CE 3220: SPECIAL TOPICS I

Quiz 3 June 20, 2021

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Situation 1. Consider the plates and loadings shown in Figure 1.

1. For Figure 1.a, determine the horizontal reaction at A.
A. 30.0 lb B. 44.7 lb C. 40.0 lb D. 19.9 lb
2. For Figure 1.a, determine the vertical reaction at B.
A. 30.0 lb B. 30.2 lb C. 40.0 lb D. 19.9 lb
3. For Figure 1.a, determine the vertical reaction at A.
A. 30.0 lb B. 44.7 lb C. 40.0 lb D. 19.9 lb
4. For Figure 1.b, determine the reaction at B.
A. 30.2 lb B. 34.6 lb C. 19.9 lb D. 44.7 lb
5. For Figure 1.b, determine the resultant reaction at A.
A. 30.2 lb B. 34.6 lb C. 19.9 lb D. 44.7 lb
6. For Figure 1.b, determine the direction of the resultant reaction at A.
A. 26.6 B. 30.0 C. 41.4 D. 60.0
Situation 2. A 12-m pole supports a horizontal cable CD and is held by a ball and socket at A and two cables BE and
BF as shown in Figure 2. The tension in cable CD is 14 kN and CD is parallel to the x axis (f = 0).
7. Determine the tension in cable BE.
A. 7.00 kN B. 17.50 kN C. 22.4 kN D. 2.50 kN
8. Determine the tension in cable BF.
A. 7.00 kN B. 17.50 kN C. 22.4 kN D. 2.50 kN
9. Determine the horizontal component of the reaction at A.
A. 7.00 kN B. 17.50 kN C. 22.4 kN D. 2.50 kN
10. Determine the vertical component of the reaction at A.
A. 7.00 kN B. 17.50 kN C. 22.4 kN D. 2.50 kN
Situation 3. The 15-N Wedge B is used to lift the 10-N Block A as shown in Figure 3. The coefficient of static friction
between all contiguous surfaces is 0.25.
11. What is the force exerted by the wall on Block A?
A. 7.79 N B. 7.95 N C. 12.76 N D. 18.65 N
12. How much is exerted by Block A and Wedge B on each other?
A. 2.77 N B. 10.87 N C. 17.80 N D. 18.82 N
13. What is the minimum force that can lift Block A?
A. 9.47 N B. 11.09 N C. 16.06 N D. 16.79 N
Situation 4. An overhang beam is loaded as shown in Figure 4.
14. What is the reaction at the roller at C?
A. 42 kN B. 50 kN C. 68 kN D. 82 kN
15. What is the reaction at the pin at B?
A. 18 kN B. 50 kN C. 68 kN D. 108 kN
16. At what distance from the free end at A is the shear force equal to zero?
A. 1.05 m B. 1.45 m C. 2.05 m D. 2.45 m
17. In which segment is the bending moment positive?
A. Segment AB B. Segment BC C. Segment CD D. none
Situation 5. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation 𝑥 = 6𝑡 4 − 2𝑡 3 − 12𝑡 2 + 3𝑡 + 3, where x and t are
expressed in meters and seconds, respectively.
18. Determine the position when a = 0.
A. 0.592 m B. 0.234 m C. 0.259 m D. 0.667 m
19. Determine the time when a = 0.
A. 0.592 s B. 0.234 s C. 0.259 s D. 0.667 s
20. Determine the velocity when a = 0.
A. 59.23 m/s B. 28.56 m/s C. 66.70 m/s D. 23.40 m/s
Situation 6. A helicopter flying shown in Figure 5 with a constant velocity of 180 km/h and is directly above point A
when a loose part begins to fall. The part lands 6.5 seconds later at point B on an inclined surface.
21. The vertical motion component of the falling part is:
A. uniform motion C. uniformly accelerated
B. non-uniformly accelerated D. rotating
22. Determine the distance d between points A and B.
A. 330 m B. 325 m C. 150 m D. 207 m
23. Determine the horizontal distance between points A and B.
A. 330 m B. 325 m C. 150 m D. 207 m
24. Determine the initial height h.
A. 330 m B. 325 m C. 150 m D. 207 m
25. Determine the highest elevation the falling part is from the ground.
A. 330 m B. 325 m C. 150 m D. 207 m
Situation 7. A uniform rod BC of mass 4 kg is connected to a collar A by a 250-mm cord AB as shown in Figure 6.
Neglect the mass of the collar and cord.
26. Determine the smallest constant acceleration of collar A for which the cord and the rod will lie in a straight line.
A. 7.42 m/s2 B. 4.50 m/s2 C. 4.09 m/s2 D. 6.52 m/s2
27. Determine the tension in cord AB.
A. 42.5 N B. 45.0 N C. 74.2 N D. 65.2 N
Situation 8. The 20-mm-diameter A-36 steel rod is subjected to the axial forces shown in Figure 7. The modulus of
elasticity of A36 steel is 200GPa.
28. Determine the cross-sectional area of the rod in m2.
A. 0.1(10-1)π m2 B. 0.2(10-1)π m2 C. 0.5(10-1)π m2 D. 0.4(10-1)π m2
29. Determine the displacement of point C relative to the fixed support A.
A. 0.318 mm B. -0.422 mm C. -0.318 mm D. 0.422 mm
Situation 9. Segments AB and CD of the assembly in Figure 8 are solid circular rods, and segment BC is a tube. The
