ASSIGNMENT NO.

1.State parallelogram law and triangle law of forces.

2.Four forces act on a square of side 1 m as shown in fig. Reduce the force system into an
equivalent force – couple system at A.

3.The resultant of two forces P and Q is 1200 N vertical. Determine the force Q and
corresponding angle  for the system of forces as shown in the fig.

4.Resolve the 60 N force into components acting along the u and v axes and determine the
magnitudes of components.

5.Resolve the force into components acting along the u and v axes and determine the magnitudes of
the components.

6.Force F acts on the frame such that its component acting along member AB is 650 N, directed from
B towards A, and the component acting along member BC is 500 N, directed from B towards C.
Determine the magnitude of F and its direction θ. Set = 60°.
 7.If FB = 3 KN and θ = 45°, determine the magnitude of the resultant force of the two tugboats and its
direction measured clockwise from the positive x axis.

8.Determine the moment of each of the three forces about point B.

9.Replace the force and couple system by an equivalent force and couple moment at point P.

10. Replace the force system acting on the beam by an equivalent force and couple moment at point B.
 ASSIGNMENT NO. 2

1.Determine the position of centroid of the shaded area as shown in fig. with respect to origin O.

2.Find the centre of gravity of a channel section 100 mm × 50 mm × 15 mm.

3.A semicircular area is removed from a trapezium as shown in Fig.(dimensions in mm). Determine
the centroid of the remaining area (shown hatched).

4.A rectangular hole is made in a triangular section as shown in Fig. Determine the moment of inertia
of the section about X-X axis passing through its centre of gravity and the base BC.

5.Find the moment of inertia of the lamina with a circular hole of 30 mm diameter about the axis AB as
shown in Fig.
6.Define friction and classify its types.
7.Define: (i) angle of repose, (ii) cone of friction. (iii) coefficient of static friction.
8.Define the following terms i) Ladder friction. ii) Wedge friction iii) Belt friction.
9.A uniform ladder of length 3.25 m and weighing 250 N is placed against a smooth vertical wall
with its lower end 1.25 m from the wall. The coefficient of friction between the ladder and
floor is 0.3. What is the frictional force acting on the ladder at the point of contact between the
ladder and the floor? Show that the ladder will remain in equilibrium in this position.
10. A block (A) of weight 5 kN is to be raised by means of a 20° wedge (B) by the
application of a horizontal force (P) as shown in Fig. 9.18. The block A is constrained to move
vertically by the application of a horizontal force (S). Find the magnitude of the forces F and S,
when the coefficient of friction at the contact surfaces is 0.25.
 ASSIGNMENT NO. 3

1.Write the equations of equilibrium of a coplanar system of forces.

2.Differentiate between ‘Resultant’ and ‘Equilibrant’
3.Determine the stretch in springs AC and AB for equilibrium of the 2-kg block. The springs are shown
in the equilibrium position.

4.Determine the magnitude and position of force F so that the force system shown in fig.
maintains equilibrium.

5.The forces shown in the figure below are in equilibrium. Determine the forces F1 and F2

6.The rope BC will fail when the tension becomes 50 kN as shown in Fig. Determine the greatest
load P that can be applied to the beam At B and reaction at A for equilibrium.

7.Three cylinders weighting 100 N each and of 80 mm diameter are placed in a channel of 180
mm width as shown in Fig. Determine the pressure exerted by (i) the cylinder A on B at the
point of contact (ii) the cylinder B on the base and (iii) the cylinder B on the wall.
8.The support assembly in fig is bolted in place B, C and D supporting a downward force of 45
N applied at A. Determine the forces in the members AB, AC and AD.

9.Owing to weight W of the locomotive shown in fig, the reactions at the two points of support A
and B will each be equal to W/2. When the locomotive is pulling the train and the drawbar pull
P is just equal to the total friction at the points of contact A and B, determine the magnitudes of
the vertical reactions Ra and Rb.

10. The four wheels of a locomotive produce vertical forces on the horizontal girder AB.
Determine the reactions Ra and Rb at the supports if the loads P = 90 KN each and Q = 72 KN
(All dimensions are in m).
 ASSIGNMENT NO. 4

1. Sketch the different types of supports.

2. Write down the conditions of equilibrium of a particle in space
3. Find forces in all members of the truss shown in Fig. analytically or graphically. Also find
reactions at supports.

4. Two bar ABC and DBE are pinned together at B. Ends A and D are hinged under loading as
shown in Fig. a. Determine reaction at A and D. Neglect weight of bars.

Fig .a Fig. b
5. A cable ABCD is supported at A and D, 12.6 m apart horizontally. The cable carries loads of 675
N and 225 N at B and C as shown in Fig. b. If cable also carries a force P acting horizontally at
B, find its value for equilibrium.
6. Find out the forces in the various members of truss lauded as shown in Fig. c.

