PART A- (10

1. State Polygon law of forces.

2. State the equations of equilibrium of a coplanar system of forces.

3. Give the different types of support in beams.

4. Define principle of transmissibility.

5. State the t h e o r e m s o f Pappus and G u l d i n u s to find o u t t h e surface

area and volume o f a body.
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6. Write t h e expression for centroid of hemisphere a n d circular lamina.

7. What i s the frictional force generated w h e n a body of mass l0 kg resting

on a
- horizontal plane subjected to a horizontal force p in earth gravitational field, if
· the coefficient of friction is 0.25.

8. A body of weight 150N rest o n a horizontal plane. If a horizontal force of

50N
can just m o v e it, then w h a t w i l l be the value o f coefficient of friction._
9. A small ball is dropped from a height of 19.62 m. At what v e l o c i t y the ball
will strike the ground.

10. Define instantaneous center o f rotation.

A- (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. State Parallelogram law of forces.'
2. State the conditions for a particle to be in equilibrium in space.
3. Sketch the 'roller' and 'hinge' supports showing the reaction components.
4. For the fig. 1 shown f i n d the moment of forces at point

5. For the 'T' section shown in Fig. 2 find the centroid.

~~r2cm

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Fig. 2
2 cm
6. State the parallel axis theorem.
7. For the system shown in Fig. 3 find the work done by the force in
moving the object by 2 m.

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W= 50 · 0 N

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8. A body is moving with a velocity of 5 mis. After 3 seconds the velocity
is 8 m/s.
Find the acceleration.
9. Define 'Cone of friction's-
10. What is general plane of motion? Give an example.