ROEVER ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Elambalur, Perambalur – 621 220.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

II Year / III Semester

ME3351 – ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Question Bank

UNIT – I STATICS OF PARTICLES

PART – A

1. Resolve the 100N force acting 30° to horizontal into two components, one along horizontal and other
along 120° to horizontal.
2. State the Second Law of Newton.
3. Write the equations of equilibrium of a coplanar system of forces.
4. State Lami’s theorem with a neat sketch?
5. State the Parallelogram law of forces?
6. State the triangular law of forces?
7. Define principle of transmissibility.
8. Distinguish the following system of forces with a suitable sketch. a) Coplanar b) Collinear.
9. Find the res ta t o o rre t or es i -4k , i-4 -2i+3j-2k.
10. What differences exist between Kinetics and Kinematics.
11. State the Gravitational Law of Newton.
12. Solve the following: A force vector F= 700i + 1500j is applied to a bolt. Determine the magnitude of the
force and angle it forms with the horizontal.
13. Solve the following: A force of magnitude 50 KN is acting along the line joining A (2, 0, 6) and B (3,-2,0)m.
Write the vector form of the force.
14. Solve the following: Two forces of magnitude 50 KN and 80 KN are acting on a particle, such that the
angle between the two is 135°. If both the forces are acting away from the particle, calculate the resultant
and find its direction.
. ompare ‘Res ta t’ a d ‘Eq i ibra t’
16. Compare and contrast between particle and rigid body.
17. State the Polygon Law of forces.
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19. Imagine if the resultant of an 800N force acting towards eastern direction and a 500N force acting
towards north eastern direction.
20. A force of 500N forms angle 60°, 45° & 120° respectively x, y, z axes. Write the force in vector form.
 PART – B

1. Two cylinders, having weight WA = 2000N and WB = 1000 N are resting on smooth inclined planes having
inclination 60* and 45ᵒ with the horizontal respectively as shown in figure. They are connected by a
weightless bar AB with hinge connections. The bar AB makes 15 ᵒ angle with the horizontal. Find the
magnitude of the force P required to hold the system in equilibrium.

2. (i)Four forces act on a bolt A as shown below. Determine the resultant of the forces on the bolt.

(ii)Predict the tension in each cable for the given Figure.

3. (i) Consider the 75 kg crate shown in the diagram. This crate was lying between two buildings and it is now
being lifted onto a truck, which will remove it. The crate is supported by a vertical cable, which is joined at A
to two ropes which pass over pulleys attached to the buildings at B and C. Determined the tension in each of
the ropes AB and AC.

(ii) )A or e P is app ied at ‘O’ to the stri g AOB as show i ig. I the te sio i ea h part o stri g is 0 N,
Find the direction and magnitude of force P for equilibrium conditions.

4. Determine the magnitude and direction of force F shown in fig re so that parti e ‘O’ is i eq i ibri m.
5. (i) Determine the tension in cables BC & AC to hold 40 Kg load shown in fig.

(ii)A y i dri a ro er has a weight o 0 N a d it is bei g p ed by a or e whi h is i i ed at 0˚ with the

horizontal as shown in fig. While moving it comes across an obstacle of 10cm height. Predict the force
required to cross this obstacle when the diameter of the roller is 70cm.

6. Two cylinders E,F of diameter 60mm and 30mm. Weighing 160N and 40 N respectively are placed as
shown in Fig. Assuming all the contact surfaces to be smooth, find the reactions at the contact points.

7. Two identical rollers each of weight 50N are supported by an inclined plane and a vertical wall as shown
infig. Find the reactions at the points of supports A, B,and C.

8. Three links PQ , QR and RS connected as shown in Fig. Support loads W and 50 N. Find the weight W and
the force in each link if the system remains in equilibrium.

9. Two smooth circular cylinders each of weight 1000 N and radius 15 cm are connected at their centers by a
string AB of length 40 cm and rest upon a horizontal plane, supporting above them a third cylinder of weight
2000 N and radius 15 cm as shown in Figure. Predict the force S in the string AB and reactions on the floor at
the points of contact D and E.
10. Determine the resultant of system of forces acting as shown in Fig.

11. Forces 32 KN, 24 KN, 24 KN and 120 KN are concurrent at origin (0,0,0) and are respectively directed
through the points whose coordinates are A (2,1,6) B(4,-2,5) C(-3,-2,1) and D (5,1,-2). Determine resultant of
the system.

