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ENGINEERING MECHANICS 01 12. Determine the allowable spacing of poles designed to carry an
aluminum cable weighing 0.03 kg/m distributed horizontally if the
PSE MODULE 11.1 maximum tension at the lowest point is 1250 kg and the allowable sag
is 0.5 m. Assume factor of safety of 2.
1. What is the magnitude of the resultant force of the two forces 200 N at 20o
and 400 N at 144o? A. 288.67 m * C. 324.57 m
A. 332.5 N * C. 313.5 N B. 845.57 m D. 234.67 m
B. 323.5 N D. 233.5 N 13. A cable weighing 0.4 kg/m and 800 m long is to be suspended with a
2. A boat can travel 8 miles per hour in still water. What is its velocity with sag of 80m. Determine the maximum tension.
respect to the shore if it heads 35o East of North? A. 414 kg C. 416 kg *
A. 4.2 mph C. 4.8 mph B. 420 kg D. 400 kg
B. 4.4 mph D. 4.6 mph * 14. A cylindrical tank is set at rest as shown. What force, F, should be
3. A block weighing 500 kN rest on a ramp inclined at 25 o with the applied horizontally at point C to raise the tank?
horizontal. The force tending to move the block down the ramp is ______. A. 25 kN C. 67 kN
A. 250 kN C. 233.1 kN B. 58 kN D. 110 kN
B. 211.3 kN * D. 213.2 kN
15. Determine the force, F, required to keep the package from sliding down
4. What is the resultant, R, of the vectors F1, F2, and F3? the plane.
F1 = 4i + 7j + 6k A. 15 kN C. 65 kN
F2 = 9i + 2j + 11k B. 35 kN D. 120 kN
F3 = 5i -3j - 8k 16. Which statement about area moments of inertia is false?
A. R = 18i + 6j + 9k * C. R =18i + 12j + 25k A. I = f d2(dA)
B. R = –18i – 6j – 9k D. R = 21 i B. The area moment of inertia arises whenever the magnitude of the
surface force varies linearly with distance.
5. Assume the three force vectors intersect at a single point. What is the C. The moment of inertia of a large area is equal to the summation of
magnitude of the resultant force vector, R? the inertia of the smaller areas within the large area.
F1 = i + 3i + 4k D. The areas closet to the axis of interest contribute the most to the
moment of inertia. *
F2 = 2i + 7j - k 17. A 500 N man climbs at the middle of a 100 N ladder leaned against
F3 = -i + 4j + 2k the wall. The top portion of the ladder is 4 m from the ground and its
A. 15* C. 14.73 bottom is 2 m from the wall. Assuming smooth wall and a stopper at the
B. 13.23 D. 16.16 bottom of the ladder to prevent slipping, find the reaction at the wall.
A. 100 N C. 150 N
B. 200 N D. 300 N
6. A 900 N weight hangs on a vertical rope. A man pushes this weight
horizontally until the rope makes and angle of 40 o with the vertical. 18. An iron block weighs 5 Newtons and has a volume of 200 cubic
What is the tension in the rope? centimeters. What is the density of the block?
A. 1.82 kN C. 1.17 kN * A. 800 kg/m3 C. 988 kg/m3
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B. 1.37 kN D. 1.45 kN B.1255 kg/m D. 2550 kg/m3 *
19. An airtight closed box of weight P is suspended from a spring balance.
7. A 600 N block rests on a surface inclined at 30 degrees. Determine the A bird of weight W is placed on the floor of the box, and the balance
horizontal force required to prevent the block from sliding down. reads W + P. If the bird flies around in the box at a constant elevation
Angle of friction between the block and the inclined plane is 15 without accelerating, what is the balance reading?
degrees. A. P C. P + 2W
A. 145.34 N C. 155.19 N B. P – W D. P + W*
B. 160.75 N* D. 163.21 N
20. Find the resultant of the following set of forces and the angle it makes
8. A man can exert a maximum pull of 1000 N but wishes to lift a new with the horizontal: 200 lb along the x-axis toward right; 300 lb at 60
stone door for his cave weighing 20,000 N. If he uses a lever, how above the x-axis to the right; 100 lb at 45 above the x-axis to the left;
much closer must the fulcrum be to the stone that to his hand? 200 lb vertically down.
