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of conservatton
Work done bY a force. Potentialenergy.conservativeforces.Principle
of energy.Powerand efficiencY- CLI
lmp u l s eM o me n tu mP ri n ci P l e :
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Two bodYProblem.Satellitemotion.
SUGGESTED READING: TOTAL
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1. Shames EngineeringMechanics
& Genin Dynamics
2. Grnsberg
3. Meriam,Kraige Dynamtcs
4 SundaraRajan D yn a mics
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PARTICLES
CHAPTER - I KINBMATICS O['
them take lcss
are not of eq,al nor
standard do they take equaltime. Qrritea nurnberof
-
Note: A, trreproblems
t h a nl 5 m i n .t o s o l v e .
is in
that fbr a shorttime; its velocity is dellned!v v: g( + 2t m/s wheret
,:3s
in a straight line such
1.1 A car moves
and accelerationat t giverr tlrat at F0' it is at the origirt.
secotrds.Determineits position, u"to.ity
(ANS.90 rn, 87 rn/s,56 m/s-)
o{'60 m/s'
downwardinto a t'luidmediumrvith an..initiarverocity measured
1.2 A smalrprojectireis fired verticaily giVenby a: 0'4 - vr tn/s2-' w'here v is
(ReferFig.) lf the projectileexperiences a deceleration
ufteith" projectile is frred' (ANS' 0'559rn/s'
in m/s,determineihe velocity,v and positiond,4 seconds
4 . 4 3m )
such that it travelsvertically
tothe inrruenceof a mag'etic field
1.3 A nretaric particleis subjectecrg.--ii rnid point c. aud the
rlr" particreis r.l"aied fi.m rest at rrre
dorvnwardsfiom plate A to plate o'the particre.whenit reachespratc
B'
the velocity
acceleration is measuredas a = +, ,-,.,rrj.deterrnine " m/s' 0'657s)
to travel riot" c to B'(ANS'-0'346
(s:200 mm) and rhe time n""a"J
: -- is initiallylocated
line with a velocityv 3tr 6t rn/s'If it
1.4 A particlenrovesalonga horizontal.straight during the time
- (i) Th; displacementana 1ii1the distancetravelled
at the origin (at t=0) determine durirrg this tirne
a19 t'e uu"iag" speeil.f the,particre
inrervar0 to i.5 s. Fi'd arsotrreuu"rug.'u"tocitr A r ' . S p e e d : 4 ' 0 ' ]r n / s l
interval.[ANS ( i .) 6 . t 2 n r t ( i i ) 1 4 . 1 2m ' . " A vV. e t . = 1 . 7 r5n / s l
using(i) path
fclr velocity ancl accereration of a particle.rovi'g along a pranecurve
r .5 Derive expressions
coordinates (i i) polarcoordinates'
oA is grver as a
along a pla'e circular path of radius r equal to r nr. Tlre position
1.6 A particleat A Inoves componentsof velocityof
of time as 0 : 6 sin 5t rad wheret is in seconds.what are the rectangurar
function
( A N S ' x : 1 5 ' 3 ' y = 5 ' 3 5m / s )
t h ep a r l i c l ea t t i m e ,t = 1 1 5s e c " ?
motion' the accelerati.n'a
rest at A in the figure and traversalorg a h.rizorrtaltrack' [)uri'g
1.7 A car starts riorn it arrivesat B'
beterrnine,ft. car's acceleration(and its;ector) wlren
is give' ty O.zt,t.t7rt. "-,"g"i"Ot "-f ,:l]t
e,+ 5 '25e" rn/s'' 3 '24 mls
Findalsoits veiocityat B. (ans.I .14

P r o b1. . 3 Prob I 6
FTLILT.I.J

given as : 3xr m. -f he projectionof the

l .g A par"ticremoves arong a path !
^ (wheret is in s') startingat the t'f = Jx"
particlealorrgthe x axis variesu, JQ2i t'
eontponents normal and tangential
origin at r0. whai uo tt","acceleration
of curvature this poirrt'/(l{ef' Fig')
at
ro the pathat t:zJwrrat is the radius :
209 m)
(ans.a,,= 1j79 tn/s2'a': 28'8 m/s' ' R
!,fd,t). t.6
 s=-llt +'lu'
l . g A c a r i s r n o v i n g a l o n g a c i r c u l a r t r a c k o f r a d i u s 4 0 r n . T h e p o s i t i o ' s a l o n g t h e p a t h i s g i v e r r6a s
and angularaocelerationof the car at t:5s? (ANS'
The tirne t is given in sec.what are the angularvelocity
1.063Rad/s,0.275rad/s')
in accorrjance with r,')= 3sin (o.tt)rud ls r'rith t irr
1,10 A verticalrnemberwith control axis cD rotates
pinnedtogethelat K an<J.of length200 rnm arrdcA arril
seconds.Attachedto cD is a systemof rods HI & FC
IA of lerrgth100 mrn pinnedtogetlreras-sl]own. At the'endof R it o styluswhich scribesa curveon plate'l'
.l-lreangleBclftheSystemisgivenasB=1.3_Lructvr,itlrtinsec.Whatarctheradialandtratrs
10
t i m e t : S s e c ' a b o u t a x i s C - C ? ( N O T E I Pin f: is fixed but
v e l o c i t y a n d a c c e l e r a t i o rct o m p o n e n t so f t h e s t y l u s a t
p i n I l r n o v e sv e r t i c a l l y i n a s l o i a s s h o w n ) . l n r u sz r s e , . e s e %m m / s-, s r z e * * r z z + e , t m T s J

of interesta speedof '185kin/hr atlclis '6 r'-

tlre irrstarrt
l.l I A planeis shorvnin a dive bonrbirrgrnissiou.{t ha-sat
pr()pelleris rotatingat 150 rptn-attdlrasir t')
increasi.gits speeddowrrwardat a rate of 8l krl/hrisec.'Tlre at the irtstirtrt'1"-
diarneterof 4m. what is the velocity'ol'tlre tip ol'the propellersliownat A and its aiceleration
- \"'
(Arrs.v =3l.4 ea+ 134.7e, rnfs,a= 493e0+225 e''rnf s2)
of interest'/
speedot 80 rpm on a right handscrewhavinga pitch
1.12 A wheelwith a threadedhub is roratingat an angular
of arrguiarspeed is 20rpm/sec.A -sleeveA is
of 4 cm. At the instant of interest,ihe rate o-f cha,ige
Smisec.ind a rate of increaseof speedof 5m/secr'
a6vancingalong a spokeat this instantwith a speedof
of interest.what are the velocity vectorand the
The sleeveis 2rn from the centerline at o at tirc instant
acceleration vectorof the sleeveat this instant'/LIsecylindricalcoordinates'
= roclis a nut which rtrtatcsrelativett-r
l.l3 A threadeci rod rotateswith angularposition0 0.315t2racl. on the
a distaucc0.6rr fiotn A. what is thc rclocitl arrd
thc rod at the ratcc.o:0.4 t ratl/swlierr t=0, the nur is at
resultsin radial & transversc
acceleration of the nut at t:l0s? l'he tlrreadhas a pitch of 5mrn' Give
d irections.

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D I'rotr.1.1o f'r'r.ilr.Nr.t.1.1l Froh.No.1.11
= particie'{
Two w5eelsrotateaboutstatiouarl,axcs cach,at tile sarle angttlarvelocity.0 5 rad/secA
l.l4 the instattt
Vr of 5 mls relativeto the spokeand at
,roves alongthe spokeof the largerwrreelat tlre speecl ol'
to tlie spoke.(l)wliat.1'.111"velocityatrdaccclcratiort
at the ,ateof 3,nisl-,l"latiue
showrris clecelerating
the snrallerr'r'heel?(ll) what are the velociry and
particle A as seen by an observeron the hub of
wheel P, if the axis of tlte largerwhecl
accelerationof panicle A to an observeron the hub of the srnailer
speedof l0m/s while c'lecelerating at the rate of ztl*'?
movesaf the instantof interestto the left with a
(l) N'^ 3'54 (i + j)' z'd= 2'12 -j) (Note: Relative
-= (i
Both wheelsmaintainequalangularspecds(Ans'
motionis ni l)
 unitsor
I.15 The rotatingarnrAB guidespin P throughthe fixedspiral.r.rhichis definedby R:4Q. whereR has
of
meters, and 0 is i1 radians. The arrn ltas a constallt CCW angular speed
velocity and of
acceleratiorr thc pin wlrert
l6 radls.Detcnninethe horizontaland verticalcomponentsof
* 2 0 1 7 i m / s r1 i l e f t 'j u p )
O : 4 5 ' ' ( A n s . v p : 8 0 . 8 i+ 9 . 7 jm / s ,a p : 8 8 0 i
rnoveti
l.l6 A cockpit C is ssed to carry a worker for servicework on road liglrting systems.Thc cockpit is
AB is i Rad/min'when
alwaysin a translatorymannerrelativeto the ground.If the angularspeedr,l of arm
0:30., what arethe velocityand acceleration of any poitrt in the cockpit body relativeto the truck? this
At
instant,what are the velocity and acceleration,relativeto the truck, of a particlcmoving with a horizontal
speedV of 0.5m/sand with a rateof increase speedof 0.02 rn/srboth relativeto the cockpit?
of

\=2m
f ock l'it alrt
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Prob.No.l.l{ Prob.No.l.l5
its
l.l7 A Ferriswheel rotatesat the instantof interestrvith an angularspeed0 of 0.5 rad/sand is increasing
'l-he
occupant at A' ball
angularspeedat t1e rate of 0.I rad/st.A ball is tlrrorvnfrom the groutrdto an
- m/s Wltat are
arrivesat the instantof interestwith a speedrelativeto the groutrdgiven as vxyz l0i 2k
the velocityand the acceleration of the 6all relativeto the occupalltat seatA providedthat this seatis not
: -
"swiltging"?The radiusof the wheelis 20nr.(Ans'v*yz - l0j 2k m/s)
5 nr/s If
l.lg A boatis aboutto departfrom pointA on the shoreof a river.which hasa unifonnvelocityV,,of
patlrfrom
the boatcan move at the rateof I 5 m/s relativeto thc water.lf we wallt to move along a straight
the boat be aimed relativeto the
A to B, how long will it take ro go i'romA to B? At what angleB should
u'ater?IANS. t=6.76s,F:80.5"1
= y2 - In y (m)' Give tht:
1.19 A parliclerroves with constantspeedof l.5mis along a path given as x
position
accelerationvector of the particle in terms of rectangularcomponentswhen the parlicle is at
y=3rn. Do the problemby using path coordinatetechniquesand then by Carlesiancomponentteclrniques'
l-lowrnanyg's of acceleration is the particlesubjectto? (Ans.a - 0.00430i* 0.0245jnt/s2and 0'00255g's)
'fhe
A freiglrteris nrovingat a steadyspeedV1 = l5 knr/hrelativeto the wateras showtt. fieighteris 200 rn
1.20
long at the waterlincwith point A at amidslrips.A stalkingsub-n-rerged submarinefires a torpedowhen tlte
shipsare at tlre position. iho*n in the diagram.The torpedo a steadyspeedV2 relativeto the:
nraintair.rs
waterof 40 km/irr. Will the torpedohit the freighter? (HINT: Make your conclusionusingthe velocity of
the torpedorelativeto the freighter).(ANS. No. The torpedomissesthe freighter)

