Dynamics worksheet

Chapter two
Exercise on rectilinear Motion
1)
A ball is thrown vertically
up with a velocity of 30m/s
at the ede of a !0m cli"#
Calculate the heiht to
which the ball rises and the
total time t after release for
the ball to reach the bottom
of the cli" #$elect air
resistant and ta%e the
downward acceleration to
be &#'1m/s
(#
()
)mall steel balls fall from
rest throuh the openin at
A at the steady rate of two
per second# *ind the
vertical separation h of two
consecutive balls when the
lower one has dropped 3
meters# $elect air
resistant#
3)
A vehicle enters attest
section of strait road at
s+0with a speed of
,0%m/h #-t then underoes
an acceleration which
varies with displacement as
shown determine the
velocity v of vehicle as it
passes the position
s+0#(%m#
,)
-f the velocity of a particle
movin alon a straiht line
decreases linearly with its
displacement s from (0m/s
to a value approachin .ero
at s+30m determine the
acceleration a of the
particle when s+1/m and
show that the particle
never reaches the 30m
displacement#
Exercise on curvilinear motion
0rectanular co1ordinate)
1) 2he particle p moves alon
the curved slot3 a portion of
which is shown #-ts distant
in meter s measured alon
the slot is iven by s+t
(
/,3
where t is in seconds the
particle is at A when
t+(#00s and at 4 when
t+(#(0s #determine the
manitude of aav of the
averae acceleration as a
vector aav usin unit vector -
and 5#
() 6ith what minimum
hori.ontal velocity v can a
boy throw a roc% at A and it
5ust clear the obstruction at
47
3) 2he mu..le velocity of a
lon rane ri8e at A is
v+,00m/s #determine the
two anle of elevation 9
which will permit the
pro5ectile to hit the
mountain taret 4#
,) A pro5ectile is launched
from point A with the initial
condition shown in the
:ure #determine the slant
distant s which locates the
point 4 of impact #calculate
the time of 8iht t #
Exercise on curvilinear
motion 0normal tanential
co1ordinate)
1)
2he particle p moves in the
circular path shown #s%etch
the acceleration vector a
and determine its
manitude a for the
followin cases ; 0a)the
speed v is 1#(m/s and is
constant 30b) the speed is
1#(m/s and is increasin at
the rate of (#,m/s each
second #and 0c) the speed v
is 1#(m/s and is decreasin
at the rate of ,#'m/s each
second #-n each case the
particle is in the position
shown in the :ure #
()
2he car travels at a
constant speed from the
bottom A of the dip to the
top 4 of the hump #if the
radius of curvature of the
road at A is <A+1(0m and the
car acceleration at A is
0#,3 determine the car
speed v #-f the acceleration

at 4 must be limited to
0#(/ #determine the
minimum radius of
curvature <4 of the road at
4#
3)
-n the desin of a timin
mechanism3 the motion of
the pin A in the :xed
circular slot is controlled by
the uide 4 which is bein
elevated by its lead screw
with a constant upward
velocity vo+(m/s for an
interval of its motion
#calculate both the normal
and tanential component
of acceleration of pin A as it
passe,s the position fo
which 9+30
0#
,)
A ball is thrown hori.ontally
from the top of a /0m cli"
at A with a speed of 1/m/s
and lands at point C
#4ecause of stron
hori.ontal wind3 the ball has
a constant hori.ontal
acceleration in the neative
=1direction #>etermine the
radius of curvature < of the
path of the ball at 4 where
its tra5ectory ma%es an
anle of ,/
0
with the
hori.ontal #nelect any
e"ect of air resistant in the
vertical direction#
/)
As a handlin test a car is
driven throuh the slalom
course shown# -t is assumed
that the car path is
sinusoidal and that the
maximum lateral
acceleration is 0#?# -f the
tester wish to desin a
slalom throuh which the
maximum speed is '0%m/h3
what cone spacin @ should
be used7

