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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Civil Engineering Department Civil Engineering Department

QUIZ NO. 1 QUIZ NO. 1

CES 122 – PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS CES 122 – PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ________________ Name: ____________________________________ Date: ________________

Section: ___________________________________ Score: _______________ Section: ___________________________________ Score: _______________

I. IDENTIFICATION: (5 Points) I. STATICS - EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCE SYSTEM: (15 Points)

Instruction: Solve the following problems, provide appropriate
__________ 1. Refers to a single force which produces the same effect as free body diagrams and SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS.
that produced by two or more forces acting on the body.
__________ 2. These are a specific unit of measurements derived and 1. Cords are loop around a small spacer separating two cylinders
extended from the metric system. each weighing 400 lb and pass, as shown below over a frictionless
__________ 3. Those quantities that are derived from combinations of pulleys to weights of 200 lb and 400 lb. Determine the angle θ and
fundamental quantities through mathematical expressions. the normal pressure N between the cylinders and the smooth
__________ 4. Displacement, velocity, weight and forces are examples horizontal surface.
of what quantity?
1. __________ 5. The branch of physics that deals with physical systems in
equilibrium, in which no bodies are in motion, and all forces are
offset or counterbalanced by other forces.

II. UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS: (10 Points)

Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
SOLUTIONS.

1. Assume that it takes 7.00 minutes to fill a 30.0-gal gasoline tank.

(a) Calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in gallons per second.
(b) Calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in cubic meters per
second. 2. Forces P and F acting along the bars shown below maintain
(c) Determine the time interval, in hours, required to fill a 1-𝑚3 equilibrium of pin A. Determine the values of P and F.
volume at the same rate. (1 U.S. gal = 231 𝑖𝑛3 )

2. A child loves to watch as you fill a transparent plastic bottle with

shampoo. Every horizontal cross-section is a circle, but the diameters
of the circles have different values, so that the bottle is much wider
in some places than others. You pour in bright green shampoo with
constant volume flow rate 16.5 cm3 /s. At what rate is its level in the
bottle rising
(a) at a point where the diameter of the bottle is 6.30 cm and
(b) at a point where the diameter is 1.35 cm?

3. The radius of a solid sphere is measured to be (6.50 ± 0.20) cm,

and its mass is measured to be (1.85 ± 0.02) kg. Determine the
3. The five forces shown below are in equilibrium. Compute the
density of the sphere in kilograms per cubic meter and the
uncertainty in the density. values of P and F.

4. An auditorium measures 45.0 m x 25.0 m x 20.0 m. The density of

air is 1.20 kg/m3 . Find
(a) the volume of the room in cubic feet and
(b) the weight of air in the room in pounds?

5. Two spheres are cut from a certain uniform rock. One has radius
5.00 cm. The mass of the other is eight times greater. Find its radius.

III. STATICS - RESULTANT OF FORCE SYSTEM: (10 Points)

Instruction: Solve the following problems, provide appropriate
free body diagrams and SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS.
1. Determine the magnitude of the resultant force acting on the plate
and its direction, measured counter-clockwise from the positive x-
axis using component method.
II. STATICS - RESULTANT OF FORCE SYSTEM: (10 Points)
Instruction: Solve the following problems, provide appropriate
free body diagrams and SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS.
1. Determine the magnitude of the resultant force acting on the plate
and its direction, measured counter-clockwise from the positive x-
axis using component method.
2. Determine the angle of 𝜃 for connecting member A to the plate so
that the resultant force of 𝐹𝐴 and 𝐹𝐵 is directed horizontally to the
right. Also, what is the magnitude of the resultant force? Use
parallelogram law.
IV. STATICS - EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCE SYSTEM: (15 Points)
Instruction: Solve the following problems, provide appropriate
free body diagrams and SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS.
1. Cords are loop around a small spacer separating two cylinders
each weighing 400 lb and pass, as shown below over a frictionless
pulleys to weights of 200 lb and 400 lb. Determine the angle θ and
the normal pressure N between the cylinders and the smooth
horizontal surface.
2. Forces P and F acting along the bars shown below maintain
equilibrium of pin A. Determine the values of P and F.
3. The five forces shown below are in equilibrium. Compute the
values of P and F.
. __________ 4. Displacement, velocity, weight and forces are examples
2.
-ENGR. AIZON L. SUSULAN, RCE
2. Determine the angle of 𝜃 for connecting member A to the plate so
that the resultant force of 𝐹𝐴 and 𝐹𝐵 is directed horizontally to the
right. Also, what is the magnitude of the resultant force? Use
parallelogram law.
III. UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS: (10 Points)
Instruction: Solve the following problems and SHOW YOUR
SOLUTIONS.
1. Assume that it takes 7.00 minutes to fill a 30.0-gal gasoline tank.
(a) Calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in gallons per second.
(b) Calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in cubic meters per
second.
(c) Determine the time interval, in hours, required to fill a 1-𝑚3
volume at the same rate. (1 U.S. gal = 231 𝑖𝑛3 )
2. A child loves to watch as you fill a transparent plastic bottle with
shampoo. Every horizontal cross-section is a circle, but the diameters
of the circles have different values, so that the bottle is much wider
in some places than others. You pour in bright green shampoo with
constant volume flow rate 16.5 cm3 /s. At what rate is its level in the
bottle rising
(a) at a point where the diameter of the bottle is 6.30 cm and
(b) at a point where the diameter is 1.35 cm?
3. The radius of a solid sphere is measured to be (6.50 ± 0.20) cm,
and its mass is measured to be (1.85 ± 0.02) kg. Determine the
density of the sphere in kilograms per cubic meter and the
uncertainty in the density.
4. An auditorium measures 45.0 m x 25.0 m x 20.0 m. The density of
air is 1.20 kg/m3 . Find
(a) the volume of the room in cubic feet and
(b) the weight of air in the room in pounds?
5. Two spheres are cut from a certain uniform rock. One has radius
5.00 cm. The mass of the other is eight times greater. Find its radius.
IV. IDENTIFICATION: (5 Points)
__________ 1. Refers to a single force which produces the same effect as
that produced by two or more forces acting on the body.
__________ 2. These are a specific unit of measurements derived and
extended from the metric system.
__________ 3. Those quantities that are derived from combinations of
fundamental quantities through mathematical expressions.
of what quantity?
__________ 5. The branch of physics that deals with physical systems in
equilibrium, in which no bodies are in motion, and all forces are
offset or counterbalanced by other forces.
-ENGR. AIZON L. SUSULAN, RCE