A. 10 times nearer C. 20 times nearer * A. 420 lb C. 250 lb
B. 10 times farther D. 20 times farther B. 310 lb * D. 398 lb
21. Two forces of 20 units and 30 units act at right angle. What is the
9. Assume the three vectors intersect at a single point. magnitude of the resultant force?
F1 = i + 3j + 4k , F2 = 2i + 7j – k , F3 = -i + 4j + 2k A. 36* C. 40
Find the resultant. B. 42 D. 44

A. 15 * C. 14.73 22. Find the horizontal and vertical components of a 40 lb force in the
B. 13.23 D. 16.16 direction of which is 50 degree from the horizontal to the right. Let
1/16 in. = 1 lb.
A.Fx = 27.5 lbs and Fy = 35.2 lbs
10. A certain cable is suspended between two supports at the same B. Fx = 25.7 lbs and Fy = 30.6 lbs
elevation and 500 feet apart, the load is 500 lbs per horizontal foot C. Fx = 35.6 lbs and Fy = 30.6 lbs
including the weight of the cable. The sag of the cable is 30 feet. D.Fx = 30.0 lbs and Fy = 40.0 lbs
Calculate the total length of the cable.
23. Two men pull horizontally on ropes attached to a post , the angle
A. 503.76 ft C. 502.67 ft
B. 501.67 ft D. 504.76 ft * between the ropes being 45 . If a man exerts a force of 150 lb and
man B a force of 100 lb, find the magnitude of the resultant force and
the angle it makes .
11. A cable carries a horizontal load of 20 kg/m. Neglecting its own A. 232 lbs at 17.6 * C. 124 lbs at 13.5 
weight, find the maximum tension on the cable if the distance between B. 344 lbs at 15.6 D. 213 lbs at 11.4 
the supports is 100 m and the sag is 5 m. 24. Which of the following is the sum of the external forces acting on the
A. 5087 kg C. 5099 kg * system for it to be in equilibrium?
B. 5078 kg D. 5102 kg A. equal to unity C. equal to zero *
B. equal to a maximum D. undefined

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25. A 10 in. diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 250 ft-lb. 38. The _____ exerted by a force on a body is the measure of its
The ratio of tensions in the tight and slack sides of the belt is 4 to 1. effectiveness in turning the body about a certain pivot.
What is the maximum tension in the belt ? A. Couple C. torque *
A. 800 lb * C. 500 lb B. moment arm D. all of the above
B. 120 lb D. 600 lb
39. The moment of inertia of any plane figure can be expressed in units of
26. A 100 kN block slides down a plane inclined at an angle of 30 with the length to the
horizontal. Neglecting friction, find the force that causes the block to A. First power C. Third Power
slide. B. Second power D. Fourth Power*
A. 48 N C. 50 N *
40. In a lifting machine, a load of 50 kN is moved by a distance of 10 cm
B. 54 N D. 58 N using an effort of 10 kN which moves through a distance of 1 m, the
27. A object weighing 400 N is held by a rope that passes over a horizontal efficiency of the machine is :
drum. The coefficient of friction between the rope and the drum is A. 20 % C. 10 %
0.25. If the angle of contact is 150, determine the force that will raise B. 40 % D. 50 % *
the object. 41. A cylinder weights 150 lbf. Its cross-sectional area is 40 square inches.
A. 350 N C. 540 N When the cylinder stands vertically on one end, what pressure does the
B. 770 N * D. 780 N cylinder exert on the floor?
28. A wheel 760 mm in diameter rolls on a concrete road. It carries a load A. 14.1 kPa C.63.2 kPa
of 500 N. The coefficient of rolling resistance is 0.305 mm. What is B. 25.8 kPa * D.89.7 kPa
the force P necessary to roll the wheel along road? 42. A machine is capable of accelerating a 1 kg mass at 1 m/s2 for 1 minute.
