be eee ee ENGINEERING MECHANICS OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS : What i is the branch of engineering meet anes which refers «0 the study of | sotionary rigid body’? _. Mechanics A. Statics B Kinetics ¢. Kinematics BD. Dynamics 2, What is the branch — ich on to the study of Jigid body in motion under the action of forces? : AS Statics. : B. Strength of terials = Kinematics ‘What is the branch of engineering mechanics which refers to the study of of motion without rigid body in motion without reference to the force that causes the fferene i the - ination? : bemolon, en Ss oe Pees: ~ Kinetics relates the B. Kinetics : : : ‘action of frees 0 ¢._ Kinematies - a : bodies ©. Dynamics : oo resuting vat refers to fhe fre et bole parc ofthe tigid body tee Physical quantities A. Natural force in Mechanics B. External force : : Scolar cusetiy es €.Innemal force : iether mnie ony Concentrated force : : : mples 3. Whar refers toa pair of equal, pase an pre foes? Soe A. Couple : oe 8 Moment : : hehe magne ont ©. Torque. a direction D. All ofthe above : : 6. What is a concurrent for system? A. All forces act at the same point. 13, All forces have the sams line of action. All forces are parallel with one another. D, All forees are in the same plane. When will a three-force member be considered i A. When the sum of the two forces is equal to B. When they are concurrent ar parallel, : hey are coplanar, D. Allotthe above.FS 3 = re} i is Ss 2 208 Excel Academic Council Operations of vectors 1. Addition: i. Cross product: AxB=a,ABsing Vector in a pla! i i Aid + 54, ‘The magnitude of vector A: WAl=JAP+Ay? The angle 8 withthe horizontal omer. as 8. B ILC 14.8 9. BIA 10.B 13.4—— Ther resultant force of a distributed load is always: equal twice the area under the loading eurve half the area undler the loading curve - the area under the loading curve % one-fourth the area under the loading curve | When a body has more supports than are necessary to maintain equilibrium, the body, issaidtobe A. instatic equilibrium Bin dynamic equilibrium: ~ statically determinate D, statically indeterminate ‘When does an equation be considered simeionly ‘homogeneous? When itis unitiess equation is not the same: a5 the dimensions of the ee 1 right side. . When the degree orth left side of the equation i is the same as te sight side. isthe same as the dimensions of the various terms: ‘on the right side. ‘What refers (o the branch of mathematics hl deals with the dimensions of quantities? A Unit analysis -B, Dimensional analysis System analysis __D, Homogeneity analysis What is a "simple beam’? A beam supported only at its ends, A beam supported with a fixed support at one: end and non on the: other end. A beam with more than two supporis. 4 beam with only one support at the midspan, i ‘What assumption i is used in the analysis of ‘uniform fx abl . Cable is flexible. Cable is inextensible. The weight of the cable is very sna inom 10 the Joe supported by the cable. : 1. Allof the above . When the dimensions of the various terms on the left side of the oe D. When the dimensions of various terms on the left side ofthe equatl i Vector in space The magnitude of lal= JAZ +AP +A Force and force systems Force is any influence thet tends to change the rest or in mation) ofthe body Colinear forces are forces hat act on the seme line of action. a another fore but opposite in direction. F / F 18, B 19. 20.Dz FE FS = S = es FS 5 iS 210 Excel Academic Council direction tothe applied force friction ore Je may be replaced by a single force called Coplanar forces a ores ‘can be. Co oe i = Iyng on the same plane Concurrent forces are forces that meet in a common point but acting ‘ata different point ee ‘This statemel coplanar concurrent forces Non-concurrent forces are forces that do not mest in one ‘common point 21.C 24D 22. 25. 