POKHARA UNIVERSITY

Level: Bachelor Semester – Fall Year : 2003

Programme: BE (Holders) Full Marks: 100
Course: Applied Mechanics Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.

1. a) Given the vectors 8

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A  16 i  3 j , B  10 k  6 i , C  4 j compute
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(i) C ( A . C )  B
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(ii) A .( B  C )
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b) Given a force F  (10 i  5 j  A K ) N . If this force is to have a
rectangular component of 8N along a line having a unit vector
7
^ = 0. 6 i  0.8 k , what should A be?
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A force F  (10 i  6 j  6 k ) N acts at position (10,3,4)m relative to a 15
2.
coordinate system. What is the moment of the force about the origin.
What is the moment of the force about an axis passing through origin and
point (1,1,1)m.
OR
A parallel system force is such that: a 20 N force acts at position
(10,3,0)m; a 30 N force acts at position (5,-3,0)m; a 50 N force acts at
position (-2,5,0)m. If all the force point in negative Z direction, give the
simplest resultant force and it's line of action.
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A force F 1  (10 i  6 j  3 k ) N acts at position (3,0,2) m. At point (0,2,- 15
3.
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3)m, an equal but opposite force  F 1 acts . What is the couple moment?
What are the direction cosines of the normal to the plane of the couple?

4. Assuming all surfaces to be smooth, determine the reactions at points A, 15

B, and C on the spheres exerted by the container.
5. By direct integration determine the centroid of isosceles triangle of height 15
h and base b.
OR
Compute the moment of inertia of composite shaded plane figure with
respect to X and Y axis.

6. Determine the minimum value of P required to move the block up to the 15

plane. Take  s  0.3 and  k  0.25.

7. Write short notes (Any Two). 25

a) Moment of a force about a point
b) Equilibrium in two dimension
c) Parallel axis theorem
d) Angle of friction