MECHANICAL VIBRATION

Assessment in Dynamics
Quiz 2

Name: ___________________________ Date: ________________________

1. At any instant the horizontal position of the weather
balloon in the figure is defined by X = (8t) ft, where t is
in seconds. If the equation of the path is y = x2/10,
determine the magnitude and direction of the velocity
and the acceleration when t = 2s (10pts)
5. A car traveling along the straight portions of the road has
the velocities indicated in the figure when it arrives at
points A, B, and C. If it takes 3 s to go from A to B, and then5
s to go from B to C, determine the average acceleration
between points A and B and between points A and C.
(15pts)

6. The two blocks shown start from rest. The horizontal

plane and the pulley are frictionless, and the pulley is
2. For a short time, the path of the plane is described by
assumed to be of negligible mass. Determine the
y = (0.001x2) m. If the plane is rising with a constant
acceleration of each block and the tension in each cord.
upward velocity of 10 m/s, determine the magnitudes
(15pts)
of the velocity and acceleration of the plane when it
reaches an altitude of y = 100 m. (10pts)

3. The car travels from A to B, and then from B to C, as

shown in the figure. Determine the magnitude of the
displacement of the car and the distance traveled.
(10pts)
7. Determine the rated speed of a highway curve of radius
r = 400 ft banked through an angle 18°. The rated speed of
a banked highway curve is the speed at which a car should
travel if no lateral friction force is to be exerted on its
wheels. (15 pts)

8. The 100-kg block A shown is released from rest. If the

masses of the pulleys and the cord are neglected
determine the velocity of the 20 kg block B in 2s. (15 pts)

4. An 80-kg block rests on a horizontal plane. Find the

magnitude of the force P required to give the block an
acceleration of 2.5 m/s2 to the right. The coefficient
of kinetic friction between the block and the plane is
0.25. (10pts)

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