DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ZZ1001D Engineering Mechanics

1. A 180 gr (7000 gr = 1 lb) bullet goes from rest to 3300 ft/s in 0.0011 s. Determine the magnitude of the impulse
imparted to the bullet during the given time interval. In addition, determine the magnitude of the average force acting
on the bullet. [Ans. 2400 lb]

2. A truck is hauling a 300-kg log out of a ditch using a winch attached to the back of the truck. Knowing the winch
applies a constant force of 2500 N and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the ground and the log is 0.45,
determine the time for the log to reach a speed of 0.5m/s. [Ans. 0.603 s]

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3. Assuming that the force acting on a 2-g bullet, as it passes horizontally through the barrel of a rifle, varies with time
in the manner shown in Fig. 3, determine the maximum net force F0, applied to the bullet when it is fired. The muzzle
velocity is 500 m/s when t = 0.75 ms. Neglect friction between the bullet and the rifle barrel. [Ans. 2.67 kN]

4. A 30-lb block is initially moving along a smooth horizontal surface with a speed of v1 = 6 ft/s to the left. If it is
acted upon by a force F, which varies in the manner as shown in Fig. 4, determine the velocity of the block in 15 s.
[Ans. 91.4 ft/s]

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5. The car of mass m is subjected to the exponentially decreasing force F, which represents a shock or blast loading
(Fig. 5). If the cart is stationary at time t = 0, determine its velocity v and displacement s as functions of time. What is
the value of v for large values of t?

6. The small marble is projected with a velocity of 3 m/s in a direction 15° from the horizontal y-direction on the
smooth inclined plane. Calculate the magnitude of its velocity after 2 seconds. [Ans. 3.91 m/s]

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7. The 20-lb cart B is supported on rollers of negligible size, If a 10-lb suitcase A is thrown horizontally on it at 10
ft/s, determine the time t and the distance B moves before A stops relative to B. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between A and B is 𝜇𝑘 = 0.4. [Ans. 0.518 s, 0.863 ft]

8. The block A has a mass 2 kg and slides into an open ended box B with a velocity of 2 m/s. If the box has a mass of 3
kg and rests on top of a plate P that has a mass of 3 kg, determine the distance the plate moves after it stops sliding on
the floor. Also, how long is it after impact before all motion ceases? The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
box and the plate is 𝜇𝑘= 0.2 and between the plate and the floor 𝜇𝑘 ′ = 0.4. Also, the coefficient of static friction
between the plate and the floor is 𝜇𝑠 ′ = 0.5. [Ans. 0.518 s, 0.863 ft]

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9. A 28-g steel-jacketed bullet is fired with a velocity of 650 m/s toward a steel plate and ricochets along path CD with
a velocity 500 m/s. Knowing that the bullet leaves a 50-mm scratch on the surface of the plate and assuming that it has
an average speed of 600 m/s while in contact with the plate, determine the magnitude and direction of the impulsive
force exerted by the plate on the bullet.

10. A 180 lb man A and a 40 lb child C are at the opposite ends of a 250 lb floating platform P with a length Lfp = 15
ft. The man, child, and platform are initially at rest at a distance δ = 1 ft from a mooring dock. The child and the man
move toward each other with the same speed v0 relative to the platform. Determine the distance d from the mooring
dock where the child and man will meet. Assume that the resistance due to the water to the horizontal motion of the
platform is negligible.

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11. A ballistic pendulum is used to measure the speed of high-speed projectiles. A 6-g bullet A is fired into a 1-kg
wood block B suspended by a cord of length l = 2.2 m. The block then swings through a maximum angle of θ = 60°.
Determine (a) the initial speed of the bullet vo, (b) the impulse imparted by the bullet on the block, (c) the force on the
cord immediately after the impact.

12. A 1-oz bullet is traveling with a velocity of 1400 ft/s when it impacts and becomes embedded in a 5-lb wooden
block. The block can move vertically without friction. Determine (a) the velocity of the bullet and block immediately
after the impact, (b) the horizontal and vertical components of the impulse exerted by the block on the bullet.

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13. The 0.2 kg ball and its supporting cord are revolving about the vertical axis on the fixed smooth conical surface
with an angular velocity of 4 rad/s. The ball is held in the position b = 300 mm by the tensions T in the cord. If the
distance b is reduced to the constant value of 200 mm by increasing the tension T in the cord, compute the new
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angular velocity ω and the work done 𝑈1−2 on the system by T.

14. A collar with mass m = 2 kg is mounted on a rotating arm of negligible mass that is initially rotating with an
angular velocity ω0 = 1 rad/s. The collar’s initial distance from the z axis is r0 = 0.5 m and d = 1 m. At some point, the
restraint keeping the collar in place is removed so that the collar is allowed to slide. Assume that the friction between
the arm and the collar is negligible. If no external forces and moments are applied to the system, with what speed will
the collar impact the end of the arm?

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15. The circular table is being driven at a constant angular speed 𝜃̇ = 20 rad/s about the vertical z-axis. The block B of
mass m is placed on the rotating table with zero initial velocity with the string AB taut. If the block slips for 3.11 s
before reaching the speed of the table, determine the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table.

16. A 150g piece of playdough slides across a frictionless table at v = 5.50 m/s. It collides with a disk of radius R =
35.0 cm and mass M = 2.50 kg which has a fixed frictionless axle. The playdough stick to the disk. Treat the
playdough as a point mass. (a) If the disk is not rotating initially, what is its angular velocity after the collision? (b)
What angular velocity would the disk need to have initially, if the disk stopped completely after the collision?

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