THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

FINAL ASSESSMENT/EXAMINATIONS DECEMBER 2013

Course Code and Title:

MENG1002 ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Programme:

NETD Mechanical Engineering

Date and Time:

Monday 16th December 2013 @ 1:00 p.m.

Duration: Three (3) hours

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN THIS

EXAMINATION

Instructions to Candidates
1.
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This paper has 6 pages and 5 questions.

You are required to answer ALL questions.
State all assumptions / definitions / formulae used.
In presenting your answers use appropriate well label diagrams and show all working in a
logical sequence in order to obtain full marks
5. You must return the question paper along with your answer booklet and any other
writing paper to the Invigilator at the end of the examination.
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
trying to communicate with another candidate during the examination, and being a party to
impersonation in relation to an examination.
2. 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 UTTs
academic regulations.
3. Please be reminded that speaking without the Invigilators permission is NOT allowed.

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Instruction: Answer All Questions

Question 1
a) Determine the reactions at A and B for the beam shown in figure 1.

25 N

20 N/m

10 N

0.5m

[10 marks]

1.5m

1.5m

1.5m

0.5m

Figure 1

b) Determine the load in members AB, BC and AC for the truss shown in figure 2.
[10 marks]

444 N

38

48
C

Figure 2

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Question 2
A beam 9 m long is simple supported at A and B and carries point loads of 4 kN, 6 kN and 5 kN
respectively as shown in figure 3.
i) Determine the reactions at A and B.

[8 marks]

ii) Draw the shear force diagram and identify the maximum shear force.

[6 marks]

iii) Draw the bending moment diagrams and identify the maximum bending moment.
[6 marks]
4 kN
1.5 m

5 kN

6 kN
1.5 m

4.0 m

2.0 m
B

Figure 3

Question 3
a) A load of 80 MN was supported by a circular concrete column of 0.8 m in diameter at a
construction site. If the maximum allowable stress is 500 MPa and the modulus of elasticity
is 210 GPa, determine the following for the concrete column:
i) The stress

[4 marks]

ii) The strain

[2 marks]

iii) The extension

[2 marks]

iv) The percentage compression

[2 marks]

b) A compound assembly consists of a brass rod 25 mm in diameter and closely fitted by a steel
tube having an external diameter of 35 mm. The two materials are rigidly joined at their ends
and have a length of 1.5 m. An axial load of 45 kN is applied to the compound bar.
Determine the stresses in each material. For brass E = 100 GN/m2 and for steel E = 200
GN/m2.
[10 marks]
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Question 4
a) A force of 30 kN was applied by a punch during a manufacturing operation. If the diameter
of the punch was 40 mm and the material 3.2mm thick, determine the shear stress in the
material.

[5 marks]

b) The clevis pin assemblies shown in figure 4 uses a 10mm diameter pin and undergoes double
shear. If the shear stress in the pin must not exceed 40 MPa, determine the maximum force
that can be exerted on the pin.

[5 marks]

Figure 4

c) An assembly component of mass 3.5 kg is attached to one end of a light inextensible string
while the other end is fixed to a point on a smooth horizontal table. If the length of the string
is 5.2 m and the component is moving in a circular path at a speed of 16 m/s, determine the
following:
i) The acceleration

[5 marks]

ii) The tension in the string.

[5 marks]

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Question 5
a) The wheel base of an emergency vehicle shown in figure 5 is 2 m wide and is travelling
around a banked circular track of radius 80 m. The track is banked at 110 to the horizontal.
The coefficient of friction between the tractor wheels and the circular track is 0.4. The tractor
centre of gravity is 0.55 m from the surface measured normal to it. Determine:
i) The speed at which the tractor will skid

[4 marks]

ii) The speed at which the tractor will overturn

[4 marks]

iii) The maximum safe speed at which the tractor can travel round the track.

[2 marks]

Figure 5

b) In order to lift an assembly of 50 kg at a construction site with the aid of a lifting device, an
effort of 42 N was applied. When the assembly was raised a distance of 30 mm, the effort
moved through a distance of 0.5 m. Hence, calculate:
i) The velocity ratio

[4 marks]

ii) The mechanical advantage and

[4 marks]

iii) The efficiency

[2 marks]

End of Examination

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FORMULA SHEET

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