Homework Set 3

Due February 10, 2016

1. (a) Draw a FBD of the system at an arbitrary instant. Label all forces in terms
of

the clockwise displacement of the bar measured from the systems

equilibrium position. (b) If

(t ) 0.1e

1.2 t

c 120 N s/m L 0.1

,

m,

k 150

N/m and

sin 20t

rad, what is the time dependent force developed in the

viscous damper? (c) Under the conditions of part (b) what is the acceleration

t
of the mass center at a time ? (d) Under the conditions of part b what is the
force developed in the spring of stiffness 3k and what direction is it in at

t / 24
t / 24

s? (e) If the bar has a mass of 0.3 kg what is its kinetic energy at
s

2. (a) Determine the angular acceleration of the pulley. (b) Derive a

mathematical model for the angular displacement of the pulley if it is
released from rest at t=0. (c) Use the mathematical model to determine how
far the 2 g block travels in 0.1 sec. (c) What is the pulleys kinetic energy
after 0.1 s?

3.

A thin disk of mass 0.5 kg and radius

25 mm rolls on a surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.22. The center of
the disk is being pulled by a constant force

(a) What is the maximum value of

Call this value

P .

such that the disk rolls without slip?

Pcr .

Pcr

(b) If the actual value of

is 0.9
what is the acceleration of the mass
center and the angular acceleration of the disk?
(c) If the actual value of

is

1.1 P cr

what is the acceleration of the mass

center and the angular acceleration of the disk?

(d) For the situation described in part (c) hat is the kinetic energy of the disk
2 s after the force is applied?

4. A 1800 kg vehicle is traveling down a 6

incline with an initial speed of

100 km/hr when the driver see a stalled car in the middle of the road 75m
ahead. The driver immediately applies the brakes resulting in a constant
braking force. (a) Mathematically model the situation. Go through the steps
used in the modeling process. Derive the mathematical model for this

situation. (b) What is the minimum braking force required to stop the car
before it reaches he stalled car?
5. Replace the springs by a single spring of an equivalent stiffness.

6. A 0.38 caliber revolver fires a bullet of mass 8 g. The bullet is fired at a

velocity of 250 m/s. If the bullet is fired at an angle of 30

with respect to

the horizontal from 250 m above a terrain that slopes downward 30 . (a)
What is the maximum altitude attained by the bullet (above the firing
position). (b) What is the range of the bullet? (c) What is the duration of the
bullets flight? (c) What is the bullets linear momentum when it hits the
ground? (d) What is the kinetic energy of the bullet when it hits the ground?

Special Problems: 1. Fosnight 2. Sajvovie 3. Melcher 4. Bruno 5. None 6. Happ