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ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2 Review questions


1. Impulse & Momentum
2. Rotary Motion
Q-1 A 2 kg brick is moving at a speed of 6
m/s. How large a force F is needed to
3. Circular Motion
stop the brick in a time of 0.0007 s?
4. Rotation of Rigid Bodies
5. Banking of Curves A.1 .87x104 N C. -1 .71x104 N
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6. Cables 8.-1.87x10 N D. 1.71x104 N

I. Impulse and Momentum Q-2 An 8g bullet is fired horizontally into a


9kg block of wood and sticks in it. The
Impulse (I) is the product of force and the time it acts. block which is. free to move, has a
velocity of 40 cm/s after impact. Find
the velocity of the bullet.
[..____'_F x_t__.] A. 550 m/s
8.380 m/s
C. 450 m/s
D. 250 m/s

t Q-3 A 15g bullet is fired horizontally into a


Momentum (P) is the product of the mass and the 3kg block of wood suspended by a
velocity of the body. long cord. The bullet sticks in the
block. Compute the velocity of the

P m_x
[_____ v_] bullet if the impact causes the block to
swing 10cm above the initial level. ·
A.281 m/s C. 381 m/s
Impulse - Momentum Theorem 8 .331 m/s D. 140 m/s.
Impulse is equal to the change in momentum
Q-4 A 7500 kg truck traveling at 5 m/s
east collides with a 1500 kg car
( Ft = mv2 - mv1 ] moving at 20 m/s in a direction 30°
south of east. After collision, the two
vehicles reniain tangled together.
Law of Conservation of Momentum · With what speed and in what direction
does the wreckage begin to move?
When two bodies of.masses m1 and m2 collide, the total A. 5.6 m/s at 45°
momentum before impact is equal to the total momentum 8 .2.1 m/s at 53°
after impact. C. 4 .5 m/s at 35°
D. 4.2 m/s at 43°

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ypes of Collision Q-5 Inelastic collision is a collision in


which the total kinetic energy after the .
Collision - refers to the mutual action of the molecules, collision is _ _ _ before collision.
atoms, etc., whenever they encounter one another A . equal to zero C . equal
B. Less than D. greater than
1. Elastic Collision is a collision that conserves kinetic
energy A ball is dropped from a height h
above a tile floor and rebounds to a
2. Inelastic Collision is a collision that does not height of 0.65h. Find the coefficient of
conserve energy restitution between the ball and floor.
A.0.91 C. 0.81
3. Perfectly Inelastic Collision is the collision where B.0.53 D. 0.75
the objects stick together after the impact. In this
type of collision, kinetic energy loss is maximum. A rubber ball of mass · 0.25 kg is
dropped from a height of 1Om. If the
Coefficient of Restitution e
coefficient of restitution is 0.56, how
high is the ba'll's second rebound?
e = relative velocity of recession_ v 2 - v 1 A.1.97 m C. 0.98 m
relative velocity of approach- v 1 - v 2 B.3.13 m D. 5.60 m

Solutions here.. .
Note:
e = O for perfectly inelastic collision
e = 1 for perfectly elastic collision

Special Cases

If a ball is dropped from a height ho and rebounds to a


height hr, the coefficient of restitution between the ball ·
and the floor is:

Where:
hr = height of rebound
ho = original height

If a ball is thrown at an angle 01 with the normal to a

l
smooth surface and rebounds at an angle 0 2:
Normal line

l~ .,
I

e= tan01 .
tan02
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II. Rotary Motion Q-8 An electric fan revolving at 900 rpm


slows down uniformly to 300 rpm
V while making 50 revolutions. Find the
time required to turn through these 50
revolutions.
A.3 s C. 4 s
B.5 s D. 6 s

A car has wheels of radius 30cm. It


starts from rest and accelerates
uniformly to a speed of 15mls in a
Uniform Motion
time of 8s. Find the number of
rotations one wheel makes in this

[ 8=wxt
l time.
A.25 rev
B.45 rev
C. 32 rev
D. 23 rev
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Q-1 O ·A wheel 25 · cm in radius turning at
120 rpm increases its speed to 660
1 2
8=w0 t+-at rpm in 9s. Find tangential acceleration
- 2 of a point on its rim .
A.1.57 mis C. 2.57 mis
B.1.37 m/s D. 3.17 mis

Solutions here ...


