ENT 100 Engineering Mechanics

I. Two blocks A and B are resting against a wall and a floor as shown in figure . Find the
range of values of P applied to the lower block for which the system remains in
equilibrium. Co-efficient of friction is 0.25 at the floor and 0.3at the wall and 0.2
between the blocks.

ij 1000N

SOO N

2. Find out the support reaction of a simply supported beam as shown in figure

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I 3. A uniform ladder of 5 m long weighs 200 N. it is placed against a vertical wall with
which it makes an angle of 30°. The co-efficient of friction between the wall and the
ladder is 0.25 and that between the floor and the ladder is 0.35. The ladder in addition
to its own weight has to support a load of 1000N at the top end. Find i) the horizontal
force P to be applied at the floor level to prevent slipping. ii) if the force P is not
applied, what should be the minimum inclination of the ladder with the horizontal so
that there is no slipping of it with the load at its top.

4. Two blocks A and B weighing 3 kN and 1 kN are connected by a ire passing over a
smooth frictionless pulley as shown in figure. Determine the magnitude of forc e P
requ ired to prevent mo vement of block A down the plane. Take co-efficeint of friction
between the pl anes and blocks as 0.2
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5. A ladder 5 meters long rests on a horizontal ground and leans against a smooth
vertical wall at an angle 70° with the horizontal. The weight of the ladder is 900 N
and acts at its middle. The ladder is at the point of sliding, when a man weighing
750N stands on a rung 1.5 metre from the bottom of the ladder. Calculate the
coefficient of friction between the ladder and the floor
6. Determine the support reaction of a beam shown in figure

2.0kN
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7. A simply supported beam AB of span 4 mis carrying a point loads of 5, 2 and 3 kN

at I, 2 and 3 m respectively from the support A. Calculate the reactions at the supports
A and B.
8. Two blocks A and B of weights 500 N and 1000 N are placed on an .1.nclined plane.
The blocks are connected by a string to the parallel plane. The coeffcient of frictio~
between the inclined plane and the block A is 0.15 and that for the block Bis 0.4. Fnd
the inclination of the plane when ~he motion is about to take place. Also calculate the
tension in the string

9. A uni fu nn l,1l11._kr of -l m kng1h rests again::: t ,1 vc rfo:al wall with wh ich il maJ,. e:: . -Ill
:.in l.!h:: uf -1 5-. Th,: LUdlic1cn t of th..:tion bclwt.:cn the laddi:r a.ml th e wall is 0 .-4 and that
bc;W l:c n btkk t .,nJ the 1lot,r i:- 0 ,5. Ir a man . "' ho:'.> e wt>i gbr 1s un~-h~llf of that of tht"
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I0. Find the support t\:action of the bearn

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. A simply supported ~earn of span
.· 6. m is carrying a unifonnly distributed load of 2
l!Nlm over a length of 3 m from the nght end B. Calculate the support reactions
12. An inclined plane as shown in Fig. is used to unload slowly a body weighing 400 N
from a truck 1.2 m high into the ground.The coefficient of friction between the
underside of the body and the plank is 0.3. State whether it is necessary to push the
body down the plane or hold it back from sliding down. What minimum force is
required parallel to the plane for this purpose '?

13. A block (A) of wt.:ight 5 kN is to be raised by means of a 20° wedg~ (8) by th1.1
application of a horizontal force (P) as shown in Fig. 9.18. The block A is lJOll$trnint:d
to move vertically by the application of a horizontal force (S). Find the magnitude l)f
the forces P and S, when the coefficient of fridion at the contnct surfoct's is 0.~5.

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inclined at 30' to the horizontal ut l3 . The hcmn is loutkd 11s slwwn i11 Fiµ
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3 kN
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25. A .gh
15° wedge (A). h as to b e d. · for tightening a body (B) loaded with 1000 N
nven
we1 t as shown m Fig If th l f ii . . .
£ (P . · e ang e O nction for all the surfaces is 14° find the
orce ), which should be applied to the wedge. ,
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26. Find out the support reaction of the beam

4kN 5kM.
5kN

l 3m

R.-w

27. A uniform ladder of weight 850N and of length 6m rests on a horizontal ground and
leans against a smooth vertical wall. The angle made by the ladder with the horizontal
is 65°. When a man of weight 750N stands on the ladder at a distance 4 m from the
top of the ladder, the ladder is at the point of sliding. Determine the co-·efficient of
friction between the ladder and the floor