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Engineering Mechanics
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STATICS:
In statics we consider the effects and distribution of forces on rigid bodies which are and remain a rst
Formulas:
Force Components:
F=F eos
Fe Fsin®
Resultant R:
R-VGRY + GR}
Conditions of Equilibrium
R=0;EF,
Friction:
i
For Blocks and Wedges:
E @
jmyeesE-
a SRT
where: F,~ frictional force te
angle of tition : i
(N= normal force 4N8
Re Resultant of rand N
k= coefieen of fition N
Me = coefficient of static friction
tx ** coefficient of kinetic friction ‘Note: for minimum value of P, 8 = @
For Bett Fret
Toh
2h
1. For Rlat Bat 2. For V-Bett
Lage Lage
Tz Tz
whore: Ty ~ tension fn he tight side ros-section of V-belt
‘Te= tension inthe slack side
O- total angle of contact, B= Beltangle for V-belt
= coefficient of friction
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DYNAMICS:
Rectilinear Motion ~ motion along straight path.
Formulas:
‘Average speed
Average velocity = Ae
In symbols,
8
yo lin AS
Testantancous velo, v= Hit 8
Instantaneous acceleration, a= Hitt. AY. dv
At>O At de
Uniform motion:
‘S= Vt, where V is constant k
‘Under constant acceleration (a):
L 01
=Yot¥e
29 z
3. Ven Vet at
4
MetVey a WOVE ys
2 2
3
Vet Vy )VeeVa
proof S=Ve= (5 es
vas =V?-Ve
Now:
ais + ifthe body is accelerating
ais ifthe body is decelerating
am giifthe body is freely falling
if the body is going down
g is— ifthe body is going up
+ g=9.81 misec*= 981 em/sec*= 32.2 f/see®
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Carvitinesr Translation a
(Projectile Motion)
‘combination of x and y motion.
(uniform motion)
(uniformly accelerated/docelerated motion)
¥
6 eee , Maximum range is attained
e with an angle of 45°
a. wo Yea
3
8. yaxtan®.~ 577 (Equation of Trajectory)
where: 8, —> is measured from x-axis to V.
8, >is © if measured CCW from horizontal.
is © is measured CW from horizontal,
s.
ey
‘Uniform angular acceleration: Linear and Angular Relations:
oe Ee s=ré
Vem
on State where 0 — angular doplaemen in radians
maid = angular velocity in dase
gaat aoe <= angular acceleration in radisec*
209 = a7 0?
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REE - Apr. 2005
Two boys B1 and 82 act at a point. The magnitude of B1 is 8 Ibs and its direction is 60
degrees above the horizontal axis in the first quadrant. The magnitude of B2 is 5 Ibs and
its direction is 83 degrees below the horizontal axis in the fourth quadrant, What is the
magnitude of the resultant force?
A.7.0 Ibs, B. 6.9 Ibs ©.7.6 Ibs D.86 Ibs
REE - Sept. 2012
Find the magnitude of the resultant of two 10-Ib forces appl
the angle between them is 130 degrees.
A738 lbs. B. 18.1 Ibs C. 19.8 Ibs D.8.5 Ibs
at the same point when
REE - Sept. 2005
‘Two 10-Ib weights are suspended at opposite ends of a rope which passes over a light
frictionless pulley. The pulley is attached to a chain which goes to the ceiling. What is the
tension in the rope?
A.B Ibs B. 10 Ibs C. 12 Ibs D. 20 Ibs
REE - Sept. 2014
‘The branch of mechanics that deals with bodies in motion is known as.
A. statics B. dynamics C. kinetics D. kinematics
REE - Feb. 2014
Determine the force necessary to accelerate a mass of 20 Ibm, at a rate of 60 fl/sec”
vertically upward.