12. Members OA, OB and OC form a three member space truss. A weight of 10 KN is suspended at the joint
‘O’ as show i ig. A a yze mag it de a d at re o or es i ea h o the three members o the truss.

13. Find out the resultant of the system of forces given below:
(i) 20N inclined at 30º towards north of east.
(ii) 25 N towards North.
(iii) 30N towards north west.
(iv) 35N inclined at 40º towards south of west.

14. The forces shown in the figure below are in equilibrium. Determine the forces F1 and F2.

UNIT-II EUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES

PART – A

1. A Force F= 10 i+8j-5k N acts at a point A[2,5,6]. What is the moment of the force F about the point B[3,1,4].
2. What is meant by a force couple system?
3. Replace the force 600n from A as shown in figure by equivalent force and couple at B.

4. Determine the resultant of the force systems shown in figure.

 . State Varig o ’s theorem.
6. Define a couple.
7. A Uniform ladder of weight 'W' leans against a vertical wall. Assuming the contact surfaces as rough, draw
the free body diagram of the ladder with necessary assumptions.
8. Solve the following: three couples 16Nm,-45Nm and 120Nm are acting in the xy, yz and xz planes
respectively. Find the resultant moment vector of these three couples.
9. State the different types of supports.
10. Find the moment of the 100 N force about point A and B.

11. Write down the conditions of equilibrium of a particle in space.

12. What are the reactions at a fixed support of a plane beam that are possible?
13. The position vector and force are [2i-3j+4k]m and [10i+20j30k] N respectively, find the moment of force
about origin.
14. List the different types of beams?
15. Predict how you will reduce a force into an equivalent forcecouple system.
16. A line of action of a 50 N force is passing through the points a [1,8,7]m and B [7,1.6,2.2]m. The
coordinates being given in m. What is the moment of the force about a point C[4,6,3] ?
17. Discuss about the equation of equilibrium of a rigid body.
18. Find the moment of 20 N force about the point 'O' as shown in Fig.

19. Distinguish between couple and moment.

20. Explain free body diagram with one example.
PART – B

1. Find the resultant of the force system shown in figure. Radius = 2.5m.

2. Compute the moment of the force P=1500 N and of the force Q=1200 N as shown in figure about points A,
B, C.
3. Reduce the given system of forces acting on the beam AB in fig. to (i) an equivalent force couple system at
A (ii)an equivalent force couple system at B.

4. Find the pin reaction of A and the Roller reaction at B. For the beam shown in FIg.

5. Illustrate the system of forces shown in fig to a force – couple system at A .

6. Four forces act on a 700mm X 375mm plate as shown in fig. a) Find the resultant of these forces b) Locate
the two points where the line of action of the resultant intersects the edge of the plate.

7. Four tug boats are used to bring a large ship to its pier. Each tug boat exerts a 5000 N force in the direction
as shown in Fig. Determine the equivalent force - couple system at point 'O' and the point on hull where a
single more powerful tug boat should push to produce the same effect as the original four boats.

8. Determine the tension in cable BC as shown in figure. Neglect the self-weight of AB.
9. A light bar AD is suspended from a cable BE and supports a 50 kg block at C as shown in fig. The ends A and
D of the bar are in contact with frictionless vertical walls. Determine the tension in cable BE and the reactions
at A and D.

10. Find the support reactions of the truss loaded as shown in figure.

11. Blocks A and B of weight 200N and 100N respectively, rest on a 30 inclined plane and are attached to the
post which is held perpendicular to the plane by force P, parallel to the plane, as shown in fig. Assume that all
surfaces are smooth and that the cords are parallel to the plane. Determine the value of P. Also find the
Normal reaction of Blocks A and B.

12. A Fixed crane shown in Fig. has a mass of 1000kg and it is used to lift a 2400 kg weight. It is held in a place
by a pin at A and a rocker at B. The centre of gravity of the crane is located at G. Determine the components
of the reactions at A and B.

13. A rod AB of weight 200 N is supported by a cable BD and the corner of wall and floor surface as shown
infig. Show that the reaction at A and tension in the cord.
14. Find the reactions at points A & B.

