INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING

HOMEWORK 1

Student: Hamdiosmanli Ismail

Department: Computer Engineering

6.1 Convert the information given in the accompanying table from SI units to
U.S. Customary units. Refer to the conversion tables on the inside front and
back covers of this book. Show all steps of your solutions.

 120 km/hr to miles/hr and ft/s

Solution: 1 km = 0,621 miles, so it is : 120 km/hr × 0,621 = 74,52

miles/hr

39,4 inches = 1 meter

120 km 1000m 1 ft
× × 39,4∈ ¿ × ¿
h 1 km 1m hr 1min 4 728 000
12∈¿× × = ¿
60 min 60 sec 43 200

¿ 109,44 ft /sec

 1000 W to Btu/hr and hp

Solution: 1 W = 3,412141633 Btu/hr , so it is : 1000 W × 3,412141633 ¿

 ¿ 3412,141633 Btu/hr
1000 W
1 hp= 745,699872 W, so it is 745,699872 =1,34102209 hp

 100 m3 to ft 3

Solution: 1 m3= 35,3146667 ft 3, so it is: 100m3 × 35,3146667=¿

3531,4667 ft 3

 80 kg to lbm

Solution: 1 kg = 2,20462 lbm, so it is: 80 ×2 , 20462=176 , 3698096 lbm

kg
 1000 to lbm/ ft 3
m3

kg lbm
Solution: 1 3 = 0,062428 , so it is: 1000 ×0,062428=¿
m ft 3

62,427961 lbm/ft 3

 900 N to lbf

Solution: 1 N = 0, 22480894 lbf , so it is: 900 N ×0,22480894=¿

202,3280494 lbf
  100 kPa to lbf/¿2

Solution: 1 kPa = 0, 145037738 lbf/¿2, so it is: 100 kPa ×0,1450377=¿

lbf
14,5037738
¿2

 9,81 m/s 2 to ft /s 2

Solution: 1 m/s 2 = 3, 28084 ft /s 2, so it is: 9,81 ×3,28084=32,185039 ft / s2

6.2 Convert t he information given in the accompanying table from U.S.

Customary units to SI units. Refer to conversion tables on the inside front and
back covers of this book. Show all steps of your solutions.

 65 miles/hr to km/hr and m/s

Solution: 1 mile = 1,609344 km/hr , so it is: 65 ×1,609344=¿

104 , 60736 km/hr

1 mile= 0,44704 m/s, so it is: 65 ×0,44704=29,0576 m/ s

 60 000 Btu/hr to W
Solution: 1 Btu/hr = 0, 29307107 W, so it is: 60 000 ×0,29307107=¿
 17 584 , 2642W

kg
 120 lbm/ ft 3 to
m3

lbm kg
Solution: 1 3 = 0,062427906 , so it is: 120 ÷ 0,062427906=¿
ft m3

kg
1922 ,215608752
m3

 30 lbf/¿2 to kPa

Solution: 1 lbf/¿2 = 6, 894757 kPa, so it is: 30 ×6,894757=¿

206,4271 kPa

 200 lbm to kg

Solution: 1 lbm = 2,2046226, so it is: 200 ÷ 2,2046226=90,7184 kg

  200 lbf to 1 N

Solution: 1 N= 0,2248089 lbf, so it is: 200 ÷ 0,2248089=889 , 644494 N

6.3 The angle of twist for a shaft subjected to twisting torque can be
expressed by the equation: φ = TL/ JG where
φ = the angle of twist in radians
T = applied torque (N ⋅m)
L = length of the shaft in meter (m)
J = shaft’s polar moment of inertia (measure of resistance to twisting)
G = shear modulus of the material (N/m2)

What is the appropriate unit for J if the preceding equation is to be

homogeneous in units?

φ=TL÷ JG

N
Rad = N ×m ×m/J × 2
m
2 N
Rad = N ×m /J × 2
m

Rad= m 4 /J
Appropriate unit for J is m4.
6.4 Which one of the following equations is dimensionally
homogeneous? Show your proof.

a) F = ma
m
N = kg ×
s2
N=N

This equation is dimensionally homogeneous.

m
b) F =
V2
m2
N = kg × ÷m
s2
m
N = kg × 2
s
N=N

This equation is dimensionally homogeneous.

c) F(t2 – t1 ) = m(V2 – V1 )
m
Ns = kg × s
m
Ns = kg ×
s2
Ns = Ns

This equation is dimensionally homogeneous.

d) F=mV
m
N = kg × s

This equation is NOT dimensionally homogeneous.

6.13 Which one of the following equations is dimensionally
homogeneous? Show your proof.

1 1
a) F(x2 – x1 ) = 2 mV22 – 2 mV12
Nm = m (V2 – V1 )2
m 2
Nm = ×s
s2
m2
Nm= kg ×
s2

This equation is NOT dimensionally homogeneous.

1 1
b) F= 2 mV22 – 2 mV12
m2
N =kg × 2
s

This equation is NOT dimensionally homogeneous.

c) F(V2 -V1 ) = mx2 – mx1

m
N× =kg ×m 2
s
m m
kg × 2 × =kg ×m 2
s s

This equation is NOT dimensionally homogeneous.

d) F(t2 - t1) = mV2 – mV1

m
N × s=kg ×
s
m
kg × 2
× s=¿ kg × m
s s
 m m
kg × =kg ×
s s

This equation is dimensionally homogeneous.