A. 0.40 N* C. 0.30 N The machine runs at 60 rpm. What is the power output of the
B. 0.20 N D. 0.70 N machine?
A. 1 erg C.1 J
29. A rectangle has a base of 3 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its second B. 1 cal D.1 W *
moment of area in cm4 about an axis through the center of gravity and
parallel to the base? 43. A power of 6 kW is supplied to the motor of a crane. The motor has an
A. 54 * C. 44 efficiency of 90%. With what constant speed does the crane lift an 800
B. 24 D. 34 lbf weight?
A. 0.09 cm/s C.0.98 cm/s
B. 0.32 cm/s D.1.52 cm/s *
30. What is the moment of inertia (in m4) of a circle of radius 5 m with
respect to its tangent? 44. A boy pulls a sled with a mass of 20kg horizontally over a surface with
A. 2454 * C. 2544 a coefficient of friction of 0.20. It takes him 10 minutes to pull the
B. 2524 D. 2445 sled 100 yards. What is his average power output over these 10
minutes?
A. 4 W C.8 W
31. A simply supported beam is five meters in length. It carries a B. 6 W * D. 10 W
uniformly distributed load including its own weight of 300 N/m and a
concentrated load of 100 N, 2 meters from the left end. Find the 45. Determine the number of turns of rope to be wound around the trunk of
reactions if reaction A at the left end and reaction B at the right end. a tree in order to support a man weighing 800 N with a force of 10 N.
A. RA = 810 N, RB = 790 N Note the coefficient of friction is 0.3.
B. RA = 820 N, RB = 690 N A. 3.275 turns
C. RA = 830 N, RB = 680 N B. 1.234 turns
D. RA = 840 N, RB = 670 N C. 3.256 turns
D. 2.325 turns
32. A beam rests on a fulcrum, 1.2 m from one end. A weight of 350 kg is
suspended from this end causing the beam to balance. If the weight of 46. Moment of inertia of any plane figure is expressed in units of length to
350 kg is suspended on the opposite end of the beam, it is necessary to the _______.
suspend a 1000 kg weight on the first end in order to effect an even A. first power C. second power
balance. Find the length of he beam. B. third power D. fourth power *
A. 3.65 m C. 3.74 m
B. 3.57 m D. 3.43 m * 47. A branch of mechanics which deals with bodies at rest.
A. Statics * C. Dynamics
33. A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at an angle of 28 deg. with respect to B. Kinetics D. Kinematics
horizontal. The block is pushed 2 feet horizontally. What is the work
done by this force? 48. A couple consists of two forces, ____ in magnitude, parallel and
A. 320 J C. 480 J * oppositely directed.
B. 540 J D. 215 J A. directly proportional C. equal *
B. unequal D. inversely proportional
34. A circle has a diameter of 20 cm. Determine the moment of inertia of
the circular area relative to the axis perpendicular to the area through 49. A 250 N block is initially at rest on a flat surface that is inclined at 30
the center of the circle in cm4? degrees. If the coefficient of static friction is 0.30, find the force (P)
A. 15708 * C. 13677 required to start the block moving up the plane.
B. 14780 D. 16809 A. 143.5 N C. 124.54 N
35. An isosceles triangle has a 10 cm base and a 10 cm altitude. Determine B. 234.5 N D. 189.95 N
the moment of inertia of the triangular area relative to a line parallel to
the base and through the upper vertex in cm4. 50. The moment of inertia of a triangle with respect to the base is ____
A. 2750 C. 2500* times its moment of inertia with respect to its centroidal axis?
B. 3023 D. 3055 A. 2 C. 3 *
B. 4 D. 5
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37. For a system to be in equilibrium:
A. the force polygon must close.
B. all forces must be concurrent, if not acting parallel
C. it must satisfy the 3 static equations
D. all of the above *
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