B. Tech./ Odd Sem (Suppl.) Exam.

/EM-01/ 2009-10

2009-2010
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
(EM-01)

Time- 3 Hours Full Marks- 70

(Answer SIX questions taking any THREE from each half)
(2 marks are allotted in each half for overall impression)
(Use Separate Answer Script for each half)

FIRST HALF

1. (a) State and explain the conditions of equilibrium of three forces. 4

(b) Referring to Fig.-Q1(b) , A ball of weight Q=12 kN rests in a right 7
angled trough. Determine the forces exerted on the sides of the trough
at D and E if all surfaces are perfectly smooth.

Fig.-Q1(b)

2. (a) What is angle of friction? Find the relation between angle of friction 4
and coefficient of friction?
(b) A block of weight W1 = 200 kN rests on a horizontal surface and 7
supports on top of it another block of weight W2=50 kN. The block
W2 is attached to a vertical wall by the inclined massless string AB.
Find the magnitude of the horizontal force P applied to the lower
block as shown in Fig.-Q2(b), that will be necessary to cause slipping
to impend. The coefficient of static friction for all contiguous surfaces
is m = 0.3.

Fig.-Q2(b)

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3 (a) Calculate the x and y coordinates of the centroid of the shaded region 6
shown in Fig.-Q3. when centroid of the circular hole is (3",3").
(b) Calculate the area moment of inertia of the shaded area about x-axis as 5
shown in Fig.-Q3.

Fig.-Q3

4 (a) What do you mean by transmissibility of force? 3

(b) A truss is loaded and supported as shown in Fig.-Q4(b). Find the 8
magnitude and nature of all the member forces when all bars are of
equal length.
P

E D

A C
B

Fig.-Q4(b)

5 (a) State Varignon’s theorem on moment of two forces and prove it. 5
(b) A horizontal beam AB of weight W is hinged to a vertical wall at A 6
and supported by a tie rod CD. Find the tension s in the tie rod and
reaction at A for the force P and weight W, when C is the mid point
of AB.

Fig.-Q5(b)

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SECOND HALF

6 (a) Acceleration of a particle is defined as a = -kv m/s2. At time t = 0 sec, 6

the velocity of the particle is v = v0 m/s and displacement x = 0 m.
Prove that x =
v0
k
(
1 - e- kt )
(b) Find the angle of projection at which the horizontal range and the 5
maximum height of a projectile will be same.

7 (a) State law of conservation of linear momentum. What do you mean by 4

coefficient of restitution?

(b) Two small spherical balls of mass m and M move towards each other 7
with velocities u and V respectively. Find out the velocities of the
balls just after impact for which the coefficient of restitution is e.

8 (a) Refer to Fig.-Q8(a), considering the pulleys to be massless and 6

frictionless find out the acceleration of the blocks of mass m and M,
for m < M . Assuming the rope to be inextensible and massless find
the tension in it.

m
M

Fig.-Q8(a)

(b) A block of mass M is sliding down an inclined plane with constant 5

acceleration a. If the angle of inclination of the plane is q , find out the
coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the plane.

9 (a) State and explain Hooke’s law. What do you mean by Poisson’s ratio? 4
(b) Derive the expression of elongation of a homogeneous and uniform 7
cross section circular rod of diameter D and length L under its own
weight W, when it is hanged vertically through one end.

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10 (a) At a point in an elastic material under strain, there are normal stresses 7
of 100MPa and 60MPa respectively at right angles to each other, with
positive shearing stress of 40MPa as shown in Fig.-Q10(a). Find the
principal stresses and angle of principal planes. Also find out the
maximum shear stress and its plane.

60MPa

40MPa

100MPa 100MPa

40MPa

60MPa

Fig.-Q10(a)

(b) Derive the expression of strain energy of a slender bar of uniform 4

cross section under axial loading.

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