MEA-1120

Engineering Mechanics
Assignment - 3 (Rectilinear Motion)
I Year B. Tech. / B. Arch. (Winter Semester)-2021-2022
A1A/A1B/A1C
1. The acceleration of a particle is directly proportional to the square of the time t. When t =
0, the particle is at x = 24 m. Knowing that at t = 6 s, x = 96 m and v =18 m/s, express x
and v in terms of t.

2. A small package is released from rest at A and moves along the skate wheel conveyor
ABCD. The package has uniform acceleration of 4.8 m/s2 as it moves down sections AB
and CD, and its velocity is constant between B and C. If the velocity of the package at D is
7.2 m/s, determine (a) the distance d between C and D, (b) the time required for the package
to reach D.

3. In a boat race, boat A is leading boat B by 50 m and both boats are traveling at a constant
speed of 180 km/h. At t = 0, the boats accelerate at constant rates. Knowing that when B
passes A, t = 8 s and vA =225 km/h, determine (a) the acceleration of A, (b) the acceleration
of B.
4. Slider block B moves to the right with a constant velocity of 300 mm/s. Determine (a) the
velocity of slider block A, (b) the velocity of portion C of the cable, (c) the velocity of
portion D of the cable, (d) the relative velocity of portion C of the cable with respect to
slider block A.

(Dr Saleem Anwar Khan)

Professor, MED.
 MEA-1120
Engineering Mechanics
Assignment - 4 (Curvilinear Motion)
I Year B. Tech. / B. Arch. (Winter Semester)-2021-2022
A1A/A1B/A1C
1. A baseball pitching machine “throws” baseball with a horizontal velocity v0. Knowing height h varies
between 788 mm and 1068 mm, determine (a) the range of values of v0, (b) the values of α
corresponding to h = 788 mm and h = 1068 mm.

2. A volleyball player serves the ball with an initial velocity v0 of magnitude 13.40 m/s at an angle of 20°
with the horizontal. Determine (a) if the ball will clear the top of the net, (b) how far from the net the ball
will land.

3. A monorail train starts from rest on a curve of radius 400 m and accelerates at the constant rate at. If the
maximum total acceleration of the train must not exceed 1.5 m/s2, determine (a) the shortest distance in
which the train can reach a speed of 72 km/h, (b) the corresponding constant rate of acceleration at.

4. A motorist starts from rest at Point A on a circular entrance ramp when t = 0, increases the speed of her
automobile at a constant rate and enters the highway at Point B. Knowing that her speed continues to
increase at the same rate until it reaches 100 km/h at Point C, determine (a) the speed at Point B, (b) the
magnitude of the total acceleration when t = 20 s.
5. At a given instant in an airplane race, airplane A is flying horizontally in a straight line, and its speed is
being increased at the rate of 8 m/s2. Airplane B is flying at the same altitude as airplane A and, as it
rounds a pylon, is following a circular path of 300-m radius. Knowing that at the given instant the speed
of B is being decreased at the rate of 3 m/s2, determine, for the positions shown, (a) the velocity of B
relative to A, (b) the acceleration of B relative to A.

6. The rotation of rod OA about O is defined by the relation θ = π (4t2 - 8t), where θ and t are expressed in
radians and seconds, respectively. Collar B slides along the rod so that its distance from O is r = (250 +
150 sin πt), where r and t are expressed in mm and seconds, respectively. When t = 1 s, determine (a) the
velocity of the collar, (b) the total acceleration of the collar, (c) the acceleration of the collar relative to
the rod.

7. The two-dimensional motion of a particle is defined by the relations r = 2a cos θ and θ = bt2/2 where a
and b are constants. Determine (a) the magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration at any instant, (b) the
radius of curvature of the path. What conclusion can you draw regarding the path of the particle?

(Dr Saleem Anwar Khan)

Professor, MED.
 MEA-1120
Engineering Mechanics
Assignment - 5 (Kinetics-I)
I Year B. Tech. / B. Arch. (Winter Semester)-2021-2022
A1A/A1B/A1C
Kinetics of Single Particle (Chapter 12)
1. The acceleration of a package sliding at Point A is 3 m/s2. Assuming that the coefficient of
kinetic friction is the same for each section, determine the acceleration of the package at
Point B.

