SOLUTION OF PRESEMESTER EXAMINATION: ENGINEERING MECHANICS SOLUTION OF PRESEMESTER EXAMINATION: ENGINEERING MECHANICS©subhankar_karmakar

GROUP-A Q.1 Answer the following questions as per the instructions 2x20=20 Choose the correct answer of the following questions: (i) A truss hinged at one end, supported on rollers at the other, is subjected to horizontals load only. Its reaction at the hinged end will be (a) Horizontal;                   (b) Vertical (c) Both horizontal & vertical (d) None of the above. Ans: (c) both horizontal & vertical (ii) The moment of inertia of a circular section of diameter D about its centroidal axis is given by the expression (a) π(D)4/16           (b) π(D)4/32 (c) π(D)4/64           (d) π(D)4/4 Ans: (c) π(D)4/64 Fill in the blanks in the following questions: (iii)The distance of the centroid of an equilateral triangle with each side(a) is …………. from any of the three sides. Ans a /(2√3) (iv)Poisson’s ratio is defined as the ratio between ……. and ………… . Ans: Lateral Strain, Longitudinal Strain (v)If two forces of equal magnitudes P having an angle 2Ө between them, then their resultant force will be equal to ________ . Ans: 2P CosӨ Choose the correct word/s. (vi) Two equal and opposite force acting at different points of a rigid body is termed as (Bending Moment/ Torque/ Couple). Ans: Couple

Choose correct answer for the following parts: (vii) Statement 1: In stress strain graph of a ductile material, yield point starts at the end of the elastic limit. Statement 2: At yielding point, the deformation becomes plastic by nature. (a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. (b) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true and they are unrelated with each other (c) Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false. (d) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is false. Ans: (a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. (viii) Statement 1: It is easier to pull a body on a rough surface than to push the body on the same surface. Statement 2: Frictional force always depends upon the magnitude of the normal force. (a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. (b) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true and they are unrelated (c) Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false. (d) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is false. Ans: (a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. (ix) In a cantilever bending moment is maximum at (a) free end            (b) fixed end (c) at the mid span (d) none of these Ans: (b) fixed end (x) The relationship between linear velocity and angular velocity of a cycle (a) exists under all conditions (b) does not exist under all conditions (c) exists only when it moves on horizontal plane. (d) none of these Ans: (a) exists under all conditions

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