Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

MMAN2300 – Engineering Mechanics 2

Mock Exam 2023 T2

ANSWER BOOKLET

1. TIME ALLOWED – 2 hours

2. READING TIME – 10 minutes

3. THIS EXAMINATION PAPER HAS 16 PAGES

4. TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS – 3 (Part A has 2 ques�ons, Part B has 1 ques�on)

5. TOTAL MARKS AVAILABLE – 100

6. MARKS AVAILABLE FOR EACH QUESTION ARE SHOWN IN THE EXAMINATION PAPER

7. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN IN INK. EXCEPT WHERE THEY ARE EXPRESSLY REQUIRED, PENCILS MAY
BE USED ONLY FOR DRAWING, SKETCHING OR GRAPHICAL WORK

8. CANDIDATES MAY BRING TO THE EXAMINATION: A CALCULATOR THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

• All ques�ons should be answered on the ques�on booklet provided.

• Extra pages have been provided at the back if more working space is needed. If you use
these pages, be sure to label them with the ques�on number.
• You may request a new ques�on paper if needed.

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 Part A – Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
QUESTION 1 [25 marks]
The gear's centre O moves with a constant velocity 𝑣𝑣𝑂𝑂 = 5 m/s to the right. No slipping occurs between
the gear and the horizontal rack. Peg B is fixed on the gear and slides freely along the slot in the link
AC. At the instant shown in Figure Q1, OB is in the vertical position.
Given OB = r = 120 mm and AB = 600 mm, determine:
(a) the angular velocity (magnitude and direction) of link AC,
(b) the velocity (magnitude and direction) of peg B relative to link AC, and
(c) the angular acceleration (magnitude and direction) of link AC.

Figure Q1

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QUESTION 2 [25 marks]
The 12-kg slender rod AC is attached to a spring, which has a stiffness of 40 N/m and an unstretched
length of 2 m, as shown in Figure Q2. The rod is released from rest when θ = 25°. Given AB = AC = 2
m, determine:
(a) the angular acceleration (magnitude and direction) of rod AC when the rod is released from rest (i.e.,
at the instant θ = 25°).
(b) the magnitude of the reaction force at point A when θ = 25°.
(c) the magnitude of the angular velocity of rod AC when it reaches θ = 75°.

Figure Q2
END of PART A

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 Part B – Vibration
The system shown in Figure Q3 consists of:

• A first disc, with mass 𝑚𝑚1 = 2 kg, radius 𝑟𝑟 = 2 m and moment of inertia 𝐼𝐼𝑂𝑂1 = 4.18 kg·m2 about its
centre 𝑂𝑂1 . The disc rotates about its centre 𝑂𝑂1 , and its centre of mass 𝐺𝐺 is located at a distance 𝑑𝑑 =
0.3 m from its centre 𝑂𝑂1 . The rotation of the disc is described by the coordinate 𝜃𝜃1 positive CCW.
• A second disc, with mass 𝑚𝑚2 = 3 kg, radius 𝑟𝑟 = 2 m and moment of inertia 𝐼𝐼𝑂𝑂2 = 6 kg·m2 about its
centre 𝑂𝑂2 . The disc rotates about its centre 𝑂𝑂2 , which is also its centre of mass. The rotation of the
disc is described by the coordinate 𝜃𝜃2 positive CCW.
• A mass 𝑚𝑚3 = 0.3 kg, constrained to move only vertically. The vertical displacement of the mass is
denoted with 𝑦𝑦3 .
The first disc is connected to the ground by a torsional spring with torsional stiffness 𝑘𝑘𝑡𝑡 = 2000 N·m/rad.
The two discs are connected by an inextensible cable.
The mass is connected by a flexible cable to the second disc. This flexible cable behaves as a spring of
stiffness 𝑘𝑘 = 1250 N/m.
An external harmonic force 𝐹𝐹(𝑡𝑡) = 𝐹𝐹0 · cos(𝜔𝜔𝜔𝜔) is applied vertically to the mass. The force has an
amplitude 𝐹𝐹0 = 2.5 N and a frequency 𝜔𝜔 = 35 rad/s.
When 𝜃𝜃1 = 0 and 𝑦𝑦3 = 0, both springs are unstretched, point 𝐺𝐺 is horizontally aligned on the left of 𝑂𝑂1
(as in the figure), and 𝜃𝜃2 = 0.