23.8General Engineering and Applied Sciences _ 211 Conditions for equilibrium ullibeum isthe state of the body where when at rest ‘twill remain at rest The ‘resultant of the body in the ‘state of equilibrium is zero. CONDITIONS FOR BODIES IN EQUILIBRIUM Graphical Condition: The forces (vectors) closed a polygon. Inthe state of equilibrium, there is no closing vector needed to close the polygon, thus; the resultant is 2200, Directional Condition: Tirse Por more forces (vectors) are © said o bein equiorum if nd © only if these forces meet in ‘one common point point of212 Excel Academic Council ‘Analytical Condition: Force (Vectors) in equilibrium must Satisfy the three given conditions, 3S =F =0 Friction Friction js the force that arises 10 oppose the motion or impending mation of wo bodies in contact. ‘Static friction is the force between two stationary ‘Surfaces in contact that prevents mation betwean them. It has a certain ‘maximum value called stating ‘friction. 3s z 2 S s 3 ES s Dynamic or kinetic friction cccurs when there is relative (sliding) motion atthe interface of the surfaces in contact Rolling friction occurs when ne surface rotates as it moves over the another surface but does not slip oF side atthe point of contact. Cong 32.D 35.8 33.C 36.4 34.B 37.4General Engineering and Applied Sciences_213 Es 4 Fr 2 — Fa = S [B= angle of contact 7) = tight side tension Ta= slack side tension ANSWERS 38.D 41.C 39.C 42.D 40.C 43.4214 Excel Academic Council Parabolic cables ‘The cable is parabolic if the loading is uniformly distributed horizontally and the span-to- ag ratio is greater than 10 or ‘ot qd For symmetrical supports: 4. Tension atthe supports: a z Fa Fa 3 ei r= = = 3 Fa 2. The tension atthe lowest point 3, Length of cable: Approximate formula: COTE 44.C 47.D 50.C 45.A 48.B 46.B 49.8General Engineering and Applied Sciences_215 1, Tension atthe supports: ane - VW 2. Tension atthe lowest point: 3. Length of cable: $=5,+5, where: T= tension at the support H= tension a the lowest z 2 Ff ° a 4 ry F point W= intensity of oad a= sag L = distance between ‘supports or span Cd216 Excel Academic Council Catenary 7. A collar, which may slide on a vertical rod is subjected three forces, Farag csonayian Als 1200 N vertically upward, Force B is 800 N at an angle of 60° from The cable is a catenary if the ‘the vertical and a force F which is Vertically downward to the right. Find loading eae the direction of F if its magnitude is 2400 N and the resultant is vos09 rat horizontal, lesser than or equal to 10. A. 416) For symmetrical supports B. 43.52" C. 40.13% D. 45.92" & Inthe system shown, a 5 kg block rests on a horizontal table top and is attached with _ borizontal string to a second. string as shown. What is the 1, Tension at the supports maximum value for the mass, m, ifthe first block is to remain T=Wy ‘stationary? 2, Tension at the lowest point A. 289kg B. 198kg H=We © Disks D. 189kg 3. Halflength of the cable ®. Given the 3-dimensional vectors: A = i(xy) + j(2yz) + k(3zx) and B= 2 = Es ES FA = 2 z = 2 S | sages i (yz) * jes) + ki3xy). Determine the scalar product at the point (1.2.3). 4. Distance between supports a Laz BR. 138 C132 Note: D. 126 cosh Fosenat 10, Determine the divergence of the vector: V = ifx2) + j(-xy) + k(syz) at the s~csinh(* : 11. The three vectors described by 10 em./ at 120k deurees; k=0, 1,2 __spcompass the sides of'an equilateral triangle. Determine the magnitude . cof the vector cross product; 0.5 [0/ at 0 deg) x (10/ at 120 deg) }. AL 86.6 B, 25.0 C. 50.0 D. 434General Engineering and Applied Sciences 217 1. Tension atthe supports T= Wy, 2. Tension atthe lowest point H=We 3. Length of cable si= : 8=8,+8, 4. Distance between supports on( Sch = ) ¢ -en( S21) ¢ Lextx Note: ¥,=ceosh| ox Y_ = coosh| OL 2 i z Coe218 Excel Academic Centroid Controid or center of aravity is the point where the weight of the body is concentrated, and al the point object will not to rotate nor tend to rotate. Moment of inertia Inertia isthe natural tendency of an object to remain at rest When itis at rest orn motion, [Link] moving at constant speed. Moment or toque is the cross [product of force and the perpendicular distance to Which the force is applied M=Fr where’ M= moment or torque (ce = moment arm é (perpendicular distance) ‘Moment of inertia the natural tendency of the body to rotate ‘or tend to rotate due to the cistibution of area, volume or ‘mass elements of the body, It is also known as the second ‘moment.ee ee a eg eaee 92. Determine the reaction Ry on a os — Parallel axis ‘simply supported beam as E a theorem ee (Transfer Axis inertia) A SION The moment of inertia ofthe B S20N body ata certain axis is equal C 530N tothe sum ofthe moment of % inertia with respect othe D. Sa0N ccentroidal-axis parallel to it and the product, and the square of th distance between the two parallel axes. 23. A 300-N cylindrical tank is at rest as shown. Determine force F Fequired to move the tank up the higher-level surface, A. 1205N B. 165.5N oe € 132N Wem D, 2034N - ‘A300 N block is at rest on an "inclined plane having a slope of 4m vertical and 12 m horizontal, If the coefficient of friction ‘between the block and the inclined plume is 0.18, solve the - horizontal force needed that will : : cause the motion to impend? 3008 2 = where w= centroidal moment inertia A. 1G35N -B. 2314AN ee & —C 1638N : — BD. 2048N - 25. A400.N man climbs at the "middle of a 150 N ladder leaned against the wall. The top portion _ of the ladder is 4 m from the - ground and its bottom is 2 nr _ from the wall. Assuming smooth _ wall and a stopper at the bottom: ‘of the ladder to prevent slipping, find the reaction at the wall. A 1SISN ‘B. 145.7N ©. 245.6N D. 143.5NMoment of inertia of common plane figures 4. Triangle 2. Rectangle = FE Fe ES ey SS 3 ry 4 ‘ANSWERS 26.C 29.D 27.D 28.8A cable 43.4 m long is carrying « uniformly distributed load along its Mass moment of span. lf the cable is strung between two posts at the sume level 40m inertia of common apart, compute the smallest value that the cable may sag, solids A. 1214m — B 10:12m c. o7im D. 862m . A pipeline crossing a river is suspended from a steel cable stretched between two posts 100 m apart. The weight ofthe pipe is 14 kg/m While the cable weighs 1 kam assimed to be uniformly distributed horizontally. Ifthe allowed sag. 2m, determine the tension ofthe eable at the post. A. 9047.28 ke B 9404.95 ke C9845. 88 ke D, 9245.37 kg 32. The distance between supports of a transmission cable is 20 m apart, The cable is loaded with a uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m throughout ‘ts span, The maximum sag of the cable is 4m, What is the maximam tension of the cable if one of the supports is 2 meters above the other? . ASIN . 413.43 N ) 427 33N A143 N ‘A cable weighing 0.4 pound per foot and 800 feet long is to be suspended 4, Holow inde _ With sag of 80 feet, Determine the maximum tension of the cable. 33 A. 403 ke B. 456kg C. Noke : : D. 425 ke 5 : A cable 200 m fong weighs 50 N/m and is supported from two points at the same elevation. Determine the required sag if the maximum tension that the cable can carry shall nat exceed 8000.N. A 351m . 282m Cc, 403m D. 313m222 Excel Academic Council Mass moment of inertia of common solids 6, Slender rod, axis through 1a om 7. Slender rod, axis through ‘one end 1 tame 3” 8. Rectangular plate, axis through center | Ey = = 2 = FA Be Ss Fa AS 35.C 38.4 . 