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Engineering
UNIT 1: Engineering Principles

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Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and learner registration number.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.

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• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• the Information
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Booklet of Formulae and Constants and you may be rewarded
for doing so.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
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for symbolic algebraic manipulation or allow the storage and retrieval of
mathematical formulae.

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SECTION A
Applied Mathematics
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 An engineer has plotted a straight line graph based on the results of an investigation.
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(a) Calculate the gradient of the straight line.

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(b) Find the equation of the straight line.

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(Total for Question 1 = 4 marks)

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2 The diagram shows a fan blade stamped from sheet metal.

20º

200 mm

Diagram not to scale

(a) Convert 20° into radians.
(2)

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(b) Calculate the area of the fan blade.
(2)

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(Total for Question 2 = 4 marks)

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3 The total amount of noise produced by two compressors is given by the formula:
N = log7 + 2log3
Simplify the equation to a single logarithm and calculate the final value of N.
Show evidence of the laws of logarithms in your answer.

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(Total for Question 3 = 3 marks)

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4 A hemisphere measuring container is made from brass.

140 mm

Diagram not to scale

Calculate the volume of the container.
Give your answer in an appropriate unit.

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(Total for Question 4 = 5 marks)

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5 The cost of manufacturing components using a CNC milling machine is given by

the equation:
£c = 15n2 + 9n
Where c is the total cost of manufacturing (in pounds), and n is the number of
components manufactured.
(a) Simplify the equation by extraction of the common factors.
(1)

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(b) Calculate the number of components manufactured (n) if the total cost (c) is
£24 360.
(3)

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(Total for Question 5 = 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 20 MARKS

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SECTION B
Mechanical Principles
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
6 Identify the term used to describe the change in position from one location
to another.

A Acceleration

B Displacement

C Difference

D Measurement

(Total for Question 6 = 1 mark)

7 Identify the unit of measure for hydrostatic pressure.

A Pascal

B Kelvin

C Weber

D Kilogram

(Total for Question 7 = 1 mark)

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8 A 15 m wide dam is used to retain water in a reservoir.

Dam
water level

h = 6.5 m

Base

Diagram not to scale

(a) Calculate the area of the water against the dam wall.
(2)

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(b) Calculate the hydrostatic thrust on the dam.
Assume the density of water is 1000 kg/m3.
(3)

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(Total for Question 8 = 5 marks)

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9 A loaded truck of mass 500 kg is travelling along a track at a velocity of 8 m/s.
The loaded truck collides with an empty truck of mass 200 kg that is not moving.
Both trucks separate at the point of the collision.
After the collision the loaded truck continues to move with a velocity of 5 m/s.

loaded truck empty truck

500 kg v = 8 m/s 200 kg

(a) State the equation for momentum.

(1)

(b) Calculate the velocity of the empty truck immediately after the collision.
Assume that the track is frictionless and there is no wind resistance.
(4)

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(Total for Question 9 = 5 marks)

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10 Explain one effect of friction on lifting machines.

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(Total for Question 10 = 2 marks)

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11 A ring spanner is used to tighten a 12 mm nut with a constant force of 7 N.

450 mm

12 mm nut 7N

Diagram not to scale

(a) Calculate the torque on the nut.
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The ring spanner is rotated through one full circle.
(b) Calculate the work done in rotating the spanner through one full circle.
(3)

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(Total for Question 11 = 7 marks)

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12 Two components are held together by a 0.016 m diameter bolt.

16 kN 16 kN
Circular bolt

55°

Diagram not to scale

Calculate the direct stress (σ) acting on the bolt.

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(Total for Question 12 = 9 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 30 MARKS

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SECTION C
Electrical and Electronic Principles
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
13 Identify one reverse mode application of diodes.

A Clamping

B Energy storage

C Voltage regulation

D Switching

(Total for Question 13 = 1 mark)

14 Identify the unit of measure for electric field strength.

A Ampere per metre

B Coulomb per metre

C Henry per metre

D Volt per metre

(Total for Question 14 = 1 mark)

15 Name the object used to prevent magnets interfering with radio signals.

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(Total for Question 15 = 1 mark)

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16 A technician is testing a capacitor that is connected to a 50 V power source.

The plates of the capacitor have an area of 1x10–3 m2.
The dielectric material has a permittivity (ε) of 6x10-10 F/m.

25 x 10-3 m

50 V

(a) Calculate the value of the capacitor.

Give your answer in an appropriate unit.
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(b) Calculate the charge stored on the capacitor.

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(Total for Question 16 = 5 marks)

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17 A 9 volt battery is connected to a resistor network.
9V

10 Ω 10 Ω
A R1 R2

3Ω 30 Ω
B R3 R4

56 Ω
C R5

(a) Calculate the overall resistance in the network of resistors.

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(b) Calculate the power dissipated in the circuit.
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(Total for Question 17 = 7 marks)

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18 A DC electric motor is producing an output of 500 kW and has an efficiency of 55%.

The supply voltage to the motor is 25kV (measured across the terminals).
Calculate the current drawn by the motor.

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(Total for Question 18 = 6 marks)

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19 An engineer has been carrying out tests on a material.

10 mm
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Diagram not to scale

The material has DC voltage of 9V passed through it at a current of 1.9 A.
Calculate the resistivity (ρ) of the material.

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(Total for Question 19 = 9 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION C = 30 MARKS

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 80 MARKS

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