Machine Design 2

Pre-Test
1. If the ultimate shear stress of the steel plate is 35,000 psi, what force is necessary to punch a 1.5
inch diameter hole in a 1/8 inch thick plate?
a. 20,617 lbs b. 41,234 lbs c. 30,295 lbs d. 61,850 lbs
2. A copper column of annular cross section has an outer diameter of 15 ft and is subjected to a
force of 45,000 lbs. The allowable compressive stress is 300 lb/ft2. What would be the wall
thickness?
a. 3 ft b. 4.58ft c. 3.52ft d. 5.03ft
3. Steel railroad rails 10 m long are laid with a clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15oC. At
what temperature will the rails just touch? Assumeα = 11.7 x 10−6 /C
a. 40.64C b. 35.09C c. 65.16C d. 53.35C
4. What modulus of elasticity in tension is required to obtain a unit deformation of 0.00110 m/m
from a load producing a unit tensile stress of 42,500psi?
a. 38.6x 105 psi b. 38.6x 103 psi
c. 38.6x 106 psi d. 38.6x 107 psi
5. Determine the load in KN on a 25 mm diameter 1200 mm long steel what if its maximum
elongation exceeds 1 mm. Use E = 206,786,000kPa.
a. 76.35 kN b. 84.59 kN c. 98.46 kN d. 46.97 kN
6. A steel wire 10 m long hanging vertically supports a tensile load of 2 KN. Neglecting the weight
of the wire, determine the required diameter if the total elongation is not to exceed 5 mm.
Assume E = 200 GPa.
a. 4.89 mm b. 2.93 mm c. 4.5 mm d. 5.05 mm
7. A solid shaft is subjected to a twisting moment of 10,000 in lb and a maximum bending moment
of 8,000 in lb. The permissible shearing stress is 8000 psi. Find a suitable diameter for the shaft.
a. 2.013 in b. 5.98 in c. 1.89 in d. 6.34 in
8. A round steel shaft is subjected to a torque of 226 N-m. The allowable shearing stress 41.4 MPa.
It is also subjected to a bending moment of 339 N-m. The allowable tensile stress is 55 MPa.
Find the diameter.
a. 39 mm b. 41 mm c. 45 mm d. 51 mm
9. Determine the torque that can be applied to a 1-in diameter circular shaft if the shearing stress
is not to exceed8000 psi.
a. 1570 in-lb b. 1750 in-lb c. 2750 in-lb d. 3560 in-lb
10. A steel shaft is subjected to a constant torque of 2,260 N-m. The ultimate strength and yield
strength of the shafting material are 668 MPa and 400 MPa respectively. Assume a factor of
safety 2 based on the yield point and endurance strength in shear, determine the diameter of
the shaft in inches.
a. 1.520 in b. 1.915in c. 2.321in d. 2.417in
11. What would be the diameter in millimeters of a main power transmitting steel shaft SAE 1040 to
transmit 150 kW at 900 rpm?
a. 2.3 b. 2.6 c. 66.4 d. 76.5
12. A solid steel shaft having a diameter of 3 in twists through an angle of 5 deg in 20 ft of length
because of the action of a torque. Determine the maximum shearing stress in the shaft. Use G =
12 x 106 psi.
a. 3550 psi b. 4550 psi c. 6550 psi d. 8550 psi
13. Determine the angular deflection in degrees of a SAE 1040 steel shaft in a length of 1/2 meter.
The shear stress is 69 MPa, shaft diameter is 62 mm and steel modulus of elasticity is 79.3 GPa.
a. 0.08 b. 0.01 c. 0.1 d. 0.8
14. . A line shaft is to transmit 200 hp. At 900 rpm. Find the diameter of the shaft.
a. 2.18 in. b. 2.28 in. c. 3.18 in. d. 3.28 in.
15. A steel shaft has an angular deflection of 5°. The shaft torque is 2.5 KN.m. If the shaft length is
20 times the shaft diameter, find the shaft diameter.
a. 32.17 mm. b. 41.17 mm. c. 87.56 mm. d. 56.34 mm.
16. 44. A 12 ft. length steel line shaft has no bending action except its own weight. What power in
hp. Can the shaft deliver at a speed of 2000 rpm, consider a torsional deflection of 0.08°/ ft.
length.

