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04-BS-3: May 2015

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  1. Question 1 Question 1 (paper Question I) — Truss Analysis (Part A · Statics, 20 marks)
  2. Question 2 Question 2 (paper Question II) — Boom with Ball-and-Socket and Pulley Cable (Part A · Statics, 20 marks)
  3. Question 3 Question 3 (paper Question III) — Friction: Wedge and Belt-Friction Pulley (Part A · Statics, 20 marks)
  4. Question 4 Question 4 (paper Question IV) — Instantaneous Velocity of a Slider-Link Mechanism (Part B · Dynamics, 20 marks)
  5. Question 5 Question 5 (paper Question V) — Oblique Central Impact of Two Disks (Part B · Dynamics, 20 marks)
  6. Question 6 Question 6 (paper Question VI) — Natural Frequency of a Disk-Spring-Block System (Part B · Dynamics, 20 marks)

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National Examination May 2015 — 04-BS-3, Statics and Dynamics, 3 hours, closed book (one 8½″×11″ self-prepared note sheet permitted; Casio or Sharp approved calculator only). Candidates complete 2 of 3 questions from Part A (Statics) and 2 of 3 from Part B (Dynamics); all 6 are solved below.

Reference texts: Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Statics, 14th ed. (Questions 1–3); Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 14th ed. (Questions 4–6).