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REGULATION 2013 ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15
IFET COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
Subject Title : ENGINEERING MECHANICS Title : Question Bank-2mark Q
Subject Code : GE6253 Unit : I-Basics and statics of particles
Year/ sem : I/II Type: 100%numerical
Introduction – Units and Dimensions – Laws of Mechanics – Lame’s theorem,

Parallelogram and triangular Law of forces – Vectors – Vectorial representation of forces
and moments – Vector operations: additions, subtraction, dot product, cross product –
Coplanar Forces – Resolution and Composition of forces – Equilibrium of a particle –
Forces in space – Equilibrium of a particle in space – Equivalent systems of forces –
Principle of transmissibility – Single equivalent force
Introduction – Units and Dimensions

1. What is engineering mechanics?
2. Write the application of engineering mechanics.
3. Define the statics.
4. Define dynamics.
5. What is kinematics?
6. Write about kinetics.
7. Write the importance of engineering mechanics.
8. What is mechanics of solids?
9. What is mechanics of fluids?
10. Define rigid bodies.
11. Define deformable bodies.
12. What is particle?
Laws of Mechanics Lame’s theorem,

Parallelogram and triangular Law of forces
13. State Newton’s first law of motion.

14. State Newton’s second law of motion.
15. State Newton’s third law of motion.
16. State Parallelogram law of forces.
17. Write about sine law.
18. Write about cosine law.
19. State and briefly explain Lame’s theorem. (May/June 2012)
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20. Write about triangle law of forces.

21. Write about of gravitational law of attraction.
Vectors- Vectorial representation of forces and moments- Vector operations:

additions, subtraction, dot product, cross product
22. Define vectors.

23. What is unit vector and position vector?
24. A force of magnitude 750N is directed along AB where A is (0.8,0,1.2)m and B is
(1.4,1.2,0). write the vector form of the force.(Nov/Dec 2003)
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25. A force F=10 {i+8 j−5 z¿ N acts at the point A is (2,5,6)m. what is the moment of the
force about the point B (3,1,4)m? (Nov/Dec 2002)
26. Two vector A and B are given. Determine their cross product and the unit vector
along it. A= 2i+3j+k and B= 3i-3j+4k.(Jan 2003)
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27. Find the unit vector of a factor F =4 i−5 j+ 8k
28. Define moment of forces.
29. Define couple.
30. What is the effect of force and moment on a body?
31. Write the varignon’s theorem.
32. Write about resultant of two parallel forces.
33. Find the magnitude of the resultant of the two concurrent forces of magnitude 60kN
and 40kN with an included angle of 700 between them. (Apr/May 2011)
34. Define resolution of a force.
35. Write the resolution of a force into a force and a couple.
Coplanar Forces – Resolution and Composition of forces
36. What is meant by system of forces?

37. Write the classification of force system.
38. Define coplanar force.(May/June 2010)
39. What is coplanar collinear system of forces? .(May/June 2010)
40. Define coplanar concurrent system of forces.
41. Write about coplanar parallel system of forces.
42. Define coplanar non-concurrent non-parallel system of forces.
43. What is non-coplanar force system? (Nov/Dec 2011)
44. What are resultant forces?

Equilibrium of a particle -Forces in space – Equilibrium of a particle in space
45. Write about the principle of equilibrium.(Nov/Dec 2011)

46. Write the condition for equilibrium of non-concurrent forces system.
47. Write the condition for equilibrium of coplanar concurrent forces system.
48. What is free body diagram?
49. Write the steps involved in drawing a free body diagram.(Nov/Dec 2011)
50. Draw the free body diagram for given figure.
51. Define stable equilibrium.

52. Define unstable equilibrium.
53. Define neutral equilibrium.
54. What is the difference between a resultant force and equilibrium force? (May/June
2012)
55. What is resultant of concurrent forces in space?
56. Define equilibrium in space.
Equivalent systems of forces Principle of transmissibility – Single equivalent force
57. What is an equivalent system of forces?