UNIT - III DISTRIBUTED FORCES

PART – A

1. Define centroid and centre of gravity of a area.

2. State parallel axis theorem and perpendicular axis therorem.
3. Define principal axes and principal moment of inertia.
4. Find the polar moment of inertia of a hollow circular sectio o exter a diameter ‘D’ a d i ter a
diameter‘d’.
5. Locate the centroid and solve the moment of inertia about centroidal axes of a semi-circular lamina of
radi s ‘r’.
6. A semi-circular area having radius of 100 mm is located in the XY plane such that its diameter coincides
with the Y-axis. Determine the X-coordinate of the centre.
7. Define product of inertia.
8. Define polar moment of inertia.
9. Differentiate Centroid and centre of gravity.
10. Discuss about the expression for finding mass moment o i ertia o a y i der o radi s ‘R’ a d height ‘h’
about its base.
11. State the Pappus guildinus area theorem.
12. State the Pappus guildinus volume theorem.
13. Discuss about the Polar moment of Inertia and state its significant.
14. Compare and contrast the Area moment of Inertia with mass moment of inertia.
15. Define Radius of gyration.
16. Determine MI of an isosceles triangle with base 150mm and sides of 125mm about its base.
17. State the relationship between the second moment of area and mass moment of inertia of a uniform
plate
18. Compare and contrast moment and second moment about an axis.
9. reate the e troida dista es o a se tor o radi s ‘r’.
20. What is the radius of gyration of a circle of diameter‘d’ about its diameter.
 PART – B

1. Find the moment of inertia of shaded area as shown in figure about Ixx axis and Iyy axis.

2. Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area as shown in figure with respect to the x axis.

3. A solid hemisphere of density ρ is atta hed e tra y to a so id y i der o de sity ρ. i d the height o the
cylindrical portion to have the CG of the solid combination on the axis of symmetry at the junction between
the hemisphere and the cylinder. Take the cylinder diameter as 100mm.

4. Locate the centroid of the area shown in figure below. The dimensions are in mm.

5. Determine the co-odinates of centroid of the shaded area shown in figure.

6. A Cylinder of height of 10 cm and radius of base 4 cm is placed under sphere of radius 4 cm such that they
have a common vertical axis. If both of them are made of the same material, find the centre of gravity of the
combined unit.
7. Find the moment of inertia of the section shown in the figure about the centroidal axes.
8. Find the mass moment of inertia of the plate shown in fig with respect to the axis AB. Thickness of the
plate is 5mm and density of the material is 6500Kg/m3 .

9. Discuss expression form mass moment of inertia of prism along three axes.
10. Design Moment of Inertia about the co-ordinate axes of plane area shown in fig. Also find Polar Moment
of Inertia. All the dimensions are in 'mm'.

11. Determine the principal moments of inertia and find location of principal axes of surface shown in figure.

12. Determine the Moment of Inertia and radius of gyration of surface about x axis shown in fig. Also find
MOI about centroidal x axis.

13. Illustrate the polar moment of inertia and polar radius of gyration of plane area about centroidal axes
shown in fig.

14. Explain second moment of area about the centroidal XX axis and a-a axis of the surface shown in fig.
 UNIT- IV FRICTION
PART – A

1. Define angle of friction.

2. Define limiting friction
3. Show that the mathematical definitions of velocity and acceleration.
4. Compare and contrast Ladder friction and Wedge friction.
5. A Car traverses half of a distance with a velocity of 40 Kmph and the remaining half of distance with a
velocity of 60kmph. Determine the average velocity.
6. Define friction and classify its types.
7. Classify the types of friction.
8. Discuss about the coefficient of static friction.
9. Dis ss abo t the o omb’s aws o dry ri tio .
10. Define rolling resistance.
11. Discuss coefficient of rolling resistance?
12. Analyze the coefficient of friction and express its relationship with angle of friction.
13. If x=3.5t3– 7 t2, determine acceleration, velocity and position of the particle, when t = 5 sec.
14. Illustrate the characteristics of general plane motion.
15. Design work energy equation of rigid body and mention the meaning for all parameters used in the
equation.
16. What are general plane motions? Give some examples.
17. Compare Co-efficient of friction and angle of friction.
. De i e o omb’s aws o dry ri tio .
19. Define impending motion.
20. Define angle of repose
PART – B

1. Two blocks A and B are placed on inclined planes as shown. The block A weighs 1000N. Determine
minimum weight of the block B for maintaining the equilibrium of the system. Assume that the blocks are
connected by an inextensible string passing over a frictionless pulley. Coefficient of friction µA between the
block A and the plane is 0.25. Assume the same value for µB.

