University of Bahrain

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MENG 263
TUTORIAL # 2 (Chapter 1)

Q1. Sand is discharged at A from a conveyor belt and

falls onto the top of a stockpile at B. Knowing that
the conveyor belt forms an angle α = 20° with the
horizontal, determine the speed v0 of the belt.
( Ans. 7.59 m/s )

Q2. The ball at A is kicked with a speed VA = 24 m/s

and at an angle θA = 30°. Determine the point (x , -
y) where it strikes the ground. Assume the ground
has the shape of a parabola as shown.
( Ans. x = 11.244, y = -5.06 )

Q3. A projectile is fired from the vertical tube

mounted on the vehicle which is traveling at
the constant speed u = 30 km/h. The
projectile leaves the tube with a velocity vr =
20 m/s relative to the tube. If air resistance is
neglected, show that the projectile will land
on the vehicle at the tube location and
calculate the distances traveled by the
vehicle during the flight of the projectile.
(Ans. s = 34.0 m)

Q4. The pilot of an airplane carrying a package

of mail to a remote outpost wishes to release
the package at the right moment to hit the
recovery location A. What angle θ with the
horizontal should the pilot’s line of sight to
the target make at the instant of release? The
airplane is flying horizontally at an altitude of
100 m with a velocity of 200 km/h.
( Ans. θ = 21.7°)
Q5. The balloon A is ascending at the rate vA = 12 km/h
and is being carried horizontally by the wind at vw =
20 km/h. If a ballast bag is dropped from the balloon
at the instant h = 50 m, determine the time needed
for it to strike the ground. Assume that the bag was
released from the balloon with the same velocity as
the balloon. Also, with what speed does the bag
strike the ground?
( Ans. t = 3.556 sec, v = 32.0 m/s )

Q6. The truck travels along a circular road that has a

radius of 50 m at a speed of 4 m/s. For a short
distance when t = 0, its speed is then increased by rate
= (0.4t) m/s2. where t is in seconds. Determine the
speed and the magnitude of the truck’s acceleration
when t=4s.
( Ans. v = 7.20 m/s, a = 1.91 m/s2 )

Q7. The automobile is originally at rest at s = 0. If it then

starts to increase its speed at rate = (0.02t2) m/s2, where
t is in seconds, determine the magnitudes of its velocity
and acceleration at s = 180 m.
( Ans. v = 39.86 m/s, a = 20.92 m/s2 )

Q8. The car travels at a constant speed from

the bottom A of the dip to the top B of the
hump. If the radius of curvature of the road
at A is ρA = 120 m and the car acceleration
at A is 0.4g, determine the ear speed v. If the
acceleration at B must be limited to 0.25g,
determine the minimum radius of
curvature ρB of the road at B.
(Ans. ρB = 190 m)
 Q9. The speed of a car increases uniformly with
time from 50 km/h at A to 100 km/h at B
during 10 seconds. The radius of curvature of
the hump at A is 40 m. If the magnitude of the
total acceleration of the car’s mass center is the
same at B as at A, compute the radius of
curvature ρ of the dip in the road at B. The
mass center of the car is 0.6 m from the
road. (Ans. ρB = 163.0 m )

Q10. What is the smallest radius which should be used for

a highway curve if the normal component of the
acceleration of a car traveling at 72 km/h is not to
exceed 0.72 m/s2?
( Ans. ρ = 556 m )

Q11. Race car A follows path a-a while race car B follows
path b-b on the unbanked track. If each car has a
constant speed limited to that corresponding to a
lateral (normal) acceleration of 0.8g, determine the
times tA and tE for both cars to negotiate the turn as
delimited by the line C-C.
( Ans. tA = 10.52 s, tB = 10.86 s)

Q12. At the instant shown, the watersprinkler

is rotating with an angular speed ω = 2
rad/s and an angular acceleration α = 3
rad/s2. If the nozzle lies in the vertical
plane and water is flowing through it at
a constant rate of 3 m/s, determine the
magnitudes of the velocity and
acceleration of a water particle as it exits
the open end, r = 0.2 m.
( Ans. v = 3.03 m/s, a =12.6 m/s2 )
Q13. The ladder of a fire truck is designed to
be extended at the constant rate 1 = 6
in/sec and to be elevated at the constant
rate 0 = 2 deg/see. As the position 0 = 50°
and 1 = 15 ft is reached, determine the
magnitudes of the velocity v and the
acceleration a of the fireman at A.
(Ans. v = 1.320 ft/sec, a = 0.0551
ft/sec2)

Q14. At the instant shown, cars A and B are traveling

at speeds of 30 km/h and 20 km/h, respectively. If
A is increasing its speed at 400 km/h2 whereas the
speed of B is decreasing at 800 km/h2, determine
the velocity and acceleration of B with respect to .
( Ans. v B/A =26.449 km/h @ 40.9º, a B/A = 1955
km/h2 @ 0.767º )

Q15. At the instant shown, the bicyclist at A is

traveling at 7 m/s around the curve on the race
track while increasing his speed at 0.5 rn/s2. The
bicyclist at B is traveling at 8.5 m/s along the
straight-a-way and increasing his speed at 0.7
rn/s2. Determine the relative velocity and relative
acceleration of A with respect to Bat this instant.
( Ans. vA/B = 6.69m/s @ 53.3º, a A/B = 1.52 m/s2
@ 41.9º )
Q16. At the instant shown, cars A and B are traveling at
speeds of 55 km/h and 40 km/h, respectively. If B is
decreasing its speed at 1500 km/h while A is increasing
its speed at 800 km/h2. determine the acceleration of B
with respect to A. Car B moves along a curve having a
radius of curvature of 0.75 km.
( Ans. a B/A = 3351 km/h2 @ 19.1º )

Q17. At the instant shown, car A has a speed of 20 km/h,

which is being increased at the rate of 300 km/h2 as the
car enters an expressway. At the same instant, car B is
decelerating at 250 km/h2 while traveling forward at
100 km/h. Determine the velocity and acceleration of
car A with respect to car B.
( v A/B = 120 km/h down , a A/B = 4000 km/h2 @ 0.716º)

Q18.
a)
To study the performance of a race car, a high-speed
motion - picture camera is positioned at point A. The
camera is mounted on a mechanism which permits it
to record the motion of the car as the car travels on
straightaway BC. Determine the speed of the car in
terms of b, θ, and θ.
b)
Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the
race car in terms of b, θ, θ, and θ.