58. What is meant by force couple system? (May/June 2013)
59. Write the steps to find equivalent system.
60. Define transmissibility of forces. (Nov/Dec 2008)
Part-B
1.(a). The two forces P and Q act on bolt A. Determine their resultant. (8)(May/June 2012)

1.(b). A barge is pulled by two tugboats. If the resultant of the forces exerted by the tugboats is a 25 kN
force directed along the axis of the barge, determine (i)the tension in each of the ropes, knowing that
α=450, (ii) the value of α such that the tension in rope 2 is maximum.(8)(May/June 2012)
2.Four forces act on bolt A as shown in figure. Determine the resultant of forces on the bolt. (16)
3.A tower guy wire is anchored by means of bolt at A. The tension in the wire is 2500N. Determine (a)
the components Fx, Fy,Fz of the force acting in the bolt, (b) the angles θx,θy, θz defining the direction of
force. (16)
4.A 200 Kg cylinder is hung by means of two cables AB and AC, which are attached to the top of the
vertical wall. A horizontal force P perpendicular to the wall holds the cylinder in the position shown in
figure. Determine the magnitude of P and the tension in each cable. (16) (Nov/Dec 2009)

5.A rectangular plate is supported by bracket at A and B and by a wire CD. Knowing that the tension in
the wire is 200N, determine the moment about A of the force exerted by the wire on point C.
(16)(Nov/Dec 2009)
6. A 4.8m beam is subjected to the force shown in figure. Reduce the given system of force to (a) an
equivalent force couple system at A, (b) equivalent force couple system at B, (c) a single force or
resultant.(16)
7. Four tugboats are used to bring an ocean liner to its pier. Each tugboats exerts 30 kN force in the
direction shown in figure. Determine (a) the equivalent force couple system at the foremast O, (b) the
point on the hull where single, more powerful tugboats should push to produce the same effect as the
original four tugboats. (16) (May/ June 2010)

8.Four forces of magnitude 10kN, 15kN, 20kN and 40kN are acting at a point O as shown in figure. The
angle made by 10kN, 15kN, 20kN and 40kN with X-axis are 300, 600, 900 and 1200 respectively. Find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force. (16) ( AU Qustions - Five times)
9.Three external forces are acting on a L- shaped body as shown in figure. Determine the equivalent
system through point O. (16)
10.Four forces 32kN, 24kN, 24kN and 120kN are concurrent at origin and are respectively directed
through the points whose coordinates are A (2,1,6), B(4,-2,5), C(-3,-2,1), and D(5,1,-2). Determine the
resultant of the system. (16) (May/June 2005)

11.Figure shows the coplanar system of forces acting on a flat plate. Determine (i) the resultant and (ii) x
and y intercepts of the resultant. (16) (May/June 2010)
12.Two identical rollers, each of weight W=1000N, are supported by an inclined plane and a vertical wall
as shown in figure. Find the reactions at the points of supports A,B and C. Assume all the surfaces to be
smooth. (16) (Nov/Dec 2009)
13.Two spheres, each of weight 1000N and of radius 25cm rest in a horizontal channel of width 90cm as
shown in figure. Find the reactions on the points of contact A,B and C. (16) (Nov/Dec 2012)

14.Two smooth circular cylinders, each of weight W=1000N and radius 15 cm, are connected at their
centres by a string AB of length=40 cm and rest upon a horizontal plane, supporting above them a third
cylinder of weight =2000N and radius 15cm as shown in figure. Find the force S in the string AB and the
pressure produced on the floor at the points of contact D and E. (16)
15.Determine the magnitude and direction of force F shown in figure so that the particle A is in
equilibrium. (16)
16.Determine the magnitudes of forces F1,F2 and F3 for equilibrium of the particle A shown in figure.
(16)

17.Three cables are used to support the 10 kg cylinder shown in figure. Determine the force developed in
each cable for equilibrium. (16) (Nov/Dec 2009)
18. Four forces 80N, 45kN, 46kN and 152kN are concurrent at origin and are respectively directed
through the points whose coordinates are A (3,1,7), B(5,-3,7), C(-2,-2,2), and D(4,1,-3). Determine the
resultant of the system. (16) (May/June 2005)

19. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces acting on the hook shown in
figure. (16)
20. Determine the tension in cables AB and AC required to hold the 40kg crate show in figure. (16)
(May/June 2004)

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REGULATION 2013 ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15

IFET COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Introduction – Units and Dimensions – Laws of Mechanics – Lame’s theorem,

Introduction – Units and Dimensions

Laws of Mechanics Lame’s theorem,

13. State Newton’s first law of motion.

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20. Write about triangle law of forces.

Vectors- Vectorial representation of forces and moments- Vector operations:

22. Define vectors.

Coplanar Forces – Resolution and Composition of forces

36. What is meant by system of forces?

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Equilibrium of a particle -Forces in space – Equilibrium of a particle in space

45. Write about the principle of equilibrium.(Nov/Dec 2011)

51. Define stable equilibrium.

Equivalent systems of forces Principle of transmissibility – Single equivalent force

57. What is an equivalent system of forces?

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