Exercise on curvilinear
motion 0polar co1ordinate)
1) A 5et plane 8yin at a
constant speed v at an
altitude h+10%m is bein
trac%ed by radar located at
A directly below the line of
8iht #-f the anle 9 is
decreasin at the rate of
0#0(rad/s# when 9+!0
0

determine the value of at
this instant and the
manitude of the velocity v
of the plane#
() 2he roc%et is :red vertically
and trac%ed by the radar
station shown #when 9
reaches !0
0
other
correspondin
measurements ive the
values r+&%m3 +(1m/s
(
and
+
0#0(rad/s calculate the
manitude of the velocity
and acceleration of the
roc%et at this position#
3) 2he baseball player of
prob#(/1(! is repeated here
with additional information
supplied #At time t+0the ball
is thrown with an initial
speed of 30m/s at an anle
of 30
0
to the hori.ontal
#determine the Buantities
And all relative
to the x1y coordinate system
shown at time t+0#/sec#
,) An earth satellite travelin
in the elliptical orbit shown
has a velocity v+,&&1#!?m/s
as it passes the end of the
semi minor axis at A the
acceleration of the satellite
at A is due to ravitational
attraction is 1#//!m/s
(
directed from A to A #for
position A calculate the
values of
/) 2he hydraulic cylinder ives
pin A a constant v+(m/s
alon its axis for an interval
of motion and in turn3
causes the slotted arm to
rotate about A# determine
the values of 3 and for
the instant when 9+30
0

0 Cint Deconi.e that all
acceleration components are
.ero when the velocity is
constant#)
Exercise on constrained
motion
1) -f bloc% A has a velocity of
0#!m/s to the riht
determine the velocity of
cylinder 4

() Ender the action of force F
the constant acceleration of
bloc% 4 is 3 m/s
(
to the
riht #At the instant
when the velocity of 4 is
(m/s to the riht 3determine
the velocity of 4 relative to
A3 the acceleration of 4
relative to A and the
absolute velocity of point c
of the cable #
3) $elect the diameter of
small pulley and establish
the relationship b/n the
velocity of A and the
velocity of 4 for a iven
values of y#
,) $elect the diameter of
small pulley attached to
body A and determine the
manitude of the total
velocity 4 in terms of the
velocity of vA which body A
has to the riht #assume that
the cable b/n 4 and the
pulley remains vertical and
solve for a iven values of x
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Exercise on force1mass
acceleration method 0rectilinear
motion)
1) A man pulls himself up the
1/
0
incline by the method
shown #-f the combined
weiht of the man and the
cart is 100% determine the
acceleration of the cart if
the man exerts a pull of
(/0$ on the rope #nelect
all friction and the mass of
the rope 3pulley 3and
wheels#
() $elect all friction and the
mass of the pulley and
determine the acceleration
of bodies A and 4 upon
release from rest#
3) 2he slider A and 4 are
connected by a liht riid
bar of lenth l+0#/m and
move with neliible
friction in the hori.ontal
slots shown #*or the
position where =A+0#,m the
velocity of A is GA+0#& m/s to
the riht #determine the
acceleration of each slider
and the force in the bar at
this instant#
,) 2he chain is released from
rest with the lenth b of
overhanin lin% 5ust
suHcient to initiate motion#
2he coeH'cian of static and
%inetic friction between the
lin% and the hori.ontal
surface have essentially the
same value I #>etermine
the velocity v of the chain
when the last lin% leaves
the ede #$elect any
friction at the corner#
Exercise on curvilinear
motion J%inetics#
1) -f the ( % bloc% mass
passes over the top of 4
of the circular portion of
the path with a speed of
3#/m/s 3calculate the
manitude of $4 of the
normal force exerted by
the path on the bloc%
#>etermine the maximum
speed G which the bloc%
can have at A without
losin contact with the
path#
() A small ob5ect A is held
aainst the vertical side
of the rotatin cylinder
container of radius r by
centrifual action #if the
coeHcient of static
friction between the
ob5ect and the container
is I) determine the
expression for the
minimum rotational rate
9+K of the container
which will %eep t he
ob5ect from slippin down
the vertical side #

