DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

COACHING QUESTION PAPER

ME3351- ENGINEERING MECHANICS
UNIT – 1 STATICS OF PARTICLES

PART – A

1. Define scalar and vector quantities?

2. Define parallelogram law of forces. What is the use of this law?
3. What is resolution of a force?
4. State triangle law of forces.
5. Define coplanar and non coplanar forces.
6. Define collinear and concurrent forces.
7. State Lame’s theorem.
8. Write the conditions for equilibrium for a particle in space.
9. What is principle of transmissibility of forces?
10. What is cross product of two vectors?
11. Define free body diagram?
12. State polygon law of forces?
13.What is equivalent forces?
14.Find the unit vector of a force vector F=4i-5j=8k
15.State lami’s theorem?

PART – B
1. The four coplanar forces are acting at a point as shown in fig. Determine the
resultant in magnitude and direction.

2.i) Determine the tension in cables AB and AC

ii)An electric light fixture weighing 15 N hangs Determine the forces in the string AC And BC
3.Two identical rollers each of weight 1000N are supported by an inclined plane and a
vertical wall as shown in fig below. Find the support reactions at points A,B&C. assume all
surfaces to be smooth.

4.For the tripod shown in figure below, the end points are in ZX plane. A body of weight
5000N is suspended from point P. find the force in each leg.

5.Members OA, OB and OC form a three member space truss. A weight of 10 KN is suspended
at the joint 'O' as shown in fig. Determine the magnitude and nature of forces in each of the three
members of the truss

6. ABCDE is a light string whose end A is fixed. the weights W1 and W2 are attached
to the string at B and C and the string passes round a small smooth wheel at D carrying a weight
300N at the free end E. in the position of equilibrium, BC is horizontal and AB and CD makes
angle 150° and 120° with horizontal. Find (i) the tension in the string AB, BC, CD and DE. (ii)
Magnitude of W1 and W2.
 7. The truck i s to be towed using two ropes. Determine the magnitudes of forces
FA and FB acting on each rope in order to develop a resultant force of 950
Ndirected along the positive X- axis.

8. Figure shows a 10 kg lamp supported by two cables AB and AC. Find the tension in each cable

UNIT – 2 EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES

PART – A

1. What is a rigid body?

2. What is a free body diagram?
3. List some types of supports?
4. List some types of loads.
5. List some types of beams based on supports.
6. What is a couple?
7. What is a resultant force?
8. What is equilibriant force?
9. Replace the force 50N acting in positive Y direction on the origin about the point (5,0) by
a force and moment.
10. Write the conditions for equilibrium for a rigid body in space.
11. State varignon’s theorem.
12.Hinged support has two reactions-Justify
13.What is meant by force-couplr system?
14.State the principle of transmissibility?
15.Differentiate particle and rigid body?
 PART – B

1. The figure below shows the coplanar system of forces acting on a plate.
Determine (i) the resultant (ii) x and y intercepts of the resultant.

2. An overhanging beam is loaded as shown in fig. Find the support

reactions of the beam when a 35kNm couple acts at C as shown.

3. A plate is acted upon by 3 forces and 2 couples as shown in fig.

Determine the resultant of these force- couple system and find co-
ordinate x of the point on the x – axis through which the resultant
passes.

4. Four tug boats are used to bring an ocean liner to its pier. Each tugboat
exerts a 5000 – N forces in the direction shown. Determine (a) the
equivalent force – couple system at the foremast O, (b) the point on the hull
where a single, more powerful tugboat should push to produce the same effect
as the original four tugboats.
 5. Two beams AB and CD are shown in figure. A and D are hinged supports. B
and C are roller supports.

6. Determine the resultant of the fig. Calculate magnitude and direction and locate its position of sides AB
and AD

7. Reduce the system of forces shown in fig.5 to a force – couple system at A

8. Determine the reactions at supports for beam as shown below

 UNIT – 3 DISTRIBUTED FORCES

PART – A
1. What is centre of gravity?
2. What is centroid?
3. Write the formula for finding the centroid of a compound area about X and Y axes.
4. What is moment of inertia of an area?
5.Write the formula for finding moment of inertia about X and Yaxis.
6.What is parallel axes theorem for moment of inertia?
7.What is perpendicular axes theorem for moment of inertia?
8.What is product of inertia?
9. What is principal moment of inertia?
10. What is mass moment of inertia?
11. Determine the centroid of the rectangle lamina 55 mm × 25 mm.
12. Define Radius of Gyration
13.State pappus –Guldinus theorem I&II?
14.Define polar moment of inertia?
15.What is second moment of area ?

PART – B
1. Determine the position of the centroid for the section with respect to the axes
shown in fig.

2. Locate the centroid of the plane area shown in fig

3. Calculate the moment of inertia of the shaded area shown in figure

4.Determine the co-odinates of centroid of the shaded area shown in figure

5.Locate the centroid of the area shown in ¯figure below. The dimensions are in mm. axis

6. Calculate the center of gravity for a bullet as shown in the fig.

7.Evaluate the moment of inertia of unequal Z section as shown in fig about the centroidal
axes .also find the product moment of inertia and principal moment of inertia at the centroid of
section.
8.Find the Product of inertia of L Section Also determine the principal moments of inertia

