DATE: Dec 13, 2021 TIME: 9:30 AM — 11:30 AM (2 hours) Answer ALL questions
Questions in Section A carry 2 marks each and -0.5 mark for each wrong answer. Questions in Section B carry 6 marks each and -1.5 marks for each wrong answer.
Mark the answers on the computer-readable answer sheet using HB pencil
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P.l of 15 SECTION A
y F,=65KN F, = 104 kN
50° 68° O 24° x
F, = 78 kN
What is the resultant force at point O?
{-10.8 i+ 138.27} kN MOUOW pS
{60.4i+ 106.57} kN {121.0i- 73.57} KN {-169.9 7- 82.17} kN None of the above
What is force F4z in Cartesian vector form?
{-63.5 i - 66.07 + 28.8 k} kN MUO >
{83.4i-28.9j7-37.8k} kN {63.5 i+ 66.07 - 28.8 k} kN {-83.4i-28.9j+37.8 k} kN None of the above
P.2 of 15 F2
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Force F is acting on the y-z plane, r7 is the position vector to the head of F from point O, and r2 is the position vector to the tail of F from point O. Which of the following is (are) correct? (1) The direction of moment generated by F about O is pointing to the positive x axis. (2) The moment generated by F about O is equal to the cross product r; x F. (3) The moment generated by F about O is equal to the cross product F x rz.
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only E. None of the above
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A weight W is suspended from the ceiling by inextensible strings as shown. String OA
makes an angle 0 with the vertical while string OB makes the same angle 0 with the ceiling. Find the tension in string OA.
6. Determine the number of zero-force members for the following truss.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 7 D. 8 E. None of the above
P.4 of 15 a Determine the degrees of indeterminacy of the following structure.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A statically determinate system must not have zero force member(s).
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Static systems do not experience acceleration.
All rigid body motions should be restrained in a static ovate. Mechanism should not exist in a static system. Internal forces of a statically determinate system do not depend on material property.
A simple beam AB shown in the figure below is subjected to a counter-clockwise couple
of moment M acting at Point C.
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Which of the following statement is correct?
The beam is under pure bending.
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The internal shear force is constant along the longitudinal axes of the beam. The bending moments on the left and right cross sections of Point C are equal. The equation of bending moment of the beam is a quadratic function. The change of shear force from the left to the right cross section at Point C is Mo/L.
P.5 of 15 10. The simple beam AB shown in the figure below is subjected to a concentrated load P znd a clockwise couple MM = PL/3 acting at the third points.
What are the maximum positive and negative bending moments in the beam?
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2PL/9, -2PL/9 PL/9, -PL/9 PL/Y, -2PL/9 None of the above
11. A beam is supported and loaded as shown in the figure. What are the absolute values of maximum positive and negative bending moments in the beam?
P=700 kN | [,=3m gq = 100 kN/m
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1021.24 kN-m, 1772 kN-m
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976.35 kN-m, 1652 kN-m
843.75 kN-m, 1250 kN-m 793.23 kN-m, 1092 kN-m None of the above
P.6 of 15 12. The beam shown below is subjected to uniformly distributed loads of intensity wi and w2 (wi> 0 and w2> 0) acting on segments AB and BC, respectively.
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< L,
Which of the following is (are) correct regarding the above beam?
1. The maximum hogging (negative) moment is equal to swala?. 2. When wil?< w2L2”, the magnitude of the vertical reaction force at support B must be smaller than wili+ wLz. 3. When wiLi? < w2L2’, the bending moments in the beam can never be sagging (positive).
A. (1) only B. (1) and (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only E. (1), (2) and (3)
13. Suppose that you are driving north with a speed of 100 km/h. A helicopter is flying northwest with a speed of 200 km/h. The velocities are shown in the graph. Please select the direction in which the helicopter is moving in your perspective. In other words, find the velocity of the helicopter relative to the car.
200 km/h
30° (
100 km/h
Wy ABD 14. A particle is moving with a constant speed of v in a circle with a radius of r. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The velocity of the particle is constant.
B. The acceleration of the particle is zero. C. The acceleration of the particle is pointing to the center of the circle, with a magnitude of a = v2/r. D, The acceleration of the particle is constant. E None of the above.
15. An object is sliding downhill without friction on an inclined smooth surface. @ is the angle between the surface and the horizontal direction. Given that g is the gravitational acceleration. The acceleration of the object has a magnitude of:
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gsin 8g. gcosé. gtané. Gs
16. The track of a roller coaster has maximum height of 55 m and a minimum height of 5 m. The speed of the train at the maximum height is zero, and the train moves without additional power. Assume g = 10 m/s*. The maximum speed that the train can reach is approximately:
A. 5.5 m/s. B. 10.0 m/s. C. 22.3 m/s. D. 31.6 m/s. E. 50.0 m/s.
P.8 of 15 17. Aparticle with a mass of m is attached to a spring with a spring constant of k. The original length of the spring is /. Neglect the mass of the spring and any damping. Assume the particle moves only along the horizontal direction. The vibration frequency of this spring- mass system is fo. Now if the mass of the particle increases by a factor of 10 (from m to 10m), the vibration frequency of the system will become:
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0.1fo. 0.316 fo. 3.16f. 10f.
