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This document contains an assignment with 19 questions related to elements of civil engineering and mechanics. The questions cover topics like concurrent and non-concurrent force systems, equilibrium of forces, moments, Varignon's theorem, and friction. Some example questions are to determine tensions in a cable-boom system, find the resultant of several forces acting on a particle, and calculate contact reactions for spheres resting on inclined planes. Diagrams and free-body diagrams are provided with several questions.

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Assignment No 1

This document contains an assignment with 19 questions related to elements of civil engineering and mechanics. The questions cover topics like concurrent and non-concurrent force systems, equilibrium of forces, moments, Varignon's theorem, and friction. Some example questions are to determine tensions in a cable-boom system, find the resultant of several forces acting on a particle, and calculate contact reactions for spheres resting on inclined planes. Diagrams and free-body diagrams are provided with several questions.

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ASSIGNMENT-I

Subject: Element of Civil Engineering & Mechanics


Assignment No-1
Part-A: Concurrent force System
1) Explain principle of transmissibility. [5points]

2) Explain different types of system of force with example/neat sketch. [5points]

3) State and prove parallelogram law and triangle law of force. [10points]

4) Two force of magnitude 3p, 2p respectively acting at a point have resultant R. If the
first force is doubled, the magnitude of R gets double. Find the angle between the
forces. [5points]

5) The cable and boom shown in fig support a load of 600N (figure-1). Determine the
tension force T in the cable and the compression C in the boom. [5points]

Figure-1

6) Calculate the resultant of the forces 3, √5, 4, √5 and 3 N which act at an angular point
of a rectangular hexagon towards the other angular points taken in order. [10points]

7) A particle is at point O and three forces are acting on the particle as shown in the figure-
2 below. Find out the value of the force P such that the resultant of these forces is
horizontal. Find out the direction and the magnitude of the fourth force which is acting

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at point O in addition to the three forces which will keep the particle in the equilibrium.
[10points]

Figure-2

8) If the magnitude of the resultant force acting on the bracket is to be (F= last three
digits of your enrolment number) directed along the positive (u axis) (figure-3),
determine the magnitude of (F1) and its direction (ϕ). [10points]

Figure-3

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Part-B: Non-Concurrent force System


9) Differentiate: Moment of a force and Couple. [5points]

10) State and prove Varignon’s theorem. [10points]

11) A square ABCD of side 1m is acted upon by the force system as shown on figure-4.
find resultant of the system, magnitude and direction and position w.r.t. A. E is the
centroid of the square. [10points]

Figure-4

12) Determine the moment of 400 N force shown in figure-5 about O using,
a. Definition of moment
b. Varignon’s theorem. [10points]

Figure-5
13) A force system is shown in below figure-6. Determine resultant force of this system
and replace this resultant by an equivalent force-couple system at origin. [10points]

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Figure-6

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Part-C: Equilibrium of Concurrent force System


14) Explain condition of equilibrium for concurrent coplanar system of force. [5points]

15) State and explain the Lami’s therom. [5points]

16) Two spheres are kept within a conical channel, shown in figure-7. All contact surfaces
are smooth. Determine all contact reactions. Size of spheres are same but weight W B
= Last three digits of your enrolment number and W A = W B/2. [10points]

Figure-7

17) Two sphere weighing W A Newton and W B Newton are connected by a flexible string
AB and rest on two mutually perpendicular planes PA and QR shown in figure-8. Find
the tension in the string which passes freely through slots in smooth inclined planes
PQ and PR. Assume weight W B = Last three digits of your enrolment number and W A
= W B/2. [10points]

Figure-8

18) A rigid bar AB with balls of weight W1 and W2 at in is supported inside a circular ring
as shown in figure-9. Radius of the ring and AB are such that radii AC and BC makes
right angle at the centre of the ring C. Neglecting friction and weight of AB, ascertain
equilibrium configuration define by angle [(α-β)/2] that makes AB with horizontal. Find
the contact reaction at A and B, and axial force in rod AB. Assume weight W 2 = Last
three digits of your enrolment number and W 1 = W2/2. [10points]

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Figure-9

19) Heavy cylinder of mass m kg is to be pulled over a curl of height 5 cm by horizontal


force F applied by means of a rope wound around the cylinder Figure-10. Determine
the magnitude of pull in terms of m for impending motion over the curb, while the radius
of cylinder 13 cm. [5points]

Figure-10

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