T rsTorl:edor.,
Vl ,/

3km
Srihrnartne
A
r r
Yf()D
r r l -
1.1C' 1 20
FYoLr
Prolr.No.l.l?
1.21 A radarstation1r'acksan airplancby measuring the distarrceR to the airplaneandthe angleof elevation0.
At a certaininstantan airplaneis sightedat R:3500nr,0:55.2. What is the approxirnate valueof R and thc
approximate angle0 after 0.50 s? The aircraftis trav'cling
at 330Okrn/hr at a clirnbarrgleof i0o. (ANS.
R:4348rn,0:50.04")
1.22 A wheel C attachedto arm AB rotatesabout a pin at B with an angular velocity of 2radls and arr
acceleratiort
of Iracl/s]in the CW direction.Arm AB pinneclat A rotateswith an ro of 6rad/sand an cr of J
rad/srin CICWdirection,Detenninethe absolute velocityanclacceleration of a point P on tlrewheel'C', if-
- (a) ABP is a straightlineand(b) if Z.4BP = 135" at the instant.(ANS. (a) V:4mls, a:28.03rn/s:)

w h ee i

/\.r)-fr '75m
f,D_U

B P = 02 5 r n
Prr'rb.Nr'r.I.2l H T OD , t 2 2

1.23 The tow truck A pLrllsthe automobileB out of a ravincby driving fbrward.Starringfrom the positiorr
)
r - rl
shown.the distancethe truck moves is given bys = S is rneasured in metersand t in
t l''where
seconds. how'f'arthe autornobile
Deterrnine is pulledafter l0 secondsanclits velocityat the end ol'tlris
time interval. (ANS. 20m,3.5 m/s(up))
1.24 A pin is confinedto slide in a circularslot of radius6rn.-l-hepin must also slide in a straightslot which
nrovesto the right at a constantspeedV of 3nr/swlrile maintaininga constantarrgleof 30o rvith the
horizontal.What arethe velocityand acceleration of the pin A at the instantshown?(ANS. y =1.298rnls"
y=0.1869rrr/s21,
HIN'f : usevelocitiesrcl. is the deer.)
I .25 An archer in a Jeep is chasing a deer. The Jeep moves at 50 km-ph and the deer nroves at
25 km-phalorrgthesamedirection.At what inclinationmustthe arrowbe shotif the deeris l00m aheadof
thc Jcepand if the initialspeedof the arrowis 70rn/srelativcto archer'7
(Neglectfriction).[ANS. 6.28"1

1.26 A p i n i n a r n a c h i n e f o l l o w s a p a r a b o l i c p a t h d e fbi ny ey d- x ' / 2 0 0 w h e r e x a n t l y a r e m e a s u r ei d

n
millirreters.When flrst observed, the pin is at x:255.2 mm and Zrnslaterit is at x-239.4 rnr.n.Dcterrninc
theapproxirnate velocityof the pin.(ans. v = -7.9i - 19.5jnr/s ms : mill seconds)

1.27 Pins A and B must alrvaysremainin the verticalslot of yoke C which movesto the right at a constarrt
speedof 6mls as shownin the figure.Fufihermore,the pins cannotleavethe elliptic slot.
a) What is the speedat whiclrthe particlesapproacheachotlrerwhen the yoke slot is at x:5rn'?
b) Whatistherateofchangeofspeedtowardeachotherwhcntheyokeslotisatx:Srn?
L28 of B if theyokeC is accelcrating
In Q.27what is the acceleration at l0 nr/sr?
 l , r . t
,-l*]*)*_-_=_-; x=V"
"'-;/,\
---+--+ . /
(- ro*- t v -- - 7-T\
y' oI l i Et 0 l r,'1 i 5 \\ - ' - - h - + I
-i-ifl.--r

't ttt
,

Hron l

l.Zg particlesA and B areconfinedto alwaysbe in a circulargroove of radius5rn.At the sanretime.thesc-

-l'he slol
pafticles mustalsobc in a slotwhichhai theshapeof a parabola. slotis shownat tinret:0. 11'tlre
speedof 3 m/s,whatarethespeedandrateof change of speed of particlcs
movesto therightat a constant
towardeachotherat t:ls'? iANS. 2'02mls,l 522 mls'l
in a valleyis tryingto shoota deeron a hill. I{e quicklyestimates thedistance of thedeer
1.30 A sportsnran
t hsel 0h0i lrln . H i s g u r r h a s a n r u z z l e v e l o1c. 0i t0y0o f
a l o * g h i s l i ' e osfi g h t a s 5 0 0 r n a n d t h e h e i g h t o f a
to hit it?
r./s. lf he hasnot [raduatedsight,ho* maiy feetabovcthedeershouldlte ainrhis rifle in order
IANS.4.22r'nl

CHAPTER _ 2 KINETICS OF PARTICLES

-3i + 10j - 5k N"fhe particlc

2.1 Aparlicleof massI kg is moving in a constantforcelield givenas F':
particleat time t-8s'l
startsfro'r rcst at pofiion (3, 5,-4). What is the position and velocity ol- the
What is the positionwhen the particleis movingat a speedol20 m/s?
2.2 Ablock is permittedto slide down an inclinedsurf-ace at 300.The co-efficientof friction is
incline<J
incline, how tar up was it
0.05. If the velocity of the block is 30 rn/s on reachingthe bottom of the
releasedand how many secondshasit travelled?
groundon a horiz,ontal belt
2.3 A massD at t:0 is moving to the lefi at a speedof 0.6 m/s relativeto the
friction prcsentwith p.r-
that is moving at constantspeedtothe rightat 1.6m/s. lf thereis coulumbic
to the left? (Ans. 0'646 s)
0.3 how long doesit takebeforethe speedof D relativeto the belt is 0.3 m/s
thatend B is aboveerrd
1.4 Do problem2.i with rhebelt systeminclinedl5' wiih the horizoutalso
A . ( A n s . 6 . 2s6)

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4 Prob2 6
Prob.2.3,2
400 m/s w'henit is given a deceleration
-'' Aoarticlein rectilinearmotion passesthe origin travelingat
2.5
particle
;ifi;i;;.);;here t is in seconds,Determine- (a) the lengthof time requiredto bring the
particlefrom the origin when it has
to rest,(b) the distanceit hastravelledin 6s. (c) the distanceof the
stoPPed.
2.6 A systemof light pulteysand inextensibie*'ire connectsbodiesA. B and C as shown.If the co-
of eachbody'?Take M,r
effitient o[friction betweenC andthe supportis 0.4,what is the acceleration
: : : -7.72nls')
as 100kg, Me as 300 kg andMs as 80 kg. (Ans.aa 0.504m/s',as 3.61m/s',a"
2.TArodBofmass500kgrestsonablockAofmass50kg.(Ref.Fig)AforceFofl0,000Nisappli
what is
to block A at the positionshown.If the coefficientof f'rictionF,r:0.4 for all contactsurfaces,
the speedof A when it hasmoved3m to the end of the rod?(Ans. 29' l5m/s)

F r o b . 2?
2.8 Shown is a simply supportedbeam. You will learn in strengthof tnaterialsthat a vertical force F
appliedat the center causesa deflectionat the center given as FL'i 48 EI. If a mass of 100 kg.
fastenedto the beam at its midpoint, is suddenlyreleased,what will its speedbe when the deflection
is 2mm?Neglectthe massof the beam.The lengthof beamL is 6 m. Young's modulusE is 200 GPa
andthe momentof inertiaI of the crosssectionis 720 cma-
2.9 A 50 kg crateshown restson a horizontalplaneF : 0.3. If the crateis subjectedto a 400 N towing
fbrceas shown;determinethe velocityof the crate5 s afterstartingfrom rest.[Ans.26mlsl
2.10 A l0kg projectile is fired vertically upward fiom the ground, with an initial velocity of
- (a) air resistanceis
50m/s. Determinethe rnaximum height to which it will travel if
F:0.01 v2 (N) where v is in m/s. (Ans. 127, I 13 m)
neglectedand (b) if air resistancc
2.ll The l0 kg block is pulled upwardliom restby a constantforcc of 400N as sholr'n.Dcterminethc
velocity of tn. body when it reachesA if - (a) the friction is negligible,(b) the coefficientot'
friction betweenthe block and its guideis 0.1 Neglectfriction in the pulley. (Ans. (a) 2.6 mis up.
(b) 1.799m/s uP)
.-f-,
- I
7T-,
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' _ ? \

4t)0N
,r,r 40[JN
./ -ztro
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Prob?9 ' r n b2
fFr,,b l 11
ll

Z.lZ A steelblock weighing400 kg is to be pickedup by an electromagnet whoseattractiveforceis

given by F= l5xlba /s2where s in meters.Initially s:1.6m. Determinethe velocity with which
Refer figure'
the block strikesthe electrornagnet.
2.13 A 0.25 kg collar slidesover a horizontalrod underthe actionof a linear springwhoseconstantis
20 N/m. When the collar is at A, the spring is free (no force). If the collar is releasedfrom rest at
B, Determinethe velocityof the collarwhen it passesthe point A. Neglectfriction.lRns. 8.94rn/s)
 30cm
i a \ { i
v t o D . / , .L t I rr rtr.Ntr.-l..l.l

2.14 The viscousfrictionbetweena 300inclinecoatedby a laver of lubricantand the I 0 kg block

'fhe
is given by f : 0.25 r, where f is in N and v in m/s. block is rcleasedfiom rest.
Determinethe time required for block to attain a speedo1' 3 m/s and the corresponding
distancetraveledbY the block'
2.15 A 200 g ball is thrownverticallyup from the groundwith an initial velocityof 25 m/s"l'he
air resistance,f : 2 x 10-av2 (N) where v is in mis. Determine(a) the maximum height
artainedby the ball, (b) the speedof the ball when it returnsto the ground,(c) the total
elapsed time. (Ans.(a) 30.9,(b) 24.2 mls,(c) 4.92s)
2.16 The 0.5 kg collar is pulled down the curved rod by tire spring whose stilfnessis 20 N/m ancl
whosefree (unstretctreOl lengthis 500 mm. Neglectfriction. If the collar has a speedof 10 m/s itr
the positionshown,determini the corresponding accelerationof the collar and the force the collar
exertson the rod.