(we+ w0 )t
8=----
. 2

Relationship between angular and tangential


quantities:

s = re
v= rw
a= ra

Note:
8, w, and a must be in ~ad, radls, and radls 2 , respectively

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Ill. Uniform Circular Motion A wheel of mass 6 kg and rad·


gyration 40 cm is rotating at 30~us of
Centripetal Force What is the rotational kinetic e rprn_
of the wheel? . nergy

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A.473 J C. 367 J
B .426 J D. 280 J
2
[ F, = = mrw ]
Starting from rest, a hoop of 20
radius rolls down a hill to a point ~~
Centripetal Force m below its starting point. How fast ·.
it rotating at that point? is
A. 15 rad/s C. 25 rad/s
8 .35 rad/s D. 40 rad/s

A spaceship orbits the moon at a


height of 20 km. Assuming it to be
Note: Centripetal force must be directed toward the subject only to the gravitational pull of
center of the circular path. the moon, find the time it takes for
one orbit.
A.110 min C. 120 min
IV. Rotation of Rigid Bodies B.90 min D. 100 min

he Kinetic Energy of Rotation Solutions here...

otal Kinetic Energy

KET = K.Er + K.Et


· I 1 2
KE = - lco 2 + - mv
T 2 2

Where:
KEr = kinetic energy of rotation
KE1 = kinetic energy of translation
KEr = total kinetic energy
I = moment of inertia
w = angular velocity, (rad/s)

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Determine the angle of super


V. Banking of Curves
elevation for · a highway curve of
radius 183 m so that there will be no
Ideal Angle of Banking
"side thrust" for a speed of 72 kph.
A. 15.46° C. 13.17°
B.12.57° D. 10.15°

What is the maximum speed at which


a car can round a curve of 25m radius
on a level road if the coefficient of
static friction between the· tires and
road is 0.80?
For maximum velocity of the car without skidding
A.17 mis C. 25 mis
B.14 mis D. 18 m/s
2
V
tan (8 + <I,)
..
= -gr Solutions here ...

Where:
8 = angle of banking
<t> = angle of friction
r = radius of curvature
v = velocity

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VI. Cables
Wha_t tension must be applied at the
Parabolic Cables ends of an aluminum cable supporting
a load of 0.5 kg per horizontal meter
L ,· in a span of 100 m if the sag is to be
limited to 1.25 m?
L/2
A.423.42 kg C. 500.62 kg
B.329.82 kg D. 184.29 kg

Q-17 Calculate the allowable spacing of the


two towers to carry a flexible wire
cable weighing 0.03 kg per horizontal
meter if the maximum tension at the
lowest point is not to exceed 1150 kg
at sag of 0.50 m.
Tension at the Support A.248 m C. 390 m
B.408 m D. 422 m

Q-18 A certain cable is suspended between


two supports at the same elevation
and 100m apart. The load is 50N per
meter horizontal length including the
weight of the cable. The sag of the
Tension at the Lowest Point cable is 6m. Calculate the total length
of the cable.
A.150.68 m C. 100.67 m

[
J
H=
wL
8d
2


B.100.32 m

Solutions here .. .
D. 110.53 m

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Approximate Length of Cable

Where:
L = horizontal span
d = sag
w = weight per unit length
S = length of ·cable
H = tension at the lowest point
T = tension at the support

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Catenar Cables Q-19 A cable 600 m long weighing 1500 N


per meter has tension of 750 kN at
L each end. Compute the maximum sag
X X · of the cable.
A.200 m C. 100 m
t B. 150 m D. 220 m
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! Q-20 The light cable supports a mass of 12


l ' kg per meter of horizontal length and
Yi iY2 is suspended between the two points
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on the same level 300 m apart. If the
sag is 60 m, find the total length of the
cable. ·
Tension at the Support, T1 & T2: A .329 m C. 139 m
B.239 m D. 429 m
Tl . {011
T2 = {0,'z Solutions here ...

