LABORATORY WORK IN PHY 032 – PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SECOND LABORATORY WORK IN

PHY 032
PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

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SECTION
PROBLEM 1

In a billiards game, one player hits the cue ball toward another ball. The cue ball
has a mass of 0.1kg and hits the other ball with a velocity of 2m/s. If the collision
is completely elastic and the cue ball travels with a velocity of 0.8m/s after the
collision, what is the mass and velocity of the other ball?

PROBLEM 2

A projectile has a momentum of 1.6x10^4 kg-m/s and a velocity of 200 m/s. What is its
mass and its weight?

PROBLEM 3

An airplane propeller, 1.0m in length, is rotating at 1500 RPM.

a) What is the angular velocity?

b) How long does it take for the propeller to turn through an angle of 140 degrees?
c) What is the tangential speed of the tip of the propeller?
d) What linear distance does the tip cover in 1 sec?

PROBLEM 4

A cube made of an unknown material has a dimension of 6 cm on all edges. If the upper
face is displaced laterally by 0.1 mm by a force of 2x10^6 dynes acting parallel to
the surface, calculate the shear modulus of the material.

PROBLEM 5

A 40-g body is attached to a spring with a spring constant K = 100 dynes/cm. It is

displaced 10cm from equilibrium position and released. Determine the period of
vibration, the maximum acceleration, and the acceleration of the body when it is 3cm
from equilibrium position.

PROBLEM 6

Consider a horizontal pipe with a changing cross-sectional area that releases water at
a rate of 10 cubic meters per minute. At point 1, the radius is 50 centimeters, and at
point 2, the radius is 100 centimeters. The pressure at point 2 is double the pressure
at point 1. Determine:
 a. The cross-sectional areas at point 1 and point 2.
b. The velocities of the water at point 1 and point 2.
c. The pressure at point 1 and point 2.

PROBLEM 7

A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 300 𝑚𝑚 2 and a length of 150 m is suspended
vertically from one end.

a. If the unit mass of steel is 7850 kg/m3 and young ′ s modulus =

200 × 109 N/m2 , find the elongation of the rod. Hint: Self-weight will act
on the mid-length of the rod.
b. Considering the tensile load alone with magnitude of 20 kN which is applied
to the lower end, determine the deformation.
c. Calculate the total deformation of the rod.

PROBLEM 8

A spring anchored at its lower end experiences a 70N force, resulting in a displacement
of 0.3m.

a. What is the force constant of the spring?

b. If a body (mass=15 lbs) is attached to the upper end of the string, what is the
period of vibration?

PROBLEM 9

In a cylindrical container with a height of 2 meters and a radius of 1.5 feet, there
is a liquid with a depth of 1.6 meters and a specific gravity of 0.70. Determine the
following:

a. Mass density in kg/m3

b. Mass of the liquid in kg
c. Unit weight of the liquid in lb/ft 3
d. The hydrostatic pressure at the depth 0.8 m from the liquid surface.

PROBLEM 10

Consider a cylindrical log with a diameter of 20 inches and specific gravity of 0.85.
It is partially submerged in seawater with a specific gravity of 1.03, in a vertical
orientation. The part of the log protruding above the water has a height of 0.2 meters.
Given that the buoyant force acting on the log is 750 Newtons, what is the overall
length of the log?