Tota! number of printed pages: B.Tech ‘BE ZON ew /BENG 701 (0) is Second Semester Examination — 2010 se eo MECHANICS Figure 6 Full Marks ~70 (©) Findthe momentotinerta fa hollow sphere Time:3 Hours with respectto a diameterif the unit weight of the material is « and the outer and inner ere erage TEENY radii are r, and r, respectively. 5 ied ay five een Ieee on Oe, er nel yan''1. Answer the following questions 2x10 (a) Whatare the angles between two forces to ‘make their resultant a minimum and a ‘maximum respectively ? (b) What is an equilibrant ? Discuss with an example. (c) How can you resolve a force into a force anda couple? BEZION(NVBENG TI01(0) 8 -c PTO.(a) @ 0 @ (6) o Derive an expression for the least force required to drag a body on a rough horizontal plane. What is the advantage of ‘method of section’ over ‘method of joints ? Discuss with a very simple example. ‘Show the hydrostatic pressure distribution ‘onthe vertical face of a dam section. How can this distribution be converted toa single ‘concentratedload ? Whatis the first moment of area of a semi- circular area aboutits diameter d ? A particle starting from rest from the origin ‘moves ina straightline whose equation of motion is given by v = f= St, What will be the cisplacement of the particle after ‘4seconds ? It the speed of a particle along a curved path is constant, what is the value of ‘tangential acceleration ? BEZIOSNVBENGIION(O) 2 Conte. ne) i) Whatis meantby moment of momentum of apartcie ? (@) A-smooth ight circular cylinder of radius + meter and weight 10kN is in equilibrium \while resting on smooth incined planes AB and AC as shown in Figure 1, Find reactions at the surfaces ofcontact, 5 Figure (0) A force of 40 kN pulls a body of weight 660 kN up an inclined plane, the force being applied parallelto the plane. The inclination of the plane to the horizontal is 80°, Calculate the coetficientof friction. ‘A truss of 10 m span is loaded as shown in Fig. 2. Find the forces in the members of the BEZIONINVBENG HO1(0) PTO.truss if it is supported on a roller at A and a hinge at B as shown, and F are mid points of AC and BC while G and H are mid points of AD and BD. 10 wow Dw 25 mx4= 10%" Figure 2 4, (a) Abeam ABCis hinged at A and supported ‘ona roller atB. BC being the overhang. It isloaded with distrbuted loads as shown in Figure. Find the reactions atthe supports. 100 kim 5 50k , gear aS Tesin le easn can] Figure 3 BE2IO4(MVBENGI101(0) 4 Contd. (©) State and prove the Varignon’s theorem, 5 5. (a) Locate the centroid of the area enclosed between a straight line y = 4x and the parabola y =2. 4 (©) Find the moment of inertia about the ccentroidal X and Y axis ofthe section shown in Figure 4. 6 lane at on 2m ——4 7 Figure 4 6 (a) Acage descends in a mine shaft with an acceleration of 0.5 m/sec®. After the cage has traveled 25 m, a stone is dropped from the top of the shaft. Determine 6 BEZIOHNVBENG1I0N(0) 5 PTO.©) @ (3) BEDIOH(NVBENGTION(O) 6 (i) _ the time taken by the stone to hit the cage (i) the distance traveled by the cage before impact. ‘A train starting from rest is uniformly accelerated. The acceleration atany instant is 10/(v—1) misect where vis the velocity. ofthe train in mvsec atthe instant. Find the distance in which the train will attain a ‘velocity of 60 kmph. 4 “Themaximum range ta project's 1600™. ‘Atwhat angle of elevation 0 willthe range be 1200 m ifthe intial velocity remains unchanged? 3 Considering only rotation of the earth, determine the resultant acceleration of a point on its surface atthe latitude 45° N. ‘Assume the radius of the earth R= 6400 km. 3 Conta. sanneit® BERION(NVBENGTION(O) 7 © Aballotweight Wis supportedin a vertical plane as shown in Fig. 5. Find the compressive force Sin the bar BC: (just before the sting ABis cut and (i just ater the string ABs cut. Neglect the weight of thebar BC, 4 Tap «oD som | ey Figure 5 ‘Asolid right circular roller of radius P and weight W tied to a horizontal plane by a rod AC has initial angular velocity «as shown in Figure 6. It the rotor is suddenly allowed to rest its full Weight on the plane, what time t wil elapse before it comes to rest ? The coefficient of {tiction at B is 1. Numerical data are given as follows : @, = 20% radisec, R= 0.3 m, H = 0.28, « = 20°, 5 PTO.