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Mody Institute of Technology and Science, Lakshmangarh

Faculty of Engineering and Technology
End Term Back Paper Examination, Spring Semester - 2013
B.Tech. I
st
Year
Course Name: Engineering Mechanics Weight : 50 %
Course Code: ME 105 Max. Marks: 100
Total No. of Printed Pages: 3 Time: 3 Hrs

Note: 1. Question number 1 is compulsory. Attempt five more questions out of the
remaining seven (Questions 2 through 8) questions.

1. Choose correct answer 2 * 10
i) The forces which meet at a point are called
a) Collinear forces b) Concurrent forces
c) Coplanar forces d) Parallel force

ii) According to principle of transmissibility of forces, the effect of a force upon a
body is
a) Maximum when it acts at the centre of gravity of a body
b) different at different points in its line of action
c) the same at every point in its line of action
d) Minimum when it acts at the centre of gravity of the body.

iii) 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

iv) Kinetic friction is :
a) Limiting friction b) Friction when a body is moving
c) Friction when a body is stationary d) None of these.

v) The centroid of a semi circular area of radius r is
a) (r, 4r/3 ) b) ( r, 2r/)
c) (r/, r) d) (r, r/2)

vi) 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

vii) When bending moment at a certain point is maximum, shear force is
a) Zero b) Maximum
c) Minimum d) Increasing

viii) Reactive component(s) of a roller support on a horizontal plane
a) only horizontal force b) only vertical force
c) both horizontal and vertical force d) none of these

ix) A man in a lift will weigh more when the lift is
a) Accelerated upwards b) Accelerated downwards
c) Descends freely d) Lift going up is slowing down

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x) The ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain is called
a) modulus of elasticity b) modulus of rigidity
b) Poissons ratio c) none of these

2. a) State and explain parallelogram law of force. Hence derive an expression for
the resultant of two forces P1 and P2 inclined at an angle with each other.
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b) Three forces act as shown in figure 1. Determine magnitude and direction
of F
1
so that resultant is directed along axis A and has magnitude of 1 kN.











Fig. 1
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3. a) Draw stress strain diagram for ductile materials and explain the following
terms:
Proportional limit, Yield point, Upper yield point, Ultimate tensile
strength, Elastic point, Elastic and Plastic zone.
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b) A specimen of steel 20 mm diameter with a gauge length of 200 mm is
tested to destruction. It has an extension of 0.25 mm under a load of 80 kN
and the load at elastic limit is 102 kN. The maximum load is 130 kN. The
total extension at fracture is 56 mm and diameter at neck is 15 mm. Find,
a) The stress at elastic limit. b) Youngs modulus within elastic limit.
c) Percentage elongation. d) Percentage reduction in area.
e) Ultimate tensile stress.
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4. a) Determine the moment of inertia of the Z-section about its centrodial x and y
axis.

Fig. 2
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b) Define the following terms:
Moment of inertia, Radius of gyration, Centroid, Centre of mass,
Centre of gravity, Polar moment of inertia.
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5. a) What are different types of supports and loads used in case of beams? Explain 4
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with neat diagrams.
b) Draw Shear force diagram and Bending moment diagram for the simply
supported beam as given in fig 3.

Fig. 3
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6. a) What is a ladder friction? Show the forces acting on a ladder resting against a
wall.
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b) Crates A and B weigh 200 N and 150 N, respectively. They are connected
together with a cable and placed on the inclined plane. If the angle is
gradually increased, determine when the crates begin to slide. The
coefficients of static friction between the crates and the plane are mA = 0.25
and mB = 0.35.

Fig. 4
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7. a) What is a projectile motion? Derive an expression for the horizontal range,
maximum height and time of flight.
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b) A particle which moves with curvilinear motion has coordinates in
millimeters which vary with the time t in seconds according to x = 2 t
2
4 t
and y = 3 t
2
(1/3) t
3
. Determine the magnitudes of the velocity v and
acceleration a when t = 2 s.
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8. a) State DAlemberts principle. 4
b) State Newtons three laws of motion. 4
c) A 20 kg block is subjected to a force having a constant direction and a
magnitude F = 50 x
2
, where x is in meters. Determine the speed of the
block after it slides 3 m. When x = 0, the block is moving to the right at 2
m/s. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is
0.3.





Fig. 5

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