Chapter 5 1: A vehicle A travels west at high speed on a perfectly straight road B which is tangent to the earth’s surface at the equator. The road has no curvature whatsoever in the vertical plane. Determine the necessary speed Usa of the vehicle relative to the road that will give rise to zero ‘acceleration of the vehicle in the vertical direction. Assume that the center of the earth has no acceleration. (Refer to Figure Q1) 2: If the road of Problem 1, instead of being straight with no curvature, followed the Curvature of the earth's surface, determine the necessary speed viet of the vehicle to the west telative to the road that will give rise to zero vertical acceleration of the vehicle. Assume that the center of the earth has no acceleration. (Refer to Figure Q2) Ans, veel = 1674 kew/h 3: The disk with the circular slot of 200 mm radius rotates about O with a constant angular velocity « = 15 rad/s. Determine the acceleration of the slide A at the instant when it passes the center of the disk if, at the moment, 6 = 12 rad/s and 6 = 0. (Refer to Figure Q3) 4: The cable from drum 4 turns the double wheel B, which rolls on its hubs without slipping. Determine the angular velocity @ and angular acceleration @ of drum C for the instant when the angular velocity and angular acceleration of A ate 4 rad/s and 3 rad/s’, respectively, both in the counterclockwise direction. (Refer to Figure Q4) 45; The telescoping link is hinged at Q, and its end 4 is given a constant upward velocity of 200 mmv/s by the piston rod of the fixed hydraulic cylinder B, Caleulate the angular velocity 6 and the angular acceleration G of link OA for the instant when y = 600 mm. (Refer to Figure Q5) ) 6: Film passes through the guide rollers shown and is being wound onto the reel, which is tumed at a constant angular velocity @. Determine the acceleration a = U of the film as it enters the rollers. The thickness of the film is ¢ and s is sufficient large so that the change in the angle made by the film with the horizontal is negligible. (Refer to Figure Q6) \ 7: One of the most common mechanisms is the slider-crank, Express the angular velocity was and angular acceleration aay of the connecting rod AB in terms of crank angle @ for a given constant crank speed @p. Take cag and aag to be positive counter clockwise. (Refer to Figure Qn wiz, > 8: If the wheel in each case rolls on the circular surface without slipping, determine the xb. acceleration of the point C on the wheel momentarily in contact with the circular surface. The wheel has an angular velocity w and an angular acceleration a. (Refer to Figure Q8) 9: Mend A of the constrained link has a constant downward velocity va of 2 m/s as the bar passes the position for which 9 = 30°, determine the acceleration of the mass cen as i 10°, ter G in the middle of the Tink. Compare solution by vector algebra with solution by vector geometry (Refer to Figure Q9) -~ : Mg Ans, ao= 15.40 mvs? 10: The large power-cable ree! is rolled up the i ce vehi ; ! p the incline by the service vehicle as sh vehicle stars fom rest with x = 0 for the reel and accelerates at the constant rate of 0.6 ne en x = 1.8 m, calculate the acceleration of point P i ition + . When's 21.8 eta point P on the reel in the position shown, Ans. ap = 3,34 m/s? ~ oof Ae® gz her? Qa tindchopl S 1]: The disk with the radial slot rotates in a horizontal plane about O with an angular acceleration @ = 20 rad/s? while the 2 kg slider A moves with a constant speed ¥ = 120 mm/s relative to the slot during a certain interval of its motion. If the angular velocity of disk is a= 15 rad/s at the instant when the slider crosses the center Q of rotation of the disk, determine the acceleration of the slider at this instant. (Refer to Figure Qi) Ans, aa = 36j m/s? wheel C one-fourth of a revolution for each revolution of the pin. At the engagement position shown, 0= 45". For a constant clockwise angular velocity ai= 2 caWs of vet A, determine the come sponding counterclockwise angular velocity w2 of wheel C for 0 ~ 20°, (Note thar he motion during engagement is governed by the geometry of triangle OvOaP with changing 0.) (Refer to Figure Q12) Ans. 2 = 1.923 rad/s 15: Referring to the Geneva wheel of Prob. 12 again, determine the angular acceleration a of wheel C for the instant when @ = 20°, Wheel 4 has a constant elockuree angular velocity of 2 rad/s. (Refer to Figure Q13) Ans. a2 = 16.53 rad/s? CCW 14. An intermittent-drive mechanism for perforated tape F consists of the link DAB driven by the crank OB. The trace of the motion of the finger at D is shown by the dotted fine. Determine the acceleration of D at the instant shown when both OB and CA are horizontal if OB has a constant clockwise rotational velocity of 120 rev/min (Refer to Figure Q14) Ans. ap = 1997 nuns? 16, For the conditions and conclusion of Prob, 15 show that the acceleration that car 4 Appears to have to an observer in and turing with car B is equal to v°/R in the direction normal to the true velocity of 4. (Refer to Figure Q16)Raglan s . scone oe y- roe ag ~ oo 3 ‘\ vey, QAO e aK) ‘ Aee Fig. Q3 Fig, QI & Fig, Qh 54, 5) ac,07 gi? BEA Kitkis aucl?