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This document contains 14 questions related to the fundamentals of civil engineering and applied mechanics. The questions cover topics like equilibrium of blocks on an inclined plane, reactions on cylinders, shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams, structural analysis using methods of joints and sections, properties of areas, moments of inertia, surveying concepts like bearings, triangulation, leveling, contour mapping and more. The student is asked to solve these questions, which test various basic concepts in civil engineering.

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1st Year Assignment

This document contains 14 questions related to the fundamentals of civil engineering and applied mechanics. The questions cover topics like equilibrium of blocks on an inclined plane, reactions on cylinders, shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams, structural analysis using methods of joints and sections, properties of areas, moments of inertia, surveying concepts like bearings, triangulation, leveling, contour mapping and more. The student is asked to solve these questions, which test various basic concepts in civil engineering.

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FUNDAMENTAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MECHANICS.

CE10003

ASSIGNMENT

Q.1. Two blocks A and B are placed on inclined planes as shown in fig. The block A weight
500 N. Determine minimum weight of the block B for maintaining the equilibrium of the
system. Assume that the blocks are connected by a pulley. Coefficient of friction µ A = 0.25
(between the block A and plane). Assume the same value for µB = 0.25.

Q.2 A sphere of radius 200 mm and weight 10 N is suspended against a smooth wall by a string
of length 200 mm. The string joins a point in the wall and a point on the surface of the sphere.
Find the inclination and the tension of the string and the reaction of the wall.

Q.3. A rope AB, 2.7 m long is connected at A and B to two points on the same level, 2.4 m apart.
A load of 136 N is suspended from a point C on the rope 90 cm from A. What load connected to
a point D on the rope, 60 cm from B, will be necessary to keep the portion CD level?

Q.4. Solve for the reactions at L, M, N and S on the two cylinders shown in Fig., assuming all
surfaces to be smooth.

Q.5. A simply supported (SS) beam has a span of 10 m and carries the loadings as shown in Fig.
Draw SF and BM diagrams indicating salient values. Find the position and magnitude of the
maximum BM in the beam.
Q.6. A 10 m long overhanging beam is loaded as shown in Fig. Draw the SF and BM diagrams.
Find the location and magnitude of the maximum BM and locate the point of contraflexure in the
BM diagram.

Q.7. Analyse the frames shown in Fig. using the method of joint.
Q.8. Analyse the frames shown in Fig. using the method of section.
Q.9. A semi-circular of diameter 100 mm is drawn on a paper sheet. A triangle with diameter of
the semi-circle as base is cut out of the semi-circle as shown in Fig.

Q.10. Determine by calculation the position of the c.g. of the section shown in Fig.

Q.11. Find the moment of inertia about the centroidal axis XX & YY for the lamina shown in Fig.
Q.12. Find the moment of inertia about the centroidal axis XX for the lamina shown in Fig.

Q.13. Find the principal moment of inertia and product moment of inertia.
Q.14. Write short notes on:
1. Product moment of inertia and solve an example.
2. Parallel axis theorem with solved example.
3. Principal axis.
Surveying Assignment

1. The area of a plan of an old map plotted to a scale of 10 m to 1 cm measures 100.2 cm2
as measured by a planimeter. The plan is found to have shrunk so that line originally 10
cm long now measures 9.7 cm. Further, the 20 m chain used was 8 cm too short. Find the
true area of survey.

2. A river is flowing from west to east. For determining the width of the river, two points A
and B are selected on the southern bank such that distance AB = 100 m. Point A is
westwards. The bearings at a tree C on the northern bank are observed to be 60° and
360°, respectively from A and B. Calculate the width of the river.

3. 1 A steel tape of 30 m nominal length was suspended between two supports to measure
the length of a line. The measured length on a slope of 4° 25 is 29.8605 m. The mean
temperature during the measurement was 15°C and the pull applied was 120 N. If the
standard length of the tape is 30.008 m at 27°C at the standard pull of 50 N, calculate the
correct horizontal length. Take the weight of tape = 0.16 N/m, it’s cross-sectional area =
2.75 mm2, coefficient of thermal expansion = 1.2 10–5 per °C and E = 2.05 106 N/mm2

4. Write short notes on: (a) Dip of needle (b) Declination (c) Local attraction.
Differentiate between the following:
(a) surveyor and prismatic compass with neat sketch of compasses
(b) Bearing and azimuth
(c) Magnetic and true meridians .
(d) Explain the following statements with sketches: (i) East and west are interchanged
from their normal position in a surveyor compass (ii) The 0° is placed at the south end in
a prismatic compass.
5. The fore and back bearings of a closed traverse conducted at Naini, Allahabad are
given below. Indicate which stations are affected by local attraction. Also find out the
corrected bearings. If the value of declination is 4°W, find out the true bearings.
Line Fore bearing Back bearing
AB S55°30 E N55°30 W
BC N68°15 E S66°00 W
CD N49°30 W S44°45 W
DA S20°15 W N17°45 E

6. The following bearings were taken for a closed compass traverse.


Line Fore bearing Back bearing
AB 80°10 259°
BC 120°20 310°50
CD 170°50 350°50
DE 230°10 49°30
EA 310°20 135°15
Compute the interior angles and correct them for observational error assuming the
observed bearing of line CD to be correct. Adjust the bearing of remaining sites.
7. A surveyor drew a 10 cm square on a piece of paper and traced it with a planimeter
for three times with the following readings: 2070, 3680, 5290, 6900. He then used
this planimeter to determine the drainage area marked off on a map. He traced the
drainage area four times with the following readings: 2840, 6470, 0105, 3730, 7360.
If the map scale is 1 cm = 50 m, what is the area in hectares.
8. For a closed traverse ABCDE, the length and bearings of the lines are given as
follows.
Line Length Bearing
AB 362.55 N33°10 W
BC 218. N39°08 E
CD 163.22 S10°20 E
DE 195.95 S66°50 E
EA 278.53 S32°20 W
Compute the latitudes, departures, closing error, and precision of closure. Adjust the
latitudes and departures by the compass rule and then compute the adjusted length
and bearing of each line.
9. The following consecutive readings were taken with a dumpy level and 4 m levelling
staff on a continuously sloping ground at 30 m intervals. 0.680, 1.455, 1.855, 2.330,
2.885, 3.380, 1.055, 1.860, 2.265, 3.540, 0.835, 0.945, 1.530, and 2.250.
Measurement of Vertical Distances 289 The R.L. of starting point was 80.750 m. (a)
Rule out a page of the level book and enter the above readings. (b) Carry out
reduction of heights by the collimation method and apply the usual checks. (c)
Determine the gradient of the line joining the first and last points.
10. The following levels were taken with a 4 m staff at 100 m interval along the line of a
proposed trench:

B.S I.S F.S Remark


2.100 B.M. 28.75 m
2.85 Peg A
1.8 3.510 Peg B
1.58 Peg C
2.240 Peg D
1.680 2.94 Peg E
2.270
3.060
3.81 B.M. 24.07 m

If the trench is to be excavated from peg A commencing at a formation level of 26.50


m and falling to peg E at a grade of 1 in 200, estimate the height of sight rails in
meters at A, B, C, D, and E, if 3.0 m boning rod is to be used.

11. Define a contour. State the various characteristics of contour lines. Discuss in detail,
the methods of direct and indirect contouring.

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