50Dmm t't'
,t::".
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plet-'2.16 P r o b2 1 7 I'roo,l,rn

the top.
2 . 1 7 A small steelball movesdown a smoothcircularsurfaceafter being releasedfrom restat
=
Determinethe locationwhen the ball will ceaseto be in contactwith the cylinder.lnNs.e 48.21
pin
2 . 1 8 The slottedarm shown rotatesin a horizontalplane at a constantor of 4 Rad/sas it guidesthe
.p, over the fixed cam.'fhe cam is definedby in cm fiom the tlxed
B= 16 + 8 Cos g whereR is
whcn
point O to a point on the perimeterof the cam. The compressionforce in the springis 15N
the 300 g
g:00 and 5N when q: ipOn Calcuiatethe valueof the contactforceexertedbetween
pin and the cam for cP: 60".

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c
lrob 2 20
kob 2.19
2.1g T-hesystemshown in the figure is releasedfrom rest. A, B & fl weigh 5, 4 and
:
l5 kg respectively.What distancedoesthe body C drop in 2s? l'ake F 0'4 for
contactsurfaces.
2.20 A rod CD rotateswith shaftG-G at an angularspeed<rrof 300 rpm. A sleeveA
of mass500 g slicleson CD. If no friction is presentbetweenA and CD, what is
the distanceS for no relativemotionbetrveenA & CD?
2.21 11 problern2.20 what is the rangeof valucsfor S for which A will rctnain
stationaryrelativeto CD if thereis coulumbicfriction betweenA and CID such
that ps : A.4?
2.22 A stationaryuniform block of ice is acted on by forces that maintain constant
rnagnitudeand clirectionat all times. If F1= 25 g N, Fz: l0 g N, F3: 15 g
N,lRefer figure).Whatis the velocityof tl-recenterof massof the block after l0
s? Neglect-friction. The density of ice is 800 kg/nr3. Forccs are given in
newtons)
2.23 A young man is standingin a canocawaitinga yout.tglady. Tlre man weighing
80 kg is at the far end of the canoe,which weighs 100 kg. When the young lady
upp.irr. he scramblesfbrward to greet her, but when he has moved the 8 ni to'
the fbrward enci of the canoe, to his surprise he finds (not having studied
mechanics)ihat he cannotreachher. FIow far is'fhe the tip of the canoc fi'onr the
dock when our "gallant" has madethe 8rn dash'i canoeis in no way tied to
the pier, and thereare no currents in the water.(l Iint: l)oes the monlentof mass
of the man canoesystemchangeabclutany fixed point'?)
'fhe
?.24 Two men climb aboarda bargeat A to shift a load with the aid of a fork lift'
'l'he
barge has a mass of 20,000 kg and is 10 m long. ioad consistsof lbur
containerseachwith a massof 1300kg and eachhaving a length of I m. The
men shift the containersto the oppositeend of the barge,put the fbrk lift where
they found it, and prepareto stepoff the bargeat A, wherethey carneon. If the
baryehas not beenconstrainedand if we neglectwater l-riction,currents'n'ind.
and so on, how lar hasthe bargeshiftedits position'?l'he lbrk lift has a massof
i000kg.(Seethe hint of problem2.23) (Ans' l'587 m)

@ J Nnrr-

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dFF.!--t-
F.H +4F
rd-......-........-lh $
Q Lirte,rr
Srriilc

--il,rlffi.r-- t7777n
Prolr.N,"r.1.!5 l\'<'tt.\rr.f .J.{>

Z.Z5 A springrequiresa force *2 N for a deflectionof x ntm, Becausethe springfbrce

is not proportionalto x, the springis calleda nonlinearspring.If a 100 kg block
is suddeniyreleasedon the un-deformedspring.what is the speedof the block
afier it hasdescendedl0 mm? (Ans. 0.435m/s)
2.26 Weights A and B are held by light pulleys. If releasedliom rest, what is the
rp..d of eachweight after I s? WeightA is 10 kg and weight B is 40 kg.
2.27 The following data are given for the fly ball governor
I =0.275m D =50mm ro=300rpm 0 = 45n u'hat is the force P acting ort
frictionlesscollar a if eachball has a nlasso1'I kg and we neglectthe weight of
all othermoving menibersof the system'i(Ans. 199'5N)
'l'he
Z.2g smooth 2 kg cylinder C in the fig. has a peg P through its centerwhich
passesthrough the slot in arm OA. If the arm rotatesin the vertical plane at a
constantrate of 0.5 Rad/s,determinethe force that the arm exerts on the peg at
0 : 6 0 0 .( A n s . 0 . 3 0 5 N )
2.Zg . A can C mass0.5 kg movesalong a groovedhorizontalslot shown in the fig'
l-he slot is in the form of a spiralgivenby the cquationr:0.1 0 m where0 is in
radians.lf the arm OA is rotatingat a constantrate 0:4 rad/s in the horizontal
plane, determinethe force it exerls on the can C at the instant when 0:n rad.
Neglectfrictionandthe sizeof the can.(Ans' 0'797N)

P ,(,'L Prob'Z'?B
Pr+b2 27

r=tl i [l
_----- -l
, ,"
.'/-
/' \4.
/
t / \
\..
ldei-osurecl
frorn x-axrs

T,:,p \,Iie',r*' 8=4rad/s

Prob.2.29

i0
 - 3 ENERGY
CHAPTER PRINCIPLES
3.i A simplependulum fromrestinthehorizontal
of massm andlengthL is released ThecordhitspegB andbegins
position.
thesmallest
to wrapaioundit. Determine circleaboutpegB.
valueof d (=AB)forwhichthemassm willfollowa complete
[ANSd=0.6L]

'(

Prob.3.1 Prob.3.2 Pr ob.3.3

of massM eachcanslideona frictionless
3.2 Twocollans areconnected
rod.Thecollars bymeans of lengthL(m)to
of strings
between
thedistance
lnitially
a mass3 M(kg), is
thecollars L(m)whenthemass3 M is from
released attheposition
rest
shown.Determine withwhichthemasses
thevelocity nns..F.+OZS1
collide.

forceP is required
3.3 Whatvalueof constant of 30m/sin 20m?
to bringthe100kgbody,whichstartsfromrest,to a velocity
fnction,
Neglect
Plan Elevahon

Prob.3.4 Prob 3 5 Prob.3.6

3.4A lightcable iswrapped aroundtwodrums fixedbetween a pairof blocks.

Thesystem hasa mass of 50kg,lf a 250-N
tension is exerted6ntn. freeendof thecable, is
what the velocitychangeof thesystem after
3 m downthe
of travel
Thebodystarts
incline? fromrest.Takepaforallsurfacesas0'05.[ANS. 3'98m/s]
thespring50mmfromitsunextended position. of
lf thecoefficient
3.5 A s0 kgmassona springis movedsothatit extends
between
friction themassandthesupporting is0 3
surface
a) Whatisthevelocityofthemass totheunderformed
asit returns ofthespring?
configuration
becompressed when themass stops before
instantaneously totheleft.[ANS.
starting 0.454
b) Howfarwillthespring
m/s,2 0mml
.6
a springstopsystem.
g0kNis rollingata speedof 1.7m/stoward suchthat
lf thespringis nonlinear
3,6 A freightcarweighing
it devilops -kNforcefora deflection
a 0,04Sdxz ofx mm,whatisthemaximum thatthecar
deceleration A undergoes?
IANS.45m/s2l
(r)
 of mass10kg is actedon bythefollowing
3.7 A particle forcefield- r = 5xi+ (to+zy)i+20k(N),whenit is at the
theparticle
origin, Vogivenaby- vo= si+10/+gm/s,Whatis thekinetic
hasa velocity energywhenit reaches
position(20,5,10) path?Doesthe shapeof the pathbetween
whilemovingalonga frictionless the originand
(20,5,10)affecttheresult? (Ans.2250J)

3.g A blockweighing50 kg is shownon an inclinedsurface. at theposition

Theblockis released shownat a restcondition.
Whatis themaximumlompression of thespring? Thespringhasa springconstantk of 10 N/mmandthecoefficientof
friction theblockandtheincline
between is 0.3.

i{:n ? *
i. "." l(o Pe

tt:0'4

Prob3.8 kob 3 10

bya man.Heletstheropeslipthrough
3.9 A weightWis to belowered hishandswhilemaintaining of 130Nonthe
a tension
Whatisthemaximum
rope, weightWthathecanhandle isnottoexceed
if theweight a speed fromrest
of5 m/s,starting
anddropping offriction
3 m?Usethecoefficients showninthediagram. themassof therope.There
Neglect arethree
wrapsofropearound thepost. W=121
[ANS. kN]

ag
3 . 1 0 A b o d y A omf a s1s k gi s m o v i n t t i m e t = 0 w i t h a s p e e1dmV/os fo n a s m o o t h c y l i n d e r a s s h o w n . W
speedofthebodywhenit anives atB?Taker=2m.

3.1I A children's boatridecanbefound inmany amusement parks.

