Monday, April 30, 2012

EM - Unit 6, 7, and 8 Question Bank



Engineering Mechanics – Mid Exam III
Question Bank

1.    Distinguish between Statics and Dynamics?
2.    Distinguish between Kinematics and Kinetics?
3.    Explain types of motion with suitable examples?
4.    State equations of motion?
5.    State D’Alembert’s principle?
6.    State the Work-Energy principle?
7.    When is the work done upon a body is positive and when it is negative?
8.    Define Virtual Displacement and Virtual Work?
9.    State the Principle of Virtual Work?
10.  State the advantages of Virtual Work Method over Method of Equilibrium Equations?
11.  The position of a particle in rectilinear motion is defined by x=5t3-9t2+4t-2 where x is in metres and t is in seconds. Determine its position, velocity and acceleration at time t=5s
12.  An airplane while landing touches the runway with a speed of 120 kmph and reaccelerates at a constant rate of 2m/s2. to 1 kmph. Determine i). the time taken to decelerate ii) the distance travelled during this time?
13.  A car moving at 50 kmph accelerates uniformly at the rate of 1m/s2 for the next 15seconds. Determine the velocity after 15seconds?
14.  A ball is thrown upwards with a velocity of 15m/s. Determine i). maximum height reached by the ball ii) the time taken to reach it
15.  A ball is thrown from the ground with a velocity of 8m/s at an angle of 300 to the horizontal. Determine i) total time of flight ii) maximum height reached iii) range of the ball
16.  A missile is fired with an angle of an initial velocity of 50m/s to hit a target that is 250m away on a level ground. What should be the angle of projection?
17.  A block of 15 kg mass rests on a rough horizontal surface whose coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.3. it is pulled by a constant force of 60 N inclined at 300 to the horizontal. Determine Velocity and Distance travelled by the block after 5 seconds.
18.  A car of 5 ton mass is moving at a constant speed of 50 kmph. What is the braking force required to bring the car to a stop in a distance of 250m? also determine the time taken to bring the car to stop.
19.  A bus of 4 ton mass moving at 50 kmph is stopped by applying brakes in a distance of 60m. determine the braking force?
20.  Find the work done by the force of gravity on a body of 6 kg mass as it falls vertically downwards through a distance of 5m?


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Problems on Virtual Work (Simply Supported Beam with point load)


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