UNIT-4 FRICTION
PART-A
1. State the laws of dry (coloumb) friction
2. Define coefficient of kinetic friction
3. What is coloumb friction?
4. Define coefficient of static friction
5. List out the different types of friction. What is coefficient of static friction?
6. When do we say that the motion of a body is impending?
7. What is general plane motion?
8. A rigid body is acted uponbyaforceof100N,thevelocityofbodychangesfrom15m/sto
25m/s during a periodof50s. Find the mass of body and the distance moved by the
body during the time of interval.
9.A rigid body rotates about a fixed axis. Write the expression for angular velocity when the
rotation is uniformly accelerated
10. Define angle of repose.
11. Explain the rolling resistance.
12.Give the causes of rolling resistance?
13. Define limiting friction?
14.What is general plane motion?
15.What is instantaneous centre of rotation in plane motion?
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PART-B
1. A force of 300 N is required just to move a block up a plane inclined at 20° to the
horizontal, the force being applied parallel to the plane of figure 15 (a). If the inclination of
the plane is increased to 25°, the force required just to move the block up is 340 N, (the force
is acting parallel to the plane). Determine the weight of the block and the coefficient of friction.
2. A 7m long ladder rests against a vertical wall, with which it makes an angle of 45° and on a
floor. If a man whose weight is one half that of the ladder climbs it, at what distance along the
ladder will he be, when the ladder is about to slip? Take coefficient of friction between the
ladder and the wall is 1/3 and that between the ladder and the floor is 1/2
.

3. Determine the least value of P required to cause the motion impend the system shown in the
fig. Assume the co-efficient of friction is 0.25

4.A block of weight 1290 N rests on a horizontal surface and supports another block of weight
570 N on top of it as shown in fig. Find the force P applied to the lower block that will be
necessary to cause slipping to impend. Coefficient of friction between block (1) and (2) is
0.25 and Coefficient of friction between block (1) and surface is 0.4.

5. A block overlying a 10° wedge on a horizontal floor and leaning against a vertical wall and
weighing 1500N is to be raised by applying a horizontal force to the wedge. Assuming co-efficient of
friction between all surfaces in contact to be 0.3,determine the the minimum horizontal force to be
applied to raise the block
 6. A block of weight 2 kN kept on an inclined plane is acted upon by 0.5 KN horizontal force as shown
fig. The coefficients of friction between the block and the plane are µs= 0.30 and µk 0.25. whether the
block is in equilibrium or not. Also find the magnitude and direction of the friction force.

7. Block (2) rests on block (1) and is attached by a horizontal rope AB to the wall as shown in fig. What
force P is necessary to cause motion of block (1) to impend? The co-efficient of friction between the
blocks is 0.25 and between the floor and block (1) is 0.3 Mass of blocks (1)and (2) are 16kg and 10 kg

8.Two blocks of weight 500 N and 900 N connected by a rod are kept on an inclined plane as
shown in Fig. 8. The rod is parallel to the plane. The coefficient of friction between 500 N block
and the plane is 0.3 and that between 900 N block and the plane is 0.4. Find the inclination of the
plane with the horizontal and the tension in the rod when the motion down the plane is just about
to start

5 DYNAMICS OF PARTICLES

PART – A
1. What is kinematics?
2. Write down the equations of motion of a body.
3. List the types of motion.
4. Define rectilinear, curvilinear motion.
5. What is relative motion? and how is position of a body expressed in relation with other
body.
6.A body a moves with a constant velocity of 5m/s along positive x axis and body B
moves along positive Y axis with a constant velocity of 3m/s. Determine the relative velocity of
A with respect to B.

7. State Newton’s second law of motion.( De Alembert’s principle)

8. Define projectile.
9. Define impulse & momentum.
10. Define co-efficient of restitution.
11. State law of conservation of momentum.
12. A particle moves along X axis and its position is expressed as x=3.5t 3-7t2
where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Determine
13.Equation of motion of a body is s=5t3+4t3+3t+2.Find velocity and acceleration ?
14.State newton’s law of motion?
15.What is line of impact?

PART – B

1.The acceleration of a particle moving along a straight line is defined by a=8- x; The particle
starts from rest at t=0 and origin x=0. Determine (a) Velocity of the particle when x=10m
(b) The position of particle when velocity becomes zero. (c) Velocity of a particle when
acceleration becomes zero.

2.A stone is thrown up vertically from the foot of a tower of height 22m with a velocity of
12m/s. St the same time, another stone is dropped from the top of the tower. Find the height at
which the two stones cross each other.

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3. Two blocks of weight 200N and 70N are connected by a string and passing over a
frictionless pulley as shown in the fig. Find the velocity of the blocks 1.5s after they start from
rest.
4. Two blocks of masses 280 kg and 420 kg are connected as shown in Fig. 5.91. Assume that the
pulley is frictionless and µ 0.3 between block 'A' and the surface. If the system is initially at rest,
determine the velocity of the blocks after 3 seconds

5. A block of mass 60 Kg moving down a 35° inclined plane from rest. After moving
1.3m, the block strikes a spring whose modulus is 20N/mm. Determine (i) Maximum
deformation of the spring (ii) Maximum velocity of the block. Take µ as 0.15.

6.Two weights 800 N and 200 N are connected by a thead and move along a rough horizontal
plane under the action of a force 400N, applied to the first weight of 8OON as shown in Fig. The
coefficient of friction between the sliding surfaces of the weights and the plane is 03. Determine
the acceleration of the weights and the tension in thread wing work energy equation

7. Direct central impact occurs between 300 N body moving to the right with the velocity of
6 m/s and 150 N body moving to the left with the velocity of 10 m/s. Find the velocity of
each body after impact if the coefficient of restitution is 0.8.

8.Two balls of mass 2kg and 4kg are moving in the same direction with velocities of om's and
1.5ms respectively inclined at 45 and 60 with the line of centers. If the co-efficient of restitution is
0.6, find their velocities in magnitude and direction after impact

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