Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Civil Engineering Department

MIDTERM EXAMINATION SET A

CES 122 – PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS
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I. IDENTIFICATION: (5 Points) V. STRAIGHT LINE MOTION: (4 Points)

Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
__________ 1. A deformation of a body under the action of applied SOLUTIONS.
forces.
__________ 2. Refers to a force exerted when one body tends to stretch, 1. The velocity-time graph of a particle moving along a straight line
squeeze, or twist another body. is shown in Fig. Calculate the distance covered between t = 0 to t =10
__________ 3. Is any body that is given an initial velocity and then second. Also find the displacement in time 0 to 10 seconds. (4 pts)
follows a path determined entirely by the effects of gravitational
acceleration and air resistance.
__________ 4. A component of acceleration in the direction of the
velocity of a particle.
. __________ 5. Law of motion which states that a body continues in its
state of rest or uniform motion unless compelled by an unbalanced
external force to change its state. VI. FREE-FALLING BODY: (4 Points)
. Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
II. UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS: (4 Points) SOLUTIONS.
Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
SOLUTIONS. 1. A tennis ball is thrown straight up with an initial speed of 22.5
m/s. It is caught at the same distance above the ground.
1. Assume that it takes 7.50 minutes to fill a 55.0-gal gasoline tank.
a. How high does the ball rise? (2 pts)
Determine the time interval, in hours, required to fill a 2.5-𝑚3
b. How long does the ball remain in the air? (2 pts)
volume at the same rate. (1 U.S. gal = 231𝑖𝑛3 ) (2 pts)
VII. PROJECTILE MOTION: (15 Points)
2. Steven's father asked an engineer to survey the field behind their Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
house. He wanted to plant some orange and tangerine trees there. SOLUTIONS.
According to the survey, the field is thirty-two feet long and six yards
wide. What is the perimeter of the field in feet? What is the area of 1. A ball is kicked with an initial velocity of 12m/s at angle of 50° to
the field in yards? (2 pts) the horizontal.
a) How long will the ball stay in the air? (Assume it strikes the
III. STATICS: (6 Points)
ground at the same height it was launched) (2 pts)
Instruction: Solve the following problems, provide appropriate
free body diagrams and SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS. b) How far will the ball go before hitting the ground? (2 pts)
c) What will be the maximum height of the ball? (2 pts)
1. If the resultant force acting on the support is to be 1200 lb, directed
horizontally to the right, determine the force F in rope A and the 2. A golf ball is hit at a cliff 150m away with an initial velocity of
corresponding angle𝜃. Use parallelogram law. See figure A. (3 pts) 70m/s at angle of 40° to the horizontal.
a) How long will it take for the ball to hit the cliff? (1 pt)
b) At what height did the ball strike the cliff? (2 pts)
2. The 300-lb force and the 400-lb force shown in Figure B are to be
held in equilibrium by a third force F acting at an unknown angle 𝜃
with the horizontal. Determine the values of F and 𝜃. (3 pts) 3. A projectile is fired with an initial speed of 75 m/s at an angle of
35° above the horizontal on a long flat firing range. Determine the
maximum height reached by the projectile, total time in the air, and
how far away the object hits the ground. (6 pts)

VIII. CIRCULAR/ ROTATIONAL MOTION: (8 Points)

Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
SOLUTIONS.

1. The disk is originally rotating at 𝜔0 = 12 rad/s. If it is subjected to

Figure A Figure B
IV. ELASTICITY: (4 Points)
Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
SOLUTIONS.
1. A stainless steel orthodontic wire is applied to a tooth. The wire
. an un-stretched length of 3.1 cm and a diameter of 0.22 mm. If
has
the wire is stretched 0.10 mm, find the magnitude of the force (N) on
the tooth. Disregard the width of the tooth and assume the Young’s
modulus for stainless steel is 18 𝑥 1010 Pa. (2 pts)
2. The heels on a pair of women`s shoes have radii of 0.50 cm at the
bottom. If 30% on the weight of woman weighing 480 N is supported
by each heel, find the stress on each heel in MPa. (2 pts)
a constant angular acceleration of 𝑎 = 20 rad/s2. The radius of the
disk is 0.5m.
a. Determine the magnitude of the velocity of the disk at the instant
t = 2 s. (2 pts)
b. Determine the magnitude of the tangential component of
acceleration of the disk at the instant t = 2s. (2 pts)
c. Determine the magnitude of the normal component of
acceleration of the disk at the instant t = 2s. (2 pts)
2. The car passes a curved road in which its distance is defined by
𝑦 = 16 −
1
𝑥 2 . Determine the radius of curvature of the road
625
where x = 50 m. (2 pts)
Good Luck!
-ENGR. AIZON L. SUSULAN, RCE