SATHYABAM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANCIAL ENGINEERING I ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION - SEP 2012 COURSE & BRANCH : B.E. MECH MAX.

.MARKS : 50 YEAR & SEM : I & I SUBJECT CODE : SMEX 1002 SUBJECT NAME : ENGINEERING MECHANICS DATE OF EXAM : 17/9/2012 PART-A ANSWER ALL THE QUESTION ( 10X 1 =10 MARKS) 1. A body can be in equilibrium under the action of a) Two unequal and opposite forces b) Two equal and opposite forces c)Two equal and opposite parallel forces 2. A couple can be balanced by a) An equal and opposite couple b) Another couple c) A torque 3. What do we apply while opening the cap of a bottle with an opener? a) Force b) torque c) moment 4. The condition for equilibrium for a coplanar non-current force system is a) Fx = 0, Fy = 0 b) Fx=0 ,Fy=0 c)Fx =0, Fy = 0 M =0 5. The effect of a given force remains unaltered along the line of action. This according to a) Resolution b) law of motion c) law of transmissibility 6. The algebraic sum of the moments of a coplanar force system is equal to the moment of the resultant about the same moment centre is as per a) Varignons theorem b) law of resolution c) Newtons law 7. The third unknown force of a coplanar force system in equilibrium will be given by a) Varignons theorem b) triangle of forces c) Parallelogram law of forces 8. If a coplanar concurrent force system has FX= 0 but Fy 0 , then the resultant will be a) A force acting upwards or downwards b) A force having magnitude zero c) A force inclined to x axis 9. The resultant of two forces ( each with a magnitude of F/2) acting at a right angle is A) F/ b) c) 10. The resultant of two forces ( each P) acting at angle of 60 0 is a) 2P b) P c) 2/3 P PART B ANSWER ALL THE QUESTION ( 5 x 2 =10 MARKS ) 11. Define Newtons Law of Gravitation 12. State the law of transmissibility 13. What is coplanar forces? 14. Name the four laws of mechanics which are considered to be the foundation of mechanics. 15. What are equations of static equilibrium?

PART C ANSWER ALL THE QUESTION ( 3 x10 =30 MARKS )

SATHYABAM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANCIAL ENGINEERING I ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION - SEP 2012 COURSE & BRANCH : B.E. MECH MAX.MARKS : 50 YEAR & SEM : I & I SUBJECT CODE : SMEX 1002 SUBJECT NAME : ENGINEERING MECHANICS DATE OF EXAM : 17/9/2012 PART-A ANSWER ALL THE QUESTION ( 10X 1 =10 MARKS) 1. What is applied while screwing a cap on a bottle a) Force b ) torque c) moment 2. What do we apply to start a home generator with a rope- pully arrangement a) Force b) torque c) couple 3. What do we apply while we cycle a) Moment b) torque c) couple 4. If two forces of 7 N and 8 N act at 600, then the resultant will be a) 10 N b) 15 N c) 13 N 5. If two forces of magnitude P acts at angle of . Then resultant will be a) 2P cos b) P cos 2 c) 2P cos 6. If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude then, the angle between them is a) 120 0 b) 600 c) 900 7. The angle between two forces, when the resultant is maximum and minimum, are a) 1800 and 00 b) 900 and 00 c) 00 and 180 0 8. Three forces acting on a rigid body is represented by the three sides of a triangle. The forces are equivalent to a couple whose moment is equal to a) The area of the triangle b) half the area of triangle c) Twice the area of the triangle 9. If a coplanar non-current force system acts on a body and Fx= 0 and Fy= 0 , then it may be a) At rest b) moving in one direction c) rotating about itself 10. According to which of the following, if three coplanar and concurrent forces are in equilibrium, then each force is proportional to the sine angle between other two? a) Varignons theorem b) Lamis theorem c) Law of transmissibility PART B ANSWER ALL THE QUESTION ( 5 x 2 =10 MARKS ) 11. List the two conditions required to give equal capacity to the two force systems. 12. What is the principle of transmissibility? 13. Explain classification of force system with examples. 14. Distinguish between Resultant and Equilibrant. 15. State Varignons theorem of moments.