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Subject Code 19ME303 Subject Name Engineering Mechanics

Mr. F. Felix Prabhu

Faculty Name Department Mechanical Engineering Mechanical

(PART A – 2 Marks)
UNIT - I
Q. No Questions Scheme of evaluation
Explain Lami’s theorem with a neat sketch.
QA101 2marks
Lami's Theorem states, “When three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, then each force
is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two forces”

Explain Principle of transmissibility of a force with neat sketch.

QA102 2marks
The principle of transmissibility states that the point of application of a force can be moved
anywhere along its line of action without changing the external reaction forces on a rigid bod
Distinguish Coplanar & Collinear system of forces with a suitable sketch.

QA103 Collinear: points are collinear if all of them are in the same straight line 2marks

Coplanar: points are coplanar if all of them are in the same PLANE
Describe unit vector.
QA104* 2marks
A vector is a quantity that has both magnitude, as well as direction. A vector that has a
magnitude of 1 is a unit vector. It is also known as Direction Vector.
Define a rigid body.
QA105* 2marks
A rigid body (also known as a rigid object) is a solid body in which deformation is zero or so
small it can be neglected
 UNIT - II
Q. No Questions
Discuss the necessary and sufficient condition for static equilibrium of a particle in two dimensions.
QA201* 2marks
This means that both the net force and the net torque on the object must be zero. Here we will
discuss the first condition, that of zero net force. ... Fnet=0 F net = 0
Differentiate the difference between roller support and hinged support

QA202 The roller support provides only one degree of restraint in the vertical direction, and both 2marks
horizontal and rotational displacements can occur. The hinge support provides two degrees of
restraint in the vertical and horizontal directions, and only rotational displacement can occur.
Define moment of a couple.
QA203 The moment of a couple is equal to the product of either force and the perpendicular distance
2marks
between the line of action of both the forces.

Define resultant force.

QA204 When there is more than one force acting upon the same body. The different forces is altogether
2marks
replaced by a single force. This force is called resultant force.

Explain free body diagram..

QA205* 2marks
Free-body diagrams are diagrams used to show the relative magnitude and direction of all forces
acting upon an object in a given situation

UNIT - III
Q. No Questions
Locate the centroid of circle having diameter 12mm 2marks

QA301*

X=6mm
Y=6mm
2marks
State the radius of gyration of a circle of diameter ‘d’ about its diameter.
QA302
Radius of gyration of circle is the square root of the moment of inertia of that circular section
divided by its area
Define - Moment of inertia of mass 2marks

QA303 Mass moment of inertia also known as rotational inertia is a quantity that is used in measuring a
body's resistance to a change in its rotation direction or the angular momentum. It basically
characterizes the acceleration undergone by an object or solid when torque is applied.
Locate the centroid of Right angle triangle of h = 10mm and b=12mm. 2marks

QA304

X1 = 12/3
Y1 = 10/3
 2marks
Solve the centroid for semi- circle of radius 15mm.
QA305*
X=7.5mm
Y=7.5mm

UNIT - IV
Q. No Questions
Define sliding friction. 2marks

QA401* The resistance created by any two objects when sliding against each other. This friction is
also known as kinetic friction and is defined as the force that is needed to keep a surface
sliding along another surface
2marks
State the coulomb’s laws of dry friction.
QA402*
The law states that the resistance force applied to a body from a flat surface along which the body
rests is proportional to the force that presses this body to the surface.
2marks
Define Angle of repose.
QA403
the angle that the plane of contact between two bodies makes with the horizontal when the upper
body is just on the point of sliding
2marks
Define coefficient of friction.
QA404
coefficient of friction, ratio of the frictional force resisting the motion of two surfaces in contact
to the normal force pressing the two surfaces
 2marks
Define dry friction.
QA405
Dry friction is a force that opposes the relative lateral motion of two solid surfaces in contact.

