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Code No: RR10105

I B.Tech Semester Supplimentary Examinations, June 2009

APPLIED MECHANICS
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Explain various force systems with neat sketches.

(b) A roller of radius r = 0.3 m and weight Q = 2000 N is to be pulled over a
curb of height h = 0.15 m.by a horizontal force P applied to the end of a
string woundaround the circumference of the roller. Find the magnitude of P
required to start the roller over the curb.
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{As shown in the Figure1b}

Figure 1b
2. The three flat blocks are positioned on the 300 incline as shown in Figure2, and
a force P parallel to the incline is applied to the middle block. The upper block
is prevented from moving by a wire which attaches it to the fixed support. The
coefficient of static friction for each of the three pairs of mating surfaces is shown.
Determine the maximum value which P may have before any slipping takes place.
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Figure 2
3. A cross belt drive is to transmit 7.5 KW at 1000 r.p.m of the smaller pulley.
The diameter of the smallest pulley is 250mm and velocity ratio is 2. The centre
distance between the pulley is 1250mm. A flat belt of thickness 6 mm and of
coefficient friction 0.3 is used over the pulleys. Determine the necessary width of

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the belt if the maximum allowable stress in the belt is 1.75N/mm2 and density of
the belt is 1000Kg/m3 .
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4. (a) Locate the centroid of given parabola bounded by x- axis the line x = a.
{As shown in the Figure 4a}

Figure 4a
(b) Locate the centroid of the wire bent as shown in figure 4b.

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Figure 4b
5. (a) Prove that the mass moment of inertia of a right circular cone of base radius
R and height h, with respect to a diameter of the base is M (3R2 + 2h2 )/20
where M is the mass of the cone.
(b) Calculate the mass moment of inertia of a circular cone of base radius 300mm
and height 600mm about a line which passes through the mass centre of the
cone and which is parallel to the base of the cone. The mass density of the
cone is 2500 kg/m3 .
[8+8]
6. (a) A car starts from the rest on a straight road and travels with uniform acceleration of 0.8m/s2 for the first 10sec and then travels with uniform velocity for
the next 30 sec. It then decelerates at the rate of 0.5m/s2 and comes to rest.
Determine
i. Total time taken to complete the trip
ii. Total distance travelled
(b) A fighter plane is directly over an antiaircraft gun at time t=0 and at an
altitude of 1800m. The plane is moving with a speed of 600 km/hour. A shell
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is fired at time t=0 in an attempt to hit the plane. If the muzzle velocity is
1000m/sec, find out the angle at which the gun should be held.
[8+8]
7. (a) A body weighing 20 N is projected up a 200 inclined plane with a velocity of
12 m/s, coefficient of friction is 0.15. Find
i. The maximum distance S, that the body will move up the inclined plane
ii. Velocity of the body when it returns to ist original position.
(b) Find the acceleration of the moving loads as shown in figure 7b. Take mass
of P=120 kg and that of Q=80 Kg and coefficient of friction between surfaces
of contact is 0.3 .Also find the tension in the connecting string.
[8+8]

Figure 7b
8. A clock with a seconds pendulum is running correct time at a place where the
acceleration due to gravity is 9.81m/s2 . Find the length of the pendulum. This
clock is taken at a place where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.80m/s2 . Find
how much the clock will loose or gain in a day at this place?
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I B.Tech Semester Supplimentary Examinations, June 2009

APPLIED MECHANICS
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. Determine the tensions in wires AB, AC and AD,{As shown in Figure 1}.

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Figure 1
2. (a) Explain the types of friction with examples.
(b) Two equal bodies A and B of weight W each are placed on a rough inclined
plane. The bodies are connected by a light string. If A = 1/2 and B = 1/3,
show that the bodies will be both on the point of motion when the plane is
inclined at tan1 (5/12).
[6+10]
3. (a) Distinguish between initial tension and centrifugal tension in a belt.
(b) An open belt of width 80 mm connects a pulley of diameter 600 mm on the
secondary shaft to a pulley of diameter 400 mm on the machine shaft. The
shafts are three meters apart. The secondary shaft has a speed of 100 r.p.m.
Find the maximum permissible stress in the belt if the safe working tension is
15 N/mm width and = 0.3.
[6+10]
4. (a) State and prove parallel axis theorem.
(b) Find the centroid of the shaded lamina shown in Figure4b.

