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Mody Institute of Technology and Science, Lakshmangarh

Faculty of Engineering and Technology
I-Mid Term Examination, Spring Semester 2013
B.Tech. (ECE, EE Branch I Year)

Course Name: Engineering Mechanics Max. Marks: 20
Course Code: ME 105 Time: 1 hr
Note: All questions are compulsory.

Q.1 Select the correct answer [1*5=5]
(i) If two equal forces of magnitude P act at an angel of , then their resultant will be
(a) P sin /2 (b) 2P Cos /2 (c) P tan (d)None of these
(ii) Lamis is theorem states that if
(a) The forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they can be represented by the
three sides of a triangle
(b) The three forces acting at a point can be represented in magnitude and direction
by the three sides of a triangle, the forces are in equilibrium.
(c) The three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to
the sine of the angle between the other two.
(d) None of these.
(iii) The moment of a force is defined as
(a) The tendency of a force to produce rotation of a body about a fixed point
(b) The tendency of a force to produce translation of a body about a fixed point
(c) The tendency of a force to produce rotation and translation of a body about a
fixed point
(d) None of the above
(iv) Polar moment of inertia of an area is
(a) The moment of inertia of an area about a line or axis perpendicular to the plane of
the area
(b) Equal to the moment of inertia
(c) The moment of inertia of an area about an axis parallel to the centroidal axis.
(d) All of the above
(v) The ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction is known as
(a) Coefficient of friction (b) Angle of friction
(c) Angle of repose (d) Friction resistance

Q.2 (a) State and explain parallelogram law of force. Hence derive an expression for the
resultant of two forces P
1
and P
2
inclined at an angle with each other.

(b) Calculate the resultant of three forces F
1
, F
2
, F
3
as shown in Fig 1.
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Q.3 (a) Deduce an expression for second moment of area of a rectangular section of width
b and height h about a centroidal axis parallel to the width.
(b) Determine the moment of inertia of the shaded area about the x- axis.


[2+3=5]
Q.4 (a) Define the following
(i) Angle of repose (ii) Angle of friction
(b) Block A of mass 12 kg and block B of mass 6 kg are connected by a string passing
over a smooth pulley. If coefficient of friction is 0.12 at all surfaces of contact
find smallest value of force P to maintain equilibrium.



[2+3=5]
Figure 1