B.E. / B.Tech. II-Semester Common to Mech. Engg. (Sec.-F2) & Chem. Engg. (Sec.

-B)
Course: ENGINEERING MECHANICS Code No. : 22CE C01
ASSIGNMENT - I
Note:- Answer all questions from Part-A and Part-B at one place in the same order
Any missing data may be assumed suitably and indicate the same clearly
Draw neat sketches with pencil wherever necessary
Date of posting: 12-05-2023 Last date of submission: 19-05-2023 Maximum Marks: 10

UNIT - I
RESOLUTION AND RESULTANT OF FORCE SYSTEM

PART-A
1. Explain the principle of transmissibility of forces. [CO1; BL2]
2. State and prove parallelogram law of forces. [CO1; BL2]
3. Explain the classification of force systems with suitable examples. [CO1; BL2]
4. State and prove Varignon’s theorem of moments. [CO1; BL2]
5. What are the characteristics of a couple? [CO1; BL1]
PART-B
6. Resolve the given force 250 N force as shown in Figure 1 into components acting along the u and v
axes and determine the magnitudes of these components. [CO1; BL4]
[Answers: Fu = 185.50 N and Fv = 98.70 N]

Figure: 1
7. Compute the magnitude, position and direction of the resultant of the coplanar concurrent force
system shown in Figure 2. [CO1; BL4]
[Answers:  H = - 35.20 N,  V = + 20.00 N, R = 40.48 N, Resultant ‘R’ lies in the II–quadrant
and direction of resultant  = 29.600 with negative x-axis]

Figure: 2
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8. Determine the moment of each of the three forces about point B as shown in the Figure 3.
[CO1; BL4]
[Answers: For F1 = -150 N-m, For F2 = - 600 N-m and F3 = 0]

Figure: 3
9. Determine the resultant force, position of resultant, direction of resultant, sum of moments about
point ‘O’ and distance of resultant force from point ‘O’ of the four forces and one couple which act
on the plate shown in Figure 4.
[CO1; BL5]
[Answers:  H = 66.90 N,  V = 132.40 N, R = 148.30 N, Resultant ‘R’ lies in the I–quadrant
and direction of resultant  = 63.200 with positive x-axis, Sum of moments about point O =
-237 N-m and d = 1.60 m (i.e., perpendicular distance of R from Point O is 1.60 m)]

Figure: 4

UNIT – I
EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCE SYSTEM
PART-A
10. What do you understand by free body diagram (FBD) and explain with an example.
11. Discuss the different types of beams, supports and loadings.
12. State and prove Lami’s theorem.

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 PART-B
13. Determine the magnitude of the reactions on the beam at A and B as shown in the Figure 5.
[CO1; BL4]
[Answers: RA = 413.18 N and RB = 586.37 N]

Figure: 5

14. Determine the reactions at A and B on the Fink truss shown in Figure 6. Members CD and FG are
respectively perpendicular to AE and BE at their midpoints. [CO1; BL5]
[Answers: RA = 53.61 N and HB = 8.92 N, HV = 61.34 N]

Figure: 6
15. A bar AE is in equilibrium under the action of the five forces shown in Figure 7. Determine the
forces P, R, and T. [CO1; BL4]
[Answers: T = 128.57 kN up to the left, R = 42.86 kN downward and P = 37.14 kN to the right]

Figure: 7

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16. A roller of weight W = 1000 N rests on a smooth inclined plane as shown in Figure 8. It is kept
from rolling down the plane by string AC. Find the tension in the string and reaction at the point of
contact D. [CO1; BL5]
[Answers: T = 732 N and RD = 896.6 N]

Figure: 8

17. As shown in Figure 9 A man raises a 12 kg joist of length 4m by pulling the rope. Find the tension
in the rope and the reaction at A. [CO1; BL4]
[Answers: T = 98.48 N and RA = 177.44 N]

Figure: 9

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Assignment
Assignment-I Prepared by:
E. Maheshwar Reddy
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 9959781971

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