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Unit 4 Question Bank

The document is a question bank for Applied Mechanics at D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, covering various topics such as variable acceleration, uniform acceleration, projectile motion, and curvilinear motion. It includes multiple problems with their respective solutions, focusing on calculations of position, velocity, acceleration, and other dynamics principles. Each question is numbered and provides a clear description of the scenario along with the answers.

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Unit 4 Question Bank

The document is a question bank for Applied Mechanics at D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, covering various topics such as variable acceleration, uniform acceleration, projectile motion, and curvilinear motion. It includes multiple problems with their respective solutions, focusing on calculations of position, velocity, acceleration, and other dynamics principles. Each question is numbered and provides a clear description of the scenario along with the answers.

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D.Y.

PATIL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AKURDI, PUNE


F.Y. (A.Y. 2024-25)
Applied Mechanics
Question Bank Unit 4
Q. NO Description
Variable Acceleration
The acceleration of particle in rectilinear motion is given by a = (3t2+2). Initial velocity
and displacement are 2 m/s & 3 m respectively. Find Position, Velocity and Acceleration
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of the particle at t = 2s
Ans X = 15 m, v = 14 m/s & a = 14 m/s2
The motion of particle is defined by x = t3-6t2+9t+5, where x expressed in meter and t
in seconds. Determine the time at which velocity becomes zero. Also determine velocity
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and acceleration at t = 5 s.
Ans t = 1 s or t = 3 s, v = 24 m/s , a = 18 m/s
A sphere is fired into a medium with an initial speed of 27 m/s. If it experiences a
deceleration a = (-6t) m/s2 where t is in seconds, determine distance traveled before it
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stops.
Ans x = 54 m.
The acceleration of a particle as it moves along straight line is given by a= (2t-1) m/s2,
where t is in seconds. If s= 1m and v= 2 m/s when t=0, determine the particle velocity
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and position when t= 6 s

A particle moves along a straight line. Its motion is represented by the equation
S= 16t+4t2-3t3 where s is in metres and t, in seconds. Determine
a) Displacement, velocity and acceleration 2 second after start, Ans 24m, -4 m/s
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, -28 m/s2
b) Displacement and acceleration when velocity is zero Ans 24.3 m, -25.3 m/s2
c) Displacement and velocity when acceleration is zero Ans 7.64 m, 17.78 m/s
The motion of particle is defined by, x = t3-6t2+9t+5, where x expressed in meter and t
is in seconds. Determine the time at which velocity becomes zero. Also determine
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velocity and acceleration at t = 5 s.
Ans t = 1 s or t = 3 s , v = 24 m/s , a = 18 m/s 2
Uniform acceleration & Motion Under Gravity
Water drips from a tap at the rate of 5 drops per second. Determine vertical separation
7 between two consecutive drops when lower drop of the two has attained velocity 3 m/s.
Ans s = 0.404 m
A steel ball is shot vertically upwards from the top of a building 25 m above the ground
with an initial velocity of 18 m/s
a. In what time , it will reach the maximum height ?
8 b. How high above the building will the ball rise?
c. Compute the velocity with which it will strike the ground and the total time it is in
motion.
Ans t1 = 1.83 s ,h = 16.51 m , v = 28.54 m/s, total time t = 4.74 s
A particle under a constant deceleration is moving in a straight line and covers a
distance of 20 m in first two seconds and 40 m in the next 5 seconds. Calculate the
distance it covers in the subsequent 3 seconds and the total distance covered before it
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comes to rest.
Ans- distance covers in the subsequent 3 s = 17.16 m
Total Distance covered before it comes to rest = 97.85 m
A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 50 m high. At the same time, another stone
10 is thrown vertically upwards from the foot of tower with a velocity of 25 m/s. When
and where the two stones cross each other? Ans : t = 2 sec & x= 30.38 m from bottom
A stone is dropped from the top of a tower. During the last second of its flight, it is found
11 to fall ¼ th of the whole height of tower. Find the height of the tower. What is the velocity
with which the stone hits the ground?
The elevator in an office building starts from ground floor with an acceleration of
0.6m/sec2 for 4 seconds. Next 8 seconds, it travelled with uniform velocity. Then
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suddenly power failed and elevator stopped after 3 seconds. If floors are 3.5 m apart,
find the floor near which the elevator stops. Assume retardation is uniform.
A stone is dropped into a well. After 4 s the sound of splash is heard. If the velocity of
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sound is 330m/sec, find the depth of well upto the water surface. Ans x = 70.34 m
If a stone falls past a window of 2.45 m height in half a second, find the height from
which the stone fell. Refer Fig. Ans h = 0.305

