— THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO FINAL EXAMINATIONS DECEMBER 2014 Course Code and Title: ENSC1005: Engineering Science Programme: BASe. Date and Time: Wednesday 3 December 2014 9:00 AM ~ 1200 NOON. Duration: Three (3) Hours PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN THIS EXAMINATION Instructions to Candidates 1, This papet has 4 pages and 5 questions. 2. Youare tequired to answer ALL five (5) questions. 3. Graph Sheets are provided to be used as needed. Key Examination Protocol 1, Students please note that academic dishonesty (or cheating) includes but is not limited to plagiarism, collusion, falsification, replication, taking unauthorised notes or devices into an examination, obtaining an unauthorised copy of the examination paper, communicating or zying to communicate with another candidate during the examination, and being a patty to impersonation in relation to an examination, ‘The above mentioned and any other actions which compromise the integrity of the academic evaluation process will be fully investigated and addressed in accordance with UTI"s academic regulations, 3, Please be reminded th speeking without the Invigilator’s permission is NOT allowed, ‘Decertaer 2014 Final Searinations (ENSC5005) Page Lof¢Question 1 {@) Using an appropriate example; discuss the various steps involved in the Material Selection Process. (6 Marks) (b) Suggest one suitable material for each of the following purpose with justifications: @ File Cabinet Gi) Water Tap (ii) Manhole Cover (iv) Garden Chair (¥) Glass Cutter (S x2 Marks) (©) Non-Ferrous alloys are used in applications where ferrous alloys have limitations. G State two (2) limitations of ferrous alloys (2 Marks) (Gi) List at least four (4) categories of non-ferrous alloys (2 Marks) Question 2 (a) What are the differences between ductile and brittle fracture? (4 Marks) (b) Why are ceramics brittle, while metals are ductile? (6 Marks) (c) Discuss the slip systenas of FCC, BCC and HCP Crystals (6 Marks) (@ Atomic radii of two metal atoms are 0.128 nm and 0.133 nm respectively and they have similar chemical properties of electronegativity and valency. They both exist as body centered cubic packed structures, Find out whether they form a solid solution, and if they form, state what type of solid solution itis. (4 Marks) Question 3 (@) Explain the ‘principle of combined actio: as it applied to composite materials. (1 Marke) (b) Contrast the mechanical characteristics of matrix and dispersed phases for fiber reinforced composites. (4 Marks) (ENsC1005) Page 2 of(©) Most ceramic materials fall into an application-classification scheme that includes glasses | and five other groups: List the five other groups of this classification. (5 Marks) (@ A 13 mm corresponding to the diameter tensile specimen has a 50mm gage length. The load 0.2% offset is 6800 kg and the maximum load is 8400 kg. Fracture occurs at 7300 kg, The diameter after fracture is 8 mm and the gage length at fracture is 65 mm. Calculate: (i) yield stress i) tensile stress Gii) breaking stress (iv) elongation (v) reduction of area (8 «2 Marks) Question 4 (a) What do you mean by glass transition temperature? G Marks) (b) How do the plots showing variation of specific volume with temperature for amorphous glass ceramic and a erystalline solid differ? (5 Marks) (c) Distinguish between addition and condensation polymerization and state which of those are applied for processing polyethylene and polyesters (8 Marks) (@ Distinguish between structure and properties of thermosetting and thermoplastic (4 Marks) Question 5 (a) Draw a distribution of the molecular energies of gas molecules at two different temperatures, TI and a higher temperature T2. Label the curves TI and T2 and mark the ‘energy corresponding to the activation energy, EA. Use the diagram to explain why the rate of a reaction will change as the temperature increases, (6 Matks) (b) Briefly describe two factors thet can affect the rate of chemical reaction. (4 Marks) aa IERSURNRNTieee Tee eee aeaeT EER eineememeemeeeeeeeenreneeteeeeeeed The December 2014 Pinal eNsc1005) Pages oft(©) Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen were combined in a flask at 25 degree Celsius and allowed to react as follows: 2NO eq + Oxy) > 2NO2te) Write the rate law for the reaction with following information given and calculate the value of the rate constant. [Initial concentration of O; [Initial concentration of NO Initial rate (M/s) (10 Marks) ND OF EXAMINATION ‘The Univeaty of Trinidad and Tobago December2014 Final Braminations [ENSC1005) Paged of