MARKING GUIDELINE

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

ENGINEERING SCIENCE N4
21 November 2022

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MARKING GUIDELINE -2-
ENGINEERING SCIENCE N4

QUESTION 1

1.1 1.1.1 U = 400m/s

30o

VY = 400 sin 30°

= 200 m/s√

VX = 400 COS 30°

= 346,410 m/s√
2 2
1.1.1 SV = 2

4002 × (sin 30)2

= 2×9,8
ü

= 2040,816 mü

An alternative method:
2− 2
S= 2×

02 − (400 sin 30)2

= 2×9,8
ü

= 2040,816 mü (3)

1.1.2 SH = uH × tH
= 400 cos 30° × 2 × 20,408ü
= 14139,077 mü (2)

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 1.2 N
CHANGE TO
A = 90 km/h N A= 90 km/h

B= 110 km/h
W 450
E
B = 110 km/h

S
Stop B and change its direction

Ʃv = 110 km/h sin 0° + 90 km/h sin 45°

= 63,64 km/hü

ƩH = 110 km/h cos 0° + 90 km/h cos 45°

= 173,64 km/hü

R = 63,642 + 173,642
= 184,965 km/hü

−1 63,64
θ= 173,64

= 20,128°ü

A B = 184,935 km/h E 20,128°üü

OR

A B = 184,935 km/h N 69,872°ü (6)

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 1.3 v(boat )  35  1000
3600

v(boat )  9, 722m / s

vR2  vboat
2 2
 vriver
vR  9,7222  52 ü
vR  10,932m / s ü

5
tan  
9, 722
5
  tan 1
9, 722
  27, 217 ü

vR  10,932m / s _ 27, 217West _ of _ North ü (4)

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QUESTION 2

2.1 Angular acceleration of a body is the rate of change of its angular velocity. (2)

2.2 2.2.1 v = u + at
‫؞‬ 2 = 1 + at

2− 1
=

14− 6
= 13 ü
= 0,615 rad/s2ü

2.2.2 ( 2 )2 − ( 1 )2
θ = 2

( ) ( )
= ( , )
ü

= 130,081 radiansü
(2 × 2) (4)

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 2.3 2.3.1 R 600
2  300mm  0,3m

v  120  1000
3600  33,333m / s

v  .R
v

R
33,333 ü

0,3
  111,11rad / s ü

2.3.2 2  1

t
0  111,11
 ü
25
  4, 444rad / s 2 ü
(2 × 2) (4)

2.4 T  I
T  4  37,816 ü
T  150,816 Nm ü (2)
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QUESTION 3

3.1 Coefficient of the friction is the ratio of the friction force and the normal reaction
(weight). (2)

3.2 3.2.1

m
mα
stop
Fs – F = m ü
∴ sin − 200 = 1200
∴ 1200(9,8) − 200 = 1200 ü
∴ = 0,16 / ü

On the incline:
= +2 ü
∴ = 0 + 2(0,16)(62)ü
∴ = 4,454 / ü (6)

3.2.2 F = -F = -200 Nü only friction force (1)

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 3.2.3 On the horizontal road
= u + 2α s ü
∴ 0 = (4,454) + 2(−0,167)
∴ = 59,396 ü

NOTE: -F =
∴ −200 = 1200
∴ = −0,167 / 2ü
(3)

3.3 W
P
t
(300  9,8)  10 ü
P
2  60
P  245 N ü (2)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 8 kN/m ü
20 kN 30 kN

12 m 6m 4m 4m

A B C D
(1)

4.2 Take moments about A

Σ ↷ moments = Σ ↶ moments
(48 × 6) + (20 × 12) + (30 × 18) = D x 22ü
D = 48,545 kNü

Take moments about D:

Σ ↶ moments = Σ ↷ moments
A x 22 = (48 × 16) + (20 × 10) + (30 × 4) ü
A = 49,454 kNü

Test: Σ↑F = 49,454 + 48,545 = 98 kN

ü
Σ↓F = 48 + 20+ 30 = 98 kN (5)

