BEREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

ENGINEERING SCIENCE N4

ASSIGNMENT 2

SUBJECT CODE: 15070434

Due Date: 22 May 2024

Examiner: Miss R Singh Marks: 100

Moderator: Ms SP Mkhize

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. Answer All the questions.

2. Read ALL the questions carefully.
3. All calculations must consist of the following:
3.1. A formula or the manipulation thereof.
3.2. Substitution of the given data in the formula
3.3. The answer together with the correct S.I. unit
4. Number all the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in the
paper.
5. Use g = 9,8 m/s 2
6. Answers must be rounded off to at least THREE decimal places.
7. Formula sheet is provided.
8. Write neatly and legibly in blue or black ink only
9. All diagrams must be drawn in pencil using a suitable scale
10. Include your name, surname, student number and course on your answer sheet

QUESTION 1: GENERAL

1.1. Define the following

1.1.1. Angular Velocity [1]
1.1.2. Bending moments [1]
1.1.3. Law of moments [1]
1.1.4. Hooke’s Law [1]
1.1.5. Pascal’s law [1]

1.2. Draw a fully labelled typical stress-strain graph [5]

1.3. Write down the equation that explains Newton’s second law of motion [1]
1.4. What is the direction of the north-easterly wind that is blown at 55 m/s? [1]
1.5. What is the function of a hydraulic press? [1]
1.6. Convert 2500 r/min to the correct S.I. unit [1]
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 QUESTION 2: ANGULAR MOTION

Choose the correct answer only and write down the answer only in your ANSWER SHEET
for the following questions
2.1. Time on a tower clock changes from 14:10 to 14: 14:30.
The length of the minute hand is 0,75 m
2.1.1 The angular displacement of the minute arm is …
A. 2,092 rad.
B. 0,421 rad.
C. 0,035 rad.
D. 2,665 rad.
[2]
2.1.2. The circumferential distance moved by the minute hand is …
A. 0,785 m.
B. 0,312 m
C. 0,158 m.
D. 1,569 m.
[2]
2.1.3 The angular velocity of the minute arm is …
A. 2,327 × 10-3 rad/s
B. 1,743 × 10-3 rads/s
C. 2,117 × 10-3 rad/s
D. 1,227 × 10-3 rad/s
[2]
2.2. A lawnmowers pulley has a diameter of 25 mm. The starting rope is wound 5 times
around the pulley. The rope is pulled with a force of 38 N for 1 second.
2.2.1. Calculate the torque applied on the pulley [2]
2.2.2. Calculate the work done [2]

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QUESTION 3: KINEMATICS

3.1. An object is projected at such an angle that the range is five times the maximum height
reached. The initial velocity of the object is 200 m/s.
Calculate the angle of projection. [5]

3.2. A light aircraft with airspeed of 350 km/h takes off at OR Tambo airport in a
direction of South 63° West. The aircraft is blown off course by heavy wind
blowing at 148 km/h from a direction North 59° West.
Calculate the resultant velocity of the aircraft in magnitude and direction. [5]

3.3. Ship A sails at 80 km/h north 58° west, whilst ship B is sailing at 70 km/h south 45° east.
Calculate the velocity of ship A relative to ship B in magnitude and direction. [5]
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QUESTION 4: DYNAMICS

A tractor with a weight of 12 Mg is at rest on the top of a hill. The tractors brakes are released
and it moves freely down the hill and reaches the beginning of the horizontal road at a speed
of 50 m/s, after 9 s.
Calculate
4.1. The distance moved the truck after 9 s. [3]
4.2. The angle of inclination of the road from the top of the horizontal road [3]
4.3. The distance travelled by the tractor on the horizontal road before it stops if its stops
5s after reaching the horizontal road [3]
4.4. The kinetic energy in MJ of the tractor 4s after releasing the brakes [3]
4.5. The potential energy in MJ of the tractor 4s after releasing the brakes [2]

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QUESTION 5: HYDRAULICS

5.1. The following refers to a single acting hydraulic press:

Effort on lever = 195 N
Slip of press =6%
Mechanical Advantage of press = 15
Diameter of ram to the dimeter of plunger = :1
Calculate the weight of the load that the car can be exerted by the ram of the hydraulic
Press. [5]

5.2. A double-cylinder single-action piston pump with a diameter 0f 50 mm and a stroke

length of 180 mm, is designed to deliver water at a rate of 0,0027 litres per second.
Calculate the operating speed (in r/min), if the efficiency is 84% [4]

5.3. A mass loaded accumulator has a diameter of 320 mm and a mass of 500 kg.
The machine it serves requires a pressure of 2,8 MPa.
Calculate the additional mass required to add a weight to obtain the required hydraulic
pressure. [3]
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QUESTION 6: STRESS-STRAIN AND YOUNG’S MODULUS

6.1.A round bar with a diameter of 80 mm and a length of 600 mm is machined to have a
square area of 30 mm sides over the length of 0,4 m.
If the stress in the square section is not to exceed 6500 MPa, calculate the following:

6.1.1. The stress in the round bar [4]

6.1.2. The total extension of the bar if Young's modulus for the
material is 200 GPa [5]
6.2. Six 2, 9 mm pipes, having outside diameters of 40 mm and inside diameters
of 32 mm each are used as the legs of a stand .
The maximum compressive stress in the pipe material must not exceed 95 MPa.
Young’s modulus for the material is 450 GPA.

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6.2.1. Calculate the maximum mass that can be placed on the stand. [3]
6.2.2. Determine the amount the pipes will shorten under the maximum load. [3]
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QUESTION 7: STATICS

A light uniform beam is 10 m long and has a mass of 150 kg/m. It is horizontal and rests on
two supports, one 2m from the left end and the other one at 1m from the right end. Consider
the following loads that the beam carries and then answer the questions which follow.
A point load of 450 N, 1m from the left end
A concentrated load of 700 N , 4m from the right enht end
A uniformly distributed load of 20 N/m between the 700 N and the support from the right end

7.1. Calculate the reactions at the supports [6]

7.2. Draw a fully labelled shear force diagram. ALL THE MAIN VALUES MUST BE
INDICATED ON THE DIAGRAM [4]
7.4. Determine the bending moments at 400 N, 700 N and at the supports [5]
7.5. Draw a fully labelled bending diagram. ALL THE MAIN VALUES MUST BE
INDICATED ON THE DIAGRAM [5]
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TOTAL: 100 MARKS
ALL THE BEST!

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ENGINEERING SCIENCE N4

FORMULA SHEET

Any applicable formula may also be used.

u  Fp
S t a R H.V.   M. A.
2 Fh
V s  DN AV mghWD
t
 uat T  FR Q  mct

s  ut 1 at2 AVT WD l  lot

2
2 u2  2as P  2NT   2
  u 
g P F   3
2
  2N PT
P1V1 P2V2

T1 T2

  Fa  ma PV mRT
t
  2 1 t Ep  mgh  x
2 l
2 1 t Ek  1 mv2 E
2 
 1t  1t2 P F F
2 A A
 R m   vol E Fl
Ax
  2n P  gh y  A1y1  A2y2 ...
A1  A2 ...

S  R
Wr  D2 y 1y1 2y2 ...
Fp d2 1 2 ...

 2 2
2 1 W. D.  PV  A.V .
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