CE 222 Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics Middle East Technical University
Spring 2020 Department of Civil Engineering
Assignment #3 — Rigid Body Kinematics
1/ When only two gears are in mesh, the driving gear A and the driven gear B will always turn in
opposite directions. In order to get them to turn in the same direction an idler gear C is used. In the
case shown, determine the angular velocity of gear B when t = 5 s, if gear A starts from rest and has
an angular acceleration of A = (3t+2) rad/s2, where t is in seconds.
2/ The disk is originally rotating at 0 = 8 rad/s. If it is subjected to a constant angular acceleration of
= 6 rad/s2 , determine the magnitudes of the velocity and the n and t components of acceleration
of point B just after the wheel undergoes 2 revolutions.
3/ A motor gives gear A an angular acceleration of A = (4t3) rad/s2, where t is in seconds. If this gear
is initially turning at (A)0= 20 rad/s, determine the angular velocity of gear B when t = 2 s.
rB=0.15 m, rA=0.05m
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4/ At a given instant the wheel is rotating with the angular motions shown. Determine the
acceleration of the collar at A at this instant.
5/ The mechanism used in a marine engine consists of a single crank AB and two connecting rods BC
and BD. Determine the velocity of the piston at C the instant the crank is in the position shown and
has an angular velocity of 5 rad/s.
6/ The square plate is confined within the slots at A and B. When = 30°, point A is moving at v = 8
m/s. Determine the velocity at point C and D at the instant.
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7/ The ends of the bar AB are confined to move along the paths shown. At a given instant, A has a
velocity of 8 m/s and an acceleration of 3 m/s 2. Determine the angular velocity and angular
acceleration of AB at this instant.
8/ Determine the angular velocity of the telescoping link AB for the position shown where the driving
links have the angular velocities indicated.
9/ A four-bar linkage is shown in the figure (the ground “link” OC is considered the fourth bar). If the
drive link OA has a counterclockwise angular velocity ɷ=10 rad/s, determine the angular velocities of
links AB and BC.
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10/ For the instant represented, when crank OA passes the horizontal position, determine the
velocity of the center G of link AB.
11/ If link AB of the four-bar linkage has a constant counterclockwise angular velocity of 40 rad/s
during an interval which includes the instant represented, determine the angular acceleration of AO
and the acceleration of point D. Express your results in vector notation.
12/ For a short interval of motion, link OA has a constant angular velocity of 4 rad/s. Determine the
angular acceleration of link AB for the instant when OA is parallel to the horizontal axis through B.
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13/ If the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder C has a constant upward velocity of 0.5 m/s, calculate
the acceleration of Point D for the position where ɵ is 45ᵒ
14/ The 9-m steel beam is being hoisted from its horizontal position by the two cables attached at A
and B. If the initial angular accelerations of the hoisting drums are α1= 0.5 rad/s2 and α2= 0.2 rad/s2 in
the directions shown, determine the corresponding angular acceleration α of the beam, the
acceleration of C, and the distance b from B to a point P on the beam centerline which has no
acceleration.
15/ The disk is moving to the left such that it has an angular acceleration α= 8 rad/s2 and angular
velocity ɷ = 3 rad/s at the instant shown. If it does not slip at A, determine the acceleration of point
B and D.
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