A.37.3 bf B. 57.3 Ibf ©. 73.3 Ibf D. 75.3 bf
REE - Sept. 2011
A plane propeller exerts 2,500 N of force due east on a 40,000 N plane. If air resistance
exerts
500 N west on the plane, what is its acceleration?
A.0.05duewest B.O.0Sdueeast C.0.5Sduewest —_D. 0.5 due east
REE - Sept. 2015/ Apr. 2017
When an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts on the first a
force of the same magnitude but in the opposite direction. This law is known as
‘A. Newton's First Law of Motion C. Newton's Third Law of Motion
B. Newton's Second Law of Motion D. None of these
REE - Sept. 2012
‘Two blocks, of masses my = 2 kg and m)= 4 kg on a frictionless horizontal surface are in
contact with each other. A force F = 6 N is applied to block (mass m,). How large a force
does m; exert on m:?
A2N B.3N CAN D.6N
REE - Sept. 2017 / Apr. 2018
Mr. Juan Dela Cruz drives at 120 km at 100 km/h and 120 km at 90 km/h. What is the
average speed of Mr. Dela Druz on this trip in knvh?
A935 B.94.7 C.858 D623
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REE - Sept. 2017
10. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s square for 32.8 s unti it finally lifts
off the ground. Calculate the distance in meters travelled before takeoff.
A. 152.48 B. 1,721.34 ©. 1,679.36 D. 1,524.80
REE - Apr. 2004
14, Two piers A and B are located on a river, one mile apart. Two men must make round
trips from pier A to pier B and retum. One man is to row a boat at a velocity of 4 milhr
relative to the water, and the other man is to walk on the shore at a velocity of 4 mi/hr.
the velocity of the river is 2 mihr in the direction from A to B. How long does it take each
man to make the roundtrip?
A.O67hr,O6hr B.O5h,046hr C.0.5h,0.3hr 0.0.67 hr, 0.5 hr
REE - Aug. 2019
12. The leaning tower of Pisa is 54.5 m tall. Supposedly Galileo investigated the behaviour
of falling objects by dropping them from the top of this tower and timing their descent.
How long in seconds would it take an abject to fall 54.5 m if air effects are negligible?
A348 B.33.3 C.348 0.3.33
REE - Sept. 2017
13. As a projectile is thrown upward moves in its parabolic path, at what point along its path
are the velocity and acceleration vectors for the projectile perpendicular to each other?
A. the launch point B. the lowest point C. nowhere D. the highest point
REE - Apr. 2012
14. A soceer player kicks the rock horizontally of a cliff 40 m high. Then hears the splash of
water 3 s after. Find the initial velocity of the rock. Assume the speed of sound = 343 mis.
A. 17.89 mis B. 9.91 mis ©. 9.30 mis D. 10.56 mis
REE — Oct. 2000 / Apr. 2004
15. A balloon rising vertically with a velocity of 16 ft/sec, releases a sandbag at an instant
when the balloon is 64 fl. above the ground. Compute the position of the sandbag
1/4 sec. after its release.
ASft B.3ft ct D2tt
REE - Apr. 2014
16. A ball was thrown outside of a window at an angle of 20 degrees below the horizontal
with an initial velocity of 8 m/s. if it lands 3 seconds later, how far from the base of the
building did it land?
A. 20.42 m B.4.16m C.226m D.86m
REE - Apr. 2017
17. A ball is thrown with initial velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of 60 degrees with respect to
the horizontal. Find the maximum height will the ball attained?
A.43.3m B.34.4m. C.15.1m D.11.5m
18. A man who can throw a stone with a velocity of 25 m/sec wishes to hit 2 target T placed
on his own level at a distance of 30 m. Neglecting the effects of air resistance, at what
angle a to the horizontal should he throw the stone?
A. 25 deg B. 50 deg C. 76 deg D.87 deg
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19. A plane is flying horizontally 350 km per hour at an altitude of 420 m. At this instant, a
bomb is released. How far horizontally from this point will the bomb hits the ground?
A. 785m B. 900 m C.625m D.S77m
REE - Sept. 2014
20. If an automobile wheel 32 in. in diameter rotates at 800 rimit
car in mph?
A124 B. 24.2 ©. 762 D. 152.4
what is the speed of the
REE - Sept. 2008
21. A wheel 0.6 m in diameter starts from rest and accelerates uniformly to an angular
velocity of 100 rad/sec in 20 sec. Find the angular acceleration.