a. 25.95 b. 12.34 c. 17.34 d. 98.23

17. 45. Find the angular acceleration of the shaft whose speed changes from 0 to 2500 rpm in 5
seconds.
a. 23.47 rad/sec. b. 34.23 rad/ sec. c. 52.36 rad/sec. d. 65.34 rad/sec.
18. A main transmitting shaft transmits 350 KW to drive a generator at 2500 rpm, what is the
required diameter of the shaft?
a. 58.5 mm. b. 62.7 mm. c. 65.3 mm d. 56.2 mm
19. A hollow steel shaft 80 mm. outside diameter and 60 mm. inside diameter is designed to deliver
80 KW power at 450 rpm. Find the torsional deflection per meter length.
a. 0.426° b. 0.328° c. 0.583° d. 0.755°
20. A flange bolt coupling has 10 steel 25.4 mm diameter bolts evenly tighten around a 415 mm bolt
circle. Determine the torque capacity of the connection if the allowable stress in the bolt is 50
MN/m2.
a. 59.95 KN.m b. 52.6 KN.m c. 46.15 KN.m d. 43.8 KN.m
21. A round steel shaft rotates at 200 rpm and is subjected to a torque of 275 N.m and a bedding
moment of 415 N.m. Determine the equivalent twisting moment.
a. 597.84 N.m b. 456.42 N.m c. 546.43 N.m d. 497.85 N.m
22. A steel rod 30 mm. and 800 mm. long has an allowable elongation not exceed 1.5 mm. find the
allowable load in KN.
a. 274 b. 248 c. 316 d. 236
23. A 4 inches shaft using a flat key, whose width is 1 inch is transmitting a torque of 63,000 in.lb, if
the designed shearing stress is 5000 psi, determine the safe length of key.
a. 6.3 inches b. 5.3 inches c. 4.3 inches d. 7.0 inches
24. A 1200 mm. cast iron pulley is fastened to 112.5 mm. shaft by means of 28.13 mm square key
175 mm long. The key and the shaft have a shearing stress of 14,000 psi. Determine the force of
a pulley that will shear the key.
a. 10,015 lbs. b. 11,005 lbs. c. 11,050 lbs. d. 10,501 lbs.
25. A 75 mm diameter shaft is transmitting 300 KW at 300 rpm. A flange coupling is used and has 6
bolts, each 18 mm in diameter if the bolts circle based on an average shearing stress of 27.5
Mpa.

a. 227.4 m. b. 477.2 mm. c. 274.7 mm. d. 247.4 mm. e.