Smallboats eachweighing 100kgarerotatedina tank
ofwater.lf thesystem witha speed
is rotating rrrof 10rpm,whatisthekineticenergy ofthesystem? Assume thateach
boathastwo30kgchildren on boardand that the of
energy
kinetic the supportingstructurecan be forby
accounted
,,lumping"
anadditionat 15kgintoeach lf
boat, a indicates
wattmeter that4 kW of power is beingabsorbedbythemotor
ihesystem,
turning whatisthedragforeachboat? Take themechanical of
efficiency themotor to be80%. (Refer
Figure)

3.12 A blockA of mass200g slides surface

ona frictionless asshown in figure.Thespringconstant Kris 25Nimand
attheposition
iniflally, shown, 0.40m.Anelastic
it is stretched cordconnects thetopsupport to pointC onA. lt hasa
springconstaniKz of 10.20N/m. the
Furthermore, cord from
disconnects C at the instant C
that reaches pointG.lf A is
released fromrestattheindicated position,
what valueof 0 to
corresponds the positionB where A just
losescontact with
thesurface? Theelasticcordisinitiallyunstretched.
[ANS.0=4.340]

-{
::_\
\=_

P r o b . 3I I HroD.J ll

(z)
 actingonthebodyarehonzontal
fromrestwherethesprings
5 kg is released of
andhavea tension
3.13 A blockweighing
100mm, if each has
spring a spring K=10
constant
50Neach.Whatis i'nev;ncityof theblockafterit hasdescended
Nlcm.
slots.Theyareconnected
to movein frictionless
A andB (bothare75 kg)areconstrained by a lightbarof
3.14 Masses
bytwosprings
B is connecied
length0.3m,andweigi"rt of equalspringconstantK=900N/m. areunstretched
Thesprings
is
What tne
6aris vertical. of
veiocity B whenA descends a of
distance 25mm?[ANS.0.1524 mls]
whentheconnecting
pathasshown.
fromrestona vefticalcircular
3,15 A bodyA is released lf a constant forceof 1Nactsalongthe
resistance
ofthebodywhenit reaches
path,whatisthespeed B?The massof thebody is 0.5kgandtheradiusr ofthepathis 1.6m.
[ANS2 853m/s]
fromrestona smooth
3.I 6 A chainoftotallengthL is released supportasshown. Determine of thechainwhen
thevelocity
thelastlinkmoves Inthisproblem,
surface.
offt[e horizontal neglect to
Also,do notattempt account
friction. forcentrifugal
fromthechainlinksrounding
stemming
effects thecorner.(Refer Ans.yg/L(Lz-az;
figure),

of radiusR rotates
3.17 A cylinder speedof co.lf thetotalmassis M,showthat
aboutitsownaxiswithanangular
thekinetic
energyis (t t +)utn'o:'

3.lg A pendulum hasa bobwitha comparativelylargeuniformdiscof diameter2m andmassM of 3kg.At theinstant

thesystem
shown, hasanangular themassof therod,whatis thekinetic
speed0 of 0.3rad/s.lf weneglect of the
energy
pendufum Whaterroris incunedif oneconsiders
at thisinstant? the bobto be a particle
as we havedone earlierfor
bobs?
smaller

AC=C.B=25Omm

13
Prob.3. kob 3 15

30C)mm

Prob.No.3.l6

Prob.3.l8 Prob3 19

witha massof 25kgis released asshown.

fromrestonanincline, Theshaftdiameterofthecyftnderis
3.19 A cylinder
compute
itipping,
rollswithout
lf thecylinder the of
speed thecenterafter
thecylinderhasmoved 1.6m alongthe
300mm.
Ascertain
inctine. thefriction onthecylinder.
forceacting ofgyration
Theradius Kabout0 is 0.30/J7 (rn). inns.81.75N)
3.20 Cylindens A andB eachhavea massof 25 kganda diameter of 300mm.BlockC, ridingon A andB, hasa massof
100kg.lf thesystem fromrestattheconfiguration
is released shown, whatisthespeedof C afterthecylinders
havemade
(Hint:-
halfa revolution? youcanfindKEof a cylinder (Ans.2.58m/s).
aboutitsoursaxisas MRzo2/4.)
rotating

300mm 30Omm
#

P ro b .3 .2 0
Prob.3.20 Prob.3.21
P r o b . 3 .12
L,M
w
Prob.3.22

3.21 A 15kgvehicle hastwobodies (eachwithmass1kg)mounted onit,andthesebodiesrotate speed

atanangular of 50
rad/srelative lf a 500-Nforceactsonthevehicle
tothevehicle. fora distance
of 17m,whatis thekinetic
energiof the
system assuming thatthevehiclestartsfromrestandthebodies
inthevehiclehaveconstantrotational
speed?Neglect
andtheinertia
friction ofthewheels,

3.22 A bodyofweight1kNis ona horizontal 500N/masshown.p=0.08between

tablelinkedto a springof stiffness the
bodyandthetable.lf thebodyis displaced through a distanceof 0.5mfromthepositionwhenthespringforceiszeroand
atzerovelocity,
released findouthowmanytimesit willoscillate At thisposition
andwhereit willcometo restfinally. of
restwhatarethespringforceand friction
force?

3.23 ThemotorM of thehoistshownoperates withanefficiency thepowerinwattsthatmustbe

of 0.85,Determine
tothemotorto liftthecrateC having
supplied 35k9,PointP onthecableis beingdrawnin withanacceleration
a weight of
1 25m/szandattheinstant shown,itsspeedis 0.6m/s.

3.24 A smooth onthevertical

2kgcollarC shownfitsloosely whenthecollaris atA, in
shaft.lf thespringis unstretched
levelwithB (inthedashed position thespeedatwhichthecollaris movrng
A) determine wheny=1m,if (a)it is released
fromrestatA (b)it is released
atA withanupwardvelocity
Vr=2mls. [Ans,(a)4.39m/s,(b)4.82m/s]

z
f
ll

w
/
{;

,/'

kob 3 23 Prob.3.24 Pl'ol:r.No.3.15

(qt
3.25 Compute the workdoneby the forcealongthe two paths(1) and (2) fromA to G' Theforceis
F = y'i + z' j + x'k Refer
fig,

-
forces
areconservative
3.26 Findout,ifthefollowing
a) a constantforce
b) force
central field
c) F=9i+l}j+6k
d) F =3x2i+5y'i+7zk
e) F =-57
0 F=(3r'i*rt)+5y'i+7zk
g) F =3rin+3zk
h) F = A 0 ' - z ' ) i + B ( 2 2 - x ' ) i + C ( x z+ Y ' ) k

D F = 3 s i n2 t i+ 5 c o s 7 t+j 9 t 2 k

r F=-5i
k) F = A x t y i + B x oj

fields.(forh andk
witheachof theconservative
3.27 Fortheaboveforcefields,findthepotential associated
energy
findA, B andC for F to beconservation)
above,

theworkdonebya forceF = xt yi + xoy' i7N) ona particle from(0'0)to (2,8)along

asit moves
3.zg Compute
thePathY=x:'

3.Zg A 1kgparticle is movingalonga parabolicwirey=lxz.TheforcefieldF = 1.r2+ y2)i +xy7 actson the

lf theparticle
pafiicle. begins at (3,18)'
itsvelocity
fromrestat (1,2),determine

of thefigureis released semi-circular

fromrestonthesmooth andacquires
surface
3,30 Theropeshownin (a)-part
v,whenallof it slipsoffasshownin (b)' part'
Findv'
a velocity

Rope

r4 5m

Pr ob3.30

e)
 - 4 IMPULSE
CHAPTER PRINCIPLES
MOMENTUM

4.I A particleof mass 1kg is initially stationaryat the origin of reference.A force given by
F ( t ) = t 2 i + ( 6 t + 1 0 ) 7+ l . 6 t 3 k ( N ) w h e r e t i s i n s e c o n d s a c t o n t h eApfat e
r tri 1c 0
les , is thevelocity
what of
thebody?

.A+ .' 2

a) A bodyof mass16kgis required from tr/,=2i+4j -10k m/sto a velocity

to changeits velocity of
= - j
Vz 10i 5 + 20k mlsin 10s.Whataverage forceF overthistimeinterval
willdothejob?
b) In theaboveproblem, findtheforceas a function
of timefor thecasewhereforcevarieslinearly
withtime
witha zerovalue.
starting [ANS.(a)12.8i+14 (N);
4j+48k (b)(2.56i-2.88j+9.6k)t
(N)]

4.3 A vertical
conveyor hassprocket B turnsfreely.Thebodiesto be liftedarepushed
A as thedriver,andsprocket ontothe
conveyorbeltbya plunger
C andaretakenofffromtheconveyorat D asshownin thediagram. lf thebeltrunsat 2mlsand
eachhasa massof 0.25k9,
thebodiesbeingtransported whataverage torqueis required
by thedriving sprocketA? On
theaverage,40bodiesareontheconveyor 14.76
atanytime.[ANS, N-m]

D
-+. tl
\w

50mm

(1

e-n
\5:V

Prob.4.3 Prob.4.4 Prob4 5

4.4 An890N rowboat a 668N manis pushed

containing offthedockbyan800N man.Thespeedthatis imparted totheboat
is0.3mlsbythispush.Theman then into
leaps theboat fromthe in
dock thedirection
of of
motion the When
boat, thetwo
menhavesetued downin theboatandbeforerowing commences,what is the speedof the Neglect
boat? water
resistance,
[ANS. 0.402m/s]

4.5 A hawkis a predatory birdsinflight.A hawkhaving

smaller
birdwhichoftenattacks a massof 1.3k9isswoopingdownona
spanow of mass 0.15kg, before
Just the
seizing spanow with itsclaws, thehawkis movingdownward witha speedof
20km/h,Thespanow is movingat 1Skm/h.
Directly seizure,
after what is thespeedof thehawk and itsprey?
What isthe
kinetic
energy lossinthisprocess? [ANS. 18kmph;3.24J]

(cl
 between
forceexerted
thehill,thetotaltraction thetyresandtheground varies as
4.6Asthe1,000 kgautomobile descends the
urat<ing. speed
Theinitral ofthecarwas72kmph. the
Determine speed of
shown,where valuerepresents
a negative
15sand(b)after 30s.Negtect resistance.
air [ANS.2.86 mls 38'2m/suphill]
uphill,
car(a)after
horizontallyinitsguide witha speed twoassemblies
of 1,2m/sandcarries ofballsandlightrods
4.7A 16kgcaniage moves onthefrontface
a shaftat o in thecaniafe. eacno]lne4.ballshasa massof 1.6kg.Theassembly
about
thatrotate (a)theK E ' (b)the
caiculate
cw at100rpm. system,
Fortheentire
rotatesccw atgord inJ thatonthebac"k rotates
and(c)the angularmomentum about o. [ANS'54'66J, kgm/s'2'41kgmz/s]
26'88
momentum
linear

\.\ 450mm
1OkN

o\..\
roorpm
il*

Prob.4.6 Prob.4.7
-101d{

A (mass10kg)moves to
totherightat 3m/s,whileB (massSkg)moves
4.g Twocylindersmovealonga smooth rod cyrinder
of0.8?whatisthe in
ofrestitution
b afterimpictfora coefficient
oftne'cytinoer loss
theleftat2.sm/s.whatisthespeed
energy?[ANS.
thekinetic 4.1m/s,18'15J]

:t's
2 6mJ [

fjttr
fr l5

Prob.4.9 kob 4 10
Prob.48

prastic
impactastheskgbodyfg!s.fpm^aheight of 2.6m ontoa prateof mass2 5k9.Thisplateis
4.9Assume a perfecly ofthespring
deflection afterimpact'
ona springhavinga spnng of illz N/m.comprite
.onrtr"nt themaximum
mounted
IANS,0 338ml
along syrfle ata speed
a frictionless a square
of6 mls.Thediscstrikes stationary
4.10 A thindiscweighing Skgtranslates discafter
gkgatthecenterofa sioe,-wnat anddiiection
arethevelocity of of
motion theplateand the
plateBweighing
Assume oftheplate
ttatthesurfaces anddiscaresmooth' Takee=0'7
collision?