AGradisec.sq. B.8radisec. sq. C. 10 rad/sec. sq. Srradisec. sq
REE - Apr, 2001 / Sept. 2001
22. A body of mass 50 grams is at rest at the origin, x = 0, on a horizontal frictionless
surface. At time t= 0 a force of 10 dynes is applied to the body parallel to the x-axis, and
5 sec, later the force is removed. What is the velocity of the body at t= 5 sec?
A. 1.9 cmisec B. 1.5 onvsec ©. 1.0 cmisec D. 2.0 cmisec
REE - Sept. 2002 / Apr. 2003 / Sept. 2007
23. A body of mass 50 grams is at rest at the origin, x = 0, on a horizontal frictionless
surface. At time t= 0 a force of 10 dynes is applied to the body parallel to the x-axis, and
5 sec, later the force is removed. What is the position of the body at t = 5 sec?
A58om B.25om C.3.0cm D.5.20m
REE - May 2010
24. A 1,100 kg car travels with 30 m/s. the driver see’s red light and apply constant braking
force of 4 kN. In how many seconds will the car stops?
A. 9.05 B. 8.25 C.6.36 D. 10.10
REE - Apr. 2002
25. A car traveling with a rated speed of 60 kph around a curve whose radius is 100 m.
‘What is the maximum speed? Coefficient of friction is 0.4
‘A. 95 kph B. 99 kph €.90 kph D. 86 kph
REE - Apr. 2011
26. A car traveling in @ curve of radius of 200 m. An engineer noted that the pendulum.
attached in a car incline 15 degrees with respect to vertical, Find the speedometer rating
of a car in kph
A291 B. 45.82 C. 82.54 D. 165.08
REE - Apr. 2016
27. A man pushes a 50-kg refrigerator at a distance of 15 m. If the coefficient of friction is
0.4, what is the work done by the man?
A. 24903 B. 7530 J C.2940 D. 7350J
REE - Sept. 2010
28. A huge pendulum consists of a 200-kg ball at the end of a cable 15 m long, if the
pendulum is drawn back to an angle of 37 degrees and released, what maximum force,
in N, must the cable withstand as the pendulum swings back and forth?
A287 B. 2747 C. 2876 D. 2345
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REE — Apr. 1997
29. A steel ball weighing 200 Ibs slides on a flat, horizontal floor surface and strikes a
stationary wooden ball weighing 200 Ibs. If the steel ball has a velocity of 16.7 flsec at
impact, what is its velocity immediately after impact? Assume a frictionless floor and the
collision is perfectly elastic.
A. 8.36 flsec B.-16.7 ft’sec ©. zero D. -8.35 ftisec
REE - Sept. 2014
30. A rocket with an ejection velocity of 2200 mis is ejecting 1 percent of its mass per
second. What is the initial acceleration?
A. 24 mis* B. 22 mis* ©. 20 mis* D. 12 m/s?
REE - Aug. 2019
31.A 3-kg rifle fires a 10-g bullet at a muzzle velocity 500 m/s. What is the recoil velocity of
the rifle in meter per second?
A125 B.1.11 ©. 1.43 0.167
REE - Apr. 1997
32. A ball is dropped onto a solid floor from an initial height, ho. If the coefficient of
restitution, e is 0.9, how high will the ball rebound?
A. 0.81ho B.0.85 hy C..0.45 hy D. 0.90 hy
REE - Sept. 2004
33. A 0.25 N bullet traveling at 500 m/s hits a 44.75 N block suspended vertically by a3 m
long string. Find the maximum angle in which the string makes with the vertical if the
bullet imbeds itself in the block.
A. 33 deg B. 40 deg ©. 28.9deg D.30deg
REE - May 2010
34. A 100-kg man jumps into a swimming pool from a height of § m. it takes 0.4 sec for the
water to reduce his velocity to zero. What average force in newton did the water exert on
the man?
A. -2,500 B.-3,250 ©. -4,000 D. -3,840
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