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Understanding Bow's Notation in Mechanics

The document is a question paper for a Mechanics of Structures exam that contains two parts. Part A contains 10 short answer questions defining terms like the triangle law of forces, types of supports, and stress and strain. Part B contains 5 longer answer questions about topics like conditions of equilibrium, forces in truss members, moments of inertia, elastic moduli, and determining elongation. Students are asked to answer all questions in the three hour exam.

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Understanding Bow's Notation in Mechanics

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Reg. No.

Question Paper Code : 27028

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Second Semester

AR 6201 – MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES – I

(Regulations 2013)

QP
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.

PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 marks)


1. Define triangle law of forces.
2. Define Varignon's theorem.
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Name any two types of supports.
Differentiate determinate and indeterminate structures.
Define center of gravity.
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6. Define Section modulus.
7. Define Stress and strain.
8. List out types of loads.
9. Define Hook's law.
10. Define Poisson's ratio.

PART B — (5 × 16 = 80 marks)
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11. (a) (i) Explain all the conditions of equilibrium.


(ii) What is a couple? Write down its characteristics.
(iii) Explain Bow's notation with an example.

Or
(b) (i) Define free body diagram and mention its influences.
(ii) Three forces of magnitude 40 kN, l5 kN and 20 kN
are acting at a point O. The angles made by these forces with
X-axis are 60°, 120° and 240° respectively. Determine
the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.

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12. (a) (i) What is a frame? Mention its classification.


(ii) Determine the forces in the various members of the truss
shown in figure –1.

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Figure – 1

Or
(b) Determine the forces in all the members of a cantilever truss shown in
figure-2.

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Figure – 2

13. (a) Derive an expression to the moment of inertia of a triangular section


about an axis passing through the C.G of the section and parallel to the
base.

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(b) Find the moment of inertia of the section shown in figure-3.

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14. (a) Establish the relationship between the three modulus of elasticity E,G
and K.

Or
(b) A metal bar 30 mm in diameter was subjected to a tensile load of 54 kN
and the measured extension on 300 mm gauge length was 0.112mm and
change in diameter was 0.00366 mm. Calculate the Poisson's ratio and
value of the three modulus.

15. (a) A surveyor's steel tape 30m long has a cross-sectional area 8mm2 . A force
of 60 N is axially applied on the tape. If the modulus of elasticity is
200 kN/mm2, determine the elongation of the tape.

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(b) If the modulus of elasticity of a material is 200 GN/m2 and modulus of
rigidy is 80 GN/m2 determine the Poisson’s ratio and buck modulus.

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