DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

First Series Test January 2021

BE 100 -ENGINEERING MECHANICS
(S1 MECHANICAL –B)

Time: 60 min Max. Marks: 25

1. a) State and explain principle of transmissibility. (5)

b) Two persons lift a mass of 100kg by cables passing over two pulleys as shown in figure
below.Determine the forces P and Q that must be applied by the two persons if the body is in
equilibrium at the position shown. (10)

OR
2. a) State and prove Lami’s theorm (5)

b) A chord supported at A and B carries a load 10 KN at D and a load W at C as shown in

figure below .Find the value of W so that CD remains horizontal.Also find tension in AC and
BD.

(10)
3. A roller of weight W=1000 N rests on a smooth inclined plane and is kept from rolling down
by a string AC as shown in figure below.Using the method of projections find the tension in
the string and the reaction at point of contact B. (10)

OR
4. A bar AB of 6m length and 100 N weight is hinged at A .It supports a load of 25kg at point
B.The end B of the bar is connected to the wall by a string BC.Determine the tension in the
string and the reaction at A (10)