assembly is made of 6061-T6 aluminum. E = 68.9 GPa
30. Determine the cross sectional area of AB.
A. 0.18(10-1)π m2 B. 0.22(10-1)π m2 C. 0.10(10-1)π m2 D. 0.35(10-1)π m2
31. Determine the cross sectional area of BC.
A. 0.18(10-1)π m2 B. 0.22(10-1)π m2 C. 0.10(10-1)π m2 D. 0.35(10-1)π m2
32. Determine displacement of end D with respect to A.
A. 0.365 mm B. -0.365 mm C. 0.449 mm D. -0.449 mm
Situation 10. The shaft in Figure 9 is hollow from A to B and solid from B to C. The shaft has an outer diameter of
80 mm, and the thickness of the wall of the hollow segment is 10 mm.
33. Determine the polar moment of inertia of segment AB.
A. 1.28(10-6)π m4 B. 0.88(10-6)π m4 C. 1.15(10-6)π m4 D. 0.56(10-6)π m4
34. Determine the polar moment of inertia of segment BC.
A. 1.28(10-6)π m4 B. 0.88(10-6)π m4 C. 1.15(10-6)π m4 D. 0.56(10-6)π m4
35. Determine the maximum shear stress developed in the shaft.
A. 46.2 MPa B. 29.1 MPa C. 59.7 MPa D. 38.2 MPa
Situation 11. The beam in Figure 10 is subjected to a bending moment of M = 20 kN-m.
36. Determine the moment of inertia of the beam.
A. 36.22(10-6) m4 B. 17.92(10-6) m4 C. 40.52(10-6) m4 D. 26.84(10-6) m4
37. Determine the maximum bending stress in the beam.
A. 74.5 MPa B. 80.4 MPa C. 26.84 MPa D. 36.22 MPa
Situation 12. Consider the two deformable bars AB and BC shown in Figure 11.
38. What is the force in Bar AB?
A. 20.00 kN B. 28.28 kN C. 40.00 kN D. 56.57 kN
39. Which of the following gives the horizontal displacement of point B?
A. 1.20 mm B. 2.00 mm C. 2.40 mm D. 3.20 mm
40. Which of the following gives the vertical displacement of point B?
A. 0.80 mm B. 0.90 mm C. 1.70 mm D. 2.50 mm
41. Determine the amount of air in a room whose dimensions are 4m x 5m x 6m at 100 kPa and 25°C.
A. 190.7 kg B. 140.3 kg C. 240.5 kg D. 345.7 kg
42. A steam turbine receives 1,630 kg of steam per hour at 340 m/s velocity and 3550 kJ/kg enthalpy. The steams
leaves at 259 m/s and 3020 kJ/kg. Which of the following most nearly equals the power output? (Consider that
there is a heat transferred out from the system of 20 kW.)
A. 250.96 kW B. 230.96 kW C. 240.96 kW D. 220.96 kW
43. Three pounds of water at 100°F is added to 5 pounds of water at 40°F. What is the final temperature of the mixture?
A. 62.5°F B. 67.5°F C. 60.7°F D. 64.3°F
44. Find the change in internal energy of 5 lbm of oxygen gas when the temperature changes from 100°F to 120°F.
The values for constants are cv = 0.157 BTU/lbm - °R and cp = 0.2198 BTU/lbm - °R.
A. 14.70 BTU B. 15.70 BTU C. 21.98 BTU D. 147.0 BTU
45. What mass of nitrogen is contained in a 57 m3 tank if the pressure and temperature are 1 atm and 21 °C?
A. 48.16 kg B. 55.87 kg C. 28.99 kg D. 66.16 kg
46. A tire is inflated to a gage pressure of 2 atm. The temperature of the tire increases from 20°C to 45°C the moment
the car moves with the simultaneous increase in the tire’s volume by 5%. What is the gauge pressure of the tire at
the higher temperature?
A. 2.7 atm B. 3.1 atm C. 2.1 atm D. 4.3 atm
47. A turbine uses 50 000 kg/hr of steam that enters with and enthalpy of 3300 kJ/kg and essentially zero entrance
velocity. It was found that 7.5 MW of power is developed. The exit velocity of the steam is 150 m/s and expansion
is adiabatic. What is the exit enthalpy?
A. 2748.8 kJ/kg B.4352.8 kJ/kg C. 13,212.5 kJ/kg D. 34,114.5 kJ/kg
48. In a heater machine, work was done to the said machine with a value of 30,000 J. The machine provided heat
transfer of 24 kJ. With the current technology, the said machine generated 5,000 J of work to be used by another
machine. If the other machine produces 1 kJ of heat and it was transferred to the first machine, what is the net
energy of the said machine ideally?
A. 0 kJ B. – 60 kJ C. 60,000 J D. -48 kJ
49. A motor is used to stir a 5 kg water at 0.4 HP. Assuming that there was no losses and all the work went into
heating, how long will it take to increase the temperature of water by 6°C?
A. 7 minutes B. 5 minutes C. 10 minutes D. 12 minutes
50. The temperature of a solution is 63°C. What is this temperature Chicken oil Scale? Note: In Chicken Oil Scale, it
uses chicken oil as standard substance, where water has boiling point, 63°𝐶 and freezing point, 0°𝐶.
A. 63.69 °C B. 36.39°C C. 39.69 °C D. 126.12°C

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