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Problem 3-3 (7.7%) Statements: Draw A Free-Body Diagram of The Pedal-Arm Assembly From A Bicycle With
Problem 3-3 (7.7%) Statements: Draw A Free-Body Diagram of The Pedal-Arm Assembly From A Bicycle With
Jing Zheng
Hints:
(a) (40%) There are no applied torques, only applied forces. It will make the
following calculation simple if put one of the pedal or arm with a section through
the origin.
(b) (20%) Page 78, Static Load Analysis. Moment (or Torque) = Force Distance.
(c) (40%) Again, Page 78, Static Load Analysis. Use the appropriate equilibrium
condition from the (3.3a) to solve the unknowns.
MECHANICAL DESIG AND MACHINE ELEMENTS ME 322A
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Hints:
(a) (20%) Page 180, Example 4-9 shows a similar situation. Find the correspondent A
and B point as shown in Figure 4-30 (page 180).
(b) (20%) Page 181, step 5 of the Example 4-9 shows how to calculate the normal
bending stress and torsional shear stress at point A. The cross section properties
can be found on Appendix A (page 939-940).
(c) (10%) Section 4.3, page 141~143 shows the general steps to calculate the
principle stress. Page 181, step 6 of the Example 4-9 shows how the principle
stress is calculated in similar problem. Do not copy the result blindly since the
coordinates you used may not be exactly the same as the example used.
(d) (20%) Page 169, equation 4.15c shows how the maximum transverse shear stress
at the neutral axis of a round road is calculated. Point B is in pure shear. Example
4-9, step 7 shows how a similar case is analyzed.
(e) (10%) see hint C to find the principal stress value at the point B
(f) (20%) Determine the stress in the pedal screw. First, find the bending moment in
the screw from the rider-applied force. Calculate the maximum normal stress due
to bending in the screw. Is the maximum principal stress in the screw the
maximum normal stress? Why it is or why it is not?
MECHANICAL DESIG AND MACHINE ELEMENTS ME 322A
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Hints:
(a) (50%) The maximum principal stresses in the pedal arm are given by problem 4.3
solutions. The von Mises stress can be calculated by using the equation 5.7c, page
245. For the safety factor, look at the Safety Factor section on the next page.
(b) (50%) The maximum principal stresses in the screw are also given by problem 4.3
solutions. For the von Mises stress and safety factor, look at Hint A.
MECHANICAL DESIG AND MACHINE ELEMENTS ME 322A
Jing Zheng
Assumptions:
1) Nuts are just snug tight (no pre-load), which is worst case.
2) All reactions will be concentrated loads, not distributed loads/pressures.
Hints:
(a) (10%) Find the weight on the tongue.
(b) (40%) There are two external forces Fpull and Wtongue acting on the ball. To keep the
ball bracket from rotating, there should be counter forces acting on the bracket. It
is very important to include all the forces acting on the ball and the bracket. There
are two vertical forces and three horizontal forces. (Apparently there is a force
provided by the bolt, which connect the bracket to the C-beam. However, is this
force enough to keep the bracket in steady state?)
(c) (50%) Find all the forces that can satisfy equation 3.3a or 3.3b (Page 78).
MECHANICAL DESIG AND MACHINE ELEMENTS ME 322A
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Assumptions:
1) Constant acceleration
2) Rolling resistance of tires and bearing is negligible
Hints:
(a) (50%) Calculate the acceleration
(b) (50%) F = m a
MECHANICAL DESIG AND MACHINE ELEMENTS ME 322A
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Assumptions: The bolts are snug tight. All reactions are concentrated loads, not
distributed loads.
Hints:
(a) (50%) Draw separated free body diagrams of the ball and the bracket. It is very
important to include all the forces acting on the ball and the bracket. For the ball,
there are two vertical forces and three horizontal forces; for the bracket, there are
two vertical forces and four horizontal forces. Find all the forces that can satisfy
equation 3.3a or 3.3b (Page 78) and solve for the unknown forces. Then, find the
principal stresses.
(b) (10%) The bearing stress is the pulling force over the bearing area. See Direct
Bearing, Page 152, and equation 4.10a, we can assume that there is no clearance
between the pin and hole.
(c) (10%) The tearout stress is the pulling force over the tearout area. See Tearout
Failure, Page 151, and equation 4.9.
(e) (20%)
Ball bracket as
a cantilever
MECHANICAL DESIG AND MACHINE ELEMENTS ME 322A
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Hints:
(a) (20%) Found the von Mises stress, then the safety factor. Page 245, 246.
(b) (20%) Found the von Mises stress, then the safety factor. Page 245, 246.
(c) (20%) Found the von Mises stress, then the safety factor. Page 245, 246.
(d) (20%) Found the von Mises stress, then the safety factor. Page 245, 246.
(e) (20%) Found the von Mises stress, then the safety factor. Page 245, 246.
MECHANICAL DESIG AND MACHINE ELEMENTS ME 322A
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Hints:
(a) (5%) The property of the 1100 series aluminum on Appendix C. There are two
condition of the alloy. Choose one that you would like to use.
(b) (5%) From Problem 3-14, find the total dynamic force on both foot and the load
on each support.
(c) (15%) Choose a cross-section and length for each aluminum support. You can
choose any shape and configuration as long as the assumption is reasonable and
you can calculate its stress loading.
(e) (70%) At this stage, you should familiar on how to calculate principal stress, the
von Mises stress and safety factor. With the bending stress and safety factor
known, it is straight forward to find the cross-section dimension requirements.
Make sure the calculation is consistent with the assumption you made and the
cross-section configuration you chose.