Figure Q3
(a) Show that the nonlinear equations of motion of the system in terms of 𝜃𝜃1 and 𝑦𝑦3 are the following:

10.18 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃̈1 + 7000 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃1 − 2500 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦3 − 5.886 ⋅ cos(𝜃𝜃1 ) = 0

0.3 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦̈ 3 − 2500 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃1 + 1250 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦3 = 2.5 ⋅ cos(35 ⋅ 𝑡𝑡) − 2.943

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(b) Starting from the equations of motion given in part (a), show that the position 𝜃𝜃1 = 0 rad and 𝑦𝑦3 =
−0.002354 m is a stable equilibrium position (you need to show that the given position is an
equilibrium position and also that it is stable).
(c) Linearise the equation of motion given in part (a) around the equilibrium position given in part (b),
𝜃𝜃
then find the mass and stiffness matrices. Use the coordinates 𝑥𝑥 = � 1 �.
𝑦𝑦3
(d) Find the steady state amplitude of vibration for 𝜃𝜃1 in degrees and 𝑦𝑦3 in millimetres.
(e) Draw the particular solution (steady state solution) 𝜃𝜃1,𝑝𝑝 (𝑡𝑡) and 𝑦𝑦3,𝑝𝑝 (𝑡𝑡) as a function of time and
annotate your diagrams with the key quantities.

END of PART B

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Part B Solution

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Substituting all quantities and 𝜃𝜃1𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 = 0 and 𝑦𝑦3𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 =−0.002354 m we get:

0 = 5.885 − 0 − 0 + 5.885
0 = 0 + 2.943 − 2.943
So 0=0 for both equa�ons, the posi�on is an equilibrium posi�on

𝜃𝜃1 = 𝜃𝜃1𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 + 𝜃𝜃�1 = 𝜃𝜃�1

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 𝑦𝑦3 = 𝑦𝑦3𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 + 𝑦𝑦�3 = −0.002354 + 𝑦𝑦�3

Subs�tu�ng numbers:

10.18 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�̈1 + 7000 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�1 − 2500 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�3 = 5.886 + 2500 ⋅ (−0.002354)

0.3 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�̈3 − 2500 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�1 + 1250 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�3 = 𝐹𝐹 − 1250 ⋅ (−0.002354) − 2.943

10.18 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�̈1 + 7000 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�1 − 2500 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�3 = 5.886 − 5.886

0.3 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�̈3 − 2500 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�1 + 1250 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�3 = 𝐹𝐹 + 2.943 − 2.943

10.18 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�̈1 + 7000 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�1 − 2500 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�3 = 0

0.3 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�̈3 − 2500 ⋅ 𝜃𝜃�1 + 1250 ⋅ 𝑦𝑦�3 = 𝐹𝐹

10.18 0 𝜃𝜃�̈1 7000 −2500 𝜃𝜃�1 0

� �� � + � � � � = � � cos(35𝑡𝑡)
0 0.3 𝑦𝑦�̈3 −2500 1250 𝑦𝑦�3 2.5
N⋅m
10.18 kg ⋅ m2 0 7000 −2500 N
rad
𝑀𝑀 = � � and K = � N N �
0 0.3 kg −2500 1250
rad m

Part d)
2 −1
0
𝐗𝐗 = [K − 𝜔𝜔2 M]−1 𝐅𝐅0 = �7000 − 10.18 ⋅ 35 −2500 � � �=
−2500 1250 − 0.3 ⋅ 352 2.5
−5471 −2500 −1 0 1 883 2500 0
=� � � �= � �� � =
−2500 883 2.5 −5471 ⋅ 883 − (−2500)2 2500 −5471 2.5
1 883 2500 0 1 6250 −0.0005641 rad
= � � � � = � �=� �
−1.108 ⋅ 107 2500 −5471 2.5 −1.108 ⋅ 107 −13678 0.001235 m
So

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 |Θ1 | = 0.0005641 rad = 0.03232° and |𝑌𝑌3 | = 0.001235 m = 1.235 mm

with the par�cular solu�on of 𝜃𝜃1 in counter-phase with the force and that of 𝑦𝑦3 in phase with the
force

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Part e)

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