18. A car with a mass of m and an engine power of P is driving rectilinearly uphill with a constant speed of v. The resistance force (the sum of rolling drags from the tires and the aerodynamic drag) follows a general rule f = am + bv? , where a and 5 are constants. Which of the following is true?
The mechanical energy (the gravitational potential energy plus the kinetic energy) >
of the car is conserved (remains constant).
The magnitude of the traction force is greater than P/. moOw
The work done by the engine is transformed into heat only.
The required power for keeping its speed is P=mgv sin 6. The negative work done by the gravity equals the increase in gravitational potential energy.
P.9 of 15 12, A rectangular rigid body is rolling on the ground without slipping. Its angular velocity is w. Use a frame of reference fixed to the ground. Which of the following is true?
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Point A is the instantaneous center of rotation.
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Point B is the instantaneous center of rotation.
Vector Vp represents the direction of the velocity of point D. Vector Vz represents the direction of the velocity of point E. None of the above.
20. A particle with a mass of m is moving along the radial direction of a rotating disk (imagine there is a groove on the disk along the radial direction, the particle is moving in this groove). The radial speed of the particle v; and the angular velocity of the disk @ are constant. wg and u, are the unit vectors in the polar coordinate system. Use the ground as the frame of reference (an inertial frame of reference, not rotating). The force between the particle and the sidewall of the groove is:
A. mw*r. B. mor. C. mv,w. D. 2mv,w. E. zero.
P.10 of 15 SECTION B
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Force F acts perpendicular to the inclined plane ABC. Determine the moment produced by F about point B?
{102 i+ 205 7-384 k} kNm
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{205 i+ 102 7-384 k} kNm
{-102 i— 2057 + 384k} kNm {-205 i- 102 7+384k} kNm None of the above
22.
WAw * The figure shows a uniform rigid beam AB, pivoted at A, held in horizontal position by a wire attached to a wall at point C, vertically above A. The beam carries a load W. Which of the following change(s) would increase the tension in the wire?
(1) The support of the wire is moved from B to point EF, which is a point on beam AB. (2) The support of the wire is moved from point C to point D, which is vertically below C. (3) Wis shifted gradually from B towards A.
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (1) and (3) only E. (1), (2) and (3)
P.11 of 15 23. Find the sum of internal forces of Members AB, BC and BD of the truss shown below. Please note that compression is positive.
13.7 kN MOOD p>
66.3 kN 83.7 kN 93.7 kN None of the above
24. Determine the reactions of the beam as shown below.
3m 10 kN/m | an - t & . v v v v Do :
A {RB == Ha fe (if,
* 6m Var “| VB
Ha = -20 KN, Va = 24.7 KN and Vg = 20.3 kN
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Ha = 20 KN, Va = 29.4 kN and Vp = 15.6 kN
Ha = -20 KN, Va = 21.7 KN and Vp = 23.3 KN Ha = 20 KN, Va = 30.6 kN and Vp = 29.4 kN None of the above
P.12 of 15 25. What are the absolute values of maximum tensile stress and maximum compression stress in the following section, which is subjected to a sagging (positive) moment of 100 kN-m?
~ 1000 mm
as 200 mm
400 mm
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4.50 MPa and 2.16 MPa
3.40 MPa and 2.16 MPa 4.50 MPa and 4.32 MPa None of the above
26. A so-called “trapeze bar” in a hospital room provides a means for patients to exercise while in bed (see the figure below). The bar is 2.1 m long and has a cross section in the shape of a circle. The design load is 1.2 kN applied at the midpoint of the bar, and the allowable bending stress is 200 MPa. Assume that the ends of the bar are simply supported and that the weight of the bar is negligible.
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= y 4 64 F ) | |: > WEAN \ A _7a! M
| 32 =0.125Ad
What is the minimum diameter d of the bar?
A. 28.3 mm B. 31.8mm C. 35.2 mm D. 38.5 mm E. None of the above
P.13 of 15 21. Particle A and particle B are doing rectilinear motion along the same line with an acceleration of a = 7.68 m/s. The initial distance between A and B are 20 m with A ahead of B. The initial velocity of A is 5 m/s, and the initial velocity of B is 10 m/s. The time required for B to catch A is:
10 m/s, 7.68 m/s? 5 m/s, 7.68 m/s?
A. 1.32s. B, LaZs: C. 2s. D. 2.28s. E. 4s.
28. A particle is doing a uniform circular motion with a constant speed of 10 m/s. The radius of the circle is 100 m. The magnitudes of its angular velocity @ and the acceleration a are:
A. w = 0.1 rad/s, a = 1 m/s’.
B. w = 0.1 rad/s, a = 10 m/s?. C. w = 5.7 rad/s, a = 1m/s*. D. w =5.7 rad/s, a = 10 m/s”. E. w = 0.1 rad/s, a = 0 m/s?.
29. Determine the horizontal velocity v4 of a tennis ball at A so that it just clears the net at B. The dimensions are shown in the graph. Assume g=10 m/s’.
A. 5 m/s B. 6.9 m/s C. 8.2 m/s D. 10 m/s E. 12.1 m/s
P.14 of 15 30. Recoil is the backward movement of a gun when it is discharged. A 4000 kg cannon fires a 40 kg projectile with a velocity of 800 m/s. The cannon is free to move. The recoil speed of the cannon just after firing is approximately:
