UEMX 1943 / UEME 1143 / UEMB 2143 –

Dynamics
Tutorial 1

1-1 The total acceleration a of a simple pendulum makes an angle β with the

suspension wire at a certain angle θ . Write expression for the corresponding values
of θ& and θ&&.

Figure 1-1

1-2 A small projectile is fired from point O with an initial velocity u = 500 m/s at the
angle of 60o from the horizontal as shown. Neglect atmospheric resistance and any
change in g and compute the radius of curvature ρ of the path of the projectile 30 s
after the firing.

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1-3 The third stage of a rocket is injected by its booster with a velocity u of 15000 km/h
at A into an unpowered coasting flight to B. At B its rocket motor is ignited when
the trajectory makes an angle of 20o with the horizontal. Operation is effectively
above the atmosphere, and the gravitational acceleration during this interval may be
taken as 9 m/s2, constant in magnitude and direction. Determine the time t to go
from A to B. (This quantity is needed in the design of the ignition control system.)
Also determine the corresponding increase h in altitude.

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1-4 A jet aircraft pulls up into a vertical curve as shown. As it passes the position where
θ = 30o, its speed is 1000 km/h and is decreasing at the rate of 15 km/h per second.
If the radius of curvature ρ of the flight path is 1.5 km at this point, calculate the
corresponding horizontal and vertical components, &x& and &y& of the acceleration of

the aircraft.

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1-5 The boy A is moving in a straight line away from the building at a constant speed
1.2 m/s. The vertical distance h is 6 m. At what horizontal distance d must he be
from C in order to make the catch if the ball is thrown with a horizontal velocity of
vc = 3 m/s? Also determine the relative speed of the ball with respect to the boy A at
the instant the catch is made.

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1-6 Tilting trains are designed to travel safely at high speeds on curved sections of track
which were built for slower, conventional trains. As it enters a curve, each car is
tilted by hydraulic actuators mounted on its trucks. The tilting feature of the cars
also increases passenger comfort by eliminating or greatly reducing the side force,
Fs (parallel to the floor of the car) to which passengers feel subjected. For a train
traveling at 200 km/h on a curved section of track banked at an angle θ = 8° and
with a rated speed of 120 km/h, determine:
(a) The magnitude of the side force felt by a passenger of weight W in a standard
car with no tilt (φ = 0 ),
(b) The required angle of tilt φ if the passenger is to feel no side force.

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1-7 During a high-speed chase, an 1100 kg sports car traveling at a speed of 160 km/h
just loses contact with the road as it reaches the crest A of a hill.
(a) Determine the radius of curvature ρ of the vertical profile of the road at A.
(b) Using the value of ρ found in part (a), determine the force exerted on a 70 kg
driver by the seat of his 1400 kg car as the car, traveling at a constant speed of
80 km/h, passes through A.

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1-8 To transport a series of bundles of shingles A to a roof, a contractor uses a motor-
driven lift consisting of a horizontal platform BC which rides on rails attached to
the sides of a ladder. The lift starts from rest and initially moves with a constant
acceleration a1 as shown. The lift then decelerates at a constant rate a2 and comes to
rest at D, near the top of the ladder. Knowing that the coefficient of static friction
between the bundle of shingles and the horizontal platform is 0.30, determine the
largest allowable acceleration a1 and the largest allowable deceleration a2 if the
bundle is not to slide on the platform.

Figure 1-8