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Engineering Mechanics (EM) SPPU Endsem Question Paper May 2025

All 8 questions from this SPPU endsem paper, as printed. Read them here or open the PDF.

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Subject code
101011
Pattern
2019 pattern
Exam
Endsem
Session
May 2025
Max. marks
70
Time
2½ Hours
Semester
I/II
Paper code
[6401]-1907

Printed for: F.E.

Instructions to the candidates

  1. Answer Q.1 or Q.2, Q.3 or Q.4, Q.5 or Q.6 and Q.7 or Q.8.
  2. Neat sketches must be drawn wherever necessary.
  3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
  4. Assume suitable data, if necessary.
  5. Use of electronic pocket calculator is allowed.
  6. Use of cell phone is prohibited in the examination hall.

Questions

  1. Q1

    1. a)

      State and explain free body diagram with suitable sketch.

      [4]
    2. b)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [7]
    3. c)

      Determine the support reaction for a given beam loaded and supported as shown in Fig. 1 c.

      [7]

  2. Q2

    1. a)

      State and explain in brief resultant and equilibrant force.

      Also asked:Mar 2025

      [4]
    2. b)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [7]
    3. c)

      Determine the resultant force of given parallel space force system as shown in Fig. 2 c. Also locate the position of resultant force with respect to origin O.

      [7]

  3. Q3

    1. a)

      Differentiate pin jointed truss and cable with suitable sketch.

      [4]
    2. b)

      Determine the forces in the members of the pin jointed truss as shown in Fig. 3 b.

      [7]
    3. c)

      The cable segment supports the loading as shown in Fig. 3 c. Determine the component of reactions at A and B. Also find maximum tension in segment of the cable.

      [7]

  4. Q4

    1. a)

      Explain deficient, determinate and indeterminate truss.

      Also asked:Nov 2024

      [4]
    2. b)

      The maximum tension is 100 N for the Cable profiles ABCD as shown in Fig 4 b. Determine the force P at B and C to keep the segment BC in horizontal position.

      [7]
    3. c)

      Determine the forces in the members BC, BE and AE of the truss as shown in Fig. 3 b. 3

      [7]

  5. Q5

    1. a)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [5]
    2. b)

      An outdoor track is 126 m in diameter. A runner increases her speed at a constant rate from 4.2 m/s to 7.2 m/s over a distance of 28.5 m. determine the total acceleration of the runner 2s after she begins to increase her speed.

      Also asked:May 2022

      [6]
    3. c)

      A cricket ball thrown by a fielder from a height of 2 m at an angle of 45° to the horizontal with an initial velocity of 25 m/s hit the wickets at the height of 0.6 m from the ground, find distance of fielder from the wickets.

      [6]

  6. Q6

    1. a)

      A baseball is thrown downward from a 15 m tower with an initial speed of 5 m/s. Determine the speed at which it hits the ground and the time of travel.

      [5]
    2. b)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [6]
    3. c)

      A golfer hits the golf ball from point A with an initial velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 25° with the horizontal shown in Fig. 6 c. Determine the maximum horizontal distance x max and maximum height h max it attain.

      [6]

  7. Q7

    1. a)

      A 150 kg car enters a curved portion of the road of radius 200 m travelling at a constant speed of 36 km/h. Determine the normal and tangential component of force at curved portion.

      [5]
    2. b)

      A 2 kg stone is dropped from a height h and strike the ground with a velocity of 24 m/s. find the kinetic energy of the stone as it strikes the ground and the height h from which it was dropped using work energy method.

      [6]
    3. c)

      A railroad car having a mass of 15 Mg is coasting at 1.5 m/s on a horizontal track. At the same time another car having a mass of 12 Mg is coasting at 0.75 m/s in the opposite direction. If the car meet and couple together, find the common speed of cars. 4

      [6]

  8. Q8

    1. a)

      A tennis ball is dropped from a height 1600 mm and it rebounds to a height 1100 mm. Determine the coefficient of restitution.

      [5]
    2. b)

      A 50 kg crate shown in Fig. 8 b rests on a horizontal plane for which the coefficient of kinetic friction is  k = 0.3. If the crate does not tip over when it is subjected to a 400 N towing force as shown, determine the velocity of the crate in 5 s starting from rest.

      [6]
    3. c)

      Determine the work done by all forces acting on the block of 18 kg as shown in Fig. 8 c as it moves 12 m upwards along the plane. Take coefficient of kinetic friction  k = 0.2. 

      [6]