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CS/B. Tech/SEM-1/ME-101/2009-10
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2009
MECHANICAL SCIENCE – I
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
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as far as practicable.

GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
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1. Choose the correct alternatives of the following : 10 × 1 = 10

i) Lami’s theorem is applicable to
a) Equilibrium of two co-planar, concurrent forces
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b) Equilibrium of three co-planar, concurrent forces

c) Equilibrium of three co-planar, non-concurrent
forces
d) none of these.
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ii) Stain energy is the

a) maximum energy which can be stored in a body
b) energy stored in a body when stressed to the
a c.

elastic limit
c) energy stored in a body when stressed to the
breaking point
d) none of these.
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iii) Poisson’s ratio is defined as

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a) Longitudinal stress by lateral stress

b) Lateral stress by longitudinal stress

c) Longitudinal strain by lateral strain

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d) Lateral strain by longitudinal strain.

iv) Free body diagram of a body is drawn

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a) by isolating the body its surrounding

b) by indicating the forces acting on it

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c) both of these

d) none of these.

v) If a momentum of a body is doubled, its kinetic energy

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will

a) increase by two times

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b) increase by four times

c) remain same

d) get halved
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e) reduced to four times.

vi) A body falling freely from a height of 10 m rebounds

from the floor. If it losses 20% of its energy in the
a c.

impact how high will it rebounds ?

a) 10 m b) 8m

c) 12 m d) none of these.
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vii) The dot product of two orthogonal vector is

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a) one b) zero

b) no definite value d) none of these.

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viii) The centre of gravity of a uniform lamina lies at

a) the centre of heavy portion

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b) the bottom surface

c) the mid-point of its axis

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d) none of these.

ix) If the velocity of projectile is u and the angle of

projection is α, the maximum height attained by a

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projectile above the horizontal plane is

a) u2 cos2 "/2g
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b) u2 sin2 "/2g
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c) u2 tan2 "/2g
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d) u2 sin2 "/g .
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x) Three forces 3 p , p and 2p acting on a particle are in
! equilibrium. If the angle between first and second be
a c.

90˚, the
! angle between second and third will be

a) 30˚ b) 60˚

c) 120˚ d) 150˚.
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GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
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Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. a) State D’ Alembert’s principles.

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b) A smooth circular cylinder of radius 1·5 is lying in a
rectangular groove is shown in Figure 1. Find the
reactions at the surfaces of contact, if there is no
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friction and the cylinder weighs 1000 N. 1+4
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Figure 1

3. Refer to the Figure 2, determine the range of values of mass

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m0 so that the 100 kg block will neither move up nor slip

down the inclined plane. The coefficient of static friction for
the surfaces in contact is 0·3.
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Figure 2
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4. a) State Varigon’s principle.

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b) A circular roller of weight 100 N and radius 10 cm
hangs by a ties rod AB = 20 cm and rests against a
smooth vertical wall at C as shown in Figure 3.
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Determine the force F in the rod.
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Figure 3
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5. Referring to Figure 4, r = 12 cm, Q = 500 N and h = 6 cm.

Find magnitude of P required to start the roller over curb.
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6. Two smooth circular cylinders of Figure 5, each of weight

W = 100 N and radius r = 6 cm are connected by a string AB
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of length l = 16 cm and rest upon a horizontal plane,
supporting a third cylinder of weight Q = 200 N and radius
r = 6 cm above them. Find the tension S in the string AB and
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the pressure produced by the floor at points of contact
D and E.
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Figure 5

GROUP – C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
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Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45

7. a) A 150 kg man stands on the mid-point of a 50 kg ladder

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as shown in Figure 6. Assuming that floor and the wall

are perfectly smooth, find the reactions at points
A and B.
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Figure 6
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b) Determine the moment of inertia for the T section ( as

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shown in Figure 7 ) with respect to a centroidal axis

parallel to x-axis. All dimensions are in mm. 8+7

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Figure 7

8. a) Prove that the volumetric strain of a rectangular bar is

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the algebraic sum of strains of length, width and height.

b) Show that elongation of a conical bar under its own

a c.

weight is independent of its base diameter but on length

only.
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c) Determine the strain energy stored within a bar of

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length l, cross-sectional area A, density ρ and modulus

of elasticity E, hanging vertically due to its own height.

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9. a) Two spheres P and Q rests in the channel as shown in
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Figure 8. The sphere P has a diameter 400 mm and

weight of 200 N, whereas the sphere Q has diameter

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500 mm and weight 500 N. If bottom width of the

channel is 500 mm and with one side vertical and other

side inclined at 60˚, determine the reaction induced in

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the contacts.
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Figure 8
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b) In the Figure 9 shown, find the minimum value of

horizontal force P applied to the lower block that will
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keep the system in equilibrium. Given, coefficients of
friction between lower block and floor = 0·25, between
the upper block and the vertical wall = 0·30, between
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the two blocks = 0·20. 8+7
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10. a) State the principle of virtual work. 3

b) Two blocks weighing W 1 and W 2 resting on smooth

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inclined planes are connected by an inextensible string

passing over a smooth pulley as shown in Figure 10.
Find the value!of W 2 when
! W 1 = 500 N and α = 30˚,
β = 60˚. 7
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Figure 10
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c) Determine velocity V of the falling weight W of the

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system as shown in Figure 11 as a function of its

displacement from the initial position of rest. Assume

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weight of the cylinder as 2W. 5
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Figure 11

11. a) From top of a tower, 60 m high a bullet is fired at an

angle of 20˚ up the horizontal with velocity 120 m/s.
Determine
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i) time of flight

ii) horizontal range of ground

a c.

iii) maximum height of the bullet from ground

iv) velocity of the bullet after 8 seconds.

Assume horizontal ground at the foot of the tower.

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b) Determine the tension in the strings and accelerations

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of two blocks of masses 150 kg and 50 kg connected by
a string and a frictionless, weightless pulley as shown in
Figure 12. 10 + 5
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Figure 12
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