26. A 3-in diameter solid shaft is desired to replace a hallow shaft having 4” outside diameter.
Consider he strength to be the same, determine the inside diameter of hallow shaft.
a. 2.5 in. b. 3.5 in. c. 3.0 in. d. 4.0 in.
27. A flange coupling having 180 mm bolt circle and 19 mm thick uses 8 bolts, 16 mm diameter to
connect two shafts. It is use to transmit 60 KW at 180 rpm. Determine the factor of safety in
compression if yield point in compression is 448 Mpa.
a. 15.6 b. 30.8 c. 18.5 d. 25.4
28. A flat key is to be designed for 75 mm diameter shaft which will transmit 15 KW at 400 rpm. If
allowable shearing stress is 200 Mpa and the key width is 15 mm, determine the length of key.
a. 30.65 mm. b. 33.75 mm. c. 31.83 mm. d. 32.85 mm.
29. It is specified that the angular deformation in a shaft should not exceed 1 degree in length of 1.8
m. The allowable shearing stress is 83 Mpa. Determine the diameter of the shaft. The material
has G = 77 x 10 6 pa.
a. 222.34 mm. b. 234.22 mm. c. 23.42 cm. d. 24.22 cm.
30. A thin walled cylinder is 15 inches in diameter. The internal fluid pressure in this cylinder is 150
psi. The wall thickness is 0.125. Find the induced stress in the cylinder wall.
A. 8,000 psi B. 7,500 psi C. 4,500 psi D. 9,000 psi
31. With the present water interruptions prevailing in Metro Manila, you have been asked to design
an upright cylindrical water tank 6 meters in diameter and 6 meters high, vented, and to be
filled completely with water. Determine the minimum thickness of the tank plate if the stress is
limited to 40 MPa.
A. 4.41 mm B. 4.38 mm C. 5.81 mm D. 3,57 mm
32. A steel cylindrical air receiver with 5 ft. diameter and pressure load of 180 psi, design stress of
9500 psi maximum. The pressure vessel is to be provided with 1 ½ in diameter drain valve
installed at the bottom of the vessel and safety pressure relief valve installed either at the top
most or at the side with pop-out rating of 200 psi. Assume a 100% weld joint efficiency. The lap
welding tensile strength is 65 000 psi. Determine the bursting pressure of this air receiver.
A. 1154.45psi B. 1354.56psi C. 1454.56psi D. 1231.53psi
33. A thin hollow sphere of radius 10 in. and thickness 0.1 in. is subjected to an internal pressure of
100 psig. The maximum normal stress on an element of the sphere is:
A. 5,000 psi B. 14,140 psi C. 7,070 psi D. 20,000 psi
34. A spherical shell of 1.8 m of outside diameter and 1.725 m inside diameter at a pressure of 10.4
MPa. Compute the stress in the shell.
A. 124.8 MPa B. 96.48 MPa C. 119.6 MPa D. 88.46 MP
35. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 20 in and an external diameter of 36 in is subjected to
an internal pressure of 10,000 psi and an external pressure of 2,000 psi. Determine the hoop
stress at the inner surface of the cylinder.
A. 24,705.16 psi B. 13,142.86 psi C. 19,028.52 psi D. 17,142.86 psi
36. It’s a transmission shaft intermediate between the line shaft and the driven machine EXCEPT.
a. Countershaft b. headshaft c. Machine shaft d. shortshaft
37. A short shaft or axle on machine.
a. Spindle b. axle c. jackshaft d. lineshaft
38. Tapered square keys with the diagonal dimension in a circumferential direction.
a. Square key b. woodruff key c. saddle keys d. kennedy key
39. Is a square key with bottom two corners bevelled.
a. Square key b. saddle key c. barth key d. woodruff key
40. A shaft is to be checked for concentricity. A suitable method of performing the check is:
a. Bench centers and dial indicator b. Bench bottom and calliper
c. Bench top and tachometer d. Bench vise and planer
41. The gradual chemical reaction by other substance such that metal is converted to an oxide
or other compounds:
a. Corrosion b. Cheaping c. Rusting d. Weathering
42. The center of gravity of a solid pyramid or cone with a total height of H is:
a. ¼ H b. 3/5 H c. 1/3 H
d. ½ H
43. It is hardening treatment whereby a cast metal is being heated to a very high temperature then
suddenly subjected to rapid cooling to improve hardenability or wear resistance is called:
a. Normalizing b. Tempering c. Quenching d. Annealing
44. For steel shafting design in an average condition, the maximum distance in feet between
bearing to avoid excessive linear deflection is by formula, L = 8.95D2/3 for shaft subjected to no
bending except its own weight but for shafting with bending action of pulleys, etc. the formula
then will be L = _____.
a. 4D2/3 b. 7.0D2/3 c. 5.2D2/3 d. 6.0D2/3
45. t is a general practice to use the following allowable stresses, 4000 psi for main transmitting
shaft, short shafts and countershaft. For lineshaft carrying pulley it is ___ psi.
a. 7800 b. 7000 c. 6000 d. 6500
46. Is a form of correction that develop on a highly localized areas on a metal surface:
a. Crevice b. Erosion c. Galvanic d. Apitting
47. In case of cross helical worm the axes of two shafts are:
a. Parallel b. Intersecting c. Non-parallel d. Non-parallel non-intersecting
48. A shaft rotating in anticlockwise direction at slow speed inside a bearing will be:
a. At bottom most of bearing
b. Towards left side of bearing making metal to metal contact
c. Towards left side of bearing and making no metal to metal contact
d. None of the above
49. Is a flat key that is easy to facilitate easy driving and removal of the key.
a. Square key b. woodruff key c. gib-head taper key d. kennedy key
50. Which of the following is not a structural steel class?
a. Low carbon steel b. Stainless steel
c. Medium carbon steel d. Tool and die steel