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ESC 17: RIGID BODIES FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MARCH 21, 2023
PRELIM EXAMS
Name: Course and Year:
Show your answers/solutions and submit in PDF form before 11:59PM tomorrow.
PART I. ENUMERATION. (20 points)
1. Rectilinear Motion is a particle moving along a straight line.
2. The Average Velocity of the particle over the time interval ∆t is defined as the quotient of the displacement ∆x and the time interval ∆t.
3. The Instantaneous Velocity of the particle at the instant t is obtained from the average velocity by choosing shorter and shorter time intervals ∆t and displacements ∆x.
4. The Instantaneous Acceleration of the particle at the instant t is obtained from the average acceleration by choosing smaller and smaller values for ∆t and ∆v.
5. The term Deceleration is sometimes used to refer to a when the speed of the particle (i.e., the magnitude of v) decreases; the particle is then moving more slowly.
6. Uniformly Accelerated Rectilinear Motion is a common type of motion in which the
acceleration of the particle is constant.
7. Velocity is the distance over time.
8. If the velocity of a particle is acting in the direction of radius vector, it is called Radial Velocity.
9. If the velocity of a particle is acting in the direction perpendicular to the radius vector, it is called Tangential Velocity
10. Position Vector is defined as a vector that symbolizes either the position or the location of any given point with respect to any arbitrary reference point like the origin.
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Part II. PROBLEM SOLVING. (80 points) Show your solutions.
1. A projectile is fired from the edge of a 150-m cliff with an initial velocity of 180 m/s at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Neglecting air resistance, find (a) the horizontal distance from the gun to the point where the projectile strikes the ground, (b) the greatest elevation above the ground reached by the projectile.
2. The velocities of commuter trains A and B are as shown. Knowing that the speed of each train is constant, and that B reaches the crossing 10 min after A passed through the same crossing, determine (a) the relative velocity of B with respect to A, (b) the distance between the fronts of the engines 3 min after A passed through the crossing.
3. The mechanism shown is known as a Whitworth quick-return mechanism. The input rod AP rotates at a constant rate F, and the pin P is free to slide in the slot of the output rod BD. Plot u versus f and ·u versus f for one revolution of rod AP. Assume F = 1 rad/s, l = 4 in., and (a) b = 2.5 in., (b) b = 3 in., (c) b = 3.5 in.
4. 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 a = 25⁰ with the horizontal, determine (a) the speed v₀ of the belt, (b) the radius of curvature of the trajectory described by the sand at point B.
