 10 seconds, when it was dressed. After
dressing, power to the wheel was switched off and the wheel was allowed to come to
rest, the deceleration of the wheel being assumed to be uniform. If the wheel was
running for a total time of 5 minutes and it took 2 minutes for it to come to rest,
calculate:

a. Angular acceleration. [5]

b. Angular retardation. [5]
c. Total number of revolutions made [5]

QUESTION 5

a. A 50 N force lifts a load of 500 N while a 75 N force lifts a load of 900 N.

Determine:
i. The law of the machine [4]
ii. The effort required to lift 1 400 N load using this machine [4]
b. A single start screw jack raises 14 tonnes using an effort of 4.5 kN at the end of
an arm 38 cm long. The pitch of the screw is 25 mm. calculate the efficiency of
this machine. [7]

QUESTION 7

a. Draw and explain the stress-strain curve of a mild steel specimen tested to
fracture. [7]

b. How many 12 mm diameter rivets are required for a single lap joint which is to
carry a load of 300 kN? The ultimate shear strength for the rivet material is 360
N/ mm2. Use a factor of safety of 5 [8]

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QUESTION 6

Fig Q6 shown below shows a system of co-planar forces. Analytically, find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force. [15]

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