KANPUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT - I
Que.1 A body A is acted upon by seven forces (coplanar) as shown in figure. Determine the sum of forces acting along x-x, and the sum along y-y. Evaluate the resultant, R, (in magnitude and direction with respect to x-x) of the forces
15 N 5o 32o 62o 3o 42 N 60 N y A x

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60 N 10o 38o

99.5 N 100 N

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A 12m boom AB weighs 1KN, the distance of the centre of gravity G being 6m from A. For the position shown, determine the tension T in the cable and the reaction at B.

Que.2 A regular hexagon ABCDEF carries forces as shown in figure (AB = 2.0 m). Find the total moment of the forces about A, D and T respectively.
A 7N F 16 N E 11 N D 10 N T B 9N C 6N

Que. 6 Radius of ball 1=100mm and ball 2=50mm; Weight of ball 1=2000 N and ball 2 =800 N Determine reactions at A, B, C & D

Que.3 A system of four forces acting on a body is as shown in figure. Determine the resultant.

Que.4 The system of forces acting on a bell crank

Que.7 The frictional less pulley A shown in Figure is supported by two bars AB and AC which are hinged at B and C to a vertical wall. The flexible cable DG hinged at D goes over the pulley and supports a load of 20KN at G. The angles between various members are shown in figure. Determine the forces in AB and AC. Neglect the size of pulley

is shown in figure. Determine the magnitude, direction and the point of

Que.11 State whether B is stationary with

respect to ground and A or B is stationary Determine with the respect minimum to value A. of

weight W in the pan so that motion

Que. 8 A system of connected flexible cables shown in figure is supporting two vertical forces 200 N and 250 N at points B and D. Determine the forces in various segments of the cable.

starts .coefficient of friction between ground and block is 0.1 and between block A and B is 0.28.

Que. 9 A wire is fixed at two points A and D as shown in Figure. Two weights 20 kN and 25 kN are supported at B and C, respectively. When equilibrium is reached it is found that inclination of AB is 30 and that of CD is 60 to the vertical. Determine the tension in the segments AB, BC and CD of the rope and also the inclination of BC to the vertical.

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Que.10What is the value of P in the system as shown in Fig to cause the motion to impend? Assume the pulley is smooth and coefficient of friction between the other contact surfaces is 0.2.

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Que.20What are the necessary and sufficient conditions of equilibrium of a system of coplanar force system? Que.21Define moment of force about a point. Also explain varignonss theorem of moments. Que.22Explain free body diagram with suitable examples. Que.23Explain the following a. Polygon law of forces Que.15 b. Parallelogram law of forces c. Triangle law of forces

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Que.17Discuss various laws and principle of engineering mechanics. Que.18Explain various force systems. Que.19Explain principle of transmissibility of a force.