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Unit 3 - Week 2 - SI
Unit, Definitions & Concepts

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Due date for this assignment: 2017-08-10, 23:59 IST.
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1) Questions 1, 2 & 3 have common data. 1 point
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One end of steel rod of 2 cm in diameter and 50 cm in length is fixed and a force is
Week 1: SI Unit, continuously applied at the other end in a direction which is parallel to the length of
Definitions & the rod. The Youngs modulus of steel is 2 x 1011N/m2.
Concepts:
Calculate the work done by the force on the steel rod to change its length by 1cm.
Week 2 - SI -6.2 kJ
Unit, Definitions
& Concepts -7.5 kJ
-8.0 kJ
Lecture 04 -
Energy and its
-8.5 kJ
Various Forms
2) Calculate the stress. 1 point
Lecture 05 -
Concepts of 8 GPa
Equilibrium 7 GPa
and its State
5 GPa
Lecture 06 - 4 GPa
Energy and its
Interactions 3) What could be the force applied to the rod? 1 point
Quiz :
Assignment 2
1.2 MN
2.0 MN
Week 3 - 2.5 MN
Properties of
Pure 3.2 MN
Substances
4) Questions 4, 5, & 6 have common data 1 point
It is required to apply a force of 500N to the free end of a spring to stretch it by 5 cm
from its relaxed length.
Calculate the spring constant (kN/m).

6
7.5
9
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5) Find out the work done on the spring (-W) 1 point

6J
7.5 J
10 J
12.5 J
6) Calculatethe work done by the spring (W), when the spring is connected to 1 point
a block and it is allowed to return slowly such that the final length of the spring is 1
cm more than its natural length.
8J
10 J
12 J
15 J
7) It
is desired to store 28 kg of nitrogen at 15 MPa & 300 K in a cylinder. 1 point
Assuming that nitrogen behaves like an ideal gas, determine the size of the cylinder
(m3).
0.456
0.321
0.166
0.05
8) Ques ons 8, 9 & 10 have common data. 0.5 points
A 2500 kg automobile traveling at 30 m/s hits the rear of stationary 1000 kg
automobile. After the collision, the large automobile slows to 14 m/s and the smaller
vehicle has a speed of 25 m/s.
Find out the kinetic energy before the collision.
1125 kJ
1250 kJ
1350 kJ
1400 kJ
9) Calculate the kinetic energy after the collision. 0.5 points

557.5 kJ
645.25 kJ
675.35 kJ
700.25 kJ
10)What has been the increase in internal energy? 1 point

555.5 kJ
525.5 kJ
567.5 kJ
580.5 kJ
11)A10 kg body falls from rest, with negligible interaction with its 1 point
surrounding (no friction).
Determine its velocity after it
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Determine its velocity after it falls 5 m

6 m/s
7.5 m/s
8.2 m/s
10 m/s
12)Questions 12, 13 & 14 have common data. 1 point
A car traveling at 90 km/h, if the drag coefficient is 0.2, Find out the drag force on a
car. Use A= 2.3 m2 and density = 1.23 kg/m3
120 N
145 N
177 N
200 N
13)What could be the work done on the engine? 1 point

4425 W
5252 W
6254 W
6500 W
14)Determine the horse power required to overcome the wind drag. (1hp = 7461 point
W)
3.21
4.32
5.93
7.12
15)Questions15 & 16 have common data. 1 point
The drive shaft in automobile delivers 75 N-m of torque it rotates at 2500 rpm.
Calculate the work done of the shaft (kW).
19.6
22.3
16
25.2
16)Determine horse power required to deliver the shaft. 1 point

14.5
17.5
20.3
26.3
17)Questions17, 18 & 19 have common data. 1 point
A 100 kg of a mass attached to the pulley (as shown in Fig) drops to 3 m, resulting in
an increased volume of the cylinder of 0.002 m3 the weight and the piston maintain a
constant gauge pressure of 100 kPa. Neglect all friction. Calculate work done on the
system (kJ).

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2.9
2.4
2.3
2.2
18)Calculate work done by the system (kJ) 1 point

0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
19)What could be the net work done? 1 point

-1560 J
-2540 J
-3210 J
-3500 J
20)Questions 20 & 21 have common data. 1 point
Six gram of air is contained in the cylinder shown in Figure. The air is heated until
the piston rises to 50 mm. The spring just touches the piston initially. Calculate the
temperature when the piston leaves the stops.

530 K

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550 K
575 K
605 K
21)Determine the work done by the air on the piston. 1 point

0.625 kJ
0.804 kJ
1.251 kJ
2.545 kJ
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