AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING DIVISION

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
COURCE : ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
TEST 2
INSTRUCTIONS
1. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A AND IN SECTION B.
SECTION A
QUESTION 1
a) Define the term Power. [1]
b) Briefly explain the term equilibrant. [1]
c) State Newton’s second law of motion. [1]
d) A steel brake rod is 1.25m long and when subjected to a pull, the expansion produced is
0.5mm. Calculate the strain in the rod. [2]
e) Find the amount of work done by a hydraulic hoist in lifting a vehicle of mass 1000kg
through a distance of 3m. [2]
f) Complete the following : Power = Force X -------. [1]
g) Name one vehicle component where allowance is made for volumetric expansion. [1]
h) State one condition necessary for the equilibrium of a body acted on by a number of
parallel forces. [1]
i) Explain what is meant by the tensile strength of a material. [1]
j) Define angular velocity. [1]
k) A wheel rotating at 5rad/s accelerates uniformly at 0.5rad/per square second. Find the
angular velocity after the 30sec. [2]
l) Explain what is meant by the resolution of forces into two components at right angles to
each other. [2]
m) What is the difference between stress and strain. [1]
n) What are the units of (i) torque [1]
(ii) momentum [1]
(iii) strain [1]
[20]

SECTION B

QUESTION 1
A steel brake rod is 1.2m long and is subjected to a maximum load of 4.5kn. If the
extension of the rod is not exceeding 0.384mm, determine :
a) The maximum stress produced in the rod.
b) Suitable diameter of the load. [10]

QUESTION 2
The main journal bearings of an engine’s crankshaft carry a total load of 10kn when the
engine speed is 3500rev/min. If the coefficient of friction between each bearing and shaft
is 0.015 and the diameter of the shaft is 60mm, calculate
a) The frictional torque on the shaft.
b) The power absorbed by friction.
c) The heat energy generated in the bearings per minute. [10]
QUESTION 3
A cast-iron column of hollow cross-section has an outside diameter of 150mm and is
used to support a load of 70kn. If the average compressive stress produced in the metal is
7140kpa, calculate the inside diameter of the column. [10]