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 4.3
49,454 kNü

12 m 1,454 kN 4mü

A B C D E
-18.546 kNü

- 48,545 kNü (4)

4.4 BM at B = (-48 × 6) + (49,454 × 12) = 305,448 kNmü

BM at C = (4 × 48,545) = 194,18 kNmü (2)

4.5 ü 305,448ü

194,18ü

A B C D E (3)
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QUESTION 5

5.1  Mass-loaded or weight-loaded accumulator

 Spring-loaded accumulator
 Air or gas type accumulator (3)

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 5.2 5.2.1
=

F= P× A

= ×
4
( , )
× 9,8 = 1 × 10 × ü

1×106 (0,350)2
= 9,8
× 4
ü

mt = 9817,48 kgü

Additional mass required = total mass – mass of ram

= 9817,48 – 650
= 9167,48 kgü (4)

5.2.2 Work done during working stroke of machine serve = F × S

= (mt × g) × distance moved

= ( 9167,48 × 9,8) × 0,250ü
= 24052,83 Jü
= 24,05 kJ (2)

5.2.3 =

,
= ü

= 4008,81 Wü
= 4,008 kW (2)

5.3 V = A × h × 3
= × h ×3
( , )
= × 0,15 × 3ü
= 0,00353 m3ü

= 3,53 × 10-3 m3

Power = Pressure × Volume

= 4 × 106 × 3,53 10-3 ×(130 ÷ 60) × (85 ÷100) ü
= 26004,33 Wü
= 26,004 kW (4)
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QUESTION 6

6.1 Hooke's law states that within the elastic limit of any body the ratio of the stress
to the strain produced is a constant.ü This constant is called the modulus of
elasticity of the material of the body.ü The length modulus of elasticity is called
Young's modulus.ü (3)

6.2   MPa Load 0 25,06 98,94 173,1 27,6 321,8

ε (X10-4) 0 1,0 4,4 8,1 11,9 16

1 ½ mark for any correct answer per row

½ mark for correct stress y-axis
½ mark for correct strain x-axis
1 mark for straight line
1 mark for more dots (3)

6.3 F = δ ×A
×(0,03)2
= 120 × 106 × 4
ü

= 0,084823 × 106 Nü

E=

= ×

×
1 =
1 ×

, × × ,
= , × ×
ü

= 5,573 ×10-5 mü

×
2 =
2 ×
, × × ,
= , × ×
ü
= 9,6 × 10-6 mü

xT = x1 + x2

=( 5,573 ×10-5 + 9,6 × 10-6) mü

= 6,535 × 10-5 mü (8)

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QUESTION 7

7.1  Isochoric
 Isobaric
 Isothermal (Any 2 × 1) (2)

7.2 ∆ = .2 ∝ ∆
= (60 × 73) × 2 ×(17 × 10-6) ×50ü 60cm
= 7,446 cm2ü
73 cm (2)

7.3 =1,07 × 10 kg/m

ρ =0 C m1 = 1,07 × 104 kg
= 273 K V1 = 1 m3 ü

Ɣ = 200 × 10-6/0C

ρ =? V =?
T = 70 C = 273
ü

∆ = ∆
= 1 × 200 × 10-6 × 70ü
= 0,014 m3ü

∴ = 1,014
ρ =
,
= ,
ü

= 1,055 × 104 kg/m3ü (6)

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 7.4 R = 0,44 m
t = 22 °C
α = 20 × 10-6/ °C
20,11 kPa

d , t2 = 84 °C

t  t 2  t1
 84 oC  22 oC
 62 oC ü

 (d 0 ) 2
ao 
4
 (0.88m) 2

4
 0,608212m ü
a  2a ot
 2(0,608212 m 2 )(20  10 6 / o C )(62 o C ) ü
 0,1508  10 2 m 2 ü

d 2
a 
4
4(0,1508  10 2 )
d 

 0,044 m ü (5)
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TOTAL: 100

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