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This document is an examination paper for the Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics course at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology for the academic year 2014/2015. It consists of four questions, with the first question being more comprehensive and worth 30 marks, while the other three questions are worth 20 marks each. The questions cover topics such as kinematics, dynamics, planetary motion, and collisions.

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This document is an examination paper for the Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics course at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology for the academic year 2014/2015. It consists of four questions, with the first question being more comprehensive and worth 30 marks, while the other three questions are worth 20 marks each. The questions cover topics such as kinematics, dynamics, planetary motion, and collisions.

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DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2014/2015


SECOND YEAR SPECIAL/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION FOR DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING
EMG 2207: ENGINEERING MECHANICS – DYNAMICS

DATE: 1ST JULY 2015 TIME: 8.30AM-10.30AM

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper contains FOUR questions
2. Question 1 carries 30 marks, while the other questions carry 20 marks each.
3. Answer Question 1 and any other TWO questions

Question1 (30 marks)


(a) Define the following
i) Rectilinear kinematics
ii) Displacement
iii) Velocity
iv) Curvilinear motion (4marks)
b) Construct Velocity-time graph given distance-time graph Fig Q1 (b) (3marks)

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Fig Q1 (b)
c) A car moves in a straight line such that for a short time its velocity is defined by v =
(3t2+2t)m/s, where t is in seconds. Determine its position and acceleration when t=3s
(8marks)
d) (i) State Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
(ii) State the principle of Conservation of Momentum
(iii) Differentiate between Kinematics and kinetics (6 marks)

e) Determine the speed of block A in Fig Q1 (e) if block B has an upward speed of 6m/s
(4marks)

Fig Q1 (e)

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f) A sack slides off the ramp 6m above the ground with horizontal velocity of 12m/s. Determine
the time needed for the jack to strike the floor and the range R where the sacks begin to file up
(5marks)
Question2 (20 marks)
(a) The flywheel of a steam engine has a radiusof gyration of 1 m and mass 2500 kg. The
starting torque of thesteam engine is 1500 N-m and may be assumed constant.
Determine :
(i). Angular acceleration of the flywheel
(ii). Kineticenergy of the flywheel after 10 seconds from the start (5 marks)
(b) A winding drum raises a cage of mass 500 kg through a height of 100 meters.The mass of the
winding drum is 250 kg and has an effective radius of 0.5 m and radius of gyrationis 0.35 m. The
mass of the rope is 3 kg/m.The cage has, at first, an acceleration of 1.5 m/s2until a velocity of 10
m/s is reached, afterwhich the velocity is constant until the cage nears the top and the final
retardation is 6 m/s2. Find:
(i)The time taken for the cage to reach the top,
(ii)The torque which must be applied to the drum at starting
(iii)The power at the end of acceleration period. (15 marks)
Question3 (20 marks)
(a) Plane A in Fig. Q4 (a) is flying along a straight-line path, whereasplane B is flying along
a circular path having a radius of curvatureof pB = 400 km. Determine the velocity and
acceleration of B asmeasured by the pilot of A. (10 marks)

Fig Q4(a)

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(b) A haulage rope winds on a drum of radius 500 mm, the free end being
attached to a truck. The truck has a mass of 500 kg and is initially at rest. The drum is equivalent
toa mass of 1250 kg with radius of gyration 450 mm. The rim speed of the drum is 0.75 m/s
beforetherope tightens. By considering the change in linear momentum of the truck and the
angular momentum of the drum, find:
(i) The speed of the truck when the motion becomes steady.
(ii) Energy lost to the system. (10 marks)
Question4 (20 marks)
(a) A steam engine drop-valve is closed by a spring after the operation of a trip
gear. The stiffness of the spring is such that a force of 4 N is required per mm of
compression. Thevalve is lifted against the spring, and when fully open the compression is
75 mm. When closedthecompression is 30 mm. The mass of the valve is 5 kg and the
resistance may be taken as constantand equal to 70 N. Find the time taken to close the valve
after the operation of the trip. (10 marks)

(b) A sphere of mass 50kg moving at 3m/s overtakes and collides with another
sphere of mass 25kg moving at 1.5m/s in the same direction. Find the velocities of the two
massesafter impact and loss of kinetic energy during impact in the following cases:
(i). When the impact is inelastic,
(ii). When the impactis elastic, and
(iii). When coefficient ofrestitution is 0.6. (10 marks)

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