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 ENGINEERING SCIENCE N2

ASSIGNMENT 1

INSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION

1. Answer All the questions

2. Read ALL the questions carefully

3. All the calculations should consist of at least the following THREE steps:

a) The formula used or manipulation thereof

b) The substitution of the given data in formula
c) The answer together with the correct SI-unit

4. The following values MUST be used in this question paper whenever

applicable

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6. Drawing instruments MUST be used for all the drawings

7. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
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8. Write neatly and legibly

QUESTION 1

1.1 Copy TABLE 14 below neatly in the ANSWER BOOK and complete the basic
SI-units as given in the example.

QUANTITY BASIC SI-UNIT

e.g. Force Newton
1.1.1 Velocity
1.1.2 Momentum
1.1.3 Displacement
1.1.4 Velocity ratio (Displacement ratio)
1.1.5 Work
1.1.6 Pressure
1.1.7 Temperature
(7)

1.2 Convert the following:

1.2.1 15 m/s to km/h (1)

1.2.2 1500 centimetres to meters (1)
1.2.3 500 Megapascal to Gigapascal (1)

1.3 A taxi starts from one stop, accelerates uniformly to a velocity of 16 m/s with
12 seconds, keeps this constant velocity for 24 seconds and then decelerates
to stop at the next stop within 6 seconds. The table below indicates the
velocities of the measured in time intervals.

Time (s) 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42
Velocity (m/s) 0 8 16 16 16 16 16 0

Draw the velocity/time graph from the values in the table above (3)

1.4 Calculate the following with the aid of the above graph
1.4.1 The acceleration of the taxi (2)
1.4.2 The deceleration of the taxi (2)
1.4.3 The total displacement of the taxi between stops (3)
1.4.4 The average velocity of the taxi during the whole trip (1)

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QUESTION 2

2.1 FIGURE below, shows a graph that depict the velocity of a vehicle with
respect to time as the vehicle moves past A and B to C. Movement takes
place in a straight line.

2.1.1 The deceleration of the vehicle between B and C (2)

2.1.2 The total distance between A and C (2)

2.1.3 The average velocity of the vehicle between A and C (2)

2.2 A motorcycle starts from rest then accelerates at 3m/s² until its velocity is 54
km/h.

Determine the following:

2.2.1 The time taken to reach the velocity of 54 km/h (2)

2.2.2 The distance travelled during the time (2)

2.3 A truck is brought to rest from a velocity of 72 km/h over distance of 40 metres
at a constant deceleration

Determine the following

2.3.1 The deceleration of the truck (2)

2.3.2 The time taken for the deceleration (1)

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 QUESTION 3

3.1 Define the following

3.1.1 The resultant of a system of forces (1)

3.1.2 The moment of force (1)

The 10 m long beam shown in FIGURE below is supported at one point only
and loaded as shown. Determine the distance X. from the left-end so that the
beam is equilibrium. (Ignore the self-weight of the beam.)

FIGURE (3)

3.2 A horizontal beam, as shown in FIGURE below, results on two supports, L and
R is loaded as shown.

3.2.1 Determine the reactions of both supports by taking moments about

each support. (Ignore the self-weight of the beam) (5)

3.2.2 Check the answer by balancing upward and downward forces

(1)
3.3 An unknown force is inclined at 25° to the horizontal. The horizontal
component of the unknown force is 60° N. determine the value of the
unknown force. (2)

3.4 The effective force (perpendicular to the line of action) on the end of a
spanner is 200 N, while the distance to the centre of the bolt is 320 mm.

Determine the torque applied on the bolt (2)

3.5 FIGURE below shows a horizontal beam resting on two supports L and R. The
beam carries a 20 kN load at the left-hand end of the beam, 30 kN load. L
and R are 10 m apart.

Ignore the self-weight of the beam.

Determine the following:

3.5.1 The value of the reactions L and R, by taking moments about both
supports. (6)

3.5.2 Check the answer by balancing upward and downward forces.

(1)
3.6 FIGURE below, shows a horizontal beam resting on two supports L and R.
The support at “L” carries 40 kN and support “R” carries 60kn. The beam
carries a 30kn load, 1 load, 1 metre from the left hand end of the beam, as
well as an unknown force ‘F’, 3 metres from the left hand end. The beam
must also support a 25 kn load, situated at the right hand end of the beam,
and the ‘X’ metres from the support at ‘R.

