Physics

Components of a Force
1. Determine the x and y components of each of the forces shown.

(Ans: Tx = -307 kN, Ty = -257 kN, Fx = -150 kN, Fy = 360 kN, Px = 260 kN, Py = -150 kN)
 Resultant of a Force
2. Determine the resultant of the concurrent forces shown.

(Ans: R = 486 kN, θ = 70.6° from -x)

 Concurrent Equilibrium

3. A load of 100 lb is hung from the middle of

the rope which is stretched between two rigid
walls 30 ft apart. Due to the load the rope sags
4 feet in the middle. Determine the tension in
the rope.
(Ans: 194 lb)
 Inclined Planes

4. A 500-kg block is resting on a 30° inclined

plane with coefficient of static friction of 0.3.
Find the required force P acting horizontally
that will start the block up the plane.
(Ans: 5205 N)
 Parabolic Cables

5. A pipeline crossing a river is suspended from a steel

cable stretched between the posts 100 m apart. The weight
of the pipe and the cable is 15 kg/m assumed to be
uniformly distributed horizontally. The allowed sag is 2 m.
Find the tension at posts and the length of the steel cable
required between posts.
(Ans: 9405 kg, 100.107 m)
 Catenary Cables

6. A cable weighing 0.40 kg/m and 800 m

long is to be suspended with a sag of 80 m.
Determine the span.

(Ans: 778.5 m)
 Beams

7. A simply supported beam is five meters in length.

It carries a uniformly distributed load including its
own weight of 300 N/m and concentrated load of
100 N, 2 meters form the left end. Find the reaction
A at the left end.
(Ans: 810 N)
 Threaded Members
8. A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at 400 rpm
raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed of 10 meters per
minute. This screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm. The coefficient
of friction on threads is 0.15. The friction torque on the thrust
bearing of the motor is taken as 20% of the total torque input.
Determine the motor power required to operate the screw.

(Ans: 3.239 kW)

 Clutch
9. A local utility vehicle production company have considered to use
in one of its designs a multi-disc clutch consisting of 9 steel discs
and 8 bronze discs, with effective outside and inside diameter of
220 mm and 160 mm, respectively. If the shaft turns at 1500 rpm
and an axial force of 600 Newtons is applied, find the horsepower
capacity, considering a coefficient of friction of 0.25.

(Ans: 48.4 hp)

 Belt Friction

10. A boat exerts a pull of 4000 kN on its hawser

which is wrapped about a capstan on a dock. If the
coefficient of friction is 0.30, how many turns must
the hawser make around the capstan so that the pull
at the other end does not exceed 50 kN?
(Ans: 3.55 turns)
 Free Fall

11. A ball is dropped down a well and 5

seconds later the sound of the splash is heard.
If the velocity of sound is 330 m/sec, what is
the depth of the well.
(Ans: 107.2 m)
 Motion Curves

12. An automobile starting from rest speeds up to 12

m/sec with a constant acceleration of 1.2 m/sec2, runs at
fast speed for sometime, and finally comes to rest with a
deceleration of 1.5 m/sec2. If the total distance travelled is
300 m, find the total time required?
(Ans: 34 sec)
 Projectile Motion

13. A projectile is fired with an initial velocity of 60

m/sec upward at an angle of 30° to the horizontal
from a point 80 m above a level plain. What
horizontal distance will it cover before it strikes the
plain?
(Ans: 422 m)
 Curvilinear Motion

14. An airplane makes a turn in a horizontal plane

without sideslip at 774 kph. At what angle must the
plane be banked if the radius of turn is 1.75 km? If
the pilot weighs 600 N, what pressure does he exert
on his seat?
(Ans: 1721.3 N)
 Rotation

15. A weight of 400 N is fastened to a cord which is

wrapped around a solid cylinder of 1 m radius weighing
1200 N. The cylinder rotates about its horizontal centroidal
axis. Compute the angular acceleration, the tension in the
cord and the total bearing reaction.

(Ans: α = 3.924 rad/sec2, T = 240 N, R = 1440 N)

 Work & Energy

16. A block weighing 500 N is dropped from a

height of 1.2 m upon a spring whose modulus is 20
N/mm. What velocity will the block have at the
instant the spring is deformed 100 mm?

(Ans: 4.65 m/sec)

 Power

17. A train weighs 16,000 kN. The train

resistance is constant at 96,000 N. If 6000 hp
are available to pull this train up a 2% grade,
what will be its speed in kph?
(Ans: 38.7 kph)
 Impulse & Momentum

18. A bullet weighing 0.30 N and moving at 660

m/sec, penetrates a 50 N body and emerges
with a velocity of 180 m/sec. How far and how
long does the body then move?
(Ans: 0.734 sec, 1.06 m)
 Flexible Members

19. A flat belt is to transmit 100 hp to an air compressor.

The small sheave is 180 mm in diameter and turns at 1200
rpm, while the larger sheave turns at 450 rpm. The service
factor as 2.0, the center distance is equal to two times the
diameter of the larger sheave. Determine the length of belt
in mm and the arc of contact of small sheave in degrees.
(Ans: 2980 mm, 161 deg)
 Flywheels
20. It is found that a shearing machine requires 300 J of energy to
shear a specific gauge of sheet metal. The mean diameter of the
flywheel is to be 762 mm. The normal operating speed is 200 rpm,
and slows down to 180 rpm during shearing process. The rim width
is 304.8 mm and the weight of the cast iron is 7,200 kg/m3. Find
the thickness of the rim, assuming that the hub and arms account
10% of the rim weight concentrated on the mean diameter.
(Ans: 8.58 mm)
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