Fig.c. Fig. D
7. Determine components of force exerted at pin B at the member BED for the frame loaded as shown in
Fig. D.

8. Cable ABCD supports two point loads at B and C as shown in Fig. E. The sag at point B is 2 m.
Determine the reactions at pinned supports and tension in three segments.
Fig. E
 ASSIGNMENT NO. 5

1.A car comes to complete stop from an initial speed of 50 kmph in a distance of 100 m. With
the same constant acceleration, what would be the stopping distance s from an initial speed of
70 kmph.
2.A Particle starts with an initial velocity of 2.5 m/sec and uniformly accelerates at the rate 0.5
m/sec2. Determine the displacement in 2 sec, time required to attain the velocity of 7.5 m/sec
and the distance travelled when it attain a velocity of 7.5 m/sec.
3.A particle moves along straight line with velocity v = 3t2-6t. If it is initially at origin,
determine, (i) average velocity (ii) average speed (iii) distance travelled (during interval 0 <
𝑡 < 3.5)
4.A body starts with velocity 10 m/sec and moves in straight line with constant acceleration 2
m/sec2 when velocity increased to 50 m/sec the acceleration is reversed, the magnitude being
unchanged. Determine velocity with which body reaches to starting point again.
5.Two cars A and b travelling at constant speed of 270 km/hr. Car A is leading car B by 36m. At
t = 0 they accelerate at constant rates. Knowing that, when B passes A, t = 8sec and v A = 220
km/hr. Find accelerations of A and B.
6.From a top of tower of 49 m a stone is allowed to fall vertically downward. 1 sec later a ball is
thrown vertically upwards from ground at velocity of 12.25 m/sec at what distance above
ground will they cross each other?
7.A stone is projected in space at an angle of 45° to horizontal at an initial velocity of 10 m/sec.
Find the range of the projectile.
8. A car starts from rest on circular arc of radius 250 m and accelerates at a constant tangential
acceleration of 1.2 m/sec2. Determine the distance travelled and time taken when magnitude of
total acceleration is 1.5 m/sec2.
9. A boat has initial speed of 16 m/sec. It increases its speed along circular curve of radius 80 m
at the rate of aT = 1.5 s. Determine normal and tangential components of boat acceleration at s
= 16m.
10. A projectile is fixed with velocity 60 m/sec on horizontal plane. Find time of flight in
following three cases: (i) its range is 4 times the maximum height, (ii) its maximum height is 4
times the horizontal range, (iii) its maximum height and horizontal range are equal.
 ASSIGNMENT NO. 6

1.Define the terms: (i) impact, (ii) central impact, (iii) oblique impact, (iv) line of impact
2.A machine component is suspended from a rolling crane which can move along a horizontal
grider. The component is to swing no more than 3.8 m. horizontally when crane is suddenly
brought to rest. Determine maximum allowable speed ‘v’ of the crane.
3.A 20 kg wagon moving at a speed of 0.5 m/sec towards right collides with a 35 kg wagon
which is at rest. If after collision the 35 kg wagon is observed to move to right at a speed of 0.3
m/sec, determine the coefficient of restitution between two wagons.
4.Two identical balls A and B move towards each other and make direct central impact. Ball B
moves with an initial velocity uB. After impact Ball A is stopped. Derive a formula for initial
velocity of ball A, uA before the collision in terms of uB and ‘e’.
5.A block A of mass ‘m’ is released from rest and falls by distance ‘h’ to strike the plate B of
mass ‘2m’ which is attached to a spring. If coefficient of restitution between A and B is ‘e’,
determine the velocity of plate in terms of ‘h’ and ‘e’ just after collision.
6.A ball dropped from rest over a floor and rebounds eight-tenth of the height through which it
fell. Neglecting air resistance find coefficient of restitution.
7.A train of mass 400 tonnes acquires a speed of 72 km/hr in a distance of 5 km from start. When
travelling up and inclined of 1 in 200. If the frictional resistance is 200 N/tone mass, determine
tractive force exerted by engine during the operation and the power development when the
speed was 54 km/hr.
8.The 50 kg crate as shown in fig. rests on a horizontal plane for which the coefficient of kinetic
friction is μk = 0.3. If the crate is subjected to a 400N towing force, as shown, determine
velocity of the crate in 5 sec, starting from rest

9.Two blocks of weight 150 N and 50 N are connected by a string and passing over a frictionless
pulley as shown in figure. Determine the acceleration of blocks A and B and the tension in the
string.

10. A bicycle and rider have a total mass of 90 kg. Find the angle at which the cycle must be
taken with the vertical in travelling round a curve of radius 8m at a speed of 9 km/hr.