UNIT - V
Q. No Questions
Define impulse of a force. 2marks

QA501 An impulsive force is a force which acts on an object for a short period of time. In a collision that
results in a change in the velocity or momentum of one or more the objects involved in the
collision, an impulsive force is primarily produced.
State the principle of work and energy. 2marks

QA502 The principle of work and kinetic energy (also known as the work-energy theorem) states that the work
done by the sum of all forces acting on a particle equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle

Define D’Alembert’s principle. 2marks

QA503 The principle states that the sum of the differences between the forces acting on a system of
massive particles and the time derivatives of the momenta of the system itself projected onto any
virtual displacement consistent with the constraints of the system is zero
2marks
Define uniform acceleration..
QA504*
If an object travels in a straight line and its velocity increases or decreases by equal amounts in
equal intervals of time
 2marks
State the Law of Conservation of Momentum
QA505
mu = mv

(PART B – 8 Marks - Either Or Type)

UNIT - I
Q. No Questions
Four forces act on bolt A as shown. Determine the resultant of the forces
on the bolt.

Ʃx = 3 marks
Ʃy = 3 marks
ƩM = 3 marks
QB101 (a) R = 2 marks
Angle = 2 marks

(Or)
 Identify the Resultant of a concurrent force system shown in the figure

Free body diagram = 5 marks

QB101 (b)* Calculation = 5 marks
Result = 3marks

R=234kN

Predict the tension in each cable BC, AC for the given Figure

Free body Diagram – 3marks

QB102 (a)* TAC = 5marks
TBC = 5marks

(Or)
QB102 (b) A string ABCD, attached to fixed points A and D has two equal weihts of 1000 N Free body diagram = 5marks
attached to it at B and C. The weights rest with the portions AB and CD inclined at TBC = 4marks
 angles as shown in Fig. Find the tensions in the portions AB, BC and CD of the string, if
the inclination of the portion BC with the vertical is 120°.

TCD = 4marks

QB103 (a) A light string ABCDE whose extremity A is fixed, has weights W1 and W2 attached to it Free body diagram = 5marks
at B and C. It passes round a small smooth peg at D carrying a weight of 300 N at the W1 = 4marks
W2 = 4marks
free end E as shown in Fig. If in the equilibrium position, BC is horizontal and AB and
CD make 150° and 120° with BC, find (i) Tensions in the portion AB, BC and CD of the
string and (ii) Magnitudes of W1 and W2.
 W1 = 86.6N
W2 – 259-8N

(Or)
QB103 (b) Predict the tension in each cable for the given Figure Free body diagram = 5marks
T1 = 4marks
T2 = 4marks
 T1 = 7.76N
T2 = 10.98N

UNIT - II
Q. No Questions
Two identical rollers each of weight 50 N are supported by an inclined plane and a vertical wall as
shown in fig. Find the reaction at the points of supports A, B and C Assume all the surfaces to be
smooth

Free body diagram = 5 marks

R1 = 2marks
R2 = 2marks
QB201 (a)* R3 = 2marks
R4 = 2marks

R1 = R2 = 64N
R3 = 40N
R4 =150N
(Or)
QB201 (b)* Ʃx = 3 marks
A simply supported beam, AB of span 6 m is loaded as shown in Fig
Ʃy = 3 marks
ƩM = 3 marks
R = 2 marks
 Angle = 2 marks

Resultant force = 273.4N

A man pulls with a force of 300 N on a rope attached to a building, as shown in Fig.
What are the horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted by the rope at
point A ?

Free body diagram = 5marks

QB202 (a) Fx = 4marks
Fy =4marks

(Or)

Free body diagram = 5marks

A beam AB of span 3m, overhanging on both sides is loaded as shown in Fig.
QB202 (b) RA = 4marks
Determine the reactions at the supports A and B RB =4marks
 A simply supported beam, AB of span 6 m is loaded as shown in Fig. Determine the
reactions RA and RB of the beam.

