Q. No.

Questions Marks
Distribution
Section-A (All questions are compulsory) 2x10=20
Q.1(a) State Lami’s theorem? 2
Q.1(b) Explain the Newton’s second law? 2
Q.1(c) Define mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of a machine? 2
Q.1 (d) What do you mean by center of gravity and moment of inertia of a 2
body?
Q.1 (e) Write different types of belt drives? 2
Q.1 (f) What are the necessary conditions to have a body in equilibrium? 2
Q.1 (g) What are equations of motion? 2
Q.1 (h) How does a couple work? 2
Q.1 (i) Define, in short, free, and forced vibrations? 2
Q.1 (j) What is principle of impulse and angular momentum? 2
Section-B 6X5=30
Q.2. State and explain the Varignon's theorem? 6
Or
What is free body diagram. State and explain its importance with
respect to mechanics?
Q.3. Define the angle of friction, cone of friction and angle of repose? 6
Or
State and explain different types of friction and laws of friction?
Q.4. Explain the law of machine and using following table shows 6
observations on a certain machine. Find the law of machine
equation and maximum Mechanical advantage?
Load Effort

100 N 10 N

200 N 20 N

OR
Find the centroid of the area as shown in figure and also find
moment of inertia about xx axis, where A= 6cm, B = 6 cm and C =
2cm ?
 Q.5. Using the method of sections, compute the force in bars FH, GH, 6
and EK.

Or
A system of loads acting on a beam is shown in Figure below.
Determine the resultant of the loads and its locations?

Q.6. A sphere is fired horizontally into a viscous liquid with an initial 5

velocity of 27 m/s, as shown in Figure. If it experiences a
deceleration a = - 6t m/s2, where t is in seconds. Determine the
distance travelled before it stops?

Or
A system of loads acting on a beam is shown in Figure below.
Determine the resultant of the loads and its locations?

Section-C (Any two) 15X2=30

Q.7. (a) Prove that a lifting machine is reversible if its efficiency is greater
than 50% ?

(b) Determine the moment of inertia of a thin elliptical disk of mass

m, having axial radius of a and b?
Q.8. (a) State and prove the work-energy theorem. State D’Alembert
principle?
Derive equation for projectile motion on plane?
(b)
An open belt drive connects two pulleys 120 cm and 50cm
Q.9. diameter, on parallel shaft 4 m apart. The maximum tension in the
belt is 1855.3 N the coefficient of friction is 0.3. The drive pulley
of 120 cm diameter runs at 200 rpm, calculate the power
transmitted and the torque exerted on the driven shaft?

A ladder of length 4 m weighing 200 N is placed against a vertical

Q.10. wall as shown below. The coefficient of friction between the wall
and the ladder is 0.2 and that between the floor and the ladder is
0.3. The ladder, in addition to its own weight, has to support a man
weighing 600 N at a distance of 3 in from A. Calculate the
minimum horizontal
force to be applied at A to prevent slipping?

Q.11. Explain the concept of angular momentum. Also derive an

expression for angular momentum in cartesian co-ordinate?