Kafrelsheikh University Semester: 2nd Semester

Faculty of Engineering Final Examination

Model Answer ( )
(a) No. of questions: 8-No. of pages: 9. Only page no. [9/9] is blank.
(b) This is a close book exam. Only calculator is permitted
(c) Clear, systematic answers and solutions are required. In general, marks will not be assigned
for answers and solutions that require unreasonable (in the opinion of the instructor) effort to
decipher.
(d) Solve all questions.
(e) The exam will be marked out of 70. There are 20 marks bonus.

1. During a test a rocket travels upward at 75 m/s, and when it is 40 m from the ground
its engine fails. Determine the maximum height Y reached by the rocket and its speed
just before it hits the ground. While in motion the rocket is subjected to a constant
downward acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 due to gravity. Neglect the effect of air resistance.
(10 Marks)

Solution
- For upward motion
v 0
v0  75 m/s
v 2  v02  2 gS

S
v02

75  286.7 m
2

2 g 2  9.81
Smax  40  286.7  326.7 m from ground

- For downward motion

v0  0 m/s
S  326.7 m
v 2  v02  2 gS
v 2  0  2  9.81 326.7  6409.9 m2/s2
v 6409.9  80.1 m/s (velocity of rocket just before hitting the ground)

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2. In the pulley configuration shown, cylinder A has a downward
velocity of o.3 m/s and an upward acceleration of 1 m/s2.
Determine the velocity and acceleration of cylinder B. (10 Marks)
Solution
3 yB  2 y A  C
3vB  2v A  0
3aB  2aA  0

3 yB  2 y A  C
2 2
vB   v A    0.3  0.2 m/s  0.2 m/s 
3 3
2 2 2
aB   aA    1   m/s2  0.667 m/s2 
3 3 3

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3. The chipping machine is designed to
eject wood chips at v0 = 25 ft/s. If the
tube is oriented at 30o from the
horizontal, determine how high h, the
chips strike the pile if at this instant they
land on the pile 20 ft from the tube (10
Marks)

Solution
- For horizontal motion

x AB  v0 cos 30t
x AB 20
t   0.923 sec
v0 cos 30 25cos 30

- For vertical motion

1 1
yOA  v0 sin 30t  gt 2  25sin 30 0.923   32.2  0.923  2.18 ft
2

2 2
h  4  yOA  4  2.18  1.82 ft

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4. The path of the plane is described by
y=(.001x2)m If the plane is rising with a
constant upward Velocity of 10 m/s,
Determine the magnitudes of the velocity
and acceleration of the plane When it reaches
an altitude of y =100m. (10 Marks)

Solution

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5. Objects A, B, and C have masses mA, mB, and mC
respectively. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between A and B is μk, and the friction between A
and the ground is negligible and the pulleys are
massless and frictionless. Assuming B slides on A
draw the FBD (Free Body Diagram) and equation
of motion for each of the three masses A, B and C.
(10 Marks)
Solution

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 6. The coefficients of friction between blocks A and
C and the horizontal surfaces are s  0.25 and
k  0.2 . Knowing that mA = 4 kg, mB = 8 kg, and
mC = 8 kg. Using Newton’s second law to
determine: (10 Marks)
a. the tension in the cord
b. the acceleration of blocks B and C.

Solution

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7. A 10-kg block is attached to spring A and connected to spring B by
a cord and pulley. The block is held in the position shown with
both springs unstretched when the support is removed and the
block is released with no initial velocity. Knowing that the
constant of each spring is 2 kN/m, and using work and energy
principle, determine: (15 Marks)
(a) velocity of the block after it has moved down 50 mm.
(b) maximum velocity achieved by the block.
(c) sketch on v-y diagram shown below the velocity of block C
in the range 0  y  87.2 mm.
Solution

V (m/s)

y (mm)

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8. The system shown is at rest when a constant
150-N force is applied to collar B. By neglecting
the effect of friction and using impulse and
momentum principle, determine:(15 Marks)
(a) the time at which the velocity of collar B
will be 2.5 m/s to the left,
(b) the corresponding tension in the cable.
Solution

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