QUESTION 1: KINEMATICS

1.1 A missile launched from the beach hit an approaching war ship on
a horizontal plane 55 km away at sea. The missile was launched at 520
km/h and at 50° from the ground.

Investigate the total time in minutes it took the missile to hit the warship. (4)

1.2 A fighter plane Q flies at 250 km/h east while the velocity of fighter plane P
is 210 km/h W53°S.

Determine the velocity of fighter lane VPQ. (5)

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QUESTION 2: ANGULAR MOTION

2.1 Calculate the rotational frequency made by the wheels of a train in r/min if
it moves at the velocity of 280 km/h. The diameter of the wheel of the train
is 720 mm. (2)

2.2 The speed of a flywheel increases from 444 r/min to 2 840 r/min in 0,58
minutes.

Calculate each of the following:

8.2.1 Angular acceleration of the flywheel (3)

8.2.2 Number of revolutions made during this acceleration (3)

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QUESTION 3: DYNAMICS

A vehicle with a mass of 980 kg accelerates uniformly up a slope of 1:45 from 6 m/s to
21 m/s within 35 seconds. The resistance to motion is 0,459 N/kg.

Calculate each of the following:

3.1 Acceleration of the vehicle (2)

3.2 Accelerating force of the vehicle (2)

3.3 Total force (4)

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QUESTION 4 STATICS

A light, horizontal beam, ABCDE, with A on the left-hand side is 13 metres long. It is
supported at two points, A and D. At B, 6 metres from A, there is a point load of 10 kN.
At C, 3 metres from B, there is a point load of 15 kN. There is a uniformly distributed
load of 4 kN/m between A and B. D is 2 metres from C.

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4.1 Make a neat, labelled diagram of the beam described above. (1)

4.2 Calculate the reactions of the supports at points A and D and test your
answers. (5)

4.3 Draw a shear force diagram and show all the main values on the diagram. (4)

4.4 Calculate the bending moments at B and C. (2)

4.5 Draw a neat bending moment diagram and show all the main values on the
diagram. (3)
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QUESTION 5: STATICS

5.1 A beam of 10 m is supported by A and B which are 10 m apart. A is on the left

side of the beam. The beam carries a 50 N/m distributed load of 5 m on
the left side and a concentrated load of 40 N at 2 m from the right.

NOTE: A = 94,5 N, B = 195,5 N

5.1.1 Draw a detailed, labelled sketch of the beam. (2)

5.1.2 Draw a detailed shear force diagram. (2)

5.1.3 Draw a detailed bending-moment diagram. (3)

5.1.4 Determine the bending moments at the principal points. (3)

5.2 A rectangular lamina of dimensions 60 cm × 50 cm with a triangular whole
of a base of 18 cm is shown below.

18 cm

50 cm

12 cm
25 cm

60 cm

Determine the position of the centre of the lamina from the y-axis. (X) (7)
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QUESTION 6: KINEMATICS

6.1 A bus is travelling on a horizontal road at a velocity of 126 km/h when the bus
driver notices an object in the road. The brakes are applied and the bus is
brought to rest over a distance of 150 metres. The frictional
resistance is 2 500 N and the bus has a mass of 6 000 kilogram.

Calculate the following:

6.1.1 The retardation of the bus (4)

6.1.2 The time taken to come to a complete standstill (3)

6.1.3 The braking force of the brakes (2)

6.2 A locomotive is pulling a train with a mass of 150 tons up a hill with an incline
of 10° at a constant velocity of 72 km/h. The train experiences a
frictional force of 8 000 N.

Calculate the power required by the locomotive engine to pull the train. (4)
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QUESTION 7: DYNAMICS

7.1 Two cars leave a fork in a road simultaneously. Car X travels at 60 km/h
to the west and car Y travels at 100 km/h in a direction N 45° E.

Calculate the relative velocity of car Y with respect to car X in magnitude and
direction. (5)

7.2 A boy throws a cricket ball at an angle of 15° to the horizontal with an initial velocity
of 50 m/s. The path of the ball is that of a projectile.

Calculate the following:

7.2.1 The time to reach the maximum height

7.2.2 The maximum height reached by the ball

7.2.3 The horizontal displacement of the ball

(3 × 3) (9)

7.3 A canoeist is rowing on the Vaal Dam at a velocity of 4 m/s in a northerly

direction. A wind of 3 m/s suddenly starts blowing in a southeasterly
direction.

Calculate the resultant velocity of the canoe in magnitude and direction. (6)
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QUESTION 8: ANGULAR MOTION

Various options are given as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the
answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (10.1–10.4) in the
ANSWER BOOK.

A wheel with a diameter of 0,51m makes a constant rotational frequency of

880 r/min.

Determine the following:

8.1 The angular velocity at any moment:

A 3,74 rad/s2
B 7,48 rad/s
C 224,4 rad/s
D 92,153 rad/s

8.2 The angular displacement during 3 seconds:

A 673,2 rad
B 11,22 rad
C 224,4 rad
D 276,460 rad

The flywheel rotates at 920 r/min and accelerates to 2 300 r/min in 63 revolutions.

Calculate the following:

8.3 The angular displacement:

A 2415,01 rad
B 395,841 rad
C 813,882 rad
D 240,855 rad

8.4 The angular acceleration:

A 25,414 rad/s2
B 35,904 rad/s2
C 45,714 rad/s2
D 61,552 rad/s2
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TOTAL: 100 MARKS

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ENGINEERING SCIENCE N4

FORMULA SHEET

Any applicable formula may also be used.

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V
t
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