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BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C14)
OCT/NOV2015

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DMEFIRST YEAR EXAMINATION

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ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Time : 3 hours ] 9 [ Total Marks : 80

PARTA 310=30
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Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Answers should be brief and straight to the point and
shall not exceed five simple sentences.
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1. The resultant of two equal forces acting at a point with an

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angle of 60 between them is 1732 N. Find the magnitude of

* each force. 3

2. Define the following terms :

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(a) Equilibrium 1
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(b) Equilibrant 1

3. State the laws of solid friction. 3

4. A body weighing 250 N is lying on a rough horizontal plane.

A horizontal effort of 50 N is required to cause the body to
slide. Determine
(a) limiting force of friction; 1
(b) coefficient of friction. 1

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 * axis theorem with a line diagram.
5. State perpendicular 3

6. A wheel rotating at 120 r.p.m. is given an angular acceleration

of 2 rad/s2 . Find the angular velocity after 45 seconds. 3

7. Define the following terms with respect to simple machines :

(a) Ideal machine 1
(b) Ideal effort 1

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(c) Ideal load 1

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8. Define the following :
(a) Horizontal range 1
(b) Time of flight 1
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9. Write the law of machine with effort vs load diagram. 3
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10. List out any three names of inversions of four-bar chain. 3

PARTB 105=50
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Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

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(2) Each question carries ten marks.

* (3) Answers should be comprehensive and the criterion
for valuation is the content but not the length of the
answer.
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11. The five forces 20 N, 30 N, 40 N, 50 N and 60 N are acting on

one of the angular points of a regular hexagon towards the
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other five angular points taken in order. Find the direction

and magnitude of the resultant force.

12. (a) A lamp weighing 5 N is suspended from the ceiling by

means of a wire. It is pulled to one side by a horizontal
cord, until the wire makes an angle of 60 with the ceiling.
Find the tension in the wire and cord. 5
(b) Find the centroid of T-section with top flange of
100 mm 20 mm and web of 80 mm 20 mm. 5

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 13. A body of weight*735 N rests on a rough inclined plane. The
plane is inclined at an angle 30 with the horizontal and the
angle of friction between the body and plane is 15. Find the
horizontal force required to hold the body from sliding down
the plane.

14. The bullet of a gun is of mass 003 kg and is fired with a

velocity of 500 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the bullet? If
the bullet penetrates into a block of wood 300 mm deep, what

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is the resistance offered by the wood to the bullet? What is the
exit velocity, if the same bullet is fired into a 150 mm thick

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wood?

15. Find the MI of the I-section shown below in the figure about
centroidal axes. [All dimensions are in mm]
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16. (a) Define simple harmonic motion. Write the applications

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of SHM. 4

(b) If the velocities of a body moving with SHM are 8 m/s and
4 m/s at 1 m and 2 m respectively from a fixed point,
find
(i) amplitude;
(ii) periodic time;
(iii) maximum velocity;
(iv) maximum acceleration. 6

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 * an effort of 98 N lifts a load of 2450 N and
17. In a lifting machine
an effort of 1274 N lifts a load of 3920 N. Establish the law of
machine. Calculate
(a) the effort required to lift a load of 5880 N;
(b) the load that can be lifted using an effort of 196 N;
(c) the effort lost in friction.

18. (a) Draw a neat sketch of differential wheel and axle. 5

(b) Explain any one inversion of four-bar chain with a neat

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sketch. 5

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