MET 307 Mechanics Of Machine Elements Exam 2026

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MET 307: A 2-page First Semester Examination for Mechanics of Machine Elements (MET307) at the University of Buea College of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, instructor Anita Mongshi M. Question 1 asks for a full Kutzbach/Gruebler mobility analysis (binary/ternary/quaternary link counts, loops, joints, degrees of freedom) of three complex kinematic linkages. Question 2 is a crank-and-slotted-lever quick-return mechanism problem (inclination of slotted bar, time ratio of strokes, stroke length). Question 3 is a 10-part conceptual question set on Watt's indicator mechanism (kinematic pairs, mobility, straight-line approximation, inversions, Grashof's condition, applications).