ENGINEERING MECHANICS REVISION – VIJAY SIR

SR. NO. TOPIC QUESTION

Define the force System:
1. Bicycle weight and reactions
1 System of Forces 2. Table Weight and reactions
3. Tripod
4. Truss System
2 What is the Theorem of Varignon?
3 What is the Theorem of Transmissibility??
Vector Expression?
4 Moment
Direction?
1. Define
2. Magnitude of Couple Moment?
5 Couple 3. Effect?
4. How to balance a couple?
5. Examples?
1. Based on Sine law or cosine law?
2. Expression for resultant force and its direction?
Parallelogram 3. Expressions for maximum and minimum resultant force
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Law and condition?
4. Expressions for resultant force and condition, when
resultant is perpendicular to one of the forces?
1. Based on Sine law or cosine law?
2. Expression?
7 Lami's Theorem 3. What cares to be taken while using Lami's theorem?
4. How many unknowns can be obtained from Lami's
theorem?
What are the conditions for three forces to be in
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equilibrium?
9 What are the Coulombs laws of friction?
Find frictional force if:
Friction
10 1. if External force is less than the limiting friction
2. If External force is equal to the limiting friction

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 3. if External force is more than the limiting friction
11 What is friction angle, angle of repose?
12 What is rolling resistance and its expression?
Find frictional force if:
1.Case is of the limiting friction
13 2. If minimum External force required to start the motion
3. maximum force for which the system will be in
equilibrium
In which of the following cases, equilibrium is possible
1. Rough Wall and Rough floor
14 2. Rough Wall and Smooth floor
3. Smooth Wall and Rough floor
4. Smooth Wall and Smooth floor
15 Difference between Truss and Frames?
TRUSS What are the conditions for: Stable, Unstable and Over
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stable truss
Basic definitions of:
1. Displacement
2. Average Velocity
17 3. Instantaneous velocity
4. Average Acceleration
5. Instantaneous Acceleration
6. Average Speed
Kinematics What are the basic equations for constant/Uniform linear
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acceleration?
What are the basic equations for constant/Uniform
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rotational acceleration?
If a ball is thrown up with speed ‘u’, Find
1. Maximum height it can reach
20 2. Time to reach maximum height
3. Time to land
4. Landing velocity

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 A ball is thrown up to right from the top of a 100 m tower
with initial speed 100 m/s, inclined to horizontal by 40
degrees. Find
1. Time to reach the ground
2. Total horizontal distance covered
3. Speed and direction at landing
4. Maximum height reached from the ground
5. Velocity vector after 1 second
6. Time to reach speed of 60 m/sec
7. Time to reach top of path
8. Radius of curvature at landing point and launching point
9. Find normal acceleration after 2 seconds
10. Find tangential acceleration after 3 seconds
What are the expressions for mass M.I. and radius of
gyration for:
1. Cylinder / Wheel / Disc
Mass Moment of
21 2. Rod
Inertia
3. Sphere
4. Hollow Cylinder
5. Ring/ Hoop
Differentiate between Backward Slipping, Forward
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Slipping and slipping without sliding
Rolling Motion Locate I center for the cases: Backward Slipping, Forward
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Slipping and slipping without sliding
24 Find KE for cylinder and sphere under pure rolling
25 How to locate the I center?
Write expressions for:
1. equation of motion
2. Maximum height
26 Projectile Motion 3. Range
4. Maximum range and condition
5. Time of flight
6. time to reach top

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 Calculate angular momentum of projectile about launching
point when the projectile is at:
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1. top of the path
2. Landing Point
28 What is the direction of velocity?
Normal acceleration:
1. Expression
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2. Direction
3. value when motion is along straight line
Tangential acceleration:
1. Expression
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2. Direction
3. value when motion is with uniform speed
31 What is the total/resultant acceleration?
Motion along the
32 What is expression for Radius of Curvature?
curve
A particle of mass 1 kg is travelling around a circular track
radius 1 m. The speed of particle is given by: v = t^2.
Find i) time to complete one revolution
ii) acceleration of particle after 2 seconds
iii) time required to reach acceleration of 17.89 m/sec2
iv) acceleration of particle when particle completes half
circle v)Angle between velocity vector and acceleration
vectors after 3 seconds
vi) Time required when acceleration vector is 30 degree
inclined to velocity vector
33 Write the expressions for conical pendulum?
34 What is the impulse?
35 What is impulse - momentum equation?
What is conservation of linear momentum and when is it
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applicable?
37 What is the direction of linear momentum?
What is conservation of angular momentum and when is it
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applicable?
39 What is the direction of angular momentum?

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40 What is relation between momentum and KE?
41 What is the coefficient of restitution?
Elastic Impact:
42 1. coefficient of restitution =?
2. Which quantities are conserved?
Plastic Impact:
43 1. coefficient of restitution =?
2. Which quantities are conserved?

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