Figure 4b
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5. The area shown in figure5 is revolved about x axis to form a homogeneous solid of
revolution of mass m. Determine the mass moment of inertia of the solid about
x-axis.
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Figure 5
6. A ladder AB of 3m length remains in contact with the vertical wall and horizontal
floor and the angle of inclination of the ladder with horizontal is 600 . The ladder
moves such that its ends remain in contact with the vertical wall at B and horizontal
floor at A. If the end A moves with a linear velocity of 0.1m/s, find the velocity
of its upper end B. If the linear acceleration of the end A is 0.05m/s2 , find the
acceleration of the end B and the resultant acceleration of the ladder AB.
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7. (a) A homogeneous solid cylinder of weight 100 N whose axis is horizontal rotates
about its axis, in frictionless bearings under the action of the weight of a 10N
block which is carried by a rope wrapped around the cylinder. What will be
angular velocity of cylinder two seconds after the motion starts? Assume the
diameter of cylinder as 100cm.
(b) A block of mass 5Kg resting on a 300 inclined plane is released. The block after
travelling a distance of 0.5m along the inclined plane hits a spring of stiffness
15N/cm. Find the maximum compression of spring. Assume coefficient of
friction between the block and the inclined plane is 0.2. As shown in the
Figure 7b.
[8+8]

Figure 7b
8. A small ball of weight W is attached to the middle of a tightly stretched perfectly
flexible wire AB of length 2l, connected between two horizontal rigid surfaces.
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(arrangement is vertical). Prove that for small lateral displacements and high initial
tension in the wire, the ball will have a simple harmonic motion, and calculate the
period.
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I B.Tech Semester Supplimentary Examinations, June 2009

APPLIED MECHANICS
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) A ball of weight Q = 12 N rests in a right-angled trough, as shown in figure1a.

Determine the forces exerted on the sides of the trough at D and E if all
surfaces are perfectly smooth.

Figure 1a
(b) A pulley A is supported by two bars AB and AC which are hinged at points
B and C to a vertical mast EF. Over the pulley hangs a flexible cable DG
which is fastened to the mast at D and carries at the other end G a load Q =
20 KN. Neglecting friction in the pulley, determine the forces produced in the
bars AB and AC. The angles between the various members are shown in the
figure1b.
[6+10]

Figure 1b
2. The three flat blocks are positioned on the 300 incline as shown in Figure2, and
a force P parallel to the incline is applied to the middle block. The upper block
is prevented from moving by a wire which attaches it to the fixed support. The
coefficient of static friction for each of the three pairs of mating surfaces is shown.
Determine the maximum value which P may have before any slipping takes place.
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Figure 2
3. An open belt drive connects two pulleys 1200mm and 500mm diameter on parallel
shafts 4000mm apart. The belt weigh 9N/m length and maximum tension in it is
not to exceed 2000N. The coefficient of friction is 0.3. The 1200mm pulley, which is
the driver runs at 200r.p.m Due to belt slip on one of the pulleys, the velocity of the
driven shafts is only 450 r.p.m Calculate the torque on each of the two shafts, the
power transmitted and power lost in friction. What is the efficiency of the drive.
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4. Determine the moment of inertia of a triangle about x x axis as shown in figure
4.
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Figure 4
5. A cylinder of diameter 400mm and height 1000mm rests vertically. Over this, a
cone of base diameter 400mm and height 500mm is placed such that the axis of the
cone coincides with the axis of the cylinder. Find out the mass moment of inertia
of this composite solid about a line which passes through the vertex of the cone
and which is parallel to the base of the cylinder if the mass density is 4000kg/m3 .
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6. (a) A train is traveling at a speed of 60 km/hr. It has to slow down due to certain
repair work on the track. Hence, it moves with a constant retardation of 1
km/hrper second until its speed is reduced to 15 km/hr. It then travels at
a constant speed of for 0.25 km/hr and accelerates at 0.5 km/hr per second
until its speed once more reaches 60 km/hr. Find the delay caused.
(b) The motion of a particle in rectilinear motion is defined by the relation
s = 2t3 9t2 + 12t 10 where s is expressed in metres and t in seconds. Find
i. the acceleration of the particle when the velocity is zero
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ii. the position and the total distance traveled when the acceleration is zero.
[8+8]
7. (a) A homogeneous sphere of radius of a=100 mm and weight W=100 N can
rotate freely about a diameter. If it starts from rest and gains, with constant
angular acceleration, an angular speed n=180rpm, in 12 revolutions, find the
acting moment. .
(b) A block starts from rest fromA. If the coefficient of friction between all surfaces of contact is 0.3, find the distance at which the block stop on the horizontal plane. Assume the magnitude of velocity at the end of slope is same as
that at the beginning of the horizontal plane.
As shown in the Figure7b.
[8+8]

