UNIT-1

SYSTEM OF FORCES
2 MARKS QUESTIONS:-

1. What is mechanics? What is its importance?

2. Distinguish between rigid body, deformable body and fluid.
3. Derive converse law of triangle of forces.
4. Define coplanar, non concurrent forces and coplanar concurrent forces.
5. State and prove Lami’s theorem.
6. What is the theorem used for the equilibrium of a particle applied with the three coplanar,
concurrent forces? State and prove.
7. What do you understand by a “Free Body Diagram”?
8. How free body diagram is constructed?
9. Give the necessary and sufficient conditions for the equilibrium of rigid body.
10. Define equilibrium of a body and give conditions of equilibrium when subjected toforces.

ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Classify the system of forces and explain the coplanar system of forces with an example.

2.A rigid bar AB is supported in a vertical plane by a hinge at the end A and by a horizontal string

attached to the bar as shown. The end B of the bar carries a load of W Newton. Find the tensile force

in the string. Neglect the weight of the bar.

Figure 1

3.Find the reactions at the supports for the beam shown in figure.
 Figure 2

4.Find the resultant of the force system shownin figure

Figure 3

5. A turn buckle is loaded horizontally along x direction with a force of 300 KN. If the buckle is

connected to three strings as shown in figure, find the tensions in the strings.

Figure 4

6. A tripod supports a load of 2kN as shown in Figure 5. The ends P,Q and R are in the x-z
plane. Find the force in the three legs of the tripod.
 Figure 5

7. Two cylinders P and Q in a channel are as shown in the Fig.6 The cylinder Phas a diameter
of 100 mm and weight 200 N and Q has 180 mm and 500 N. Determine the reaction at all
contact surfaces.

Figure 6

8. An electrical light weighing 15N hangs from a point C by the two strings AC and BC as shown in
the Fig.7. AC is inclined at 600 to the horizontal and BC at 450to the vertical. Using Lami’s
theorem, find the forces in the strings AC and BC.

Figure.7

9. In the figure shown below weights P and Q are suspended in a vertical plane by strings 1,2,3
arranged. Find the tension induced in each string if P = 30 KN, Q= 40 KN, α = 30 and β = 50.
Also find the inclination γ of CD to the vertical.
 Figure 8

10. The smooth cylinders resting in a horizontal channel having vertical walls at a distance of 540
mm apart. Find the reactions at various point of contacts.The weight of the rollers are as follows
P = 200N, Q=400 N and R = 300 N. The radii are as follows r1 =120 mm, r2 = 180 mm, r3 = 150
mm.

Figure 9

UNIT-2
FRICTION

2 MARKS QUESTIONS

1. Define the terms: (i) Friction; (ii) Coefficient of friction.

2. Define the terms: (i) Coulomb Friction; (ii) Angle of friction.
3. Define the terms: (i) Fluid Friction; (ii) Angle of repose.
4. State the laws of Coulomb friction.
5. What is limiting friction and impending motion?
6. State any two laws of friction.
7. Why static coefficient of friction is always greater than kinetic coefficient of friction?
8. Define wedge and wedge friction.
9. Prove that angle of repose is same as the value of limiting angle friction?
10. Define Angle of repose and angle of friction.

ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

1. In the Figure 1, the two blocks (A=30 N and B=50 N) are placed on roughhorizontal
plane. Coefficient of friction between the block A and the plane is 0.3and that between B and
plane is 0.2. Find the minimum value of the force P to justmove the system. Also find the
tension in the string.

Figure 1

2.Two blocks A and Bare resting against a wall and the floor as shown in Fig. 2Find the
value of the horizontal force ‘P’ applied to the lower block that will hold the system in
equilibrium. Coefficient of frictions is 0.25 at the floor, 0.3 at the wall and 0.2 between the
blocks.

Figure 2

3. A ladder of length 4 m, weighing 200 N is placed against a vertical wall and a horizontal
floor, and it makes an angle of 60º with horizontal floor. The coefficient of friction
between the wall and the ladder is 0.2 and between the floor and the ladder is 0.3. The
ladder, in addition to its own weight, has to support a man weighing 600 N at a distance
of 3 m from A (bottom end of the ladder). Calculate the minimum horizontal force to be
applied at ‘A’ to prevent slipping.
4. A7.0 m long ladder rests against a vertical wall, with which it makes an angle of 45º, and
on a floor. If a man, whose weight is one half of that of the ladder, climbs it, at what
distance along the ladder will he be, when the ladder is about to slip. The coefficient of
friction between the ladder and the wall is 1/3 and that between the ladder and the floor is
1/2.
5. A horizontal bar 1m long and of negligible weight rests on rough inclined planes as
shown in Figure If the angle of friction is 15º, determine the minimum value of x at
which the load Q= 200 N may be applied before slipping impends.
 Figure 3

6. What should be the value of in Fig.4 which will make the motion of 900 N block down the
plane to impend? The coefficient of friction for all contact surfaces is ⅓.

Fig 4
7. Determine the necessary force P acting parallel to the plane to cause motion toimpend as
shown in the Figure 5. Assume coefficient of friction as 0.25 and thepulley to be smooth.

Fig.5

8. Block A weighing 1000 N is to be raised by means of a 150 wedge B weighing 500 N.

Assuming the coefficient of friction between all contact surfaces between is 0.2,
determine the minimum horizontal force P required to raise the block.
 Figure 6

UNIT -III
CENTRIOD & CENTRE OF GRAVITY

2 MARKS QUESTIONS

1. Locate the centroid of a semicircle of radius r.

2. Determine the mass moment of inertia of a rectangular plate of size a x b and thickness
about its centroidal axes.
3. What is the difference between centroid and centre of gravity?
4. A semi-circular area is removed from a trapezium as shown in Fig.1 (dimensions in mm).

