QUESTION BANK

UNIT 3 Friction and Trusses

1. State and explain ladder friction with free body diagram.

2. A 45 kg block is resting on a rough incline surface as shown in Fig. If the
coefficient of static friction,  s = 0.20, determine the range of force P
required to cause motion.

3. A 4 m ladder is rest against smooth wall and on a horizontal floor as shown

in Fig. If coefficient of statics friction.  s = 0.2 and the mass of the ladder is
25 kg, determine the normal reaction to maintain the equilibrium.

4. The uniform ladder AB has a length of 6 m and a mass of 16 kg resting at

54° with horizontal floor. End A of ladder is resting on rough horizontal
floor and end B rests against a smooth vertical wall as shown in Fig. A man
of mass 65 kg has to climb this ladder. At what position from the base will he
induce slipping? Take coefficient of static friction  s = 0.34 between
horizontal floor and ladder.

5. A block of 10 kg hanging through an inextensible cable and kept in rest by

 applying a force of magnitude ‘F = 1.5 kg’ on other side of the cable, which is
passing through the rough pulley as shown in the Fig. Determine (i) the lap
angle between cable and pulley required to keep the block in rest; (ii) the
number of turns required to wound the cable on pulley. Take coefficient of
static friction  s = 0.30 between pulley and cable.

6. A cable is passing over the disc of belt friction apparatus as shown in Fig. If
coefficient of static friction is 0.25 and the weight of block is 500 N,
determine the range of force P to maintain equilibrium.

7. Explain angle of repose and angle of friction with sketch.

8. A block of mass 10 kg rest on an incline plane as shown in Fig. If the coefficient
of static friction between the block and plane is s = 0.25, determine the
maximum force P required to maintain equilibrium.

9. What is Friction? Explain with a neat sketch any two properties of Friction.
10.Two cylinders are connected by a rope that passes over two fixed circular
 rods as shown. Knowing that the coefficient of static friction between the
rope and the rods is 0.40, determine the maximum value of ‘m' for
equilibrium.

11.A block of weight 200 N is kept on an incline plane and a force P is applied
to just move the block as shown in Fig. Determine the range of force P for
equilibrium if coefficient of static friction between block and plane is
µs = 0.3.

12.The 15 m ladder has a uniform weight of 150 N and rest against the smooth
wall at B shown in Fig. If the coefficient of static friction at A is 0.25,
determine the smallest angle at which the ladder will not slip.

13.The hawser thrown from ship to a pier is wrapped by two full turns around
the capstan as shown in the Fig. If the tension in the hawser is 7500 N and is
maintained without slipping by exerting 150 N force on the free end.
Determine the coefficient of friction between hawser and capstan.

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16.The spool has a mass of 200 kg and rest against the wall and on the beam
shown in Fig. If the coefficient of static friction at B is µB = 0.3 and the wall is
smooth, determine the friction force developed at B when the vertical force
applied to the cable is P = 800 N.
17.A cable is passing over the disc of belt friction apparatus at a lap angle 180°
as shown in Fig. If coefficient of static friction is 0.25 and the weight of block
is 500 N, determine the range of force P to maintain equilibrium.

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21.Determine the minimum coefficient of static friction between the
rope and the fixed shaft as shown in Fig. will prevent the unbalanced
cylinder from moving.

22.A 400 N block is resting on a rough horizontal surface as shown in Fig. for
which the coefficient of friction is 0.4. Determine the force P required to
cause motion if applied to the block horizontally. What minimum force is
required to start motion?

23.Define angle of repose, angle of friction, coefficient of friction and cone of

friction with sketches.
24.Define friction, limiting friction, static friction, dynamic friction.
25.Explain Columb’s laws of friction.
26.The 15 m ladder has a uniform weight of 80 N and rest against the smooth
wall at B as shown in Fig. If the coefficient of static friction is 0.4, determine
if the ladder will slip?

27.The 15 m ladder has a uniform weight of 80 N and rest against the smooth
wall at B as shown in Fig. If the coefficient of static frictionbetween ladder
and floor is µs = 0.4, determine the smallest angle at which the ladder will
not slip.
28.Determine the range of P for the equilibrium of block of weight W as shown
in Fig. The coefficient of friction between rope and pulley is 0.2.

29.A block of mass m rest on a frictional plane which makes an angle α

with the horizontal as shown in Fig. If the coefficient of friction between
the block and the frictional plane is 0.2, determine the angle α for
limiting condition.

30.Determine the distance ‘s’ to which the 90 kg man can climb

without causing the 4 m ladder to slip at its lower end. The top
of the 15 kg ladder has a small roller and at the ground the
c o e ffic ie nt o f s ta tic fric tio n is µs = 0 . 2 5 . The m a s s
c e n t e r of the man is directly above his feet.
31.Determine the horizontal force P needed to just start moving the
300 N crate up the pla ne a s s ho w n in F ig . Take µs =
0.1.

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33.Determine the forces in the members AB, AE and BE of the truss as

shown in Fig.

34.Identify the zero force members and find forces in the remaining
members for the pin jointed truss as shown in Fig.
35.Determine the force in all members of the truss loaded with 3 kN and 4 kN
forces at D and B respectively with supports hinge at A and Roller at B, as
shown in Fig. Take θ = 30°.

36.Define zero force members in truss and what are the conditions to identify
them, with a sketch?
37.Explain 2.j –3 <m; 2.j – 3 = m; 2.j –3 > m with sketch.
38.Determine the forces in all members of a truss loaded and supported as
shown in Fig.

39.Determine the forces in the members AB, AC and DC of the truss loaded
and supported as shown in the Fig. Use method of section.
40.Determine the forces in all members of the truss loaded and supported as
shown in Fig.

41.Define two force and multi force members.

42.Determine the magnitude and nature of forces in the member BC, BE and
AE of the truss loaded and supported shown in Fig.
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45.Determine the forces in each member of the truss shown in Figure. State if
the members are in tension or compression.

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51.Determine the force in members FE, FC and BC of the truss using method of
sections and state if the members are in tension or compression. Given P1 =
2.22 kN and P2 = 6.66 kN. Refer Fig.

52.Determine the forces in each member of the plane truss as shown in Fig. in
terms of the external loading and state if the members are in tension or
compression. Use θ = 30°, L = 2 m and P = 100 N.
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56.Determine the magnitude and nature of forces in the members BC, HC and
HG of the truss loaded and supported as shown in Fig.

57.Determine the forces in each member of the truss and state if the members
are in tension or compression. Refer below Fig.