Stresses & Machine Elements: Problem Set 1

STRESSES & MACHINE ELEMENTS
PROBLEM SET 1
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Two cylinders rolling in the opposite direction has a speed ratio of 3. If the diameter of driver
is 10 inches, find the center distance between cylinders.
A. 15 in B. 10 in C. 25 inD. 20 in
2. Two cylinders rolling in the same direction has speed ratio of 2.5 and center distance of 50 cm.
Find the diameter of the larger cylinder.
A. 56.34 in B. 263.45 in C. 166.67 in D. 66.67 in
3. Four cylinders rolling in opposite directions has a speed ratio of A:B:C:D = 5:3:1:4. If center
distance between cylinder A and C is 70 inches, find the diameter of cylinder D.
A. 18.75 in B. 26.34 in C. 12.45 in D. 16 .37 in
4. A pulley has a tangential velocity of 75 fpm. If pulley diameter is 10 inches, find the speed of
the speed.
A. 24.34 rpm B. 28.65 rpm C. 34.22 rpm D. 32.34 rpm
5. Shaft A with 12 inches diameter pulley running at 250 rpm is connected to shaft B by means of
26 inches diameter pulley. Another pulley on shaft B 16 inches diameter is connected to 10
inches diameter pulley on shaft C. Find the speed of shaft C.
6. A steel tie rod on bridge must be withstand a pull of 6200 lbs. Find the diameter of the rod
assuming a factor of safety of 4 and ultimate stress of 66,000 psi.
A. 0.234 in B. 0.534 in C. 0.691 in D. 0.734 in
7. If the ultimate shear strength of steel plate is 45,000 psi, what force is necessary to punch a
0.9 in diameter hole in a 0.5 in thick plate using a factor of safety of 3.5.
A. 63,617 lbs B. 61,567 lbs C. 65,378 lbs D. 69,345 lbs
8. A 2.5 in diameter by 1.8 in long journal bearing is to carry 5000 lb load at 320 rpm using SAE
40 lube oil at 200oF through a single hole at 30 psi. Compute the bearing pressure.
A. 1111.11 psi B. 142.23 psi C. 123.34 psi D. 197.34 psi
9. A journal bearing has 8 cm diameter and length to diameter ratio of 3. Find the projected
area in mm2. A. 19,200 B. 20,009 C. 18,058 D. 17,017
10. A cable steel has a length of 100 m and stretch to 5 cm when the load is applied at both ends.
If tensile stress is 50 psi, find the modulus of elasticity of the steel.
A. 100,000 psi B. 120,000 psi C. 110,000 psi D. 130,000 psi
11. A shaft whose torque varies from 2200 to 6400 in-lb. It has a diameter of 1.25 inches and
yield stress of 63,000 psi. Find the variable component stress.
12. How many 1/2 inch diameter hole that can be punch in one motion of a 1/8 inch thick plate
using a force of 50 tons. The ultimate shear stress is 52 ksi and factor of safety of 3. A. 7
B. 9 C. 8 D. 10
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13. Determine the minimum diameter of a taper pin for use to fix a lever to a shaft, if it is to
transmit a maximum torque of 750 in-lb. The shaft diameter is 1.5 inches and has a stress of
20,000 psi. A. 0.252 in B. 0.452 in C. 0.642 in D. 0.826 in
14. A 19mm stud bolts is used to fastened on a 250 mm diameter cylinder head of diesel engine.
If there are 10 stud bolts, determine the pressure inside the cylinder if bolt stress is 50 Mpa. A.
288.8 KPa B. 2888 KPa C. 3426 KPa D. 4828 Kpa
15. A column supports a compressive load of 250 KN. Determine the outside diameter of
column if inside diameter is 185 mm and compressive stress of 50 Mpa.
A. 200.62 mm B. 201.47 mm C. 216.42 mm D. 208.41 mm
16. A steel hollow tube is used to carry a tensile load of 500 KN at a stress of 140 Mpa. If
outside diameter is 10 times the tube thickness of the tube.
A. 11.24 mm B. 107 mm C. 20.64 mm D. 22.61 mm
17. A 20 mm diameter rivet is used to fastened two 25 mm thick plate. If the shearing stress of
rivet is 80 Mpa, what tensile force applied each plate to shear the bolt?
A. 26.35 KN B. 28.42 KN C. 30.41 KN D. 25.13 KN
18. Two 30 mm thick plate is fastened by two bolts, 25 mm in diameter. If the plate is subjected
to 50 KN tension, find the bearing stress in bolts.
A. 33333.33 KPa B. 4444.44 KPa C. 5555.55 KPa D. 555555 Kpa
19. What force is necessary to punch a 30 mm hole in 12.5 mm thick plate if ultimate shear
stress is 410 Mpa?
A. 480 KN B. 481 KN C. 482 KN D. 483 KN
20. A 2.5 inches shaft is subjected to 3 KN.m torque. Find the stress developed.
A. 48.62 MPa B. 52.75 MPa C. 59.67 MPa D. 38.64 Mpa
21. A shaft when subjected to pure torsion developed a stress of 50 Mpa. If polar moment of
inertia is 6.1359 x 10-7 m4, determine the maximum torque the shaft could handle.
A. 1.23 KN.m B. 1.68 KN.m C. 1.84 KN.m D. 2.48 KN.m
22. A lever, secured to a 50 mm round shaft by a steel tapered pin (d = 10 mm), has a pull
of 200 N at a radius of 800 mm. Find S, the working stress on the pin, in Mpa. Consider
double shear on the pin. A. 41 B. 43 C. 46 D. 48
23. In a 2.0 m cantilevered I-beam, 2 Mton weight is applied at free end. If the allowable
stress in beam is 110 Mpa, determine the section modulus.
