ZIMBABWE RTIARY EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND TE! ‘DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (HEXCO) NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN TER RESOURCES ENGINEERING/ IRRIGATK ENGINEERING PAPER NO: 813/ 13/804 ‘on CIVIL ENGINEERING/ WA’ SUBJECT: Applied Mechanics DURATION: 3 Hours MARCH/APRIL 2019 EXAMINATION a 4) REQUIREMENTS 1. Scientific calculator. 2. Graph papers. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE 1. Answer ANY FIVE (5) questions. 2. Start each question on a fresh page. This paper consists of 5 printed pages. ES(1 mar iy to a speed of miner 50 seconds and then deceleration i8 snd accelerates Vin/s in 9 seconds. He this peed for 8 Mpnly brakes and decelerats weiformy AP equal o 3 times hi previous acces o fo) Calcul the intial acceleration \SkN Fig Q2 Fig Q2 shows beam which is simply Supported. 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A force between the block and the plane acts on the block in the upward diretion parallel tothe inclined plane Caleulate: (Minimum value of P which will prevent the block from sliding down, (10 marks) ‘The value of P when the block is about to move up the plane {3 marks) ‘Question 4 (a) Define centre of gravity (2 marks) (2 marks) (&) Define centroid Calculate the centroid and second moment of area with respect to horizontal cc} centroidal axis for the shape given in Fig Q4snrant force f0F eo frees (5 marks) Describe the steps to follow when determining inclined at different angles to the horizontal woke! okN 5 cementite ts ° ree in fig Q5.MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCANON, INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCT (HEXCO) NATIONAL CERTIFICATE N CIVIL/ WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION ENGINEERING SUBJECT: Applied Mechanics PAPER NO: $13/18/808 DURATION: 3 hours ——<$——$ MARCH/APRIL 2020 EXAMINATION eS REQUIREMENTS Sclentifie Calculator INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE 1. Answer any five (5) questions. 2, Start each question on a fresh page eee “This paper consists of printed pages.PAPER NO: $13/13/804-APPLIED MECHANI QUESTION 1 )___Define the following terms: 4) Concurrent coplanar forces ii) A moment and its unit of measure ii) Equilibrium jv) Fixed support Point load (1 mark (1 mark) (1 mark) (1 mark) (1 mark) equilibrium. 1) ‘The following system of forces shown in fig Q1 is in eau Be ee a ans emi dicgrerigeebegancace Tce XP FigQt (15 marks)PAPER NO: 313/13/804-APPLIED MECHANICS 90KN Fig Q4 : All members 4m in length QUESTION 5 a) Define the following terms: i) Centroid i) Second moment of area iil) Radius of gyration iv) Parallel axis theorem tb) For the area shown in fig Q5 determine j) The position of the centroid i) The second moment of area about the axis AB. si The radius of gyration of the area about the axis AB (2 marks) (2 marks) (2 marks) (2 marks) (6 marks} (5 marks} (2 marks)PAPER NO: 313/19/S04-APPLIED MECHANICS ‘question 3 Asimply supported beam carries the loading show? = Se 4] Determine the reactions at the supports Scion b) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for ane Somer a bending moment. ¢) Calculate the value and poston ofthe maxi al sokn ox iz B rir ae i Sm Uo ig Qo ‘ovestion + a) What your understanding of the teri determinate truss? (2 marks) 1b) Check the determinacy of the truss shown in fg Q4 (2 marks) Calculate the internal forces in each of the members. Tabulate the esults indicating whether ties or struts. Use the method cf joints. (10 marks) 4) Determine the forces in members BC, BE and AE using the method of sections. (6 markFig Q5 QUESTION 6 a ii) Calculate the total diPAPER NO: 913/13/S04- APPLIED MpcHANICS ‘ouEstio! a (2 marks) a} Describe briefly ooke's law. omm ana 3orum in diameter and +A steel bar ig 900mm tong. Ha two ends are AOE che bar is 15mm in A a erode 200mm, The idle BOSON Sig tensile oad of the tenet nd 500mm long. Irthe bar #8 SWHICOES ele iam dite total extension. Take B= 2000N/™ (QUESTIONS State any five (5) assumptions made for the th a ory of simple (pure) bending of (5 marks) beams by Accantilever beam of length 240mm i loaded ty a single concentrated load aaetets free end. Ifthe beam is of hollow aection 907m outside diameter HN Oimen inaide diameter, calculate the maximum value of W ifthe bending (U5 marks) Stress is not to exceed GOMN/m, (QUESTION 6. fa} State Newton's laws of motion (o marks) Calculate the angle of banking (super elevation) on a horizontal curve or sateen tOOm a0 that vehicles can travel round the bend at SOkm /h without rade maoton the tyres. For this angle of banking, what would be the value of a ouficient of fricdon if skidding outwards commences for a car traveling fat 120km/h? (14 marks) >) “A PAPER NO: 313/13/804-APPLIED MECHANICS Question 2 a) 4 a Explain the following terms: i) Young modulus: (1 mark) i) Rector of safety (0 mark) ii) Strain (mark) Convert the following 1) 20MPa to N/mm (1 mask) il) 30 bars to KN/mn? (1 mark) (2 mark) ii) 30GPa to KN/mm? 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(10 marks} 4) _Iftne maximum permissible stress in the steels 150N/ im etermine the maximum load taken by the bar (marks) as Fig Q2: Dimensions in mamZIMBABWE MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (HEXCO) NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IW CIVIL WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION ENGINEERING SUBJECT: Applied Mechanics PAPER NO: 313/13/504 DURATION: 3 Hours ‘OBER/NOVEMBER 2018 EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS Scientific calculator INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE 1) Answer any five (5) questions, 2) Start each question on a fresh page, 3) Show all working and give answers to 2 decimal This paper consists of 6 printed pagesPAPER N eer ict it ESI 3) » IN Explain the thee 3) possible states of stale dheimey in trusses, Usd sketches tilustate these sats, i (marks) | Fig. 99 shows a plane truss. \ coed cermicacyot Gee mnie 3) Calculate the reactions at and. | (2 maria) 53) Determine the internal occa cach meinber of he truss and sate tether the fare enon or compression, Tebulate your rent (00 marks} | / \ iam)= APPLIED mpcHAMICS PAPER NO: 3 uesTION ec te mayan Seem cia a) b) The folowing frees [al pul) act ata poi ) 25N due North 3) TON de North-East fi) 15N due Bast fo] 20N, 30° Bast of South 3} 30N, 60 South of West Calculate the resultant force. 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