2. The horizontal rod OA rotates about a vertical shaft according to the relation  =10 t, where
 and t are expressed in rad/s and seconds, respectively. A 250-g collar B is held by a cord
with a breaking strength of 18 N. Neglecting friction, determine, immediately after the cord
breaks, (a) the relative acceleration of the collar with respect to the rod, (b) the magnitude of
the horizontal force exerted on the collar by the rod.

Principle of Work and Energy (Chapter 13)

3. Car B is towing car A at a constant speed of 10 m/s on an uphill grade when the brakes of
car A are fully applied causing all four wheels to skid. The driver of car B does not change
the throttle setting or change gears. The masses of the cars A and B are 1400 kg and 1200
kg, respectively, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.8. Neglecting air resistance and
rolling resistance, determine (a) the distance travelled by the cars before they come to a stop,
(b) the tension in the cable.
4. A 500-g collar can slide without friction on the curved rod BC in a horizontal plane. Knowing
that the undeformed length of the spring is 80 mm and that k = 400 kN/m, determine (a) the
velocity that the collar should be given at A to reach B with zero velocity, (b) the velocity of
the collar when it eventually reaches C.

5. A section of track for a roller coaster consists of two circular arcs AB and CD joined by a
straight portion BC. The radius of AB is 27 m and the radius of CD is 72 m. The car and its
occupants, of total mass 250 kg, reach Point A with practically no velocity and then drop
freely along the track. Determine the normal force exerted by the track on the car as the car
reaches point B. Ignore air resistance and rolling resistance.
 Principle of Impulse and Momentum (Chapter 13)
6. At an intersection car B was traveling south and car A was traveling 30° north of east when
they slammed into each other. Upon investigation it was found that after the crash the two
cars got stuck and skidded off at an angle of 10° north of east. Each driver claimed that he
was going at the speed limit of 50 km/h and that he tried to slow down but couldn’t avoid
the crash because the other driver was going a lot faster. Knowing that the masses of cars A
and B were 1500 kg and 1200 kg, respectively, determine (a) which car was going faster, (b)
the speed of the faster of the two cars if the slower car was traveling at the speed limit.

7. A 1-kg block B is moving with a velocity v0 of magnitude v0 = 2 m/s as it hits the 0.5-kg
sphere A, which is at rest and hanging from a cord attached at O. Knowing that μk = 0.6
between the block and the horizontal surface and e = 0.8 between the block and the sphere,
determine after impact (a) the maximum height h reached by the sphere, (b) the distance x
travelled by the block.

8. A 20-g bullet fired into a 4-kg wooden block suspended from cords AC and BD penetrates
the block at Point E, halfway between C and D, without hitting cord BD. Determine (a) the
maximum height h to which the block and the embedded bullet will swing after impact, (b)
the total impulse exerted on the block by the two cords during the impact.
 System of Particles (Chapter 14)
9. In a game of pool, ball A is moving with a velocity v0 when it strikes balls B and C, which
are at rest and aligned as shown. Knowing that after the collision the three balls move in the
directions indicated, and that v0 = 4 m/s and vC = 2 m/s, determine the magnitude of the
velocity of (a) ball A, (b) ball B.

10. A 6-kg shell moving with a velocity v0 = (12m/s) i - (9m/s) j - (360m/s) k explodes at Point
D into three fragments A, B, and C of mass, respectively, 2 kg, 1 kg, and 3 kg. Knowing that
the fragments hit the vertical wall at the points indicated, determine the speed of each
fragment immediately after the explosion. Assume that elevation changes due to gravity may
be neglected.
11. Two small spheres A and B, of mass 2.5 kg and 1 kg, respectively, are connected by a rigid
rod of negligible weight. The two spheres are resting on a horizontal, frictionless surface
when A is suddenly given the velocity v0 = (3.5 m/s) i. Determine (a) the linear momentum
of the system and its angular momentum about its mass center G, (b) the velocities of A and
B after the rod AB has rotated through 180°.

(Dr Saleem Anwar Khan)

Professor, MED.
 MEA-1120
Engineering Mechanics
Assignment - 6 (Rigid body Kinematics and Dynamics-I)
I Year B. Tech. / B. Arch. (Winter Semester)-2021-2022
A1A/A1B/A1C
Rigid body Kinematics (Chapter 15)
1. The bent rod ABCDE rotates about a line joining Points A and E with a constant angular velocity of 9
rad/s. Knowing that the rotation is clockwise as viewed from E, determine the velocity and acceleration
of corner C.

