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Solution V SEM II Mid Term Examination 2020

SUBJECT– DME-I CODE-5ME4-04 Semester V/Year III

GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
II MIDTERM EXAM 2020

V SEMESTER , MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DME-I (5ME4-04)

17/12/2020, THURSDAY

Max. Time: 1:30 HOUR (+15 MIN FOR UPLOADING ANSWER SHEET)
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Q1 What do you understand by full length and graduated leaves of a leaf

spring? Write the expression for determining the stress and deflection
in full length and graduated leaves.

Q2 A crane hook having an approximate trapezoidal cross-section is

shown in Fig. It is made of plain carbon steel 45C8 (Syt = 380
N/mm2) and the factor of safety is 3.5.Determine the load carrying
capacity of the hook.

Design a cast iron protective type flange coupling to transmit 15 kW

Q3 at 900 r.p.m. from an electric motor to a compressor. The service
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factor may be assumed as 1.35. The following permissible stresses
may be used : Shear stress for shaft, bolt and key material = 40 MPa
Crushing stress for bolt and key = 80 MPa Shear stress for cast iron =
8 MPa.Draw a neat sketch of the coupling
A locomotive semi-elliptical laminated spring has an overall length
Q4 of 1 m and sustains a load of 70 kN at its centre. The spring has 3 full
length leaves and 15 graduated leaves with a central band of 100 mm
width. All the leaves are to be stressed to 400 MPa, when fully
loaded. The ratio of the total spring depth to that of width is 2. E =
210 kN/mm2. Determine :
1. The thickness and width of the leaves.
2. The initial gap that should be provided between the full length and
graduated leaves before
the band load is applied.
3. The load exerted on the band after the spring is assembled.

Solution
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Q.1 Multi-leaf springs are widely used for the suspension of cars, trucks and railway
wagons. A multi-leaf spring consists of a series of flat plates, usually of semi-elliptical shape.
The flat plates are called leaves of the spring. The leaves have graduated lengths. The leaf at
the top has maximum length. The length gradually decreases from the top leaf to the bottom
leaf. The longest leaf at the top is called master leaf. It is bent at both ends to from the spring
eyes. Two bolts are inserted through these eyes to fix the leaf spring to the automobile body.
The leaves are held together by means of two U-bolts and a centre clip.

When bending stress alone is considered, the graduated leaves may have zero width at the
loaded end. But sufficient metal must be provided to support the shear. Therefore, it becomes
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necessary to have one or more leaves of uniform cross-section extending clear to the end. We
see from equations that for the same deflection, the stress in the uniform cross-section leaves
(i.e. full length leaves) is 50% greater than in the graduated leaves, assuming that each spring
element deflects according to its own elastic curve. If the suffixes F and G are used to
indicate the full length (or uniform cross- section) and graduated leaves, then
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Q 2.
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Q3.
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Q 4.