Tension at the support T1 & T2 :

T1 = ✓H + ( coS 1 )2
2

T = .J(H)2 + ( cos )2
2 2

Distance Between sup ports :

X1 =Cln( 81
;Y 1
) X2 =Cln( 82
;Y 2
)

Relationship among S, y & c :

( S1)2 = (Y1)2 - (C )2
(S 2 )2 = (y 2 )2 -( C )2
Where:
T = tension at the support
H = tension at the lowest point
w = weight per unit length
y = height of the support
c = minimum clearance from the ground
S1 and S2 are half-lengths of the cable
L = span between supports
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7. Find the RPM of a ferris wheel of 6m


radius so that a man on top of the
ferris wheel will experience
~ A_n swers to this exercise will be posted. weightlessness.
A. 12.21 rpm C. 11 .20 rpm
1. A wheel 80 cm in diameter turns at B. 15.32 rpm D. 10.332 rpm
120 re~/min. What is the linear
velocity of a
point on the rim of the
8. A pilot flies an airplane at a co~stant
wheels in mis? speed of 600 km/hr in the vertical
A. 5.03 C. 6.32 circle of radius 100 m. calculate the
B. 12.6 D. 3.65 force exerted by the seat on the 90 kg
pilot at the bottom of the vertical
2. A fa~ rotating with an initial angular circle.
velocity of 1000. rev/min is switched A. 4952 N C. 3380 N
off. In 2 seconds, the angular velocity B. 3790 N D. 6942 N
becomes 200 rev/n:iin. Assuming that
the angular acceleration is constant At what angle should the racetrack
9.
how many revolutions does the blad~ turn of 450 m radius be banked in
undergo during this time? order that a racecar traveling at 200
A. 80 rev C. 20 rev km/hr will have no tendency to slip
B. 600 rev D. 400 rev sideways when rounding the curve?
A. 34.96° C. 35.90°
3. A wheel moves at constant angular B. 36.10c D. 35.23°
acceleration. It starts from rest and it
was observed that a point 15 cm from 10. Determine the angle of super
the center of the wheel has a speed elevation for a 200 m highway curve
of 4m/s after 12 sec. What is the so that there will be no side thrust at a
angular acceleration of the wheel? speed of 90 kph .
2
A. 0.66 rads/s 2 C. 0.11 rads/s A. 19.17° C. 17.67°
2
B. 0.33 rads/s 2 D. 0.05 rads/s B. 18.32° D.20.11 °

4. · The rotational equivalent of mass in 11 . A man keeps a 1kg toy airplane flying
linear motion is - - - - - - horizontally in a circle by holding onto
A. Angular momentum a 1.50 m. long string attached to its
B. Weight wing . tip. The string is always in the
C. Moment of inertia plane of the circular path . If the plane
D. Torque flies at 10m/s, find the tension in the
string .
5. A constant torque of 5 Nm provides2 A. 28 N C . 15 N
an angular acceleration of 2.5 rads/s B. 67 N D. 18 N
to a wheel. What is the value of the
wheel's moment of inertia? 12. A ball is fastened to one end of the
2
A. 1 kgm 2 C . 0.5 kgm string 24 cm long and the other end
2
B. 2 kgm 2 D. 12.5 kgm attached to the ceiling. The ball
describes a horizontal circle. Find the
6. A homogenous sphere rolls down an speed of the ball in its circular path if
inclined plane making an angle of 30° the string makes an angle of 30° with
with the horizontal. Determine the the vertical.
minimum value of coefficient of A. 82.40 cm/s C . 86.30 cm/s
friction that will prevent slipping. B. 95.21 cm/s D. 25.95 emfs
A. 0.165 C. 0.0652
B. 0.213 D. 0.125

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13. A 100 kg load is raised to a height of 19. When a velocity of a moving· object is
30 m. If the operation requires 2 min ., doubled, which of the following is also
find the power in units of horsepower. doubled?
A. 0.33 hp C. 0.44 hp A. Potential energy
B. 0.55 hp D. 0.66 hp B. Momentum
C. Kinetic energy
14. An 18 KN car is driven down a 5% D. Acceleration
grade incline. at 27 mis when the
brakes are applied causing a constant 20. What is the kinetic energy of 4000 lb
total breaking force of 67.5 KN . automobile which is moving at 44ft/s?
Determine the total time required for A. 2.1 0x105ft-lb
the car to stop. 5
B. 1.12x10 ft-lb
A. 0.7439 sec C. 0.0635 sec 5
C. 1.2x10 ft-lb
B. 0.0021 sec D. 0.1874 sec D. 1.80x10 5ft-lb

