VAAGDEVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

I Yr, B.Tech I Sem-2017-18, Assignment –II

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1. a) Define coefficient of friction. Show that the coefficient of friction is tangent of the angle of
friction
b) What is the value of P in the system shown in Fig.1 to cause the motion to impend? Assume
the pulley is smooth and the coefficient of friction between the other contact surface is 0.2.
2. a) Define Angle of Repose, Angle of Friction
b) In the Fig.2 , determine the minimum value of P, just required to lift 3000 N up. The angle of
friction between block and the wall is 15° and for other surfaces it is 18°
3. a) Derive the expression maximum power transmitted by belt
b) A belt running over a pulley diameter 120cm at 200 rpm. The angle of contact is 165o and co-
efficient of friction between the belt and pulley is 0.3. If the maximum tension in the belt is
3000N, find the power transmitted by the belt
4. a) Define Centriod and Centre of Gravity, with examples
b) Determine the location of the Centroid of the shaded portion of the lamina, shown in Fig.3,
with respect to the origin O.
5. a) Locate the Centroid of a semicircle of radius r.
b) Determine the of the Centroid for the Shaded portion as shown in Fig.4
6. a) State and prove the Pappus theorems I and II.
b) Locate the Centroid of the shaded area of lamina shown in Fig.5 with respect to point O.
7. a) Determine the centroid of a triangle by the method of integration.
b) Locate the Centroid of an area shown in Fig.6. All dimensions are in mm.
8. a) State and prove the Parallel axis theorem
b) Determine the second moment of area about horizontal centroidal axis for shaded area as
shown in Fig.7 Also find the radius of gyration about the same axis.
Take R1 = 50 mm and R2 = 20 mm.
9. a) State and prove the Perpendicular theorem
b) Find the moment of inertia of the area shown in Fig.8 about its centroidal axis parallel to the
coordinate axis.
10. a) Define Polar Moment of Inertia and discuss its importance
b) Find the moment of inertia of the region shown in Fig.9 about horizontal axis AB and also find
the radius of Gyration about the same axis. All dimensions are in mm.
11. a) Define Radius of Gyration and explain its importance
b) Determine the moment of inertia and radii of gyration of the area shown in Fig.10 about the
base AB and the centroidal axis parallel to AB
12. a) Find the Mass Moment of Inertia of a slender rod
b) A square prism of cross section 200mm × 200mm and height 400mm stands vertically and
centrally over a cylinder of diameter 300mm and height 500mm. Calculate the mass moment of
inertia of the composite solids about the vertical axis of symmetry if the mass density of the
material is 2000kg/m3
13. a) Derive the mass moment of inertia of Rectangle plate
b) A Cube of side 400 mm has mass density of 2000kg/m3 Find out the mass moment of inertia
of the cube about one of its edges and also about its centroidal axis parallel to one of its sides
14. a) Derive the mass moment of inertia of cylinder of base radius r and height h
b) A cylinder of diameter 500 mm and height 1200 mm has mass density of 8000kg/m3. Find out
the mass moment of inertia of the cylinder (i) with respect to the axis of the cylinder and (ii)
about a line which coincides with an end face of the cylinder and passing through the centre of
this face
15. a) Derive the mass moment of inertia sphere of radius R
b) Derive the mass moment of inertia of right circular cone about its axis

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