2. Two rough planes are joined together. One of them is horizontal and the other is inclined at 45ᴼ to the
horizontal. A 100 kg block is on the inclined plane and is connected to a 60 kg block on the horizontal plane
through a cable passing over a smooth pulley at the junction of the planes. A dragging force of A is applied on
60 kg block at an angle of ϴ to the horizontal. Find the magnitude of the force and the value of ϴ for the
motion is about to start. Assume µ = 0.25.
3. A block and pulley system is shown in figure below. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block
and the plane is 0.25. The pulley is frictionless. Find the acceleration of the blocks and the tension in the
string when the system is just released. Also find the time required for 100 kg block to come down by 2 m.

4. A flywheel is fixed to the shaft of a motor. The unit attains the rated speed of 1200rpm in 4 seconds. But
when it is switched off, the unit comes to rest in 70 seconds. Find the revolutions executed by the unit a) To
attain the rated speed, and b) To come to rest after being switched off when the acceleration is uniform.

5. Two blocks 'A' and 'B' of masses mA = 280 kg and mB = 420 kg are jointed by an inextensible cable as
shown in Fig. Assume that the pulley is frictionless and µ = 0.30 between block 'A' and the surface. The
system is initially at rest. Determine (i) Acceleration of block A (ii) velocity after it has moved 3.5 m and (iii)
velocity after 1.5 seconds.

6. Block (2) rests on block (1) and is attached by a horizontal rope AB to the wall as shown in fig. What force P
is necessary to cause motion of block (1) to impend? The co-efficient of friction between the blocks is ¼ and
between the floor and block (1) is 1/3. Mass of blocks (1) and (2) are 14kg and 9 kg respectively.

7. Block A weighing 1000 N rests on a rough inclined plane whose inclination to the horizontal is 45°. It is
connected to another block B, weighing 3000 N rests on a rough horizontal plane by a weightless rigid bar
inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal as shown in fig. Find the horizontal force required to be applied
to the block B just to move the block A in upward direction. Assume angle of friction as 15° at all surfaces
where there is sliding.
8. A 7m long ladder rests against a vertical wall, with which it makes an angle of 45° and on a floor. If a man
whose weight is one half that of the ladder climbs it, at what distance along the ladder will he be, when the
ladder is about to slip? Take coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall is 1/3 and that between
the ladder and the floor is ½.

9. An effort of 200 N is required just to move a certain body up an inclined plane of angle 15°, the force is
acting parallel to the plane. If the angle of inclination of the plane is made 20°, the effort required being
again parallel to the plane, is found to be 230 N. Predict the weight of the body and coefficient of friction.

10. Illustrate the force P inclined at an angle of 32° to the inclined plane making an angle of 25 degree with
the horizontal plane to slide a block weighing 125 KN (i) up the inclined plane (ii) Down the inclined plane,
when P = 0.5.

11. A ladder of weight 1000 N and length 4 m rests as shown in figure. If a 750 N weight is applied at a
distance of 3 m from the top of ladder, it is at the point of sliding. Determine the coefficient of friction
between ladder and the floor.

12. A rope is wrapped 3 times around the rod as shown in the fig. Design the force required at the free end of
the rope to stope the load w=20KN.Takeµ=0.3.

13. Two blocks A and B of mass 50 kg and 100 kg respectively are connected by a string C which passes
through a frictionless pulley connected with the fixed wall by another string D as shown in figure. Find the
force P required to pull the lock B. Also find the tension in the string D. Take coefficient of friction at all
contact surfaces as 0.3.
14. In the engine system shown in figure, the crank AB has a constant clockwise angular speed of 3000 r.p.m.
For the crank position indicated, Analyse (i) the angular velocity of the connecting rod BP (ii) velocity of
piston P .

UNIT - V DYNAMICS OF PARTICLES

PART – A

1. Differentiate linear and angular momentum.

. De i e D’A embert’s pri ip e.
3. Discuss about the equations of motion of a particle under gravitation.
4. A car accelerates uniformly from a speed of 30 kmph in 5 seconds. Determine the acceleration of the car
and the distance travelled by the car during 5 seconds
5. Give the dynamic equilibrium conditions
6. State the law of conservation of momentum
7. A car starts from rest with a constant acceleration of 4m/sec2. Determine the distance travelled in the 7th
second.
8. A point P moves along a straight line according to the equation x= 4t3+2t+5, where x is in meters and t is in
secs. Solve the velocity and acceleration at t=3 secs.
9. Solve the following: A stone is projected in space at an angle of 45° to horizontal at an initial velocity of 10
m/sec. Find the range of the projectile.
10. What is work energy principle.
11. Illustrate the impulse momentum equation
12. Distinguish between kinetics and kinematics.
13. Distinguish between impulse and impulsive force.
14. Analyze the impulse momentum equation.
15. Compare and contrast the rectilinear and curvilinear motion.
16. Define inertia force.
17. What differences exist between impulse and momentum?
18. Compare and contrast the impact and elastic impact.
19. Define Co-efficient of restitution.
0. State Newto ’s aw o o isio o e asti bodies.

PART – B
1. A body A is projected vertically upwards from the top of a tower with a velocity of 40 m/s, the tower being
180m high. After t sec, another body B is allowed to fall from the same point. Both the bodies reach the
ground simultaneously. Calculate t and the velocities of A and B on reaching the ground.
2. Two smooth spheres 1 and 2 having a mass of 2 kg and 4 kg respectively collide with initial velocities as
shown in figure. If the coefficient of restitution for the spheres is e=0.8, determine the velocities of each
sphere after collision.

3. Two bodies of 9 kg and 13.5 kg are suspended on two ends of a string passing over a pulley of radius 275
mm and mass moment of inertia = 16.5kg m2 as shown. Determine the tensions in the strings and the
angular acceleration of the pulley.

4. A body moving with uniform acceleration observed to travel 33m in 8th second and 53m in 13 second of
its travel. Calculate the velocity at start and uniform acceleration.

5. Two stones A and B are projected from the same point at inclinations of 45ᴼ and 30ᴼ respectively to the
horizontal. Find the ratio of the velocities of projection of A and B if the maximum height reached by them is
the same.

6. Water drips from a tap fitted to a barrel at the rate of four drops per second. Find the vertical separation
between two consecutive drops after the lower drop has attained a velocity of 3m/s.

7. A train is traveling from A to D along the track shown in fig. Its initial velocity at A is zero. The train takes 5
min to cover the distance AB, 2250 m length and 2.5 minutes to cover, the distance BC, 3000 m in length, on
reaching the station C, the brakes are applied and the train stops 2250 m beyond, at D (i) Find the
retardation on CD, (ii) the time it takes the train to get from A to D, and (iii) its average speed for the whole
distance.

8. The position of the particle is given by the relation S=1.5t3-9t2-22.5t+60, where S is expressed in meters
and t in seconds. Determine (i) the time at which the velocity will be zero (ii) the position and distance
travelled by the particle at that time (iii) the acceleration of the particle at that time and (iv) the distance
travelled by the particle from t = 5s to t = 7s.

9. A particle is projected with a initial velocity of 12m/s at an angle M with the horizontal. After sometime,
the position of the particle is observed by its x and y distances of 6m and 4m respectively from the point
ofprojection. Find the angle of projection.

10. Two Blocks A and B of weight 100 N and 200 N respectively are initially at rest on a 30° inclined plane
asshown in figure. The distance between the blocks is 6 m. The co efficient of friction between the block A
and the plane is 0.25 and that between the block B and the plane is 0.15. If they are released at the same
time, in what time the upper block (B) reaches the Block (A).
11. Two blocks of weight 150 N and 50 N are connected by a string and passing over a frictionless pulley as
shown in figure. Predict the acceleration of blocks A and B and the tension in the string.

12. Two weights 80 N and 20 N are connected by a thread and move along a rought horizontal plane under
the action of a force 40 N, applied to the first weight of 80 N as shown in figure. The coefficient of friction
between the sliding surfaces of the wrights and the plane is 0.3. Design the acceleration of the weights and
the tension in the thread using work-energy equation.

13. A block of mass 50 kg slides down a 35° incline and strikes a spring 1.5 m away from it as shown in Fig.
The maximum compression of the spring is 300 mm when the block comes to rest. If the spring constant is 1
kN/m, Solve the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the plane.

14. A ball of mass 2 kg, moving with a velocity of 3 m/s, impinges on a ball of mass 4 kg moving with a
ve o ity o m/s. The ve o ities o the two ba s are para e a d i i ed at 0◦ to the i e o oi i g their
centres at the instant of impact. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.5,
Explain
I. Direction, in which the 4 kg ball will move after impact; (5)
II. Velocity of the 4 kg ball after impact; (2)
III. Direction, in which the 2 kg ball will move after impact; (4)
IV. Velocity of the 2 kg ball after impact. (2)

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