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Engineering Mechanics Tutorial Questions

This document is a tutorial for Engineering Mechanics (ME-101) that includes a series of questions related to various mechanical structures and forces. It covers topics such as free body diagrams, force calculations in members, centroid location, dam safety factors, and beam loading. Each question is accompanied by figures and specifies the marks allocated for each part of the question.

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Engineering Mechanics Tutorial Questions

This document is a tutorial for Engineering Mechanics (ME-101) that includes a series of questions related to various mechanical structures and forces. It covers topics such as free body diagrams, force calculations in members, centroid location, dam safety factors, and beam loading. Each question is accompanied by figures and specifies the marks allocated for each part of the question.

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ME-101, (Engineering Mechanics, Semester-II)


Date: 27/01/2025 and Time: 7.55 to 8.50 AM
Q1. One frame is shown in Figure 1. Based on the Figure 1, answer the following:
(i) Draw the free body diagram of link ABC [2 marks]
(ii) Calculate the force in member BD [3 marks]
(iii) Draw the free body diagram of link DE [2 marks]
(iv) Calculate the reaction force at point F [3 marks]

Figure 1 Figure 2
Q2. The ramp shown in Figure 2 is used by the passengers for boarding a small airplane. The
total mass of the ramp and six passengers is 750 kg with the center of mass at G.
Determine the force in the hydraulic cylinder AB [5 marks] and the magnitude of the pin
reaction at C [5 marks].

Q3. Figure 3 shows a shaded area. Based on the Figure 3, answer the following:
(i) Locate the centroid 𝑥̅ of the shaded area. [5 marks]
(ii) Locate the centroid 𝑦̅ of the shaded area. [5 marks]

Figure 3

Q4. Figure 4 shows a concrete dam, whose factor of safety for tipping is defined as the ratio of the
stabilizing moment due to the dam’s weight divided by the overturning moment about O due to
the water pressure.
1) Draw the Free Body Diagram of the given figure [1 Mark]
2) Calculate the pressure at the base of the dam and intensities of the load at the base of the
dam [1 Mark]
3) Calculate the dam’s weight and the point of application [3 Marks]
4) Calculate the force due to water pressure and the point of application [2 Marks]

1
5) Calculate the overturning moment and stabilizing moment [2 Marks]
6) Determine the factor of safety [1 Mark]
The concrete has a density 𝜌𝑐 = 2.5 Mg/m3 and for water the density is 𝜌𝑤 =1 Mg/m3.

1.5 m

9m

6m

Figure 4 Figure 5

Q5. The frame for a sign is fabricated from thin, flat steel bar stock of mass per unit length
4.73 kg/m as shown in Fig. 5. The frame is supported by a pin at C and by a cable AB.
The radius R is 0.75 m.
(a) Determine the location of the C.G. of the frame [3 marks]
(b) Determine the tension in the cable. [3 marks]
(c) Determine the reaction at C. [4 marks]

Q6. A beam is subjected to the distributed and concentrated loads as shown in Figure 6.
(a) Draw the Free Body Diagram for the beam [1 mark]
(b) Determine the resultant of the applied vertical loading and the location of its line of
action. [5 marks]
(c) Determine the support reactions at A and B. [4 marks]
.

Figure 6

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