Determine the components of the 800-lb force F

along the oblique axes a and b.

Determine the projections Pa and Pb of F onto
the a- and b-axes.
The unstretched length of the spring is r.
When pin P is in an arbitrary position ϴ
determine the x- and y-components of the
force which the spring exerts on the pin.
(Note:
r =400mm
k =1.4 kN/m
and ϴ=40o )
Determine the moments of the
tension T about point P.
T= 200N r = 500mm
ϴ = 350
Alpha = 250
 Determine the y-coordinate
of the centroid of the shaded
area.
Determine the reactions at the supports of the
beam which is loaded shown.
The light cable supports a mass of 12 kg per meter of
horizontal length and is suspended between the two
points on the same level 300 m apart. If the sag is 60
m, find the tension at midlength, the maximum tension,
and the total length of the cable.
A cable supports a load 40kg/m of
uniformly distributed along the horizontal
and is suspended from two fixed points A
and B located as shown. Calculate the
cable tensions at A and B and the
minimum tension.
A 50kg traffic signal is suspended by two 21m
cables which have a mass of 1.2 kg/m of length.
Determine the vertical deflection of the junction
ring at A relative to its position before the signal is
added.
Determine completely the resultant force R
exerted on the cylindrical dam surface by the
water. The density of fresh water is 1.000
Mg/m3, and the dam has a length b, normal to
the paper, of 30 m.
A block of wood in the form of a waterproofed 16-
in. cube is floating in a tank of salt water with a 6-
in. layer of oil floating on the water. Assume that
the cube floats in the attitude shown, and
calculate the height h of the block above the
surface of the oil. The specific weights of oil, salt
water, and wood are 56, 64, and , 50
lb/ft3respectively.
A suspension bridge of 40 m span, made of a
cable of uniform thickness, has a central dip
of 6.25 m. The cable is loaded with a
uniformly distributed load of 12.5 kN/m
throughout the span. What is the maximum
tension in the cable ?
A weight (W) of 5 kN is raised by a
system of pulleys as shown in Fig.16.18
Using the method of
virtual work, find the
force P, which can hold
the weight in equilibrium.
The principle of virtual work is applicable
for the bodies in equilibrium

(a) Agree (b) Disagree

A cage goes down a main shaft 750 m deep,
in 45 s. For the first quarter of the distance
only, the speed is being uniformly
accelerated and during the last quarter
uniformly retarded, the acceleration and
retardation being equal. Find the uniform
speed of the cage, while traversing the
central portion of the shaft.
A train, starting from rest, is uniformly
accelerated. The acceleration at any
instant is (10)/(v +1) m/s2, where (v) is the
velocity of the train in m/s at the instant. Find
the distance, in which the train will attain a
velocity of 35 kph.
A cricket ball, shot by a batsman from a
height of 1.8 m at an angle of 30° with
horizontal with a velocity of 18 m/s is
caught by a fields man at a height of
0.6 m from the ground. How far apart
were the two players ?
Two blocks of mass 50 kg and 40 kg are
connected by a light inextensible string as
shown in Fig. 25.9.
Find the
acceleration of the
system and
tensions in the
cable. Take μ = 0.3.
Two masses of 10 kg and 15 kg are connected to two
ends of an inextensible rope and passing over a smooth
pulley. The 10 kg mass is lying over a rough plane, which
is inclined at an angle of 25º with the horizontal.
If this angle is made 30º, then

(a) tension in the string will increase

(b) tension in the string will decrease
(c) acceleration of the system will remain the same.
In a laboratory, a spiral spring of stiffness 1.5
N/mm is available. Find the magnitude of the
weight, which should be hung from the spring,
so that it oscillates with a periodic time of 1
second.
A conical pendulum consists of a
500 gm bob and 1 m long string. If
the bob describes a horizontal
circle of radius 250 mm, find the
time taken by the bob for one
revolution.
A king post truss of 8 m span is loaded as
shown in Fig 13.20. Find the forces in members
BF & DH of the truss shown.
A truss of 5 m span and 2.5 m height is
subjected to wind load as shown in Fig.
13.68. Find by any method the magnitude of
forces in the member DF of the truss.
Find the force in the member 10 of the
truss shown in Fig 14.37.
 A Dumpy level is preferred
to determine the elevations of
points:
(a)lying on hills.
(b)lying on a line.
(c)lying in moderately flat terrain.
(d)on a contour gradient.
The correction for the atmospheric refraction is
equal to:

(a)+ 1/7 of the correction for curvature of the earth.

(b)1/7 of the correction for curvature of the earth.
(c)+ 6/7 of the correction for curvature of the earth.
(d)6/7 of the correction for curvature of the earth.
A datum surface in levelling is a

(a) horizontal surface.

(b) vertical surface.

(c) level surface.

(d) non of the above.