L and R are 7 m apart. Ignore the self-weight of the beam.

Determine the following:

3.6.1 The value of the unknown load F (1)

3.6.2 The distance ‘X’ (3)

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QUESTION 4

4.1 Define potential energy (2)

4.2 A brick with a mass of 6 kg is dropped vertically from a certain height it takes
4.5 seconds for a brick to reach the ground.

Determine the following:

4.2.1 The height from which the brick is dropped (2)

4.2.2 The potential energy of the brick with reference to the ground the
moment before the brick is dropped. (2)

4.2.3 The velocity with which the brick hits the ground (2)

4.2.4 The momentum of the brick the moment before it hits the ground (2)
4.3 882 joules of energy is used to lift a 10 kg mass vertically from the ground to
a certain height.

Determine the following:

4.3.1 The height to which the mass is lifted (2)

4.3.2 The velocity of the mass just before hitting the ground if it is allowed
to free fall from that height. (2)

4.4 The momentum of a 20kg mass is 250 kgm/s

Determine the following:

4.4.1 The velocity of the mass in m/s (1)

4.4.2 The velocity of the mass km/h (1)

4.5 A bullet with a mass of 13 g travels at a velocity of 250 m/s

Calculate the kinetic energy of the bullet (2)

Define the law of conservation of energy (2)

4.6 Define momentum of the projectile (2)

4.7 A body is protected vertically upwards at 20 m/s. Determine the maximum

height the body will reach before returning. (2)

4.8 The velocity of a projectile of mass 60 gram is 200 m/s

Determine the following:

4.8.1 The kinetic energy of the projectile (2)

4.8.2 The momentum of the projectile (2)

4.9 A vehicle moving at 20 m/s clearly has kinetic energy. The vehicle brakes on
the level road and comes to a standstill and clearly possesses no kinetic
energy any more. Has its energy been destroyed? Explain? (2)

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QUESTION 5

5.1 Define work (1)

5.2 A person pushes with 100 N against a solid wall for 1 minute without
the wall moving. Determine the work done on the wall. (1)

5.3 A 60 kg mass is lifted vertically 52 m without 45 seconds

Determine the following:

5.3.1 The work done in lifting the mass (2)

5.3.2 The average power required to lift the mass (2)

5.3.3 The efficiency of the lifting device if the input power is 1000
watt. (2)

5.4 A constant force of 80 N is applied on the circumference of a gear

wheel that has a diameter of 300 mm. Calculate the work done on the
gear wheel per single revolution. (2)

5.5 A train with a mass of 200 000 kg has a tractive resistance of 12N/kN
(wind, friction, etc.) If the train is moving on a level at 20 m/s, determine the
following:

5.5.1 The total tractive resistance of the train (1)

5.5.2 The power required by the locomotive to maintain this speed (2)

5.5.3 The efficiency of the locomotive, if the input power is 1 MW

(1Megawatt) and the speed is constant (2)

5.6 A water pump delivers 0.3 m³ of water per minute to a height of 10 m

Determine the following:

5.6.1 The weight of water delivered per second (2)

5.6.2 The input power to the pump if its efficiency is 80% (2)

5.7 A load with a weight of 2500 N is lifted through a height of 40 m by

means of a cable with a weight of 25N/m, which is wound onto a drum
at the top. Sketch a reference graph. (3)

5.8 Determine the following from the graph sketched in QUESTION 5.7
 5.8.1 The work done in winding up the total length of cable with the
load attached. (2)

5.8.2 The power applied when the load is 20 m from the drum and
the velocity is 2.5m/s is. (2)

5.9 The engine of a vehicle, travelling at 25 m/s on a level road, delivers

80 kW.

5.9.1 The total tractive resistance (wind, friction etc.) that the vehicle
has to overcome. (2)

5.9.2 The work done by the engine in 10 minutes (2)

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 ENGINEERING SIENCE N2

ASSIGNMENT 2

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. Answer ALL the questions

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8. Write neatly and legibly

QUESTION 1

1.1 State two disadvantages of friction (2)

1.2 The following statements are part of the laws of friction. Indicate whether the
following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Choose the answer and write only ‘true of
false’ next to the number (6.2.1 – 6.2.3) in the answer book.

