ME2151 Engineering Mechanics PART-A Two Marks

1.

Find the magnitude and direction cosines of the resultant of two concurrent forces.

F 1= 4 i +8 j -8 k

and F 2= 5 i -5 j +4 k 2. The dimension of power is .The unit of polar moment of inertia is . 3. With neat sketches represent the reaction components of hinge and fixed supports. 4. Define free body diagram. Give one example. 5. State parallel axis theorem. 6. Locate the Centroid and calculate MOI about centroidal axis of a semicircular lamina of radius 2 m. 7. Define coefficient of friction and express its relationship with angle of friction. 8. If x = 3.5 t 3 7 t 2, determine acceleration, velocity and position of the particle, when t = 5 sec. 9. Consider a wheel rolling on a straight track. Illustrate the characteristics of general plane motion. 10. Write work energy equation of rigid body. Mention the meaning for all parameters used in the equation. 11.A force F=240 KN passes through the points A (-2, 3, 0) and B (-11.5 , 6 ,1).Find the components of the force along X,Y and Z directions. 12.State Varignons theorem. 13.A force F=10i+8j-5k N acts at the point A(2,5,6) m. what is the moment of the force about the point B(3,1,4)m. 14.A force F has the components Fx =20 N, Fy = -30N, Fz=60N.Find the angle y t forms with the y-coordinate. 15.Define product moment of inertia. 16.State Parallel Axis theorem. 17.The motion of a particle is defined by the relation X=t 4-3t3+2t2-8 where X is in metres and t in seconds. Determine the velocity and acceleration when t=2s 18.A steel ball is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a building 25m above the ground with an initial velocity of 18m/s. Find the maximum height reached by the ball from the ground. 19.What is general plane motion 20.What is called the co efficient of static friction. 21.A force of magnitude 50 KN is acting along the line joining A(2,0,6) and B(3,-2,0)m. Write the vector form of the force. 22.Two forces of magnitude 50 KN and 80 KN are acting on a particle, such that the angle between the two is 135. If both the force are acting away from the particle, calculate the resultant and find its direction. 23.A 100N force acts at the origin in a direction defined by the angles x = 75 and y = 45.Determine z and the component of the force in the Z -direction. 24.Write the equations of equilibrium of a coplanar system of forces. 25.A force vector of magnitude 100N is represented by a line of coordinates A (1, 2, 3) and B (5, 8, 12). Determine components of the force along X, Y and Z axes. 26. Explain will you reduce a force into an equivalent force-couple system with an example. 27. Draw Compute the moment of the 100 N force about point A and B

28. Distiguish between centroid and center of gravity. 29.Define polar moment of inertia. 30.Differentiate between Mass moment of inertia and Area moment of inertia 31.Write down the expression for finding mass moment of inertia of a cylinder of radius R and height h about its base. 32. Explain dynamic equilibrium

33.State the law of conservation of momentum 34.A car starts from rest with a constant acceleration of 4m/sec2. Determine the distance traveled in the 7th second. 35.A point P moves along a straight line according to the equation x= 4t3+2t+5, where x is in meters and t is in secs. Determine the velocity and acceleration at t=3 secs. 36. What is coefficient of rolling resistance? 37.Define coefficient of friction and express its relationship with angle of friction. 38.If x=3.5t3 7 t2, determine acceleration, velocity and position of the particle, when t = 5 sec. 39.Consider a wheel rolling on a straight track. Illustrate the characteristics of general plane motion. 40. A Car traverses half of a distance with a velocity of 40 Kmph and the remaining half of distance with a velocity of 60 Kmph. Find the average velocity. 41. State Perpendicular Axis Theorem. 42. State laws of Columb Friction 43. What is cone angle? 44. Write the equations of angular mation. 45. How do you relate the linear motion and angular motion.