ASSIGNMENT 4

Engineering Mechanics –
II Module -IV
2 Marks Questions
1 What is an inertial frame of reference?
2 Define Newton’s second law
3 Define D’Alembert’s principle in its simplest form
4 Why does a cyclist tilt inward while negotiating a curved path?
5 What is centripetal force? What is its direction and formula?
6 What is centrifugal force? What are its direction and formula?
7 When does a car skid and when does it overturn on a level circular road?
8 Define Angular Momentum.
9 What do you understand by Principle of work energy?
10 Explain the principle of conservation of energy.
11 What is meant by instantaneous centre in rigid body dynamics?
12 What is the difference between Rotation and General Plane Motion?
13 Write down the equation of motion for the rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis.
14 What is the difference between linear momentum and angular momentum for a rigid
body?
15 Define impulse-momentum principle for a rigid body.
16 Write the phenomenon of combined motion of rotation and translation. Give few
examples.
17 How would you locate the instantaneous centre of a rigid link moving with combined
motion of rotation and translation?
18 How would you find out linear velocity of a rotating body?
19 Define moment of inertia of a rigid body.
20 What are the factors the moment of inertia depends on?
5 Marks Questions
1 A wheel is rotating about its axis with a constant acceleration of 1 rad/s2. If the initial
and final velocities are 50 rpm and 100 rpm, determine the time taken and number of
revolutions made during this period.
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2 The motion of a cam is defined by the relation θ = t3– 8t + 15, where θ is expressed in
radians and t in seconds. Determine the angular displacement, angular velocity and
angular acceleration after 2 s and 4 s.
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3 A roller weighing 1 kN starts rolling down from position A on a smooth surface as
shown in Figure. What will be its velocity at B and the vertical reaction on it from the
surface?

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4 Rod AB, as shown in Figure, is 2 m long and slides with its ends in contact with the
floor and the inclined plane. At the instant when AB makes 40° with the horizontal,
point A has left ward velocity of 5 m/s. Determine the angular velocity of the rod and
 the velocity of end B.

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17 The rotation of a flywheel is governed by the equation:

𝜔 = 3𝑡2 − 2𝑡 + 2
where ω is in radians per second and t is in seconds. After one second from the start,
the angular displacement was 4 radians. Determine:
i.​ The angular displacement
ii.​ The angular velocity
iii.​ The angular acceleration of the flywheel when 𝑡 = 3 seconds.

18 The angular acceleration of a flywheel is given by: 𝛼 = 12 − 𝑡 where α is in rad/s² and

t is in seconds. If the angular velocity of the flywheel is 60 rad/s at the end of 4
seconds, determine:
i.​ The angular velocity at the end of 6 seconds
ii.​ The number of revolutions that take place in these 6 seconds.

19 A wheel rotating about a fixed axis at 20 revolutions per minute is uniformly

accelerated for 70 seconds, during which it makes 50 revolutions. Find the angular
velocity at the end of this interval and the time required for the velocity to reach 100
revolutions per minute.

20 A flywheel, which accelerates at uniform velocity, is observed to have made 100

revolutions to increase its velocity from 120 rpm to 160 rpm. If the flywheel originally
started from rest, determine:
i.​ The value of acceleration
ii.​ The time taken to increase the velocity from 120 rpm to 160 rpm
iii.​ The number of revolutions made in reaching a velocity of 160 rpm,
starting from rest.

21 Power supply was cut off to a power-driven wheel when it was rotating at a speed of
900 rpm. It was observed to come to rest after making 360 revolutions. Determine:
i.​ The angular retardation
ii.​ The time it took to come to rest after power supply was cut off.

22 The step pulley shown in the following figure starts from rest and accelerates at 2
rad/s². How much time is required for block A to move 20 m? Find also the velocities
of A and B at that time.
23 Derive the relationship between the linear motion of the geometric centre and the
angular motion of a wheel rolling without slipping.

10 Marks Questions
1 An automobile weighing 25 kN moves on a road, the longitudinal section of which is
shown in Figure. If it moves with uniform velocity of 50 kmph, what is the vertical
reaction experienced at points A, B and C.

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2 Find at what speed a vehicle can move round a curve of 40 m radius without side slip
(i) on a level road, (ii) on a road banked to an inclination of 1 in 10. At what speed can
the vehicle travel on banked road without any lateral frictional force? Assume the
coefficient of friction between the vehicle and the road is 0.4.
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3 A solid cylinder of weight W and radius r rolls down an inclined plane which makes
θ° with the horizontal axis. Determine the minimum coefficient of friction and the
acceleration of the mass centre for rolling, without slipping.
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4 Length of crank AB is 100 mm and that of connecting rod is 250 mm as shown in
Figure. If the crank is rotating in clockwise direction at 1500 rpm, for the position
shown in Figure, determine the angular velocity of the connecting rod and the velocity
of the piston.