36.C 39.B = 37.4ee Cs 40.General Engineering and Applied Sciences_225 SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS: (STATICS) PROBLEMS226 Excel Academic Council SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS 2 = = = — Fs = s =General Engineering and Applied sciences £2 - SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS228 Excel Academic Council SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS 2 2 s S 2 ES Fe 2General Engineering and Applied Sciences_229 SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS z 4 3 2 2 = = Fo F230 Excel Academic Council SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS E Po ° a FGeneral Engineering and Applied Sciences_ 231 SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS. (STATICS) PROBLEMS 4 re a FS ro Fo232 Excel Academic Council SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS 3 = Es eS ms z Fe 2General Engineering and Applied Sciences 233 SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS = 3 = re = Fs 3 Fs234 Excel Academic Council SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS z 3 = = 4 = 3 F4General Engineering and Applied Sciences 235 ‘SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS z 4 Fe o oS Fo ry z3 = Fe o o = i 3 SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMSSOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS z 4 = ° = = = =SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS (STATICS) PROBLEMS z ca Ss = 2 = 2 s ESRectilinear motion Rectiinear motion is 3 type ‘of motion in which the boy moves in a straight in ors moving inthe direction paral ‘ois displacement Uniform motion is a mation with constant speed or velocily Uniformly accelerated Motion is 2 motion with Constant change in velocity or of uniform acceleration where: Vo = intial velocity V = final velocity S = dstance a = acceleration t = time Vertical motion: Vo inital velocity V = final velocity = vertical distance 9g = acceleration due to gravity 9 =981 mis? 9 =3221s? 1 =tme= Bi FE Ba = 2 2 = FS s Fd Se re eer Free Falling Body ‘Projectile ‘body which after being given an initial velocity (with an ina ‘angle of release), is allowed to travel under the ection of gravity alone Atany time, t: = arctan = arctan \ x=Vyt=(Vpo0s0)(t) y=(Wosind)(t) - jo? ‘At maximum height: _(vesiney? (ma 3 te where {time of fight from the moment of release to the maximum height 6. Acar starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3 ft/s? Find the average velocity during the first 10 seconds of motion. A. 13 fs” BL 1Sivs Cc. tis D. 20 fs 7. Aman aimed his rifle at the bull’s eye of a target 50 m away, Ifthe speed cf the bullet is $00 iis, how far below the bull's eye does the bullet strikes the target? A, S.0cm: B. 68cm Cc. 3 7om D. 6.0 cm 8 A man driving his car at a constant rate of 40 mph suddenly sees a sheep crossing the road 60 feet ahead. Compute the constant deceleration (in feet/second2) required to avoid hitting the sheep? Assume a reaction time ‘00.5 second before the man applies the brake, ‘ 34.65 B. 4454 C. 55.65 D. 61.87 9, A ball is thrown vertically into the air at 120.m/s. After 3 seconds, another ball is thrown vertically. What is the velocity must the second ball have to pass the first ball at 100 m from the pround? A. 105,89 mvs » B. 107.72 mis C 10812 mis DB. 11072 ms 40. A ball is dropped from a height of60 meters above ground. How tone does it take to hit the ground? AD 2s Be 358: Co sss D. 13s U1. A ball is thrown vertically upward from ihe ground and a student gazing ‘out af the window sees it moving upward pass him at 5 mvs. The window __ is 10 m above the ground, How high does the ball go above the ground? A. 15.25m B. 14.87m C 997m — D. (128m Tn© 7h Ou ls shown vertically upwaid with an initiol velocity of3 ms fom ALnaxinun ange: the window of a tall building. The ball strikes the sidewalk at the ground’ Kevel 4 seconds later. Determine the velocity with which the ball strikes _Mésinze the ground, 0 where A, 3925 mis ae 1 ie of fight fom B. 38.50 mis moment of release to th Grose metnum ont on D. 36.24 mis : oS : General equation of 1. A player throws a baseball upward with an initial velocity of 30 ft/sec and projectile Catches it with a baseball glove, When will the ball strike the glove? Assume the zlove is position in the same elevation when the ball left his eer hand. ee - AL 0485. B. 0.605 ae Rotational © 1.208 kinematics D. 186s Angular displacement ( 14. 