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Reg. No.
Question Paper Code: E3127
B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, MAY/JUNE 2010
Regulations 2008
Second Semester
Common to Civil, Aeronautical, Automobile, Marine, Mechanical, Production,
Chemical, Petroleum Engineering and to Biotechnology, Polymer, Textile,
Textile(Fashion), Rubber and Plastics Technology
ME2151 Engineering Mechanics
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer ALL Questions
Part A - (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. Dene the following terms : (a) Coplanar forces (b) Concurrent forces.
2. State the necessary and sucient conditions for static equilibrium of a particle in two
dimensions.
3. Why the couple moment is said to be a free vector?
4. State the necessary and sucient conditions for equilibrium of rigid bodies i n two dimen-
sions.
5. When will the product of inertia of a lamina become zero?
6. Write the SI units of the mass moment of inertia and of the area moment of inertia of a
lamina.
7. A body moves along a straight line so that its displacement from a xed point on the line
is given by s = 3t
2
+ 2t. Find the velocity and acceleration at the end of 3 seconds.
8. A particle of mass 10 kg falls vertically from a height of 100 m from ground. What is the
change in potential energy when it has reached a height of 50 m ?
9. State the laws of dry friction.
10. What i s general plane motion?
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Part B - (5 x 16 = 80 Marks)
11. (a) (i) Determine the resultant of the concurrent force system shown in gure.
(8)
(ii) Figure shows a 10 kg lamp supported by two cables AB and AC. Find the tension
i n each cable. (8)
OR
11. (b) In the gure shown, three wires are joined at D.
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Two ends A and B are on the wall and the other end C i s on the ground. The wire
CD is vertical. A force of 60 kN i s applied at D and it passes through a point E
on the ground as shown i n gure. Find the forces i n all the three wires. (16)
12. (a) Four tugboats are used to bring an ocean large ship to its pier. Each tugboat exerts
a 22.5 kN force i n the direction as shown i n the gure.
(i) Determine the equivalent force-couple system at O. (12)
(ii) Determine a single equivalent force and its location along the longitudinal axis
of the ship. (4)
OR
12. (b) Two identical rollers, each of weight 500 N, are supported by an inclined plane
making an angle of 30
to the horizontal and a vertical wall as shown in the gure.

(i) Sketch the free body diagrams of the two rollers. (4)
(ii) Assuming smooth surfaces, nd the reactions at the support points. (12)
13. (a) (i) Derive, from rst principle, the second moments of area
I
xx
and I
yy
for the rectangular area when the axes are as shown below:
(6)
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(ii) Locate the centroid of the area shown i n gure below. The dimensions are in
mm. (10)
OR
13. (b) (i) Explain the steps to be followed to nd the principal moments of inertia of a
given section. How will you nd the inclination of the principal axes?
(6)
(ii) A rectangular prism is shown in gure. The origin i s at the geometric centre of
the prism. The x, y and z-axes pass through the mid points of faces.
Derive the mass moment of inertia of the prism about the x-axis. (10)
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14. (a) Two trains A and B leave the same station on parallel lines. A starts with a uniform
acceleration of 0.15 m/s
2
and attains the speed of 24 km/hour, after which, its speed
remains constant. B leaves 40 seconds later with uniform acceleration of 0.30 m/s
2
to
attain a maximum speed of 48 km/hour. Its speed also becomes constant thereafter.
When will B overtake A? (16)
OR
14. (b) A ball of mass 2 kg, moving with a velocity of 3 m/s, impinges on a ball of mass 4
kg moving with a velocity of 1 m/s. The velocities of the two balls are parallel and
inclined at 30
to the line of joining their centres at the instant of impact.

If the coecient of restitution i s 0.5, nd
(i) Direction, i n which the 4 kg ball will move after impact; (8)
(ii) Velocity of the 4 kg ball after impact; (2)
(iii) Direction, in which the 2 kg ball will move after impact; (4)
(iv) Velocity of the 2 kg ball after impact. (2)
15. (a) (i) A ladder of weight 1000 N and length 4 m rests as shown in gure.
If a 750 N weight is applied at a distance of 3 m from the top of ladder, it i s
at the point of sliding. Determine the coecient of friction between ladder and
the oor. (10)
(ii) A rope i s wrapped three times around a rod as shown i n gure.
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Determine the force required on the free end of the rope, to support a load of
W = 20 kN. Take as 0.30. (6)
OR
15. (b) In the engine system shown i n gure, the crank AB has a constant clockwise angular
speed of 3000 r.p.m.
For the crank position indicated, nd
(i) the angular velocity of the connecting rod BP
(ii) velocity of piston P.
(16)
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to the horizontal and a vertical wall as shown in the gure.

to the line of joining their centres at the instant of impact.

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