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This document contains 7 practice questions from an Engineering Mechanics tutorial. Question 1 involves determining the speed of a sphere revolving on a horizontal circle attached to wires of constant tension. Question 2 involves calculating acceleration and velocity components for a collar sliding on a rotating rod attached to a spring. Question 3 determines the speed of a collar sliding along a semicircular rod attached to a spring. The remaining questions involve calculating velocities and forces for colliding balls or spheres attached to springs.

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Tutorial 7 Div1A2A2B3B

This document contains 7 practice questions from an Engineering Mechanics tutorial. Question 1 involves determining the speed of a sphere revolving on a horizontal circle attached to wires of constant tension. Question 2 involves calculating acceleration and velocity components for a collar sliding on a rotating rod attached to a spring. Question 3 determines the speed of a collar sliding along a semicircular rod attached to a spring. The remaining questions involve calculating velocities and forces for colliding balls or spheres attached to springs.

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ENGINEERING MECHANICS (ME101) – TUTORIAL 7

DATE – 29 March 2019

Question 1 – (a) A single wire ACB passes through a ring at C attached to a sphere
which revolves at a constant speed v in the horizontal circle shown. Knowing that
the tension is the same in both portions of the wire, determine the speed v. (b) Two
wires AC and BC are tied at C to a sphere which revolves at a constant speed v in
the horizontal circle shown. Determine the range of values of v for which both
wires remain taut. (c) Two wires AC and BC are tied at C to a sphere which
revolves at a constant speed v in the horizontal circle shown. Determine the range
of the allowable values of v if both wires are to remain taut and if the tension in
either of the wires is not to exceed 60 N. Question 3 Question 4
Question 4 – A 3-kg block rests on top of a 2-kg block supported by but not
attached to a spring of constant 40 N/m. The upper block is suddenly removed.
Determine (a) the maximum speed reached by the 2-kg block, (b) the maximum
height reached by the 2-kg block. (c) Solve both (a) and (b) assuming that the 2kg
block is attached to the spring.

Question 5 – A 75-g ball is projected from a height of 1.6 m with a horizontal


velocity of 2 m/s and bounces from a 400-g smooth plate supported by springs.
Knowing that the height of the rebound is 0.6 m, determine (a) the velocity of the
plate immediately after the impact, (b) the energy lost due to the impact.

Question 1(a), (b), (c) Question 2

Question 2 – A 1-kg collar can slide on a horizontal rod which is free to rotate
about a vertical shaft. The collar is initially held at A by a cord attached to the
shaft. A spring of constant 30 N/m is attached to the collar and to the shaft and is
undeformed when the collar is at A. As the rod rotates at the rate  = 16 rad/s, the
cord is cut and the collar moves out along the rod. Neglecting friction and the
mass of the rod, determine (a) the radial and transverse components of the
acceleration of the collar at A, (b) the acceleration of the collar relative to the rod
at A, (c) the transverse component of the velocity of the collar at B.

Question 3 – A 600-g collar C may slide along a horizontal, semicircular rod ABD.
The spring CE has an undeformed length of 250 mm and a spring constant of 135 Question 5 Question 6
N/m. Knowing that the collar is released from rest at A and neglecting friction,
determine the speed of the collar (a) at B, (b) at D. Question 6 – Three steel spheres of equal weight are suspended from the ceiling
by cords of equal length which are spaced at a distance slightly greater than the
diameter of the spheres. After being pulled back and released, sphere A hits sphere
B, which then hits sphere C. Denoting by e the coefficient of restitution between
the spheres and by v0 the velocity of A just before it hits B, determine (a) the
velocities of A and B immediately after the first collision, (b) the velocities of B
and C immediately after the second collision. (c) Assuming now that n spheres are
suspended from the ceiling and that the first sphere is pulled back and released as
described above, determine the velocity of the last sphere after it is hit for the first
time. (d) Use the result of part c to obtain the velocity of the last sphere when n =
5 and e = 0.9.

Question 7– A 2-kg ball B is traveling horizontally at 10 m/s when it strikes 2-kg


ball A. Ball A is initially at rest and is attached to a spring with constant 100 N/m
and an unstretched length of 1.2 m. Knowing the coefficient of restitution between
A and B is 0.8 and friction between all surfaces is negligible, determine the normal
force between A and the ground when it is at the bottom of the hill.

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