Part (a)

Sr No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

N
1.00E+08
1.00E+07
2.84E+05
1.04E+05
8.77E+04
5.77E+04
5.25E+04

P (load), kg
13.6
18.2
27.3
29.5
31.8
34.1
36.4

D (dia), mm

Stress *

5.84
6.15
6.05
5.97
6.06

9.998
9.742
10.852
11.95
12.38

ln(N)
18.42
16.12
12.56
11.55
11.38
10.96
10.87

No break
No break
failure
failure
failure
failure
failure

*where stress is calculated by relation [P(9.81)] / [(3.1416/4)(d2)]

Part (b)
ln(N)

Stress

10.87

12.38

10.96

11.95

11.38

10.852

11.55

9.742

12.56

9.998

At Knee point
Se = 9.625 MPa

14
12

Stress, MPa

10
8
6
4
2
0

10.6

10.8

11

11.2

11.4

11.6

11.8

ln(N)

12

12.2

12.4

12.6

12.8

Part (c)
Estimated endurance limit from the graph is found by estimating the best fit between the scattered
points and then drawing a horizontal line at the knee in the graph which gives the corresponding
value of endurance limit which is from the graph of given data is

S e = 9.625 MPa