Free body diagram = 5marks

QB203 (a) RA = 4marks
RB =4marks

(Or)
QB203 (b) Two cylinders P and Q rest in a channel as shown in Fig. The cylinder P has diameter of Free body diagram = 5 marks
100 mm and weighs 200 N, whereas the cylinder Q has diameter of 180 mm and R1 = 2marks
R2 = 2marks
weighs 500 N. If the bottom width of the box is 180 mm, with one side vertical and the R3 = 2marks
other inclined at 60°,determine the pressures at all the four points of contact. R4 = 2marks
 R1 = 134-2N
R2 = 240.8N
R3 = 155N
R4 = 122N

UNIT - III
Q. No Questions
QB301 (a)* X = 5marks
Determine the centroid of the image given below
Y = 5marks
Diagram = 3marks

X = 76.02mm
 Y = 40.44mm
(Or)
Determine the centroid of the section given below

Ixx = 3marks
Iyy = 3marks
QB301 (b) Ig1 = 3marks
Ig2 = 3marks
Moment of inertia = 1marks

QB302 (a) An I-section is made up of three rectangles as shown in Fig. 7.15. Find the moment of Ixx = 3marks
inertia of the section about the horizontal axis passing through the centre of gravity of Iyy = 3marks
Ig1 = 3marks
the section Ig2 = 3marks
Moment of inertia = 1marks
 (Or)
A semicircular area is removed from a trapezium as shown in Fig.(dimensions in mm)
Determine the centroid of the remaining area.

X = 5marks
QB302 (b)* Y = 5marks
Diagram = 3marks

X = 5marks
A uniform lamina shown in Fig. 6.14 consists of a rectangle, a circle and a
QB303 (a) Y = 5marks
triangle. Determine the centre of gravity of the lamina. All dimensions are in mm. Diagram = 3marks
 (Or)
QB303 (b) Find the moment of inertia of a T-section with flange as 150 mm × 50 mm Ixx = 3marks
and web as 150 mm × 50 mm about X-X and Y-Y axes through the centre of gravity of Iyy = 3marks
Ig1 = 3marks
the section Ig2 = 3marks
Moment of inertia = 1marks
 UNIT - IV
Q. No Questions
Free body diagram – block A
A block weighing 1500 N, overlying a 10° wedge on a horizontal floor and leaning against a vertical – 3 marks
wall, is to be raised by applying a horizontal force to the wedge. Assuming the coefficient of Solving = 2 marks
friction between all the surface in contact to be 0.3, determine the minimum horizontal force Free body diagram – block A
QB401 (a)* – 3 marks
required to raise the block.
Solving – 2 marks
F= 732N Final answer – 3marks

(Or)
A block overlying a 10° weight on a horizontal floor and leaning against a wall and Free body diagram – 3marks
QB401 (b) weighing 1500N is to be raised by applying a horizontal force to the wedge. Assume Steps – 6 marks
coefficient of friction between the surface in contact to be 0.3. Determine the minimum Ff = 3marks
 horizontal force to be applied to raise the bar

QB402 (a)* Free body diagram – 3marks

Block A weighing 1000 N rests on a rough inclined plane whose inclination to the horizontal is
Steps – 6 marks
45°. It is connected to another block B, weighing 3000 N rests on a rough horizontal plane by a
result = 3marks
weightless rigid bar inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal as shown in fig. Find the horizon-
tal force required to be applied to the block B just to move the block A in upward direction. As -
sume angle of friction as 15° at all surfaces where there is sliding.
 F2 = 72.05N
P = 167N
(Or)
Two weights 80 N and 20 N are connected by a thread and move along a rough horizontal plane
under the action of a force 40 N, applied to the first weight of 80 N as shown in figure. The coeffi -
cient of friction between the sliding surfaces of the wrights and the plane is 0.3. Determine the ac-
celeration of the weights and the tension in the thread using work-energy equation.

