TEST Code: 402

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Mechanical Engineering
ESE CONVENTIONAL TEST – 2
Time Allowed: 1½ Hours Maximum Marks: 150

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Question No.1 is compulsory.
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01(a). An elevator starts from rest and raises vertically 40 m to
attains its maximum velocity in T seconds with acceleration
record shown in figure. Determine time ‘T’ and maximum
velocity reached by the elevator.

0.6 m/s2

t
0 T/3 T
(10 M)

(b). A hollow circular shaft is subjected to a torque of 800 N-m

and a bending moment of 1200 N-m. The internal diameter of
shaft is 60% of external diameter. Determine external
diameter according to maximum shear strain energy theory.
Take FOS = 2, and Syt = 270 MPa
(10 M)

(c). Figure shows a slider-crank mechanism for an offset engine.

Show that the acceleration of the piston towards the
crankshaft can be approximately expressed (for a small offset
h) as :
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 r h 
x   2 r cos   cos 2  sin  
   
where r = crank radius and l= length of connecting rod

l
r

 = constant
h


(10 M)

02(a). A uniform rod having weight ‘W’ and length ‘L’ is supported
at its ends against the surfaces ‘A’ and ‘B’. If the rod is on
the verge of slipping when  = 30, determine the coefficient
of static friction s at A & B.

L B

30
A
(10 M)

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(b). A beam of rectangular cross-section is welded to a support by
the means of fillet weld as shown in figure. Determine the
size of weld if the permissible shear stress in the weld is
limited to 75 MPa, according to maximum shear stress
theory.
25 kN
150 mm

100 mm 500 mm

(20 M)
03(a). Compute 2nd moment of area of a plane lamina shown in
figure about an axis parallel to its base and passing through
the centroid in cm4. (15 M)

8 cm

22 cm

25 cm

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(b). A 4-stroke engine develops 18.5 kW at 250 rpm. The turning
moment diagram of this engine may be assumed rectangular
for the expansion and compression strokes. The turning
moment for expansion stroke is 2.8 times that of the
compression stroke (negative). Assume the energy consumed
in other strokes in the cycle to be zero. Assuming constant
load, determine the moment of inertia of the flywheel
required to keep the total fluctuation of the crankshaft speed
within 1% of the average speed of 250 rpm.
(15 M)

04(a). The rod AB in figure is pinned at B and rests on the 8 cm

radius wheel. The wheel rolls without slipping with the
angular velocity of 12 rad/s clockwise and an angular
acceleration of 3 rad/s2 counterclockwise. What are the
angular velocity and angular acceleration of the rod AB ?

A

8cm

30 B

(20 M)
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(b). In a bolted assembly of two components, initially the nut is
tightened so as to induce a preload of 2 kN in the bolt. The
external force acting on the assembly is 4 kN. Syt for the bolt
material is 400 MPa and factor of safety is 2.5. The effective
stiffness of the parts held together by bolt is 2.5 times the
stiffness of bolt. Determine the size of the bolt in mm.
(10 M)

05(a). A tripod supports a load of 2.5 kN at point P as shown in

figure. The end points A, B and C of the three legs lie in x-z
plane. Calculate the force developed in each leg.
y

2m
2.5 kN

C O
A x

B
z
(15 M)

(b). A shaft is subjected to bending moment from –200 Nm to

500 Nm and twisting moment varying from 50 Nm to 175
Nm. Material of shaft has Sut = 600 MPa, Se =300 MPa,
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Ka = 0.76, Kb = 0.85, Kc = 0.897, Kt = 1.85 and q = 0.95.
Find the diameter of the shaft using Von-mises theory and
Goodman’s line. Factor of safety = 1.5
(15 M)

06(a). The total sleeve movement in a spring-controlled Hartnell

governor is 3 cm. The mass of the rotating balls is 1.35 kg
each. At the midposition of the sleeve, the sleeve arm, which
is 6.25 cm long, is horizontal. The ball arm has a length of
7.5 cm. At the midposition of the sleeve, the balls rotate at a
radius of 10 cm. Due to maladjustment of the spring, the
equilibrium governor speed at the topmost position of the
sleeve is 420 rpm and that corresponding to the lowest
position of the sleeve is 435 rpm.
Determine (i) the stiffness and initial compression of the
spring, and (ii) the required initial compression of the spring
to give an equilibrium speed at the topmost position which is
12 rpm more than that at the lowest position. Neglect the
moment due to the weight of the ball. (20 M)

(b). Two plates of thickness 5 mm each are joined by double

riveted double strap butt joint. Diameter of rivet is 7 mm,
clearance between hole and rivet is 1 mm, and pitch is
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28 mm. Determine the following, if Syt, Sys, Syc are 120 MPa,
100 MPa, 150 MPa respectively.
(i) Efficiency of joint
(ii) Tearing efficiency
(iii) Total number of rivets on joint if load acting on joint
is 100 kN.
(10 M)

07(a). A bag ‘A’ of mass 6 kg is released from rest at  = 0 and

strikes a 18 kg box ‘B’. If the coefficient of restitution
between bag and box is 0.5, determine the velocities of bag
and box just after the impact and loss of energy during
collision.

A


1m

B line of impact

(15 M)

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(b). A roller follower has cycloidal motion and its 30 mm lift is
completed in 90 of cam rotation. The follower is offseted in
a direction opposite to the direction of rotation by 6.5 mm
and radius of the roller is 10 mm. Determine the base circle
radius which would limit the pressure angle to 30.
(15 M)

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