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Assignment no-1

1) Three pulls are acting on a hook as shown in fig.

Find resultant pull on hook

(Ans:- R=74.6N 86.07o )

2) Find resultant of the system of forces shown in fig.

( Ans :- R=112.5 N 5.35 m to the right of A).

3) Find resultant of the system shown in fig.

( Ans :-118.06 N 33.4o ,1.498 m to the right of B)

4) The forces acting on 1m length of dam are shown in fig ,

determine the magnitude ,direction of the resultant force
acting on the dam calculate the point of intersection of
the resultant with base.
( Ans:- R=137.12KN , 79.91o , 2.9m to the RHS
of point ‘o’.)

Q5) Find the centroid of shaded area

(Ans -X=57.01mm,Y=37.39mm) (Ans:-

x=200mm,Y=110.95mm)
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ASSIGNMENT -2

1) A system of wires is supporting the two

masses shown in fig .
Find mass M.

(Ans:- M=60 Kg)

2) Two cylinder P&Q are in a channel as shown in fig

the cylinder p has a dia. Of 100 m & weight 200 N
and Q has 180 mm &500 N.
Determine the reaction at all the contact surface. (Dec-2001)

( Ans:-R1=134.2N( ); R2=240.8N ,R3=154.9N 30o ,R4=622.5 N

3) A smooth roller with 50mm radius and 200N

weight is to be pulled over a 10 mm high step as
shown in fig.
find the force P required.

( Ans:- P=120.86 N)

4) Find reaction at support of the fig as shown .

(Ans:-RA=40.83 N 8.26o, RC=11.54 N 30o,

Reaction at B on AB = RB=41.63 N 13.9o on AB.)

5) A beam loaded and supported as shown in fig .

Find reaction at support & reaction at B.
(Ans:-RA=44.71 N , 21.58o ,RB=39.55 N,
RC=48N 30o)

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6) Determine the reaction at all the support

of the beam as shown in fig.

( Ans:- HA=0 ,VA=6.73 KN ,RB=11.27 KN )

7) Determine the support reaction and

forces in member
for the shown symmetric truss. BY method
of joint
Also verify forces in member CD and CG
by method of section

( Ans:-FAH= FHG=FGH=FFE=6 KN (T),

FAB=FDE=8.485 KN(C) ,
FDG=FBG=0.568 KN (C),
FCD=FBC=6.6 KN (C),
FCG=0.8 KN (C),
FBH=FDF=0.

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ASSIGNMENT NO-3

1) Weight of two blocks A & B are 100N and

150N respectively. Find the smallest value of
horizontal force “F” to just move the lower
block B, If
(1) The block is retained by a string,
(2) When string is removed.
(Ans: (1) 82.5N, (2) 62.5N)
2) Determine the force P to cause motion to
impend. Take masses A and B as 9 kg and 4
kg respectively and coefficient of sliding
friction is 0.25. The force P and rope are
parallel to the inclined plane.
(Ans: 3.09N)

3) The block A as shown in fig. supports a load

W= 5000N and is to be raised by forcing the
wedge B under it. The angle of friction for all
the surfaces in contact is = 15°. Determine
the force P that is necessary to start the
wedge under the block. The block and wedge
have negligible weights.
(Ans: = 5959N)

4) A person of weight W ascends the 5m ladder

shown. How far up the ladder may the
person climb before the sliding motion of
ladder take place? µ= 0.3

(Ans: x= 1.258m)

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5) Determine the component of 6 KN and 4.5 KN

Forces as shown in fig. Also find angles ϴx, ϴy, ϴz

(Ans:-FZ=2.823 KN ,Fx=-2.369 KN, ϴx=121.76o, ϴy=55o, ϴz=51.15o.)

6) A tower is held in position by three cables.

Determine position(X,Y) for cable DA so that
resultant force exerted is directed from D to O.

(Ans:-X=-6.41 m and Y=13.4 m )

Assignment no 4.

