Romblon State University
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Civil Engineering
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PROBLEM SET NO. 3 4. Object A which weighs 10 kg and moving to
the right at a speed of 10m/s, collided object B
1. A 21,900 kg firetruck designed for rapid which weighs 5 kg and moving to the left at 5
response to airport emergencies accelerates m/s
from rest to 80 km/hr in 35 seconds. a. If the coefficient of restitution e = 0, find the
velocity of A after impact.
a. If you assumed as a first approximation that
the tangential force exerted on the vehicle is b. If the coefficient of restitution e = 0.8, find the
constant, what is the magnitude of the force velocity of A after impact
applied to the vehicle during the 35 seconds. .
c. If the coefficient of restitution e = 1, find the
b. What average horsepower is transferred to velocity of A after impact.
the vehicle?
5. A bullet weighing 0.30N and moving at 660
c. If the vehicle starts from rest at t=0, and total m/sec. penetrates a 50N block and emerges
horizontal force exerted on it as a function of with a velocity of 180m/sec. How far and how
time is F=10000+140t (N), using the principle of long does the body then move?
impulse and momentum, determine how fast the
vehicle is moving at t=35s. 6. A 20 kg crate is placed along an inclined
plane making an angle of 30 degrees from the
horizontal. The coefficients of friction between
2. In a test of an energy-absorbing bumper, a the 20 kg crate and the inclined plane are 0.24
1270-kg car is driven into a bárrier at 8 km/h. (static) and 0.22 (kinetic). If the crate starts from
The duration of the impact is 0.4 s, and car rest and a horizontal force F= 200 N applied to
bounces back from the barrier at 1.6 km/h. move the plane upward.
a. What is the magnitude of the average a. What is the friction force necessary for
horizontal force exerted on the car during the equilibrium?
impact? b. What is the magnitude of the velocity of the
b. What is the average deceleration of the car crate when it has moved 2m
during the impact? c. What is the magnitude of the velocity of the
c. What is the average value of the impulsive crate when it has moved 2m. If the horizontal
force? force F= 40N
7. A 1200-kg automobile is moving at a speed of
90km/h when the brakes are fully applied,
causing all four wheels to skid. Determine the
3. A 60 N suitcase A is released from rest at C. time required to stop the automobile
After it slides down the smooth ramp it strikes a. on dry pavement (µ=0.75),
the 40 N suitcase B, which is originally at rest. If b. on an icy road (µ =0.10)
the coefficient of restitution between the
suitcases is 0.30 and the coefficient of kinetic 8. Steep safety ramps are built beside mountain
friction between the floor DE and each suitcase highways to enable vehicles with defective
is 0.40. brakes to stop safety. A 10,000 kg truck enters
a 15 ramp at high speed v0= 30m/s and travels
a. Calculate the velocity of A just before impact 6s before its speed is reduced to 10m/s.
b. Velocity of B just after impact Assuming constant deceleration, determine
c. Which gives the distance B slides before
coming to rest. (a) the magnitude of the braking force
(b) the additional time required for the truck to
stop. Neglect air and rolling resistance.