3) A small vehicle enter the
top of A of the circular
path with a hori.ontal
velocity G0 and athers
speed as it moves down
the path #>etermine an
expression for the anle
L which locates the point
where the vehicle leaves
the path and becomes a
pro5ectile #Evaluate your
expression for G0 +0#
$elect friction and treat
the vehicle as a particle#
,) 2he small ob5ect is placed
on the inner surface of
the conical dish at the
radius shown #-f the
coeHcient of static
friction between the
ob5ect and the conical
surface is 0#30 3for what
rane of anular
velocities K about the
vertical axis will the bloc%
remain on the dish
without slippin 7Assume
that speed chanes are
made slowly so that any
anular acceleration may
be nelected#
Exercise on wor% JEnery method
1) 2he 0#/% collar C starts from
rest at A and slide with
neliible friction on the :xed
rod in the vertical plane
#determine the velocity v with
which the collar stri%es end 4
when acted upon by the /1$
force which is constant in
direction# $elect the small
dimension of the collar#
() -n the desin of a conveyor1
belt system3 small metal
bloc%s are dischared with a
velocity of 0#,m/s onto a ramp
by the upper conveyer belt
shown# if the coeHcient of
%inetic friction between the
bloc% and the ramp is
0#33calculate the anle 9
which the ramp must ma%e
with the hori.ontal so that the
bloc% will transfer without
slippin to the lower conveyor
belt movin at the speed of
0#1,m/s
3) 2he (/% slider in the position
shown has an initial velocity
Go+0#!m/s on the inclined rail
and slides under the in8uence
of ravity and friction #the
coeHcient of %inetic friction
b/n the slider and the rail is
0#/ #calculate the velocity of
the slider as it passes the
position for which the sprin is
compressed a distant
x+0#1m #the sprin o"ers a
compressive resistant C and is
%nown as a hardenin sprin 3
since its sti"ness increases
with de8ection as shown in
the accompanyin raph#
,) 2he 1/M collar A is released
from rest in the position
shown and slides with
neliible friction up the :xed
road inclined 30
0
from the
hori.ontal under the action of
a constant force F+ (00$
applied to the cable# Calculate
the reBuired sti"ness M of the
sprin so that itNs maximum
de8ection eBuals 1'0mm# 2he
position of the small pulley at
4 is :xed#
Exercise on potential Enery
1) 2he two particle of eBual
masses are 5oined by a rod
of neliible mass #-f they
are released from rest in
the position shown and
slide on the smooth uide
in the vertical plane
3calculate their velocity v
when A reaches 4Ns
position and 4 is at 4N#
() 2he system is released
from rest with the sprin
initially stretched ?/mm
calculate the velocity v of
the cylinder after it has
dropped 1(mm the sprin
has sti"ness of %+10/0$/m
nelect the mass of the
small pulley #

Exercise on impulse and
momentum
1) A !0 bullet is :red
hori.ontally with a velocity
v1+!00m/s into the 31%
boc% of soft wood initially
at rest on the hori.ontal
surface #the bullet
emeres from the bloc%
with the velocity v(+
,00m/s and the bloc% is
observed to slide a distant
of (#?m before comin to
rest #>etermine the
coeHcient of %inetic
friction IM between the
bloc% and the supportin
surface#
() 2he (#,% particle moves
in the hori.ontal x1y plane
and has the velocity shown
at time t+0#-f the force
*+(O3t
(
/, $ewtonNs 3where
t is time in seconds is
applied to the particle in
the y direction beinnin
at time t+0 3determine the
velocity v of the particle ,
seconds after * is applied
and specify the
correspondin anle 9
measured counter cloc%
wise from the x axis to the
direction of the velocity
3) 2he assembly starts from
rest and reaches an
anular speed of
1/0rev/min under the
action of a (0$ force 2
applied to the sprin for t
seconds #determine t
#nelect friction and all
masses except those of
four 3% spheres3 which
may be treated as particle#
,) 2he two spheres of eBual
mass m are able to slide
alon the hori.ontal
rotatin rod #-f they are
initially latched in position
a distance r from the
rotatin axis with the
assembly rotatin freely
with an anular velocity KA
determine the new anular
velocity K after the
spheres are released and
:nally assume position at
the end of the rod at a
radial distant of (r #Also
:nd the fraction n of the
initial %inetic enery of the
system which is lost
#nelect the small mass of
the rod and shaft #