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Ub Mae 311
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9. Calculate the factor of safety for infinite life if the cast iron used has an adjusted endurance limit of
20 kpsi and an ultimate tensile strength of 40 kpsi, provided the midrange stress and alternating
stress components are found to be -20 kpsi and 40 kpsi respectively. (10 Points)
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MAE 311: Machines and Mechanisms I Spring 2014
Name: Solution Key Section: NA Exam #2
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10. Calculate the midrange and alternating stress components for each case shown below. Identify
which case would be the critical case to consider and explain why (assuming all other things are
equal). (12 Points, 3 Points Each)
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Case b would be the critical case because it has a tensile midrange stress; this is the case regardless of
whether or not the material is brittle or ductile.
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Design Problem (33 Points Total)
11. Consider the component and its loading shown in Figure 4. The steel being used has an adjusted
endurance limit of 40 kpsi, an ultimate tensile strength of 130 kpsi, and a yield strength of 100 kpsi.
The applied load Fy does not fluctuate.
a) Determine the current factor of safety at Point A. Show all work. (21 Points)
b) Plot the critical stress state on the set of principal axes provided. (3 Points)
c) If you used a different failure theory, would your lever arm (currently 6 inches) have to
increase, decrease, or stay the same to maintain the same factor of safety? (3 Points)
d) If the desired factor of safety was 3, would you have to increase, decrease, or keep the current
magnitude of the applied load? Identify this new point on the principal axes. (6 Points)
Bonus: If you used cast iron, what factor of safety should be used if you want to maintain a similar
risk level (not change your risk attitude)? (1 Point)
Bonus: Determine the required change in length of the lever arm that results in a factor of safety of
3? (4 Points)
Figure 4: Component and Loading for Design Problem (Question 11)
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c) DE -> MSS: Deccrease; MSS -> DE: Increase
d) The failure theory would have to decrease
Bonus 1: Double
Bonus 2: Cannot obtain this factor of safety (cannot shrink the lever arm enough to reduce the
stresses to the appropriate level).
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