1.2.1 Friction is dependent on the nature of the surfaces in contact (1)

1.2.2 Friction is dependent on the area of the surface in contact (1)

1.2.3 Friction is dependent on the speed of sliding between the surfaces in

Contact (1)

1.3 A body with a mass of 50 kg is moving down an incline with an angle of 21° to the
horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the body and the incline surface id
0.315

Calculate the following:

1.3.1 The weight component perpendicular to the sliding plane (1)

1.3.2 The weight component parallel to the sliding plane (1)

1.3.3 The frictional force (2)

1.3.4 The external force pulling the required to pull the body up the incline

Plane (2)

1.4 A body of mass 120 kg is pulled up and incline at constant speed by an external
force parallel to the incline. The incline has an angle of 28° to the horizontal. The
coefficient of friction between the body and the incline is 0.33.

Determine the following:

1.4.1 The weight component perpendicular to the sliding plane (1)

1.4.2 The weight component parallel to the sliding plane (1)

1.4.3 The frictional force (1)

1.4.4 The external force pulling the body up the incline plane (2)

1.5 A body of mass 50kg is on the point of sliding down a 17° slope

Determine the following

1.5.1 The static coefficient of friction (2)

1.5.2 The force required to pull the body up the slope (3)
1.6 Define pressure as applied by a liquid. (1)

1.7 A tank of diameter 3.0 m is filled with water. The gauge pressure at the bottom of
the tank is 48,02kPa

Determine the following:

1.7.1 The absolute pressure at the bottom of the tank (1)

1.7.2 The height of the water in the tank (2)

1.7.3 The force of water on the bottom of the tank (2)

1.8 A swimming pool has a length of 8 m, breadth of 4 m and depth of 3 m. The pool is
filled with fresh water that has a density 1000 kg/m³

Determine the following:

1.8.1 The gauge pressure at the bottom of the pool (2)

1.8.2 The total force (force of pressure) exerted on the bottom area of the pool (2)

1.9 The gauge pressure on the body of a diver in the sea is 300kPa, where the density of
sea water is 1 025 kg/m³. Determine the depth of the diver under the surface. (2)

1.10 FIGURE below shows a compound gear train consisting of FOUR gears. The
rotational frequency of gears A and D is 900 r/min and 300 r/min respectively. The
number of the teeth on gears A and D is and 60 and 90, respectively.

FIGURE
 Determine the following:

1.10.1 The rotational frequency of gear B in r/min (2)

1.10.2 The number of teeth on gear C (2)

1.11 The compound gear train shown in FIGURE below consist of four gears. The number
of teeth on gear A is 80 teeth, on gear B is 120 teeth and on gear C is 55 teeth. Gear
B is running at 120 r/min and gear D is running at 132 r/min.

Determine the following:

1.11.1 The rotational frequency of gear A (2)

1.11.2 The number of teeth on gear D (2)

1.12 The following data refers to a belt drive

Effective force in the belt = 950 N

Power transmitted by the belt = 3,25 kW

Diameter of driver pulley = 320 mm

Calculate the following:

1.12.1 The belt speed in m/s (2)

1.12.2 The rotational frequency of the driver pulley in r/s (2)

1.13 The following information refers to a belt drive:

The tension ratio between the tight and the slack side of the belt = 2,8

The tension on the tight side = 2 400 N

The diameter of the driving pulley = 350 mm

The rotational frequency of the driving pulley = 1 500 r/min

 Calculate the following:

1.13.1 The belt speed in m/s (1)

1.13.2 The tension on the slack side of the belt (1)

1.13.3 The power transferred by the belt (2)

1.14 State TWO disadvantages of belt drives compared to gear drives (2)

1.15 The following data refer to a belt drive:

Power transmitted = 3kw

Diameter of driving pulley = 380 mm

Effective force in the belt = 650 N

Slack side tension in the belt = 280 N

Determine the following:

1.15.1 The belt speed in meters per second (2)

1.15.2 The rotational frequency of the driving pulley (2)

1.15.3 The tight side tension in the belt (1)

1.16 The tension ratio T1/T2 of a belt drive depends on two factors. Name these TWO
factors. (2)

1.17 Make a neat sketch of a differential wheel and axle-lifting machine the ropes wound
correctly.

Indicate ALL the diameters and show where the load and effort is applied. (4)

1.18 A chain block (Weston differential pulley block) has 32 slots in the larger pulley and
30 slots in the smaller pulley. An effort of 200 N is required to lift a mass of 300 kg.