Fig:1
Determine the CG of a flat plate of thickness ‘t’, unit weight of the material ‘γ’.

5. What is the centroid of a rectangle, circle and triangle about the both axes?
6. Locate the centriod of a T-section of flange 7cm x 2 cm and web 7 cm x 3 cm.

ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

1. State and prove the parallel axis theorem.

2. Locate the co-ordinates of the centroid of the shaded area of a lamina shown in Fig:1?
 Fig:1
3. State and prove the Pappus- Guldinus theorems?
4. Derive the centroid of a parabolic spandrel?
5. Determine the coordinates xc and yc of the centre of a 100 mm diameter circular hole cut
in a thin plate so that this point will be the centroid of the remaining shaded area shown
in Fig.2 (All diamensions are in mm).

Fig.2

6. Locate the centroid of the I-section shown in Fig.3 (All diamensions are in mm)

Fig.3
7. Identify the co-ordinates of the centroid of plane area shown in Fig.4? (All diamensions
are in mm)

Fig.4

8. Determine the coordinates xc and yc of the centre of a 100 mm diameter circular hole cut
in a thin plate so that this point will be the centroid of the remaining shaded area shown
in Fig.5 (All diamensions are in mm).

Fig.5
9. Determine the coordinates of the centroid of the plane area shown in Fig.6 with reference
to the axes shown. Take x=40 mm.

Fig.6
 10. Find the centroid of quadrant of an ellipse, whose equation is x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1 from basic
principles.
11. Find the centroid of the plane uniform lamina shown in Figure 7, w.r.t. the axes shown.

Figure 7

12. Locate the centroid of the figure.8 shown below

Figure.8

13. Derive the centre of gravity of a flat plate.

14. Determine an expression for the center of gravity of a right circular solid cone
about is base from first principles.

15. Find the center of gravity of the shaded area as shown in the Figure 09.
 Figure 09

UNIT -IV
MOMENT OF INERTIA

2 MARKS QUESTIONS

1. State Perpendicular axis theorem.

2. State Parallel Axis theorem.
3. Give the expression for mass moment of inertia of a solid sphere.
4. Find the area moment of inertia of a circle.
5. What is mass moment of inertia of a right circular cone?
6. Find the area moment of inertia of a quarter circle of radius R
7. Define mathematically the radius of gyration of an area about the centroidal axis.
8. What is polar moment of inertia and product of inertia?
9. Differentiate between Area Moment of Inertia and Mass Moment of Inertia
10. What is the moment of inertia of a triangular lamina about its horizontal centroidal axis?

ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Derive an equation for moment of inertia of a Quarter circle.

2. Find the Moment of Inertia about the centroidal axis in the given Figure 1
 Figure 1

3. Describe the method of finding Moment of Inertia of composite areas.

4. Find the Moment of Inertia about the centroidal axis in the given Fig. 2

Fig. 2
5. Derive an equation for moment of inertia of a Circle.
6. Derive an equation for moment of inertia of a Rectangle.
7. Calculate the Moment of Inertia about the centroidal x and y for the section shown in the Fig.3.

Figure 3

8. Find the moment of inertia of the area in the given Figure.4 about the axis ‘AB’
 Fig. 4
9. Calculate the moment of inertia of the section shown in fig. 5 about the XX and YY axis through
the centroid.

Fig. 5
10. State and prove the transfer theorem of mass moment of inertia.
11. What is moment of inertia? Distinguish between area moment of inertia, polar moment of inertia
and mass moment of inertia.
12. Find the area moment of inertia for an area shown in the fig.6

Fig. 6
13. Find the mass moment of inertia of a thin rod of length L about its centroidal axes
14. State and prove Perpendicular Axis theorem.
15. State and prove Parallel Axis theorem.
 UNIT-V
KINETICS & KINEMATICS

1. Differentiate between kinematics and kinetics?

2. Establish relationship between angular motion and linear motion
3. Explain the concept of work.
4. Derive work energy equation for translation.
5. State and derive the impulse momentum principle
6. The position of a particle moving along a straight line is defined by the relation x = t 3-
9t2+15t+18 where x is in meters and t in seconds. Determine the time, position and
acceleration of the particle when the velocity becomes zero.
7. A flywheel of 550 mm dia is brought uniformly from rest to a speed of 350 rpm in 20
seconds. Find the velocity and acceleration of a point on its rim 3 seconds after the start.
8. A stunt man wants to drive his bike across a gap as shown in figure below, what should
be the minimum velocity of takeoff. For smooth landing at this velocity what would be
the inclination of landing ramp.

9. Determine the constant force P that will give the system of bodies shown in figure below,
a velocity of 3 m/s after moving a distance of 4.5 m from rest. Coefficient of friction at
all contact points is 0.2
10. The pulley shown in figure weighs 600N and has a radius of 0.8m, a rope passing over
this pulley supports 800 N load at one end and 400 N at other end. Determine the tension
in the stream and the angular acceleration of the pulley if the blocks are allowed to move.

11. Find the power of a locomotive drawing a train whose weight including that of engine is
420KN moving up having a slope 1 in 120 at a steady speed of 56 KMPH. The frictional
resistance being 5N per kN .
12. By using work energy equation, calculate the velocity and acceleration of the block A
after its slide of 6m from rest as shown in figure below. If the coefficient of kinetic
friction is 0.3, find the tension in the string.

13. A flywheel weighing 50KN and having radius of gyration 1m loses its speed from 400
rpm to 280 rpm in 2 minutes. Calculate the retarding torque acting on it, change in its
kinetic energy during the above period.