Free body diagram = 3 marks

QB402 (b) Solving and steps = 6 marks
T = 4 marks

V2 = 1.96s
T = 8N
Two blocks A and B of mass 50 kg and 100 kg respectively are connected by a string C which
passes through a frictionless pulley connected with the fixed wall by another string D as shown in
figure. Find the force P required to pull the lock B. Also find the tension in the string D. Take co -
efficient of friction at all contact surfaces as 0.3.
Free body diagram = 4marks
P = 4 marks
QB403 (a) T = 4 marks
Result – 1 mark

P = 120N
T = 300N
(Or)
QB403 (b) Free body diagram = 5 marks
The uniform ladder of weight 1000N and of length 4m rest on a horizontal surface and leans Resolving force = 3 marks
against a smooth vertical wall. The ladder makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal. When a man Steps = 2 marks
of weight 750N stands on the ladder at a distance 3m from the top of the ladder, the ladder is at A = 3 marks
the point of slipping. Determine the coefficient of friction between the ladder and the floor.
a = 1.53mm2
 F=450N

UNIT - V
Q. No Questions
Two blocks of weight 150N and 50N are connected by a string passing over a frictionless pulley as
shown below. Determine the velocity of 150N block after 4 seconds. Also calculate the tension in
the string.

QB501 (a)

V = 5.6m/s , T = 64.27N
 (Or)
Determine the total work done on a 5kg body, which is pulled 6m up on a rough inclined plane as
shown below. Take coefficient of kinetic friction between the body and the plane is 0.2

Diagram – 3 marks
QB501 (b)* V = 5 marks
A = 5 marks

Work done =349J

Two bodies one of which is 200N with a velocity of 10m/s and the other of 100N with a velocity
of 10m/s move towards each other and impinges centrally. Fine the velocity of each body after im-
pact, if the co-efficient of restitution is 0.6. find also the loss in kinetic energy due to impact.

Diagram = 4marks
QB502 (a) Distance between them – 5 marks
Steps and formulas – 4 marks

V1 = -1.8m/s
V2 = 13m/s
(Or)
A ship sailing East with a velocity of 15 km. per hour, passes a certain point at noon; and a second
ship, sailing North with the same velocity passes the same point at 1.30 P.M. At what time are they
QB502 (b)
closest together and what is the distance between them?
QB503 (a) Diagram - 3 marks
Two blocks A and B of weight 80N and 60N are connected by a string, passing through a smooth
A = 5 marks
pulley, as shown in the figure. Calculate the acceleration of the body and the tension in the string.
T = 5 marks
 V2 = 2.8s
a = 1.4m/s2
T= 68.59N
(Or)
A block of mass 50kg, resting on a horizontal surface is pulled by a force 500N as shown in the
figure below. Calculate the velocity of the block, after it has travelled a distance of 10m, take μ as
0.5

Diagram , Formula and steps = 5

marks
QB503 (b)* A – 4 marks
S – 4 marks

v = 2.8m/s

(PART C – 15 Marks - Either Or Type)

UNIT - I
Knowledge
Difficulty
Q. No Questions CO Level
Level (1-5)
(Blooms)
In a ship-unloading operation, a 3500-lb automobile is supported by a cable. A rope is tied to the cable Free body diagram – 4 marks
at A and pulled in order to center the automobile over its intended position. The angle between the Resolving force – 2 marks
QC101 (a) cable and the vertical is 2°, while the angle between the rope and the horizontal is 30°. What is the Steps – 2 marks
tension in the rope? Tension value – 5 marks
 (Or)
Diagram – 3 marks
A 200-kg cylinder is hung by means of two cables AB and AC , which are attached to the top of a
P – 3 marks
vertical wall. A horizontal force P perpendicular to the wall holds the cylinder in the position shown.
QC101 (b) Determine the magnitude of P and the tension in each cable. Tac -3 marks
Tab - 3 marks
Steps – 1mark
 UNIT - II
Knowledge
Difficulty
Q. No Questions CO Level
Level (1-5)
(Blooms)
A simply supported beam AB of 6 m span is subjected to loading as shown
in Fig. Find graphically or otherwise, the support reactions at A and B.