Determine the following:

1.18.1 The mechanical advantage of the chain block (1)

1.18.2 The velocity ratio of the chain block (2)

1.18.3 The efficiency of the chain block (1)

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QUESTION 2

2.1 Define the coefficient of linear expansion (2)

2.2 400 kg of water has to be heated from 15° C to 90° C

Determine the following:

2.2.1 The heat energy required to heat the water (2)

2.2.2 The mass of coal required for the heating if 60% of the heat released by the
coal is absorbed by the water. (2)

2.3 Explain the difference between heat and temperature and give the SI-unit of

each ? (2)

2.4 A 10 m long cable will extend by 11,5 mm when raised in temperature by 50° C
(from 10° C to 60° C). Identify the material of the cable. (2)

2.5 A 0,5 kg steel bolt at 661° C is cooled down in water initially at 18° C and the final
temperature is 33° C (for the steel and water). Determine the mass of water used to
cool down the steel bolt. (2)

2.6 A boiler uses 300 kg of coal per hour

Determine the following:

2.6.1 The energy supplied to the boiler per hour (2)

2.6.2 The power output of the boiler, if the efficiency of the boiler is 72% (2)

2.7 Determine, or explain in your own words, what is meant by the heat value of petrol
is 25 MJ/kg (1)

2.8 A boiler has a power output of 1 500 kW and operated with an efficiency of 79%

Calculate the following:

2.8.1 The input power to the boiler (2)

2.8.2 The coal supply to the boiler in kg/min (2)

2.9 5 MJ (mega joules) of heat energy is supplied to 35 kg of water. If the initial

temperature of the water was 16° C, determine the final temperature (2)
2.10 An aluminium bar has a length of 10, 01 m in the afternoon at the temperature of
51° C. In the early morning the length was 10, 00 m. What was the temperature in
the early morning? (3)

2.11 Determine the length of a copper pipe at 75° C if its length at 10° C is 6 m (2)

2.12 Explain what is meant by the term specific enthalpy of evaporation, also known as
specific latent heat of evaporation (2)

2.13 The diagram below shows the temperature/enthalpy diagram for water depicting the
change from water to superheated stream.

Refer to the diagram and the following questions:

2.13.1 What does tsu represent? (1)

2.13.2 What does ts represent? (1)

2.13.3 What does the length of line AB represent? (1)

2.14 What is the effect of pressure on the boiling point of water? (2)

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QUESTION 3

3.1 Name the sub-atomic particles in the nucles of an atom and give the electrical
charge of each (2)

3.2 What is meant by the expression element (1)

3.3 Make a neat labelled sketch of an atom showing ALL its components (3)

3.4 Name the electrical charge on the nucleus and on an electron of an atom (2)

3.5 What is an ion? (1)

3.6 State THREE uses of electrolysis? (3)

3.7 Name TWO methods for the prevention of corrosion (2)

3.8 Give TWO purpose for electroplating objects (2)

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QUESTION 4

4.1 Name FOUR factors that influence the electrical resistance of a conductor (2)

4.2 A 6 Ω resistor is couples with a 12 Ω resistor in parallel. Determine the value of the
single resistance that will have the same resistance as parallel couple. (2)

4.3 A 10 Ω resistor is coupled to a 20 Ω resistor in series.

Determine the total resistance. (1)

4.4 Two Ω resistors are to be connected for maximum current flow. State which
connection is to be used, series or parallel connection. (1)

4.5 A 3 Ω resistor and an unknown resistor are to be connected in parallel. The resultant
resistance is to be 2 Ω. Determine the resistance of the unknown resistance. (2)

4.6 Determine the resistance between A and B FIGURE as shown below. (3)

4.7 Two resistors, 4 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in series. Determine the resultant
resistance of the series circuit. (1)
4.8 In the diagram below, the resultant resistance between A and B is 4,5 Ω.