(t)
 a flooratanangle
against atimpact
of60"witha speed of
of 16m/s.Whatis theangle rebound?
4.ll A ballisthrown
Neglect
e=0.7. 50'50]
friction.[ANS.

.At . 'L lL a

ballis dropped
a) A smallelastic bodyof radius1,5m.Atwhatposition
froma heightof 5montoa rigidcylindrical onthe
x-axisdoestheballland?[ANS.9.093m]
b) Solvetheaboveproblem fore=0.6.
[ANS.4.464m]

I
-lt
---t R
-l
--]^

x
' O I
a Prob.4t2
Problq. Prob.413

4.13 Three slideovera smooth

collars
identical horizontal A ismoving
theblock
rod.Initially totheleftatspeed V andthe
other howmany
areatrest.Determine
blocks collisions andthevelocity
willoccur areover.
ofeachblockafterallcollisions
between
ofrestitution
Letthecoefficient bee, where
thecollars 0<e<1
t A N s . 3 G o t l t r i o n s v. " = v ( s - * * t 2 - l " 3 ) f a , vo=v(s-' -st'2*t'3)fa' v.=v(t.tz)fnl

surface
overa horizontal intheposition
collide shown. Themasses forA and
ofthedisksare0.8k9
4.14 Twodiskssliding
ofrestitution
forB.Thecoertcient velocity
is0.8.theinitial ofA areunknown.
ofB andthefinalvelocity Findthem,
0,2kg

4,l5 A boatcontaining a manismoving neara dock. Hethrows

Seefigure. outa lightlineandlassos a piling
onthedockat
drawin{in onthelinesJt'rt whenheis inthe position
shown, theline is taut
and has a lengthof 8m.His
A. Hestarts
is 1,5m/s normalto
inidirection F ontheboatfrom
theline.lf thenethorizontalforce in
tension the andfrom
line
speed towards
resistanceismaintainedat250N oftheline,whatisthecomponent
inthedirection
essentially of hisvelocity
water
A afterthemanhaspulled
piling in 1mofthelineTheboatandthemanhavea combined weightof180k9.

at30rad/salong surface
a frictionless of0.6mfromthecentre.
ata distance cordrestrains
A flexible
4.16 A particle rotates
sothattheparticle
lf thiscordispuiled movesinwardata of
velocity 1.5m/s, is
what themagnitude ofthetotal
theparticle.
when
velocity theparticleis0.3mfromthecentre?

Ao )x
Ver=8m/s V

,r'>-F 4
30 rad/sC---

Z^:R l--Vr
1.5m /s
Ver Prob.4.14 V614m/s Prob4. i 5 Pr ob.4.16

(rt
 A massA of 1'Skgis heldat P againsta
is shownrotating freelywith.an angular speedorof2rad/s'
4.17 A system p themassin positionis suddenly removed'
springsuchthatthespringis compressed 1;d;;:lf th;'Jevice hording
system themass *itt rlo*. Thespringconstant K is 0'531N/mm'
determine howfartowardthe verticaraxisof the
ii notconnectedto themass'[ANS' 0'205 m]
Negtect ,no'in.tt',it tn. oro' rne spring
friction
of 6m/son a frrctionress An erastic
surface. cordAo, whichhasa
4.1g A bodyof massSkgis movingat a.speed oiagram.what is.theradiar speed towardo of
6mo..o*rsi*iuut notstrrtneo-Jt"ti,p.stiomno*nintne
rength 1.5N/cm,
constant
spring
tnecoii'issireicneo c'ord
o.gmrirre hasanequivarent
thebodywnen
speed BarABrotates
of1.Sm/s. axiscD.consider
about
freety
4.rg Twomasses sldearong barABata constant are1,5mfromcD if
ofABwhen
accereration
to.det.*N.tnrlngurar thebodies
onrythemass bodies
ofthesriding -20rad/s2]
is1oradls.IANS.
velocity
in.'rngur., atthat-instant

600mm--+lF-50mm

Vr(-
P r o b . 41 7 P r o b4 . 1 8 Prob4 19

I
I
I
I
I
P r o b . .423
Prob.421 Prob4.22

twospheres shown, whatarethemaximum anglesfromthevertica

4.20 lf the of
coefficient is
restitution 0.gfor the
thatthesphereswi||reachafterthefirstimpact?[ANS'5.47and29'9.]
as it skikesthesurface.
peiletis 100m/s The
4.2r A peiletis shotat thehard,rigidsurface.
Thespeed ,ofthe vectorofthe pelletfora collisio
direction ofthevetocity ofthepelleti, giu.n;y -osi-tiar. Findthefinalvelocity
h a vi n g e =0 .7 .[A N S' 53.7i+23' 6j- 8' 7km/s]( HintlBxBCgivenave c tor nor m a| toAB
Eachdischasa radius of25mm' DiscA hasa mass o{
surface.
a frictionless
4.zz TwothindiscsA andB slidealong fore
ofthediscsaftercollision =0'7? Neglectfriction
gbg,whereas discB hasa mass of 2z7g.wnut aruthespeeds
Re-fer 2'74and1'014
figure.[ANS. m/s]
about axisM, Themasses aremoving outradiallyata
4.23 A setofparticres, eachhaving a massof0.5N rotates from M, the
nR.Whenthey are0.3m
constant speeoot t.b misat thJsametimrinattheyarerotatinfimut which varies time
with t ir
isapplied inihedirectionofmotion
angular is 5 radlsandatthatinrd;; torque
velocity
 whenthe masses
velocity at
havemovedoutradially
as Torque= 6tz+ 10tN-m.whatis theangular
seconds
sPeed
constant to 0.6m?Seefig.

4.24 A uniform rodwitha massof 7 kg/mrestsflatona frictionless A forceof 250Nactsontherodas

surface.
oftherod?Whatis theacceleration
accelerati6n
Whatis tneangutar of themasscentre? .856radlsz
Ans.1
shown.
3 09i- 1.786j
m/sz

3Omm

Proba.2p P r o b ' 42 5

shown,
at400m/sinthedirection hitsandis embedded Theimpact
inthe4 kgsphere. is
4.25 A 50g bullet
traveling
0.05s.
completed-in Findla)theaverage increase of
inthetension thecableduring the (b)
impact; the of
speed the
aftertheimpact,
immediately
sphere towhichthesphere
and(c)theheight risesaftertheimpact.

4.26 Refer fig.A 20kgshellhasa muzzle of 500m/s.Theshellemerges

velocity firedThemassof
1 msafterbeing
thebarrelanditsmovable is600kg.Also,thespring
support of 1000kN1m.
hasa stiffness Compute average
, b)The
in thereaction
increase forceon therailsduringthe{iring., c)Thamaximum
of thebanel.,
b) Therecoilvelocity
thatthespringis compressed.
distance

mass0.5kghasa velocity
4.27 A particle at timet=0.Forcesf,and F, actontheparticle,
10m/sinthex direction
change
andtheirmagnitudes withtimeaccordingto thegraphsshown.Determine of theparticle
thevelocity at the
endof3s. Ans,V= (-6i +8 j)m I s

4,2g A particle Votangent

is givenaninitialvelocity to thehorizontal hemispherical
rimof a smooth bowlof radiusro
centretime,asshownat poinfA.Astheparticle
fromthevertical h belowA, anda
slidespastpointB,a distance
v makesan
centreline,itsvelocity
r fromthevertical
distance angle0 withthehorizontal tothebowlat B.
tangent
Find0.

Ans.I = Cos-'
h'1
r*?s^4(t
----- |
) l
Zo' \ r;)

horrutm

Prob.42? Prob4 30
4.29
v
/^1 .
"r L)*
'r x./Fr

1
1 2 3
29
Prob.4
CHAPTER_ 5 KINEMATICS OF RIGID BODIES
5.1 A referenceframexyz is moving suchthat the origin O has at time t a velocity relativeto referenceXYZ
given as Vr=6i+12j +13ft m/s thexyz referencehas an angularvelocity o relative toXYZ at time t
given as (0=I}i+l7j+2k radls. What is the time rate of changerelative toX'YZ of a directedline
segmentp going from position P (3,2,-5)to Q G2,4,6)in xyz ? What is the time rate of changerelative to
XYZ of positionvectorsi' and k'?

5.2 A refbrencexyz is moving relativeto XYZ w-itha velocityof the origin given at time t as V.,:6i + 4j + 6k
m/s. The angularvelocity of reference xyz relativeto \YZ is o:3i+1 4i+2k rad/s.What is the time rate of
changeas seenfrom XYZ of a directedline segmentp I ,2 in xyz going from position I to position 2 u,here
the positionvectorsinxyz forthesepointsare,respectively pr:2i'+3i'rl, p2: 3i'-4j'+2k m. Ans. -1060i
+ 7 . 3 l j - 3 5 . 2 rkn / s

{u-
t6
?E,i 11leva

Y
I'lan
P r o b5 . 2 Ilrob.5.4,5.e5.].2

5.3 Find the secondderivativeas seenl'romXYZ of the vectorpr.zspecifiedin Problem5.2. Take the angular
accelerationof xyz relative to XYZ at the instant of interest as o : cb : l5i-2k rad/sl. Ans. -
521i+ 108.7j+6S.Zk
m/s'.

