THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

EXAMINATIONS OF DECEMBER 2018 (SEMESTER I)

Code and Name of Course: CVNG 1013 Introduction to Engineering Mechanics Paper: 1

Date and Time: Duration: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper has 4 pages and 3 questions.

Answer ALL 3 (three) Questions

Only a non-programmable calculator may be used

Question paper must be returned with answer sheet

Please read questions carefully

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INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed by the Examiners and where applicable, the University Examiner and/or
the External Examiner. Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the
First and Second Examiners. Completed forms should be handed to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The
EXTERNAL EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate
sheet), to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 20……/……/…… Date: 20……/……/……

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Q1 Marks
a) 5
I. Explain why trusses are designed with slender members
II. Explain why trusses can be used for larger span designs

b) The truss shown in Figure 1 is supported by a pin at A and a roller D.

5
I. List all the zero force members
II. Use methods of joints to determine the forces in members AB, AF 10
and FB
III. Use methods of sections to determine the force in member CD and 10
HD

F G H I

4m
A B C D E

100 kN 200 kN

4 @ 3m = 12 m

Figure 1

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the External Examiner. Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the
First and Second Examiners. Completed forms should be handed to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The
EXTERNAL EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate
sheet), to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

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Q2 Marks
a) Briefly explain why kinematic equations can only be used for constant 5
acceleration.

b) A man standing at the edge of a roof of a building, throws a cricket ball

vertically into the air with a velocity of 30 m/s. The ball travels upward then
downward to the floor. The path of the ball is as shown in Figure 2. Neglect
air resistance on the ball.

A C

10 m

Figure 2
Using equilibrium on a section of a cable under a uniformly distributed loading,
prove that the horizontal force in a cable is constant.
I. Determine the total distance the ball travels upward to point B. 5

II. Determine the velocity of the ball when it hits the ground at point D. 5

III. How much time it takes for the ball to reach the man again at point C 5
from the release point at A.

IV. Sketch the velocity time graph for the ball

10

V. Briefly explain how air resistance will affect the travel distance and 5
velocity

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the External Examiner. Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the
First and Second Examiners. Completed forms should be handed to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The
EXTERNAL EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate
sheet), to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 20……/……/…… Date: 20……/……/……

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Q3 Marks

a) The 1000 kg cart is hoisted up the hill with a motor driven cable system. The
force in the cable is F = (3500t2) N, where t is measured in seconds. The cart has
an initial velocity of 5 m/s at s = 0 and t = 0. Assume a total frictional coefficient of
0.1 acts between the wheels and the hill surface.

30 m

40 m

Figure 3

I. If force changes with time, is the acceleration constant or does it also change 5
with time?

II. Determine the equation for velocity for the cart using the forces acting on the 15
cart and initial boundary conditions provided.

5
III. Determine the velocity at t = 2 seconds

IV. From the velocity equation, determine the displacement equation for the 5
motion of the particle

5
V. Using the displacement equation, find the displacement at t = 2 seconds.

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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the External Examiner. Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the
First and Second Examiners. Completed forms should be handed to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The
EXTERNAL EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate
sheet), to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

…………………………………….. ……………………………………..
First Examiner University Examiner

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 20……/……/…… Date: 20……/……/……