15. A bullet weighing 50 gm and moving 21 . A collision in which the total kinetic
at 480 mis strikes a 2.50 kg block energy after collision is less than
moving at 30 m/s in the same before collision is called (ECE March
direction. What will be the resultant '96)
velocity or speed of the bullet and the A. Off center collision
block if the bullet is embedded into B. Straight line collision
the block? C. Elastic collision
A. 32.82 mis C. 44.31 m/s D. Inelastic collision
B. 21.99 mis D. 87.96 mis
22. What is the moment of inertia of a
16. A 20 Mg car moving at a speed of 0.5 cylinder of radius 5m and of mass 5
mis to the right collides with a 3.50 kg?
2
Mg car which is at rest. After collision , A. 62.5 kgm 2 C. 80 kgm
2 2
the 35 Mg car is observed to move to B. 72.5 kgm D.·120 kgm
the right at a speed of 0.30 mis.
Determine .the coefficient of restitution 23. A 10-kg block of copper at 60°C is
between the two cars. placed in contact with an identical 10-
A. 0.65 C. 0.23 kg block of copper at 20°C. What is
B. 0.78 D. 0.86 the equilibrium temperature of both
blocks?
17. A ball is dropped from an initial A. 55°C C. 50°C
height of 6m above the floor. How B . 45°C D. 40°C
high will the ball rebound if the
coefficient of restitution between the 24. Two bodies, each having a mass of
ball and the floor is 0.92? 450 grams are separated in space at
A. 5.08 m C. 4.18 m a distance of 1O km each apart. What
B. 3.15 m D. 6.07 m is the force exerted on each other due
to gravitation? (ECE March '96)
18. The speed of a 500 kg vehicle A. 1.35x10·9 N
increased from 20 mis to 25 mis in 3 B. 1.35xrn· 19 N
sec. What is the change in the c. ·1.35xrn·1 N
vehicle's momentum? D. 1.35x10· 11 N
A. 5688 kgmls C. 5488 kgm/ s
B. 1500 kgmls D. 2500 kgmls

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31 . A 16 kg mass is moving in the +x-direction
25. What is the inertia of the bowling ball
at 30 cmls while a 4-gram mass is moving
(mass = 0.5 kg) of radius 15 cm
in the -x-direction at 50 cmls. They collide
rotating at an angular speed 10 rpm
head on and stick together. Find their
for 6 seconds? ( ECE April '98 )
A. 0.001 kgm 2 C. 0.002 kgm2 velocity after the collision.
B. 0.0045 kgm2 D. 0.005 kgm2 A. 0.140 mis C. 0.152 mis
B. 0.120 mis D. 0.314 mis
26. Centrifugal force is
----- 32. Two identical balls collide head-on. The
A. Directly proportional to the radius
of curvature initial velocity of one is 0.75 mis, while that .
B. Directly proportional to the of the other is -0.43 mis. If the collision is
square of the tangential velocity perfectly inelastic, what is the final velocity
C. Inversely proportional to the of each ball?
square of the tangential velocity A. -0.43 mis; 0.75 mis
D. Inversely proportional to the B. -0.53 mis; 0.95 mis
~quare of the weight of the object C. -0.18 mis; 0.85 mis
D. -0.23 mis; 0.55 mis
27. A measure of the resistance of the
body it offers to any change in its 33. The spin-drier of a washing machine
angular velocity determined by its revolving at 900 rpm slows down uniformly
mass and distribution of its mass to 300 rpm while making 50 revolutions.
about the axis of rotation is known as Find the angular acceleration.
2
A. Angular acceleration A. 2 radls 2 C. 3 radls
2 2
B. Moment of inertia B. 5 radls D. 4 radls
C. Friction
D. Torsion 34. A spaceship orbits the moon at a height if
20,000 m. Assuming it to be subject only
28. What power in KN is supplied to a 12 to the gravitational pull of the moon, find
hp motor having an efficiency of 90 the time it takes for one orbit. For the
moon mm =7.34 x 10 kg and r = 1.738 x
22
percent when it is delivering its full
rated output? 106 m. ·
A. 10.5 kW C. 9.95 kW A. 120 min C. 125 min
B. 13.4 kW D. 8.25 kW B. 100 min D. 110 min