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Projectile Motion
Find the least initial velocity with which a projectile is to be projected so that it clears a
wall of 4 m height located at a distance of 5 m, and strikes the ground at a distance 4 m
beyond the wall as shown in Fig. The point of projection is at the same level as the foot
the wall.

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A handball player throws a ball from A horizontally with a velocity u m/s. Knowing that
d = 15 m , determine the range value of velocity for which the ball will strike the corner
region BCD as shown in Fig.

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Ans- u1 = 32.56 m/s, u2 = 39.70 m/s


Measurements of a shot recorded on a video tape during a basket ball are shown in the
fig. The ball passed through the loop C after just clearing the hand of a player B, who
tried to block it. Neglecting the size of ball, determine the magnitude V Aof its initial
velocity and height h when it passes over player B.

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Ans VA = 11.236 m/s , h = 3.416 m


A player throws a ball from point A as shown in fig with velocity 18 m/s. Determine
maximum height h at which ball can strike the wall and the corresponding angle α.

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Ans α = 65.57 , h = 14.61 m


A rocket is fired from rest at an angle of 750 from ground and travels with constant
acceleration 40 m/s2. All fuel gets burnt in 10 s and the rocket continues to move as free
particle under gravity. Assuming that path of rocket till the fuel gets burnt completely
is rectilinear, determine a) maximum altitude reached by rocket b) maximum
horizontal distance travelled by rocket till it reaches horizontal ground and c) Time of
journey

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Ans Max. Altitude = 9540.52 m , Max. Hoz. Dist. = 9160.97, Total time = 93.49 s
A batsman hits the ball A with an initial velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of 30 0 to the
20 horizontal as shown in fig. The initial position of the ball is 0.9 m above the ground level.
Fielder B requires 0.25 s to judge where the ball should be caught and begins moving
to that position. If the catch position is the field location at which the ball altitude is 2.1
m , determine the velocity of the ball relative to the fielder at the instant the catch is
made.

Ans V A/B = 26.04 m/s and ϴ = 33.05


Normal and Tangential Components of Curvilinear Motion
A car starts from rest on a circular curve of 250 m radius and accelerates at a constant
tangential acceleration 1.2 m/s2. Determine distance travelled and the time taken when
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magnitude of the total acceleration of the car becomes 1.5 m/s 2.
Ans t = 12.5 s and s = 93.75 m
Position vector of a particle is given as r = 2t2 i + 10 t j (m) . Calculate normal and
22 tangential components of acceleration and radius of curvature at t = 3s
Ans at = 3.073 m/s 2, an = 2.561 m/s 2ρ = 95.27 m
A particle moves in a curved path with its acceleration in x and y – directions being
given by ax = 40-12t and ay = 6t in m/s2 where t is in seconds. If the particle starts from
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rest at the origin, find the radius of curvature of the path at t = 2 s.
Ans ρ = 391.35 m
A boy sits on a merry-go-round so that he is always located at r=3 from the centre of
rotation. The merry-go-round is originally at rest and due to rotation, the boy’s speed
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increased at constant rate of 0.6 m/s2. Determine the time needed for his acceleration
to become 1.2 m/s2 Ans t = 2.94 s

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