Figure 7b
8. A gun is so designed that on firing, the barrel recoils against a spring. A dashpot,
at the end of the recoil, allows the barrel to come back to its initial position within
the minimum time without any oscillation. A gun barrel has a mass of 500kg and
a recoil spring of 300 N/mm. The barrel recoils 1m on firing. Determine
(a) the initial recoil velocity of the gun barrel and
(b) the critical damping coefficient of the dashpot engaged at the end of the recoil
strike.
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I B.Tech Semester Supplimentary Examinations, June 2009

APPLIED MECHANICS
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) A 1000 N cylinder is supported by a horizontal rod AB and a smooth uniform

rod CD which weighs 500 N as shown in figure 1a. Assuming the pins at
A,B,C and D to be friction less and weight of AB negligible Find the reactions
at C and D.

Figure 1a
(b) A uniform ladder AB whose weight is 200 N and length 6 m rests against a
smooth vertical wall making with it an angle of 30o . The other end rests on
the ground surface. Find the reactions given to the ladder by the wall and the
floor and their inclination to the vertical, when a man weighing 700 N climbs
the ladder by a distance 1.5 m along the length of the ladder.
[8+8]
2. The vertical position of the 100kg block is adjusted by the screw activated wedge
{As shown in the Figure2}. Calculate the moment M which must be applied to
the handle of the screw to raise the block. The single threaded screw has square
threads with a mean diameter of 30 mm and advances 10 mm for each complete
turn. The coefficient of friction for the screw threads is 0.25, and the coefficient of
friction for all mating surfaces of the block and wedge is 0.40. Neglect friction at
the ball joint A.
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Figure 2
3. A leather belt is required to transmit 9kW from a pulley 1200 mm in diameter
running at 200 r.p.m The angle embraced is 1650 and the coefficient of friction
between leather belt and pulley is 0.3. If the safe working stress for the leather belt
is 1.4N/mm2 the weight of leather is 1000Kg/m3 and the thickness of the belt is
10mm, determine the width of the belt taking the centrifugal tension in to account.
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4. (a) From first principles deduce an expression to determine the centroid of a triangle of base b and height h.
(b) Determine the centroidal co-ordinates of the shaded area as shown in figure
4b.
[8+8]

Figure 4b
5. (a) Define mass moment of inertia and explain Transfer formula for mass moment
of inertia.
(b) Derive the expression for the moment of inertia of a homogeneous sphere of
radius r and mass density w with reference to its diameter.
[8+8]
6. (a) The motion of a disk rotating about a fixed point is given by the relation
= 2(1 + e3t ) where is in radians and t is in seconds. Determine the
angular coordinates, velocity and acceleration of the disk when
i. t=0 and
ii. t=2secs.

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(b) A projectile is aimed at a mark on the horizontal plane through the point of
projection and falls 12m short when the angle of projection is 150 while it
overshoots the mark by 24m when the angle of projection is 450 . Find the
angle of projection to hit the mark neglecting the resistance of air.
Take g = 9.81 m/s2 .
[8+8]
7. If Wa :Wb :Wc is in the ratio of 3:2:1 , find the accelerations of the blocks A, B, and
C. Assume that the pulleys are weightless. {As shown in the Figure7}.
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Figure 7
8. (a) A homogeneous circular disk of radius r and weight W hangs in a vertical
plane from a pin O at its circumference. Find the period for small angles
of swing in the plane of the disk
(b) A slender wire 0.90 m long is bent in the form of a equilateral triangle and
hangs from a pin at O as shown in the figure8b. Determine the period for
small amplitudes of swing in the plane of the figure.
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Figure 8b

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