2. Ring B has an inside radius r2 and hangs from the horizontal shaft A as shown below. Shaft A rotates with
a constant angular velocity of 25 rad/s and no slipping occurs. Knowing that r1 = 12 mm, r2 = 30 mm, and
r3 = 40 mm, determine (a) the angular velocity of ring B, (b) the accelerations of the points of shaft A and
ring B which are in contact, (c) the magnitude of the acceleration of a point on the outside surface of ring
B.

3. Collar B moves downward to the left with a constant velocity of 1.6 m/s. At the instant shown when θ =
40°, determine (a) the angular velocity of rod AB, (b) the velocity of collar A.
4. In the planetary gear system shown, the radius of gears A, B, C, and D is a and the radius of the outer gear
E is 3a. Knowing that the angular velocity of gear A is ωA clockwise and that the outer gear E is stationary,
determine (a) the angular velocity of each planetary gear, (b) the angular velocity of the spider connecting
the planetary gears.

Rigid body Dynamics-I (Chapter 16)

5. A 2000-kg truck is being used to lift a 400-kg boulder B that is on a 50-kg pallet A. Knowing the
acceleration of the rear-wheel drive truck is 1 m/s2, determine (a) the reaction at each of the front wheels,
(b) the force between the boulder and the pallet.
6. A uniform rectangular plate has a mass of 5 kg and is held in position by three ropes as shown. Determine
the largest value of θ for which both ropes AD and BE remain taut immediately after rope CF has been
cut.

7. Disk A has a mass of 6 kg and an initial angular velocity of 360 rpm clockwise; disk B has a mass of 3 kg
and is initially at rest. The disks are brought together by applying a horizontal force of magnitude 20 N to
the axle of disk A. Knowing that μk = 0.15 between the disks and neglecting bearing friction, determine
(a) the angular acceleration of each disk, (b) the final angular velocity of each disk.

(Dr Saleem Anwar Khan)

Professor, MED.
 MEA-1120
Engineering Mechanics
Assignment-Rigid body Dynamics
I Year B. Tech. / B. Arch. (Winter Semester)-2021-2022
A1A/A1B/A1C
Energy Momentum method for planar motion of Rigid bodies (Chapter 17)
1. The gear train shown consists of four gears of the same thickness and of the same material; two gears are
of radius r, and the other two are of radius nr. The system is at rest when the couple MO is applied to shaft
C. Denoting by IO the moment of inertia of a gear of radius r, determine the angular velocity of shaft A if
the couple MO is applied for one revolution of shaft C.

2. A slender rod of length l is pivoted about a Point C located at a distance b from its center G. It is released
from rest in a horizontal position and swings freely. Determine (a) the distance b for which the angular
velocity of the rod as it passes through a vertical position is maximum, (b) the corresponding values of its
angular velocity and of the reaction at C.

3. Two identical slender rods AB and BC are welded together to form an L-shaped assembly. The assembly
is pressed against a spring at D and released from the position shown. Knowing that the maximum angle
of rotation of the assembly in its subsequent motion is 90° counter-clockwise, determine the magnitude
of the angular velocity of the assembly as it passes through the position where rod AB forms an angle of
30° with the horizontal.
4. The 4-kg rod AB is attached to a collar of negligible mass at A and to a flywheel at B. The flywheel has
a mass of 16 kg and a radius of gyration of 180 mm. Knowing that in the position shown the angular
velocity of the flywheel is 60 rpm clockwise, determine the velocity of the flywheel when Point B is
directly below C.

Rigid body Kinetics in 3D (Chapter 18)

5. A solid rectangular parallelepiped of mass m has a square base of side a and a length 2a. Knowing that it
rotates at the constant rate ω about its diagonal AC’ and that its rotation is observed from A as counter-
clockwise, determine (a) the magnitude of the angular momentum HG of the parallelepiped about its mass
center G, (b) the angle that HG forms with the diagonal AC’.
6. A thin homogeneous disk of mass m and radius r is mounted on the horizontal axle AB. The plane of the
disk forms an angle β = 20° with the vertical. Knowing that the axle rotates with an angular velocity ω,
determine the angle θ formed by the axle and the angular momentum of the disk about G.

(Dr Saleem Anwar Khan)

Professor, MED.