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5 Find at what maximum speed a vehicle can move round a flat curve of 60 m without
side slip. Find also the limiting value of height of C.G. of vehicle, if overturning
consideration should not limit speed of the vehicle on this curve. Given, weight of
vehicle = 22 kN, base width 1.6 m and coefficient of friction between tyres and road
surface = 0.5.
6 Find the limiting speed of vehicle on a curve of 100 m radius from the consideration of
skidding and overturning (i) if no banking is provided and (ii) if 20° banking is
provided. With what speed the vehicle should negotiate the above banked curve, so
that passengers do not feel any discomfort. Take weight of vehicle = 15 kN, distance

between centres of inner and outer wheels = 1.5 m, height of C.G. above road surface =
0.65 m and coefficient of friction = 0.5.
7 A cyclist is riding in a horizontal circle of radius 20 m at a speed of 18 kmph. What
should be the angle to the vertical of the centre line of the bicycle to ensure stability?
What is the maximum velocity with which he can negotiate the curve if weight of
bicycle and the man is 800 N and the C.G. is 450 mm above the road surface? Take
coefficient of friction μ = 0.6.
8 A 20 kN vehicle is going round a circular curve of radius 80 m with a velocity of 72
kmph. If the road has a banking of 25°, find the total frictional force developed and
normal reactions at inner and outer wheels. Take base width of vehicle B = 1.5 m,
height of C.G. above road surface = 0.6 m. Coefficient of friction μ = 0.6.
9 The pulley, as shown in Fig., weighs 600 N and has a radius of 0.8 m. A rope passing
over this pulley supports 800 N load at one end and 400 N at another end. Determine
the tension in the string and the angular acceleration of the pulley if the blocks are
allowed to move.

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11 A bullet of mass 81 gm and moving with a velocity of 300 m/s is fired into a log of
wood and it penetrates to a depth of 10 cm. If the bullet moving with the same
velocity, were fired into a similar piece of wood 5 cm thick, with what velocity would
it emerge? Find also the force of resistance, assuming it to be uniform.
12 Find the acceleration of bodies and tension in the string joining A and B shown in Fig.

13 (a) The initial angular velocity of a rotating body is 2 rad/s and initial angular
acceleration is zero. The rotation of the body is according to the relation α = 3t2
– 3. Calculate: (i) angular velocity and (ii) angular displacement when t = 5
seconds. Consider the angular displacement in radians and time in seconds.

A wheel, rotating about a fixed axis at 20 r.p.m., is uniformly accelerated for 70 seconds,
during
which time it makes 50 revolutions. Find : (i) Angular velocity at the end of this interval, and
(ii) Time required for the speed to reach 100 revolutions per minute.
14 Two blocks weighing 300 N and 450 N are hung to the ends of inextensible cable over
a pulley of weight 50 N and radius 0.2 m. How much distance the blocks will move in
increasing the velocity of the system from 2 m/s to 4 m/s. What is tension in string?
Use work-energy principle. Assume the pulley as a circular plate of radius 0.2 m.

15 A 1500 N block is held down with an inextensible wire wound round a solid cylinder
as shown in Fig. The radius of the cylinder is 0.1 m. If the frictional moment in the
bearing is estimated to be 30 N-m, determine the moment of inertia of the cylinder, if
the velocity of the block, after a fall of 1 m, is 0.25 m/s.
16 A 5 N piston is connected to the 80 mm rotating crank by a 200 mm connecting rod.
The connecting rod weighs 12 N. In the position shown in Fig. if a force of 4000 N
acts on the piston, and crank rotates at 1800rpm, determine the reactions at the pins A
and B.

17 A wheel of radius 1 m rolls freely with an angular velocity of 5 rad/s and an angular
acceleration of 4 rad/s², both clockwise as shown in the figure. Determine the
velocities and accelerations of points B and D shown in the figure.

18 A slender bar AB of length 3 m, which remains always in the same vertical plane, has
its ends A and B constrained to remain in contact with a horizontal floor and a vertical

wall respectively. Determine the velocity and acceleration of end B at the position
shown in the figure if the point A has a velocity of 2 m/s and an acceleration of 1.6
m/s² towards the left.

19 A wheel of radius 1 m rolls freely with an angular velocity of 5 rad/s and an angular
acceleration of 4 rad/s², both clockwise as shown in the figure. Determine the
velocities of points B and D shown in the figure by instantaneous centre method.
20 A slender bar AB of length 3 m, which remains always in the same vertical plane, has
its ends A and B constrained to remain in contact with a horizontal floor and a vertical
wall respectively. Determine the velocity of end B at the position shown in the figure
by instantaneous centre method, if the point A has a velocity of 2 m/s and an
acceleration of 1.6 m/s² towards the left.

21 A pulley as shown in Fig. 8.43 weighs 600 N and has a radius of 0.8 m. A rope passing
over this pulley supports 800 N load at one end and 400 N at the other end. Determine:

i.​ The tension in the string

ii.​ The angular acceleration of the pulley if the blocks are allowed to
move.

22 A flywheel weighing 50 kN and having a radius of gyration 1 m loses its speed from
400 rpm to 280 rpm in 2 minutes. Calculate:

i.​ The retarding torque acting on it

iii.​ Change in its kinetic energy during the above period
iv.​ Change in its angular momentum during the same period

23 A pulley weighing 400 N has a radius of 0.6 m. A block of 600 N is suspended by a

tight rope wound round the pulley, the other end being attached to the pulley as shown
in the figure. Determine the resulting acceleration of the weight and the tension in the
rope.
24 The composite pulley as shown in the figure weighs 800 N and has a radius of
gyration of 0.6 m. The 2000 N and 4000 N blocks are attached to the pulley by
inextensible strings as shown in the figure. Neglecting weight of the strings, determine
the tension in the strings and angular acceleration of the pulley.

25 The right-angle bar rotates clockwise with an angular velocity which is decreasing at
the rate of 4 rad/s2. Write the vector expressions and the magnitudes for the velocity
and acceleration of point A when ω = 2 rad/s.