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(ii) The angle of rotation of a rigid body is given by the expression =t3-3t2+4t+8 where is in radians and t is in seconds. Find the angular velocity when t=3 seconds. Part B (5 x 16 = 80 Marks) Answer all questions

[2012- 2013] Class: MEC02 & CEG02 MODEL EXAMINATION

Subject Name : ME 2151 ENGINEERING MECHANICS Date: 29.05.2013 Time: 9.15 am 12.15 pm Part A 1. (10 x 2 = 20 Marks) Max. Marks : 100 Duration: 3 Hrs. Answer all questions 11. a

Three forces act at a point A on a block as shown in fig.1. The directions of the 300N forces may vary but the angle between these 300N forces is always 400.Determine the value of the angle for which the resultant of the forces acting at A is directed parallel to the plane b-b.

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Two vectors A and B are given as A = 2i+3j+k and B=3i+3j+4k. Determine the cross product and the unit vector along it. Find the resultant of an 800N force acting towards eastern direction and a 500N force acting towards north-eastern direction.(450 to the 800N force) Give the equations which express the conditions for the equilibrium of rigid body. Two forces F1=5i and F2=8.66j pass through a point whose coordinates are (2,1)m. Calculate the moment of the forces about the origin. Explain the term briefly the radius of gyration of an area. State parallel axis theorem with a simple sketch for illustration. A body is dropped from rest. Determine(i)the time required for it to acquire a velocity of 16m/s and (ii)the time needed to increase its velocity from 16m/s to 23m/s. A mass of 50kg has an initial velocity of 15m/s horizontally on a smooth surface. Determine the value of the horizontal force that will bring the mass to rest in 4 seconds. (i) What is meant by impending motion when a body moves over surface with friction?

(OR) 11. b Find the magnitude of the concurrent forces such that if they act at right angles, their resultant is 10 and if they act at 600 their resultant is 13. Two wires AC and BC are attached to the top of the pole CD as shown in Fig.2. The force exerted by the pole is vertical. The 2500N force applied at point C is horizontal and also parallel to the Z axis ( =900). Determine the tension in each cable.

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(OR) 12. b Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the reactions for the beam loaded as shown in Fig.3. Neglect the weight of the beam.

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A fireman holding a nozzle at a horizontal distance of 4.8m from a vertical wall, wishes to send a jet of water through a small window in the wall located 3.6m vertically above the nozzle as shown in Fig 6.If the inclination of the jet with the horizontal is 600, Determine the required velocity of the jet at the exit of the nozzle.

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Locate the centroid of the plane shown in Fig.4

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(OR) A 2000 kg automobile driven down a 50 inclined plane at a speed of 100km/h when the brakes are applied causing a constant total breaking force( applied by the road on the tires) of 7 kN. Determine the distance travelled by the automobile as it comes to stop. A flat belt develops a tight side tension of 2000N during power transmission. The coefficient of friction between the pully and the belt is 0.30. The angle of lap on smaller pully is 1650 and the belt speed s 18 m/s. Determine the power that can be transmitted, if the belt is assumed to be perfectly elastic and massless. (OR) A flywheel starts rotating from rest and is given an acceleration of 3 rad/s2 i) Find the angular velocity and the speed in rpm after 90 seconds ii) If the flywheel is brought to rest with a uniform angular retardation of 2 rad/s2, determine the time taken by the flywheel in seconds to come to rest

15. (OR) 13. b Find the moment of inertia of the shaded area shown in Fig5. About the horizontal and vertical centroidal axes. The width of the hole is 200mm. 15.

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