CODE No.

:10BT10101

SREE VIDYANIKETHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapur)
I B.Tech (SVEC10) Regular Examinations June - 2011
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
[ Civil Engineering ]
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
1. a) Define the following: (i) Law of parallelogram of forces (ii) Principle of force transmissibility,
(iii) Particle and (iv) Rigid body
b) The resultant of three forces is 60 N as shown in Fig.1. Two of the three forces are also shown
as 20 N and 40 N. Determine the third force.

Fig. 1

2. a) Define the following with examples: (i) Coplanar and Non-Coplanar forces (ii) Collinear and
Non-Collinear Forces
b) In the Fig.2, three spheres each with 20 N weight and each 350 mm in diameter rest in a box
760 mm wide. Find (a) the reaction of В on A, (b) the reaction of the wall on C, and
(c) the reaction of the floor on B.

Fig.2

3. a) Define cone of friction and wedge friction. Write the laws of friction.
b) The coefficient of friction between a copper block A and an aluminum block В is 0.3, and
between the block В and the floor is 0.2. The weight of block A is 30 N and of block В is 20 N
as shown in Fig.3. What force P will cause the motion of block A to impend?

Fig.3

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4. a) What is perfect frame and imperfect frame? Write the advantage of method of sections as
compared to method of joints.
b) Determine the forces in FH, HG, IG, and IK in the truss shown diagrammatically in Fig. 4.
Each load is 2 kN. All triangles are equilateral with sides of 4 m.

Fig.4

5. Determine centroid of shaded area as shown in fig. 5

Fig. 5

6. Find the area moment of inertia about x and y axes of the plane area shown in Fig.6.

Fig. 6

7. A bus starts from rest at point A and accelerates at the rate of 0.9 m/s 2 until it reaches a speed of 7.2 m/s. It
then proceeds with the same speed until the brakes are applied. It comes to rest, at point B, 18 m beyond the
point where the brakes are applied. Assuming uniform acceleration, determine the time required for the bus
to travel from A to B. Distance between A and B is 90 m.

8. a) Explain D'Alembert's principle.

b) A lift carries a weight of 1000N and is moving with a uniform acceleration of 1.962 m/sec 2.
Calculate the tension in the cables supporting the lift, when (i) lift is moving upward, and
(ii) lift is moving downward.

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