5.4 A tank is maneuveringits gun into position.At the instantof interest,the turret A is rotating at an angular
speed0 of 2 rad/srelativeto the tank and is in position 0:200. Also, at this instant,the gun is rotatingat an
angularspeed$ of 1 rad/s relative to the turret and forms an4XlS-g-{O with the horizontalplane.What
areo,cb (ang.accn.)of the gun relativeto the ground?Anr.Q.7l!$ f

5.5 In Problem5,4 determineor and rb assumingthat the tank is also rotating about the vertical axis at arate
of A.2rad/srelativeto the groundin a clockwisedirectionas viewedfrom above.Ans. 0.941i+0.342j+l.8k
rad/s,1.692i-0.616i rad/s".

5.6 A cord is wrappedarounda wheel which is initially at rest as shown.If the end A of the cord is given
accelerationa=4t mls2where t is in seconds,find. as a function o1'time - (a) the angularvelocity of tn.
wheel,and (b) the angularpositionof line OP in radians.(l,ine OP is on the wheels), Ans.l0t'rad/s, 3.33
t' rad

5.7 Disc A, shown in fig. startsfrom rest and rotateswith a constantang. Accelerationof 2 rad/sz.lf disk A is
in contactwith disc B and no slipping occursbetweenthe discs,compllte the angularvelocity and angular
 of A & B are equal),
of B just afterA turns lOrevs.(HINT: Tang.Comp.of acceleration
acceleration
(Ans.21.2radls,2.elradlsz)

/ozM A rs the centreof the cam

\\ - -'"

q=2rad/s? E
Prob.5.8

about
5.g The end B of rod EB shown maintainscontactwith the cam by meansof a spring. If the cam rotates
compute the velocity and
an axis through point O with an angularaccelerationcr and angular velocityr.rr,
acceleration of rod BE when the cam is in the arbitraryposition0.(Ais the centreof the circularcam' OB:
'c', Itad. of cam: r

of 5 revolutionsper second
5.9 A coneis rolling without slipping suchthat its centerlinerotatesat the rate r-o1
aboutthe z axis, What is the angularvelocity ro of the body relativeto the ground?What is the angular
accelerationvector for the body? Ans. - l2l .6 j radls. 3823 | radls'

x" Prob.5.10,5.11
j: roo'u' ru,r'r t. yroo 5
Prob J . 13
IJ
Prob.5 9

swing outward from tht

5.l0An amusementpark ride consistsof a stationaryvertical tower with arms that can
cockpits containin6
tower and at the same time can rotate about the tower. At the ends of the arms,
al;
passengers can rotate relative to the arms. consider the casewhere cockpit A rotatesat angularspeed
at 90o,what are th(
relativeto arm BC, which rotatesat angularspeedo1 relativeto the tower. If 0 is fixed
ground?Use cor:0.2 radls
total angularvelocity and the angularaccelerationof the cockpit relative to the
cou:0.6rad/s.Ans. 0.2k+0'6irad/s,-0'024iradls2
the instantthat 0 = 900.Ans'
5.111nprob. 5.10 find cbof the cockpit for the casewhere0:ro::0.8 radls at
0,04j rad/s

,)' for the gun barrel, if for the instantshown in the

5.121nprob. 5.4 find the angularaccelerationvector
d i a g r a mt'h ef o l l o w i n gd a t a a p p l y " -0.32
=0 = l r a d I s 7, A n s - 0 . 2 2 7 i + 0 . 1 3 6
r b= 0 . 3 0 r a dI s , 0 = 2 0 0 , e= 0 . 2 6 r a, dI/ . sr 2 .,rQo==33AA0-0,00 0 . 1 7 r a dI s , 0
0.34krad/s2.
5.13A wheelradius0.3m is rolling along at17 mls without slipping.What is the angularspeed?What is the
velocity of point B on the rim of the wheel at instantshown?Ans. 29j-12.03.km/s

5.14A bar movesin the plane of the pageso that end A hasa velocity of 7 m/s and deceleratesat a rate of 3.3
m/s2.What arethe velocity and accelerationof point C when BA is at 30oto the horizontal?Ans. 0.548i-
3.73j m/s, -43.4i-63,7jml s'

A3=2?cm
BC=9cm

(1

AD=BD=1.5m
CD:1m
A
14
Prob,5. kob 5 15

5.15,{ piston, connectingrod, and crankshaft of an engine are representedschematically.The engine is

rotatingat 3,000rpm. At the position shown,what is the velocity of pin A relativeto the engineblock and
what is the angularvelocity of the connectingrod AB? Ans. -54.7 rad/s,?8.73 m/s

5.l6lf cor=5rad/s and cb1=3radlszfor bar CD, computethe angularvelocity and angular accelerationof the
gearD relativeto the grouncl.Ans. -25 rad/s,15 rad/s2 , (This is called epicyclic geartrain )

o)1
Coupler
CD=0.6m

rad.=0?2m
Frxedangularwheel
P r o b5 . 1 6 Prob.5.17 Prob.5.18

5.l7The rod AB shown^infig. is confined to move along the inclined planes at A and B. If point A has an
accelerationof 3 m/s' and a velocity of 2 m/s, both directeddown the plane at the instantthe rod becomes
horizontal,determinetheangularaccelerationoftherodatthisinstant'Ans.0'144rad/s

5.l8locate the Instantaneouscentreof zero velocity for the connectingrod AB in the figure of prob. and the
couplerlink BC in fig. of this problem. '

5.l9The collar C in fig. is moving downward with a velocity of 2mls and an accelerationof I m/s2.Find 1a;
the angularvelocity of the link CB, (b) the angularaccelerationsof CB and AB. Ans. l0rad/s, 5,-95rad/s2
5.20A particlemoveson a circularpath at a constantangularspeedof lOrad/son a platform,while the
platform rotateswith a constantangularspeedof 5Orad/sabout axis A-A. What is the velocity of the
particleP at the instantthe platformis in the XY planeandthe radiusvectorto the particleformsan angle
of 30owiththeY axisasshown?Ans.-1.732i'j-5km/s

10rad/s
\LI 50 rad/s
t \
l2rn/s 0 . 2 m ,/77
\l/ A
lmls B Plaform
P r o b5 . 1 9 Prob.5.20 P 5411&
r { rooob. )..2 6 {.-r5. z2 2

5.2lAn anti-aircraftgun is shown in action. The valuesof r.orand G)2&r€ 0.3 radls and 0.6 rad/srespectively.
At the instant shown what is the velocity of a projectile normal to the direction of the sun barrel when it
just leavesthe gun barrel as seenfrom the ground?Ans. -0.908i-0.5253j-0.6km/s

of the top tip of the gun.Ans. -0.54i-0.31lj-0.246k m/s2

5.22Alsodeterminethe acceleration

5.23RqtlAL) rotatesat a constantspeed0 of'2 rad/s.Collar C on the rod DA is constrainedto move in the
circulargrooveshownin the diagram.When the rod is at the positionsholvn,computethe speedof collar
C relativeto the ground. What is the speedof collar C relative to the rod AD? Point A is stationary.Ans.
7.168m/s,3.753m/s

5.24 Atruck has a speedV of 20 m/s and acceleratio n Vof 3mI s2 at time t. A cylinder of radiusequalto 2m is
rolling without slipping at time t such that relative to the truck it has an angular speedcD1and angular
accelerationrir, of 2radls and I rad/s2respectively.Determinethe velocity and accelerationof the center
of the cylinder relativeto the ground.

Rad

E r^v
1 CD1

,' .) \r' ,

P r o b5 . 2 4 P r o b . 5 5. 2
P r o b5 . 2 3
has at this
52sytruck is moving at a constantspeedY=1.7 m/s at time t. The truck loading compartment
mm rolls
instant a constantLgulur speed0 of 0.1 rad./sat an angle 0=450. A cylinder of radius of 300
radls2 at time t. What
relative to the compartmentat a speedcorof I rad/s accelerating at arate of rbr of 0.5
The distance
are the velocity and accelerationof the center of the cylinder relative to the ground at time t?
d at time t is 5m. Ans. -1.ll3i+l2.zjmls, 0.969i-0'1839j m/s2

path:3km and the speed

S.26Alight planeis circling an airportat a constantelevation.The radiusRr of the
at 100 rpm relative to the plane in a
of th-epiane is 120krr/hr. The propeller of the plane is rotating
 clockwisesenseas seenby the pilot. What are (D,d & d of the propeller as seenfrom the ground at the
instantshownin the diagram.Ans. -1047i+ 0.011krad/s,-0.116j rad/s2,0.0013 rad/s3

AB=2m
r/'zj x BGlm
P ro b5 .2 6 3kmr ad Prolr.5.2?

5.27A sliderA has at the instantof interesta speedVa of 3m/s rvith a decelerationof 2mls2. Computethe
angularvelocity and angular accelerationof bar AB at the instant of interest.What is the position of the
axis of rotationof bar AB? Ans. 3radls,-44.&a,Jls2,
instantaneous Inst.Centreis at (0,1).

5.28Therod AB, shown in figure rotatesCW at 2 radlswith a:4radls2.when 0:45o. Determinethe ansular
motionof the rod DE. The collar C is pin connectedto AB & slidesover DE.

Zr'arils,4rar)!s2

P r o b . 5 .2 8
 CHAPTER - 6 KINETICS OF RIGID BODIES
subjectedto a constanttorque
6.1 A shaft with a disc of steelhaving a density of 7626 kg/m3 originally at rest are
of th9 tf.t:T] mTy revolutions
T of 67.5 N-m, as shown. After 1 min., what is the angularvelocity '/z loY
Mr' for the disc (278 ard/s,
have occurred during this interval? Neglect friction of the bearings. use I=
1329rev).