4 highway curve has a super elevation of 7 degrees. What is the radius of fhe angio trough whe {Me cuive such that there will bene lateral presgure between the ties and 0 obect rites the rondway at a speed of 40) mph? fixed axis. SI Unit ra re) A. 265.7) m : pas B. 438.34 5 cioular ac length ( CC MSadm traveled by point ofa rotating D, 33078m body divided by the distance (Motte 15. A baseball is thrown froma horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100 ms at an angle of 30° above ihe horizontal. Solve the distance trom the throwing point that the ball attains fs original level. A 390m B.- 883m C. 858m De 820m 16. Comipute the minimum distance that a truck slides on a horizontal asphalt Foad if itis traveling at 20 m/s? The coefficient to sliding friction ‘Detween asphalt and rubber tire is at 0.50. The weight of the truck is 8000 Angular acceleration the change in argu veciy - Cidd ty a tes agen A 408 unit: rad/s’ Bass Csr as.3 Boe EE 12.D 15.8 13.D 16.4 14.4 a areaaccaniias iain.242 Excel Academic Council = Tangential velocity (V\) isthe | 17. A projectile is fired from a cliff 300 m high with an initial velocity of 400 ea elcyfaterert | ave Ife ring ane ie 30° For the horizontal, compute the horizontal ‘ke range of the projectile. : : represents how fast the point is moving along the arc of the : : circle, S| unit: mis A, 1574 er B. 1454km CG 123ikm ‘Tangential acceleration (a) the linear acceleration of 2 tangent point on a rotating body. SI Unit: mis? A 25 y mass bullet was fired at the wall. The bullet's speed upon iting _ the wall \s 350 m/s, ‘What is the average force (in Newton) if the bullet penetrates 10 cm’? 2 ee Bee Uniform circular motion 's the movement of point particle at constant tangential speed in circular path. Uniform Motion: 7 _) eertical circ E “maximum pall exerted on the string the bottom of the circle at 25 nv =ot e ee Uniform Angular 20. A gun is sot into 0,50 KN block which & hanging trom rope of 1m 7 ong. The weiaht of the bullet fs equal to 5 N with a muzzle velocity of igh will the. ‘block swing after it was hit by: the bullet? b= otto? =wglt at 0? =@,2 £208 ogial : Jing 1000 KN is being pulled up a°2% gra, ‘The train's resistance is | NEN, The train’s velocity was increased from 6 to 12 m/s where Jn edistance of 300 m. Compute the maximum power developed by the ‘oo = intial angular velocity final angular velocity angular distance angular acceleration t= time angle of super elevation for a highway curve of 600 # here wil be no side thrust for a speed of 45 mph.) 23, An uirplane acquires a tke-off velocity of 150 mph ona 2-mile runway. D’Alembert's Tfthe plane started from rest and the acceleration remains constant, what principle ‘s the time required to reach take-off speed” Teta A. 405 BL ASs C. 58s D. 96s 24. Water drops from a faucet at the rate of 4 drops per second, What is the distance between two successive drops 1 second after the first drop has fallen. : A, 5.32 fe B. 8.24 ft Cc. 704 D, 0.43% 25. A body which is 16.1 Ib rests on a horizontal ee and acted upon by a where: 10-th force. Find the acceleration of the body ifthe coefficient of friction REF = reverse between the plane and the body is Oo Note: | Ibt= 322 Tometus! oe A. 1234 tue! B. C D. 13.56 fs? 26. Amanonan ae weighs 180 Ib. Compute the foree exerted by the man on the floor of the elevator if it is accelerating upward at $ fie, A. 207.95 Ibr B. 230.45 lof ©. 190,56 Ibt D. 205.34 Ib 27, A 10-Ib stone is fastened to a 2-ft cord and is whirled in ioe circle. Determine the tension inthe covd when its rotated at 100 rpm. A. 4795 bt B. 58.08 Ibf C. 19.56 Ib D. 20.54 tbr 28. An archer must split the apple atop his partner’s head from a distance of +30 m. The arrow is horizontal when aimed directly to the apple. 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