Free body diagram – 4 marks

Resolving force – 2 marks
QC201 (a)
Steps – 2 marks
Reaction at A and B – 5 marks

(Or)

A beam AB 8.5 m long is hinged at A and supported on rollers over a smooth surface inclined at
30° to the horizontal at B. The beam is loaded as shown in Fig

Free body diagram – 4 marks

Resolving force – 2 marks
QC201 (b)*
Steps – 2 marks
X= 5 marks

R= 456kN

UNIT - III
Q. No Questions CO Knowledge Difficulty
Level Level (1-5)
 (Blooms)
A concentric hole of diameter 100mm is drilled to a depth of 150mm in a Perspex cylinder of di -
ameter 200mm and 400mm long. The hole is then completely filled with lead and finished flush to
make it a complete cylinder again. Locate the center of mass of the finished cylinder. Assume that
the density of Perspex is 1200kg/m3 and density of lead is 12000kg/m3

X= 4 marks

Y= 4marks
QC301 (a)
Diagram – 3 marks

Steps – 2 marks

X= 100mm
Y = 0.257mm
(Or)

Determine the centroid for the given diagram.

X= 4 marks

Y= 4marks
QC301 (b)
Diagram – 3 marks

Steps – 2 marks

X = 9.484cm
Y = 11.443cm
 UNIT - IV
Knowledge
Difficulty
Q. No Questions CO Level
Level (1-5)
(Blooms)
A truck is moving down a 10º incline when the driver applies brakes, with the result
that the truck decelerates at a steady rate of 1 m/s2. Investigate whether a 500 kg
placed on the truck will slide or remain stationary relative to the truck. Assume the
coefficient of friction between the truck surface and the load as 0.4.
What will be the factor of safety against slipping for this load?

R = 3 marks = 4 marks
QC401 (a) F = 3 marks = 4 marks
Steps and diagram = 5 marks
P1 + p2 = 1930.2

(Or)
QC401 (b) A bullet of mass 20 g is fired horizontally with a velocity of 300 m/s, from V= 3 marks
a gun carried in a carriage ; which together with the gun has mass of 100 kg. The S = 4 marks
resistance to sliding of the carriage over the ice on which it rests is 20 N. Find (a) T = 4 marks
Steps = 2 marks
velocity, with which the gun will recoil, (b) distance, in which it comes to rest, and (c)
time taken to do so.
 UNIT - V
Q. No Questions
QC501 (a) A locomotive and train together has a mass of 200 t and tractive resistance Power = 5 marks
100 N per tonne. If the train can move up a grade of 1 in 125 with a constant speed of Speed = 5 marks
 28·8 km.p.h. Find the power of the locomotive. Also find the speed, which the train can
attain, on a level track, with the same tractive resistance and power of the locomotive.

Steps = 3 marks

(Or)
QC501 (b) Find the acceleration (a) on a solid right circular roller A of mass 20 kg Steps and formulas - 5 marks
when it is being pulled by another body B of mass 10 kg along a horizontal plane as Diagram – 4 marks
shown in figure. The mass B is attached to the end of a string wound round the A = 4 marks
circumference of the roller. Assume that there is no slipping of the roller and the string
is inextensible.
 Knowledge Level (Blooms Taxonomy)

Applying
K1 Remembering (Knowledge) K2 Understanding (Comprehension) K3
(Application of Knowledge)

K4 Analysing (Analysis) K5 Evaluating (Evaluation) K6 Creating (Synthesis)

Note: For each Question, mention as follows

(i) K1 or K2 etc. for Knowledge Level
(ii) CO1, CO2 etc. for Course Outcomes
(iii) Any number from 1 to 5 for Difficulty Level (With 1 as Most Easy & 5 as Most Difficult)