300N

A8--ti'2wr
Circular bD-ffi^^
B3' t "^
D i s cd
. ia.=0.6m
Shaftdia.=25mm
Shaftlength=3m rad.0.3m
Prob.6.2
P ro b ,E .1
is applied. lf the shaft and its parts
6.2 Ashaft A is rotating at an angular speedof 1750rpm when the hand brake
it take to halve the speedof the
have a radiusof gyiation or zoo mm and a mars of 500 kg, how long does
(ANS. 13'38 s)
shaft?The dynamiccoefficient of friction betweenbelt and shaft is 0'3.
is a pin which slidesin a frictionlessslot
6.3 A torqueM of l5 N-m is appliedto a rod AB as shown.At R there
and whose radiusof gyration is 300 mm. If the systemis at rest at the instant
, r" in a disc E whosemassis ro tg =-
disc?The rod has a massof l8kg. Ans' 0 of rod
o.rb.',',, ,t o*n, what is the angularaccelerationof the rod and the
i !'i" 0 of disc = -16.07rad|sz
o"A.v*
is appliedat an angle B with the
6.4 A uniform slendermemberis supportedby a hinge at A. A for_cgP
to resultin zeroreactive
horizontal.Whatvalueshouldp haveand ai what distanced shouldit be applied
is w. what is.theangular
forcesat A at the configurationshownif p:450?The weightof the memberAB
preeisien: d=213L,0 =-
of the bar for theseconditionsat the instantof interest?(Ans.centreof
acceleration 'PC-nc.,,-sO,n-,
2glL rad/sz ,

6.5 A steppedcylinderis releasedfrom a rest configuration wherethe springis stretched200 mm' A constant
of l46kg andhasa radiusof gyration
forceF of 360Nactson thecylinder,asshown.Thecylinderhasa mass
is released?Take Fs:0'3 for the
of lm. What is the friction force at the instantthe steppedcylinder
coefficientoffriction.Thespringconstantkis2T0N/m.
is 0.3m and the weight is 50kg. what is the angular
6.6 A semi-cylinderA-atis shown. The diameter of A
and the semi-cylinder is
r. acceleration'oi a the position shown if at this instant there is no slipping
)'
\(' stationarv?Ans' 28'5 tadlst (Given OG=0'424t)
9",\\4 \ ' ;
AI "./
- , / / - .
/ A D9{as=y l-l'20'3m
AC=d
D
ffi
1 Z5mj-ie-d
B 175m
Prob6 . 4 Prob.6.5 Prob.6.6 Pr ob.6.7
Prob.6.3
6,7'fhe car shownin fig. hasa massof 2 Mg with its centreof massat G. Determinethe car's acceleration if the
driving wheelsin the back are always slipping, whereasthe front wheels freely rotate.Neglect the mass of
the wheels.p betweenthe driving wheelsandthe roadis 0.25.Ans. a=l.59 m/s2

6.8The J00 kg beam BD shown in fig, is supportedby two rods having negligiblemass.Determinethe force
createdin eachrod if at the instant0:30u, the rods are both rotatingat crr=6radls.

6.9 A block B weighing100kg rideson two identicalcylindersC & D weighing50 kg eachas shown.On top of
block B is a block A weighing 100 kg. Block A is preventedfiom moving to the left by a wall. If we neglect
friction betweenA and B; betweenA and wall; and we considerno slipping - at the contact surfacesof the
wheels,what is the angularspeedof the wheelsin 2s for P=800N? (C '.)'t"
5'L-.-
*
6,l0 A ring restson a smoothsurfaceshownas seenfrom above.The ring hasa meanradiusof 2m and a mass
of 30kg.A forceof 400N is appliedto the ring at B. What is the acceleration
of point A on the ring? Compute
of point O, also. (ANS. Zero).
the acceleration

6.ll A rod AB of length 3m and weight 445N is shown immediatelyafter it has been releasedfrom rest.
Computethe tensionof wires CA and DB at this instant.Ans. Ta=246N,Ts:201N

A
-+-
l ^ \
lP' / , ' ' : \ \
-.{' rno -P I ( *1.1\ \rad 2m
_--.t' ) A
:V
\ \ ,"J I n
B "
'lT\
* \v/
\r. r
l 1m \
=T4+
t r /

400].7 300
04 04 f b B
Prob6 8 Frob.69 l'rob. O l U P r o b6 1 l It' ]jt6'
tw//
6.12 IdenticalbarsAB and BC arc pinnedas shownwith frictionlesspins. Eachbar is 2.3m in lengthand hasa
mass of 9kg. A force of 450N is exerted at C when the bars are inclined at 60". What is the ansular
of the bars?Ans. Oee: -0e": -18.34rad/s2
acceleration

6.13 A shaftshownsupportedby bearingsA and B is rotatingat a speed<l of 3 radls.IdenticalblocksC and I)

weighing 30kg each are attachedto the shaft by light structuralmembers.What are the bearingreactionsin
the x andy directionsif we neglectthe weightof the shaft? $.s z vr^$

6.14 Rod AB, of length lm and mass 10kg is pinned to a disc D having a rnassof 20kg and a diameterof
0.5m,A torqueT:15 Nm is appliedto the disc. What arethe angularaccelerations
of the rod AB and disc at
this instant?Ans. 0ne=-3.805radls',0o=19.307rad/s'

6.15 Two slenderrods CD and EA are pinned togetherat B. Rod EA is rotating at a speedal equal to 2 rad/s.
Rod CD rides in a vertical slot at D. For the configurationshown in the diagram,computethe kinetic energy
of the rods.Rod CD weighs50N arrdrod EA weighs80N. AB:lm, BE:0.3, BC:0.2, BD:0.8m (ans.24.5 .I)
Refer fisure.
 ,N
I
a,!- .r, thickness=0.05m
r\
No6 J-
lONFD
t0

XI
I
-t

-!.o- P r o b . 6 5. 1 Prob.6.16
. a { A Prob.6.l3 P r o bE . 1 4
rroo.o.I4

with a fine wire held fixed at A and wrapped

6.16 A homogeneoussolid cylinder of radius 300mm is shown
what will its velocity be when it has dropped 3m?
around the cylinder. If the cylinder is releasedfrom rest,
Ref. Fig. Ans. 6.26 mis

OG=0.5 I rn
r a d . = 0 .52m
c'r=Brad/s 70Omm

P d .lI 7/
F ' r ooRb0 P r o b . 6I I.
Pr ob.621

90N are connectedat the frictionlesspins A' B' c

6.17 Four identicalrods eachof lengthL:l.3m and weight
connectspins B and c, and a weight w of 450N
and D. a .o*pr..sion spring of spiing constantk:5.31.i/mm
where 0:450. If the spring is not
is supportedat pin D. The systemls releasedfrom a configuration
deflectionof the weight w is 0'1966m' Refer Fig'
compressedat that configuration,show that the maximum
gyration k:0.2m about an axis passingthrough its
6.lg An unbalanced20kg flywheel shown has a radius of
g shown, determine the horizontal and vertical
c.G. If it has a cw angular u"ro.ii/ of rad/s at the inJiant
cornponentsof the reactionat O'
8m rolls without slipping at its center plane on the
6.19 A uniform cylinder c of radius 0.3m and thickness
2 revolutionsper secondrelative to the platform'
stationaryplatform B such that the centerlineof cD makes
cylinder aboutthe centerof massof the cylinder?The cylinder
_ t .t what is the angularmomentumu..ro, for the
lTi *.ighs3okg.
p ' ) o g , .a A
the stationarypoint O along the vertical axis
6,20 In prob. 6.19 find the angularmomentumof the disc about
t1.c1/A-A'
where the dynamic coefficient of friction at the contactis
6.21 A steppedcylinder is releasedon a 45o incline
is the angularspeedof the steppedcylinder after 4sec?
0.2 and the staticcoefficient of friction is 0.22. what
radius of gyration about its axis of 250mm' Be sure to
The steppedcylinder has a weight of 500N Tg u
check if the cylinder movesat all' Ans'69'18 rad/s
would
regularprecessionas shown at the rate of O'3rad/s'what
6.22 If the disc shown were to be undergoing
Neglect the massof the rod' Ans' 1744 rad/s
haveto be the spin velocity $? The disc weighs 90N.
' Ans'ML2/12'ML2B
6.23 slenderrod of massM is shown'ComputeI** & I*'*'
A uniformhomogeneous
6.24 hoopof massM. Ans. MR2
ComputeI*, tbr the thin homogeneous

6.25 ComputeI**, Iyy,l.r&,I^y fbr the homogeneous parallelepiped.

rectangular Ans. I*r:0

6.26 Computethe moment of inertia, Iss for the half-cylindershown.The body is homogeneous
and has a
massM. Ans. MR2/2

K_r_+l
' 1 ./-\_
v / r l---_1
' o '
n I I
t l
0 B B '
P r o b6 . 2 2 Prob.623 Prob8.24 Prob.6.26

6.27 Find the massmoment of inerlia I** for a very thin plate forming a quarter sectorof a circle. The plate
weighs0.4N. What is the secondmoment of arcaaboutthe x-axis? What is the productof inertia'?

6.28 Canyou identily by inspectionany of the principalaxesof inertiaat A? At B? Explain.The densityof the
materialis uniform.

-l*

l'
r
0 25m(dia
)-+_-l€ |
v t t l
1 25mm | | losm
- # l l
l J r l S q u a r er o d L 1 .
:-/t._-.--'-*
' l m
-t:-s:i,_
T'--T-=---.--i-'
P r o b6 . 2 8 P r o b6 2 9 25mm
z' Prob.6.27 P r o b6 3 1

6.29 By inspection,identify as many principalaxesas you can for massmomentsof inertiaat positionsA & B.
Explain your choices.The massdensityof the materialis uniform throughout.

6.30 A block havinga uniform densityof 5 g/cmi hasa hole of diameter40mm cut out. What arethe principal
moments of inertia at point A at the centroid of the right face of the block?
Ans.0.0I 258,0.0 1kg-m'
1239,0.0039

6.31 ComputeIyy& I*y for the right circularcylinder,which has a massof 50kg, and the squarerod, which
has a mass of l0kg, when the two are joined togetherso that the rod is radial to the cylinder. Ans. 67, -
1 4 .1 2 5 k s - m 2
CHAPTER _ 7 WBRATIONS

7.1 Write down the differential equationof motion of a spring masssystemin (a) the horizontaldirection shown
and (b) the vertical direction shown.Give its solutionas a function of time.

7 '2lf a 5kg masscausesan elongationof 50mm when suspendedfrom the end of a spring, determinethe natural
frequencyof the spring masssystem.Ans. 14.01rad/s

7.3
a) Show that the springconstantis doubledif the lengthof the spring is halved.
b) Show that two springshaving spring constantskr & kz have a combined spring constantof k1 + k2 when
connectedin parallel and have a combined spring constant whose reciprocal is (1/k1)+ (/k) when
combinedin series.

