Tutorial No.

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T.Y. Mechanical (A & B) Subject-: Design of Machine Element Date: 28th August 2019

Title-: Design of Knuckle Joint & Bell Crank Lever

1. Draw neat sketch of a knuckle joint and explain the design procedure (CO I)
2. A knuckle joint used to connect two mild steel rods has to transmit a tensile load of 200 kN.
Given: yield point strength of the material in tension 200 N/mm2 and factor of safety = 2.
Allowable stress in compression is two times the allowable stress in tension, and allowable
stress in shear as 0.707 times that in tension. Design the knuckle joint(CO II,CO IV)
3. Design a right angled bell crank lever. The horizontal arm is 500 mm long and a load of 5 kN
acts vertically downward at the end of this arm. A short arm is 100 mm on which force acts.
The permissible stresses for lever and pin materials are 75 MPa in tension and 60 MPa in shear.
Safe bearing pressure is 10 N/mm2. The lever has rectangular cross-section and ratio of width
to thickness is 3: l. The pin length is 1.25 times pin diameter. (CO II,CO IV)
4. A bell crank lever to raise a vertical load is shown in fig. The vertical load to be lifted is
4500N. The lever consists of forged steel material and a pin at the fulcrum F. Assume
following data for the lever material. Safe stress in tension=75 MPa; safe stress in shear=60
MPa; safe bearing pressure on pins = l0 N/mm2. Determine the pin diameter at end P,
Dimensions at F and cross section Y-Y The lever has rectangular cross-section and ratio of
width to thickness is 3: l. The pin length is 1.25 times pin diameter.(near to fulcrum)
(CO II, CO IV)

Prof. J.S.Bhat
Course Coordinator
DME