29. A jackscrew has a lever arm of 40 cm 35. A 0.9 kg body attached to a cord' is whirled
and a pitch of 5mm. if the efficiency is in a vertical circle or radius 2.5 m. What
30 percent, what force F is required to minimum speed must it have at the top of
lift a load w of 270 kg? the circle so as not to depart from the
A. 20.0 N C. 19.1 N circular path?
B. 15.7 N D. 17.5 N A. 2.86 mis C. 4.95 mis
B. 3.36 mis D. 5.78 mis
~O. A certain hydraulic jack in a gas
station lifts a 900kg car a distance of 36. A 20 kg electric motor is mounted on four
0.25 cm when a force of 150N pushes vertical springs, each having a spring
a piston through a distance of 20cm. constant of 30 Nlcm. Find the period with
Find its efficiency. which the motor vibrates vertically.
A. 50% C. 80% A.0.154s C. 0.256s
B. 74% D. 63% B. 0.384 s D. 0.456 s

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37. Compute the acceleration due to gravity at 44. A proton (m=1 .67 x 10"-27 kg) that has a
a · place where a simple pendulum 150.3 speed of 5 x 10"6 m/s passes through a
cm long makes 100.00 cycles in 246.7 s. metal film of thickness 0.01 0 mm and
2 2
A. 9.75 mls C. 7.35 mls emerges with a ·speed of 2 x 10"6 mis.
2
B. 8.25 m/s D. 10.25 m/s2 How large an average force opposed its
motion through the film? ·
38. A metal wire 75 cm long and 0.130 cm in A. 1.75 x 10"-9 N C. 2.1 x 10"-6 N
diameter stretches 0.035 cm when a load B. 1.25 x 10"-5 N D. 1.2 x10"-3 N
of 8 kg is hung on its ·end. Find the
Young's modulus for the material of the 45. A 4-tonner trailer traverses a 250 m
· wire. highway curve. At what maximum velocity
A. 110 GPa C. 127 GPa will the trailer be given to maintain motion
B. 220 GPa D. 132 .GPa along the curve if the coefficient of friction
between tires and the pavement is 0.30?
39. A solid cylindrical steel column is 4.0 m A. 97.65 kph C. 86.75 kph
long and 9.0 cm in diameter. What will be B. 107.4 kph D. 110.7 kph
its decrease in length when carrying a load
of 80,000 kg? Y = 1.9 x 10"11 Pa . 46. At what temperature readings do the
· A 2.6 mm C. 4.35 mm Fahrenheit and Celsius scales have the
B. 3.5 mm D. 5.25 mm same value?
A. -30° C. -35°
40. Atmospheric pressure is about 1.01 x 10"5 B. -40° D. 45°
Pa. How large a force does the
atmosphere exert on a 2 square cm are on 47. The ratio of the density of the substance to
top of your head? the density of water.
A. 10 N C. 20 N A. Specific weight C. Relative weight
B. 15 N D. 25 N B. Specific gravity D. Mass

41 . A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 48. Newton's second law of motion states that
800 feet is traveling at 27 ft/sec. His speed the rate of change of momentum with
in the tangential direction increases at the respect to time is
rate of 3 ft/s"2 . What is the cyclist total A. force C. energy
acceleration? B. power D. work
A 2.8 ft/s"2 C. -5.1 ft/s"2
B. -3.12 ft/s"2 D. 3.13 ft/s"2 49. An object traveling in a circular path
makes 1200 revolutions in 1 hour. If he
42. An organ pipe resonates to a frequency of radius of the path is 10 m, calculate the
224.00 Hz when the temperature is 15°C. speed of the object.
What will be its resonance frequency when A 19 mis C. 20 mis
the temper.ature is 24°C? B. 21 mis D. 22 mis
A. 227.6 Hz C. 235.1 Hz
B. 223.7 Hz D. 145.5 Hz 50. A 0.5 kg object traveling at 2 mi s east
collides with a 0.3 kg object at 4 mis west.
43. The energy store in a stretched or After the collision, the 0.3 kg object is
compressed elastic material such as a tr~veling at 2.0 mis east. What is the
spring is called: magnitude and the direction of the velocity
A. Thermal energy of the first object?
B. Elastic potential energy A 1.6 mis west C. 2.1 mis west
C. Kinetic energy B. 1.8 mis east C. 1.2 mis east
D. Elastic kinetic energy
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