7.4 Write down the differential equationsof motion for the following cases(Refer Fig.)
(i) Springmasssystenlon an inclinedplane.
(ii) Simplependulum.
(iii) Simplependulumwith spring
(iv) Light cantileverwith end mass
(v) Compoundpendulum
(vi) TorsionalPendulum
(vii)

Tn
.'--)x €
1 , l. r M _L
fl/Wt*;
'W [Ljtur
.1,
P ro b7 1 (a ) x Pr ob7 1( b) Prob7 4(i)

0P= a
\J\,{- L

E=nrod.of elasticitv
--J-- - l=mom of Inertiaof area
of x-secof barAB
rrot.z+1li; Pr ob.7.4( iii) Prob7.4(iv)

massmofn
of inerti a J

tuob?4ffi
/
avi
7.5 For small oscillations,what is the natural frequencyof the systemin terms of a, b, K and W? $,ieglectthe
/ ^\ Ir--
oftherod).nns.li l.l9
mass
\h)\w
7.6 A rod is supportedon two rotating groovedwheels.The contactsurfaceshave a coefficienlof lriction p.
Explainhow the rod will oscillatein the horizontaldirectionif it is disturbedin that direction.Computethe
natural frequencyof the system. Ans. I L radls
"fi1.tg
7.7 A hydrometeris a deviceto measurethe specificgravity of liquids.The hydrometerweighs0.36N,and thc
diameterof the cylindrical portion above the base is 6mm. If the hydrometeris disturbedin the ver-tical
direction,what is the frequencyof vibrationin cycles/sec.
as it bobsup and down? Recallfrom Archimedes's
principle that the buoyant force equalsthe weight of the water displaced.Water has a density of 1000
kg/m'.Ans.0.438 cycle/s
ClmA 23rn B
massImJ

Frob.7.B P rotl7.7 R'0b.7.9 P r o b7 1 1

7.8 The hydrometerof Prob. 7.5 is usedto test the specificgravity of batteryacid in a car battery.What is the
periodof oscillationin this case?(Hint: Note if hydrometergoesdown, the water surfacewill haveto rise a
certainamountsimultaneously.The battery acid has a densityof 1100 kg/ml. Battery may be taken as a
cylinderof dia:0.03m.

7.9 A horizontalplatfbrm is rotating with a uniform angularspeedof ro radls. On the platform is a rod CD on
which slidesa cylinderA having weight W. The cylinderis connectedto C througha linear springhaving a
spring constantK. What is the cquationof motion for A relative to the platform after it has beendisturbed?

What is the naturallrequencyo1'oscillations?

T'ake16as the unstretched
lengthof spring. Ans. - ,'
f,L

7.10 A small pendulumis mountedin a rocket that is acceleratingupward at the rate of 39. What is the natural
frequency of oscillation of the pendulum if the bob has a mass of 50g? Neglect the weight of the rod.
Considersmalloscillations.Ans. 19.81radls

7.ll A slenderrod weighingl40N is held by a frictionlesspin at A and by a springhavinga springconstantof

8.80N/mm at B.
a) What is the naturalfrequencyof oscillationfor small vibrations?
b) If point B of the rod is clepressed
2Am at t:0 from the static equilibrium position, what will its
positionbe, when t:0.02sec?Ans,/.8!!2, -03420
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For smalloscillations,
whatis thenaturalfrequency?
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7.13 A rod of weight W and length L is restrainedin the vertical position by two identical springs having
spring constantK. A vertical load P acts on top of the rod. What value of P, in terms of W, L & K, will cause
the rod to have a naturalfrequencyof oscillationaboutA approachingzero for small oscillations?What does
this signify physically? (Hint: for small 0 we rnay take cos0:1, Ans. P:(2KL-W/2) (Note: This is the
principlefor stabilityof columnswhich you will learnin Mechanicsof Solidslateron).

7 .14 A cylinder of radius r and weight W rolls without slipping along a circular path of radius R as shown in
figure, Computethe naturalfrequencyof oscillationfor small osciliation.Ans. [2gl3(R-.)1"'

7.15 A manometerused for measuringpressuresis shown. lf the mercury has a length L in the tube, what is
the formationfor the naturalfrequencyof movementof the mercury? Xns. ,l49 / t

P r o b7 1 2 Prob.7.14

7.16 A differential manometeris used for measuring high pressures.What is the natural frequency of
oscillationof the mercury?Ans. 0.923Hz

7.t7
a) Develop an equation of motion (secondorder differential equation) for a spring-mass-dash pot
systemwherethe dashpot ha-sviscousdamping and the spring is a linear one.
b) Explain the meaningsof oritical darnping,underdampingand overdamping.
c) Solvethe differentialequationof (a) abovefor the 3 casesas given in (b) to find the x as a function
of time.
d) Explain the term logarithmic decrement.

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7.18 The massof a spring massdashpotsystemis given an initial velocity (from the equilibrium position) of
Ac,:nwhere co,,is the undampednatural frequency of the system.
Find the equationof motion for the system,for the cases,when

Plot displacementtime graphsfor the threecases.

7.19 Betweena solid mass of l0kg and the floor are kept two slabs of isolators,natural rubber and felt, in
series,as shown in figure. The natural rubber slab has a stiffnessof 3000N/m and an equivalentviscous
damping coefficient of 100 N-s/m. The felt slab has a stiffnessof 12000 N/m and an equivalentviscous
damping coefficient of 330 N-s/m. Determine the undampedand the damped natural frequenciesof the
systemin verticaldirection.Neglectthe massof the isolators.(Ans. 2.47 H2,2.39 Hz)

7.20 A gun barrelof mass600kg has a recoil spring of stiffness294,000N/m. If the barrel recoils 1.3m on
firing, determine-
a) the initial recoil velocity of the barrel;
b) the critical dampingcoefficientof the dashpotwhich is engagedat the end of the recoil stroke;
c) find the naturalfrequency& the time period of undampedvibrations.

7.21 The disc of a torsionalpendulumhas a momentof inertiaof 600 kg-cm2and is immersedin a viscous
fluid. The brassshaft attachedto it is of lOcm diameterand 40cm long. When the pendulum is vibrating,the
observedamplitudeson the sameside of the rest position for successivecycles are 9o, 6" and 4o. Determine-
a) Logarithmicdecrement
b) Dampingtorqueat unit velocity, and
'fhe
c) periodictime of vibration
Assume for the brass shaft G:44 Gpa What would the frequency be if the disc is removed from the
viscousfluid?

7.22 For the systemshown in figure.

Taking the rod on which the massis fixed, as light and stiff, determinethe value of c for the systemto be
criticallydamped.

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 CHAPTER_8 CENTRALFORCEMOTION
and that the path is a
g.l prove that a particle moving under the influence of central force is in planar motion,
conic section.
an angular speedof 0'1
g.2 A proposedamusementride consistsof a flat disc rotating in a horizontal plane at
A at a constantspeedof 1m/s relative to the disc' Find
rad/s.A 70kg personp walks radially from point 9 ag
its angular tp".b when the person is at (a) 2m and (b)
the moment that must be applied to tire disc to maintain
l* from O still walkingtowardA' (28N'm' 42 N-m)
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g.3 StateKeplersLaws and prove them using principlesof mechanics'

in a direction perpendicular
g.4 The radarrecorclof a comet indicatesthat it is moving at a speedof 42o00 kmph
g000 km from the ientre or tit. earth. will this comet be capturedby the
to the radial line r, and that r is
earth?(ANS. NO)
with semi-majoraxis 3 x 107m
g.5 An earth satelliteof mass 1000kg is plannedto move in an elliptical orbit
and minimum velocities.The earth is at one of the
and semi-minoraxis 2 x 107m. 6atcututethe maximum
foci of the elliPse.
made to revolve about its axis ol
g.6 A device used in amusementpark consistsof- a circular room that is
hasbeenbrought
people stangyp uguinrt the wall, as shown in the diagram.After the whole room
. symmetry. angular:q4 is required to ensurethat a person
will nol
. ^,u{ up to speed,the floor is lowered. what minimum
is 0.3.
[oq ;fi;;";;e wall when the floor is lowered?coefficient of friction
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g.7A pa(iclemovesundergravitational influenceabouta bodyM, the centteof whichcanbe taken
at a.position7000km fron
of an inertialreference.rne massoitrr. particleis 800kg.At timel-the particleis
The pu.ti"l. it movingat a speedof 2700(
the centreof M with directioncosinesr=0.5,m:0.5and"n=0.707.
thedirectionof the normalto the planeof thetrajectory?
kmphalongthedirectiono.ai+o:3i0.566k,Wt ut is
that on earthand the radiusof Mars i
g.grhe acceleration of gravityon the pranetMars is about0.305tirnes
velocityfrom Marsat a position160kmfrom the surfac
about0,532timesthatof Earth.what is the escape
of thePlanet? Ans' 17700kmPh
the earth's surfaceat a speedc
g.gA satelliteis placed into its orbit at an altitudeof 300km above i
and an angle of 30o as shown. Determine the equationfor its trajectoryand showthat its orbit
5 km/s
theplrigeeandapogeedistances' A's' 365and8069km
elliptical.ntso detErmine
 8.10 A satelliteis launchedand attainsa velocity of 30,000 kmph relative to the centre of the earth at a
distalce of 400 km from the earth's surface.The satellitehas been guided into a path that is parallel to the
earth'ssurfaceat burnout.
a) What kind of trajectorywill it have?
b) What is the farthestpoint from the earth's surface?
c) If it is in orbit, computethe time it takesto go from the minimum point to the maximum point?

8.11 T'hePioneerl0 spacevehicleapproaches the planetJupiterwith a trajectoryhaving an eccentricityof 3.

'l'he
vehiclecomesto within 1600kmof the surfaceof Jupiter.What is the speedof the vehicleat this instant?The
accelerationof gravity of Jupiteris 30 m/s2and the radiusis 69400km. 1l *"
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8.12 A meteoris moving at a speedof 32000kmph relativeto the centreof earthwhen it is 560 km from the
surface.At that tirne, the meteor has a radial velocity componentof 6400 kmph toward the centreof earth.
How closedoesit cometo the earth'ssurface?

8.13 A rpy satelliteto observeIndia is put into a circularorbit aboutthe North and Southpoles.The satelliteis
to make 10 cyclesa day (24 hours).What must be the distancefrom the surfaceof the earth for this satellite?
(ANS. 2727km)

8.14 l'wo satellitesA and B in the sameorbit are 1 km apartwhen A is at the apogeeat a heightof 1000km
abovethe earth'ssurface.Find the distancebetweenthem when A is at the perigee.200 km abovethe earth.

8.15 A particlemovesundera centralforce in a circularpath of dia r as shoun. The circle passesthroughthe

centreof force O. Show that its speedis V:V{Cor'0. *h.te Vu is the speedof the particle at point P. directly
acrossfrom O.

8.16 If the moon has a motion about thc earth that has an eccentricity of 0.0549 and a period of
Ans. 359600km
27.3 days,what is the closestdistanceof the moon to the earthin its tra.lectory?

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