Determine the value of the unknown resistor, X Ω. (2)

4.9 Make a neat, labelled sketch of an apparatus that may be used to demonstrate self-
induction (3)

4.10 Give two examples where mutual induction is used to advantage in practice. (2)

4.11 Make a neat, labelled sketch of an apparatus that may be used to demonstrate
mutual induction. (3)

4.12 A copper conductor, having a length of 6 km, has a resistance of 5,5 Ω at 20° C.

Determine the diameter of the conductor. (4)

4.13 Calculate the resistance of a copper conductor that has a length of 42 km and a
cross-sectional area of 0,000 314 16 m². (2)

4.14 A copper conductor, having a cross sectional area of 28,274 mm² has a resistance of
5,5 Ω at 20° C. Determine the diameter of the conductor. (4)

4.15 In simple electromagnetic induction using a coil and magnet, the strength of the
inducted current depends on the three factors. Name any TWO of these three
factors. (2)

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 Engineering Science N2

Assignment 3

(All modules)

Question 1

Given the following engineering science formulas, indicate to which division of the subject it refers:

Example 5 = 𝑢𝑡 +
1 𝑎𝑡 2 is found in the study of DYNAMICS
2

1.1. 𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡
1 1 1 1
1.2. 𝑅 = 𝑅 + 𝑅 + 𝑅
𝑇 1 2 3

1.3. 𝑄 = 𝑚𝑐 ∆𝑡
1.4. 𝐹 = 𝜇𝑅
1.5. 𝐷𝐴 𝑛𝐴 = 𝐷𝐵 𝑛𝐵
𝐹×𝑠
1.6. 𝑃 = 𝑡

1.7. 𝑊 = 𝐹 × 𝑠
1.8. 𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅 (16)

Question 2

2.1. Copy the table below in your answer book and complete the basic SI units

Quantity Basic SI unit

2.1.1 Speed m\s
2.1.2 Velocity
2.1.3 Pressure
2.1.4 Resistance
2.1.5 Moment
2.1.6 Power
2.1.7 Density
6

2.2. Convert 6400 mm2 to m2 2

2.3. Convert 2,8L to cm3 3

2.4. Convert 25km/h to m\s 2

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Question 3

3.1. A light uniform beam is 10m long and is loaded as shown in the figure below. (Ignore the weight of the
beam) Calculate the distance that a concentrated load of 120 N must be placed from the right end so
that the reactions on A and B are equal. 6

60N 120N

2m

A 10m B

3.2. Use the parallelogram o forces to determine the resultant force of the following forces acting on a
point.

400
1100

40N 6

60N (12)

Question 4

4.1 An object is projected vertically from the ground upwards under gravity (9,8 𝑚/𝑠 2 ) and reaches the
ground again after 12 seconds. Calculate the maximum height the object will reach. 5

4.2. The velocity of a bullet of mass 25g is 750 m/s. Calculate

4.2.1. The kinetic energy of the bullet 2

4.2.2. The momentum of the bullet 2

4.2.3. If the bullet collides perpendicularly with a wall and bounces back at 300m/s, what is the
change in momentum 3

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Question 5

5.1. An effort of 50N is required to lift a load of 180N. The load distance of the lifting device is 25m and
the effort distance is 125m. Calculate the:

5.1.1. Mechanical advantage 2

5.1.2. Velocity ratio 2

5.1.3. Efficiency 2

5.2. State two differences between a single gear drive and a compound gear drive 2

5.3. The power transmitted by a belt drive is 3kW. The effective force in the belt is 200N and the force in
the slack side is 80N. Calculate the:

5.3.1. Belt speed in km/hr 3

5.3.2. Force in the light side of the belt 3

5.3.3. Pulling force ratio of the belt 3

5.4. Give two reasons for using chain drives 2

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Question 6

6.1. Explain the difference between heat and temperature and give the SI unit of each 2

6.2. A copper casting of mass 2,4g at 180o is cooled down in 4L water at 20 oC. Calculate the final
temperature 4

6.3. What is an ion. Give an example 2

6.4. What is an electrolyte? Give an example 2

6.5. Describe what is meant by oxidation 2

6.6. Give a schematic drawing of an ordinary torch cell. Name all its components. 6

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Question 7

7.1. Give the definition of (including the formula)

7.1.1. Coulomb 2

7.1.2. Potential difference 2

7.2. Calculate the total resistance of the following:

R1
R1 = 4 Ω
A
7.2.1. R2 R2 = 2 Ω
25A 1

R3 R3 = 6 Ω

R3 = 8 Ω
7.2.2.
R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 6 Ω
R5 = 2 Ω
6
R 4 = 10 Ω

7.3. Calculate the current through 𝑅3 if 𝐼1 = 6A and 𝐼2=8𝐴 4

7.4. Calculate the resistance of 3km copper wire with a diameter of 2,5mm when the resistivity

is 1,4 𝜇𝛺. 𝑚 8

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