Determine the adjusted values of the
angle A from the following observed
values by the method of differences.
 Determine the adjusted
values of the angle A from the
following observed values by the
method of correlates.
The observed differences in level for the
points in a level net are given below, take
elevation of P = 150.02 m.
Determine the most
probable values of
the elevations
of Q, R and S if the
observations are
uncorrelated and
of equal reliability.
Two parallel railway tracks, centre lines being 60 m
apart, are to be connected by a reverse curve, each
section having the same radius. If the maximum
distance between the tangent points is 220 m
calculate the maximum allowable radius of the
reverse curve that can be used.
The first branch of a reverse curve has a
radius of 200 m. If the distance between the
tangent points is 110 m, what is the radius
of the second branch so that the curve can
connect two parallel straights, 18 m apart ?
Also calculate the length of the two
branches of the curve.
If the chainage of point of
commencement of a circular
curve for a normal chord of 20
m is 2002.48 m, the length of
the first sub-chord will be?
The following value of the change
in radial acceleration passes
unnoticed by the passengers:
(a) 0.003 m/s2/sec.
(b) 0.03 m/s2/sec.
(c) 0.3 m/s2/sec.
(d) 3.0 m/s2/sec.
If an upgrade of 2% is followed by a
downgrade of 2%, and the rate of
change of grade is 0.4% per 100 m,
the length of the vertical curve will
be?
The area of an irregular boundary was
measured using a planimeter. The initial and
final readings were 9.036 and 1.645,
respectively. The zero mark on the dial
passed the index mark twice. The tracing
point was moved in clockwise direction and
needlepoint was outside the plan. Calculate
the area of the plan if the multiplying
constant of the planimeter is 100 cm2.
The width of a certain road at formation
level is 9.50 m with side slopes 1 in 1
for cut and 1 in 2 for filling. The original
ground has a cross-fall of 1 in 5. If the
depth of excavation at the center line of
the section is 0.4 m, calculate the areas
of the cross-section in cut and fill.
Fig. 8.15 shows the distribution of 12 spot
heights with a regular 20 m spacing
covering a rectangular area which is to
be graded to form
a horizontal plane
having an elevation
of 10.00 m.
Calculate the
Volume of the earth.
Calculate the standard error of
the volume of a cuboid whose
sides x, y, and z have the values
and standard errors as under:
x = 60 ± 0.03 cm,
y = 50 ± 0.02 cm,
z = 40 ± 0.01 cm.
A single measurement of an angle
has the standard deviation of
± 2.75″. To get the standard error of
the mean of a set of angles as 1″
how many measurements should
be made in similar conditions?
A 30 m tape weighing 0.900 kg has a cross-
sectional area 0.0485 cm2. The tape
measures 30.000 m when supported
throughout under a tension of 5 kg. The
modulus of elasticity is 2.1 × 106 kg/cm2.
What tension is required to make the tape
measure 30 m when supported only
at the two ends ?
A distance is measured along a slope with an
EDM which when corrected for
meteorological conditions and instrument
constants, is 714.652 m. The EDM is 1.750 m
above the ground, and the reflector is located
1.922 m above ground. A theodolite is used to
measure a vertical angle of + 4°25′15″ to a
target placed 1.646 m above ground.
Determine the horizontal length of the
line.
A back sight of 3.0545 m is taken on a
point 50 m from the level. A for sight
2.1604 m is taken on a point 200 m from
the level. Compute the correct
difference in level between the two
points, taking into effect of curvature
and refraction.
The line of sight rises at the rate of 0.143 m in
100 m when the level bubble is centered. A
back sight of 1.713 m is taken on a point P at
a distance of 25 m from the level, and a fore
sight of 1.267 m is taken from a point Q at a
distance of 60 m from the level. If the
elevation of P is 111.000 m, what is the
elevation of Q ?
A line of levels is run from B.M.-1 (elevation = 100.00 m)
to B.M.-2 (elevation = 104.00 m). The field observations
were recorded as given below:

Reduce the levels of

points 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Determine the total
error of closure.
A tilting level is set up with the eyepiece
vertically over a peg A. The height of the center
of the eyepiece above A was measured to be
1.516 m. The reading on a vertically held staff
at a peg B, was found to be 0.0696 m. The
positions of the level and staff were
interchanged, and the measured height of the
center of the eyepiece above B was 1.466 m,
and the staff reading at A was 2.162 m.
Determine the difference in level between A
and B.
During levelling it was found that the bubble
was displaced by two divisions off the center
when the length of the sight was 100 m. If
the angular value of one division of the
bubble tube is 20”. What is the radius of the
bubble tube if one graduation is 2 mm long?
If the sight distance equals half
the total length of the curve,
g1 = +4% and g2 = –4%, and
the observer’s eye level
h = 1.08 m, calculate the length
of the vertical curve.