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KINEMATICS OF PARTICLES

1. The acceleration of the train, starting from rest at any instant is given by the

expression a = ( ) m/s2, where v is velocity of the train in m/s. Find the

velocity of the train when its displacement is 20 m and its displacement when
velocity is 64.8 kmph.
2. During a test the car moves in a straight line such that for a short time its

velocity is defined by v = 0.3 (9 m/s, where t is in second. determine

its position and acceleration when t = 3 sec. given at t = 0, s = 0

3. Automobile A and B are travelling in adjacent highway lanes and at t=0 have
positions and speed shown. Knowing that automobile A

has a constant acceleration of 0.6 m/ and that of B

has constant deceleration of 0.4 m/ .

a) When and where A will overtake B
b) The speed of each automobile at that time
Ans: a) 13.8 sec, 203 m; b) 18.84 m/s, 10.3 m/s

4. Water drips from a faucet at the rate of 5 drops per

second as shown in fig. determine the vertical
separation between two consecutive drops after the
lower drop has attended a velocity of 3 m/s.
Ans: 0.404 m

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5. The basketball players likes to release his foul shots at

an angle θ=50° to the horizontal as shown. What initial

speed will cause the ball to pass through the center of

the rim?

Ans: 7 m/s

6. Fig below shows a plot of versus time for

a particle moving along x-axis. What is the

speed & distance covered by the particle after
50s? Find also the maximum speed & the time
at which the speed is attained by the particle.

Ans: = 420 m/s at t 50 sec.

Assignment no-5.

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KINEMATICS OF RIGID BODIES

NUMERICALS-

1. The link ABC is guided by two bocks at A & B which

moves in fixed slots at the instant shown the
velocity of A is 2 m/s downward. Determine
a) Velocity of B at this instant
b) The velocity of C at this instant

Ans: a) 3.46 m/s; b) 5.29 m/s

2. Fig shows a collar B which moves upward with

constant velocity of 1.5 m/s. at a instant when
θ = 50°, Determine
1) The angular velocity of rod AB which is pinned
at B & freely rest at A against 25° sloping
ground &
2) The velocity of end A of the rod

Ans: ω = 1.173 rad/s; vA = 0.998 m/s

3. A reciprocating engine mechanism is

shown in fig. the crank OA is of length 15
cm & rotating at 600 r.p.m. the
connecting rod AB is 70 cm long. Find
a) The angular velocity of the
connecting rod
b) The velocity f the piston B
c) The velocity of a point C on the connecting rod at a distance 20 cm from A when θ
= 45° Ans: a) ωAB = 9.61 rad/s; b) VB = 7.67 m/s; c) VC = 8.4 m/s

4. A bar 3 m long slides down the plane, shown in fig.

the velocity of end A is 3.6 m/s to the right.
Determine the angular velocity of AB & the velocity
at end B & center C at the instant shown.

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Ans: ωAB = 0.9363 rad/s; VB = 3.733 m/s; VC = 3.387 m/s

Assignment no-6
KINETICS OF PARTICLE

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1. Following fig. shows aw 4kg mass resting on a

smooth plane inclined 30° with horizontal. A
cord passes from this mass over a frictionless,
massless pulley to an 8kg mass which when
release ill drop vertically down. What will be the
velocity of 8kg mass 3sec. after it is released

from rest. Take g 9.8 m/

Ans: 14.7 m/s

2. The block shown in the fig. has a weight 500N & is
acted upon by a variable force having magnitude P =
200N. Compute the block velocity 2 sec. after he P
has been applied. The block initial velocity is 3m/s
down the plane. Also find the distance travelled by

the block at the end of 2sec. Take = 0.3 Ans: v= 15.6m/s; 15.94m

3. A 20N block slides with initial velocity of 2m/s down an inclined plane on to a
spring of modulus 1000N/m for a distance of 1m.
find the maximum compression of the spring
neglecting friction. Ans: 177.63mm

4. A collar A of mass 10kg moves in a vertical guide as shown in fig. neglecting the
friction between the guide & the collar, find its
velocity when it passes through position (2) after
starting from rest in position (1). The spring
constant is 200N/m & free length of spring is
200mm. take g = 10m/ Ans: v = 3.8m/s

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5. The magnitude & direction of the velocities of two identical frictionless balls
before they strike each other is shown. Assume e = 0.9, determine the magnitude
& velocity of each ball after the impact.
[Nov-96]
Ans: vA = 2.32 m/s 40.3°
vB = 4.19 m/s 55.6°

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