A. 18.54 in3 B. 21.77 in3 C. 26.83 in3 D. 24.28 in3
24. A 6 mm steel wire is 5 m long and stretches 8 mm under a given load. If modulus of
elasticity is 200 Gpa, find the load applied. A. 7 KN B. 8 KN C. 9 KN D. 10
KN
25. A steel wire 10 m long, hanging vertically supports a tensile load of 2 KN. Neglecting
the weight of wire, determine the required diameter if the stress is not to exceed 140 Mpa
and the total elongation is not to exceed 5 mm. Assume E = 200 Gpa.
A. 2 mm B. 3 mm C. 4 mm D. 5 mm
26. An iron rod 4 m long and 0.5 cm2 in cross section stretches 1 mm when a mass of 225
kg is hang on it. Compute the modulus of elasticity of the iron.
A. 176.58 GPa B. 169.81 Gpa C. 160.41 GPa D. 180.26 Gpa
27. A 20 m rod is stretches to a strain of 0.001. Determine the deflection of the rod.
A. 20 mm B. 25 mm C. 30 mm D. 35 mm
28. A rail having a coefficient of linear expansion of 11.6 x 10-6 m/mC increases its length when
heated from 70F to 133F. Determine the strain.
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A. 2.04 x 10-4 B. 6.05 x 10-4 C. 4.06 x 10-4 D. 2.77 x 10-4
29. What temperature will the rails just touched if steel railroad is 10 m long are laid with
clearance of 3 mm at initial temperature of 15C. Use k = 11.7 x 10-6 m/mC.
A. 35.64C B. 40.56C C. 45.64C D. 50.64C
30. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and outer diameter of 0.086 m. Determine
the polar moment of inertia of the hollow shaft.
A. 1.512 x 10-6 m4 B. 1.215 x 10-6 m4 C. 1.52 x 10-6 m4 D. 1.125 x 10-6 m4
31. It is a problem of expansion and shrinkage of steel material so that the slightly smaller hole of
a steel bushing of 1.999 diameter with the following process/materials/data to apply:
Coefficient of expansion of carbon steel = 0.0000068 in/in-F. Temperature raised by gas heating
= 24.5oF Cooling media to use dry ice with boiling point of -109.3oF (-78.5oC). Shrinkage rate
below boiling point is 0.00073 in/in. Determine the final clearance between the expanded steel
bushing hole against the shrinkage of the steel shaft.
A. 0.000793 B. 0.000693 in C. 0.000750 in D. 0.000800 in
32. What modulus of elasticity in tension is required to obtain a unit deformation of 0.00105 m/m
from a load producing a unit tensile stress of 44,000 psi?
A. 42,300 x 106 psi B. 41,202 x 106 psi C. 43,101 x 106 psi D. 41,905 x 106 psi
33. If the weight of 6” diameter by 48” long SAE 1030 shafting is 174.5 kg, then what will be the
weight of chromium SAE 51416 of same size?
A. 305.5 lbs B. 426.4 lbs C. 384.6 lbs D. 465.1 lbs
34. Compute the maximum unit shear in a 3 inches diameter steel shafting that transmits 2400
in-lb of torque at 99 rpm. A. 4530 psi B. 4250 psi C. 3860 psi D. 4930 psi
35. If the ultimate shear stress of a 1/8 inch thick drawn steel plates is 35 ksi what force is
required to punch a 1 1½ inch diameter hole?
A. 10,011 lbs B. 22,322 lbs C. 11 Mtons D. 20620 lbs
36. The shaft whose torque varies from 2000 to 6000 in-lbs has 1 ½ inch in diameter and 60,000
psi yield strength. Compute for the shaft mean average stress.
A. 6036 psi B. 6810 psi C. 5162 psi D. 5550 psi
37. A link has a load factor of 0.80 the surface factor of 0.80. The surface factor is 0.92 and the
endurance strength is 28000 psi. Compute the alternating stress of the link if it is
subjected to a reversing load. Assume a factor of safety of 3.
A. 8150 B. 10920 C. 9,333 D. 7260
38. The shaft is subjected to a steady load of 36,000 in-lb at a shear stress of 10,000 psi.
Compute the diameter of the said shaft in inches.
A. 1 7/8B. 2¼ C. 3 D. 2¾
39. A shear pin is to be shear at 15 hp and 1000 rpm. The pin attaches a hub to a shaft 1.5
inches in diameter and ultimate shearing stress of 50,000 psi. Find the diameter of the pin.
A. 1/8 in B. ¼ in C. ¾ in D. 1 in
40. A steel 0.5 inch x 1 inch steel 200 ft long is subjected to a 5000 lbs tensile load. Find the
deformation along its width if poison’s ratio is 0.25.
A. 0.000007 in B. 0.0000417 in C. 0.000015 in D. 0.000067 in
41. A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and carries a tensile load of 5000 N at 20oC.
If the allowable stress is not to exceed 130 MN/m2 at -20oC, what is the minimum diameter of the
rod? Assume k = 11.7 µm/(m-oC); E = 200 Gpa
A. 10.22 mm B. 11.22 mm C. 12.22 mm D. 13.22 mm
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SHAFTING
PROBLEM SET 2
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. A shaft is used to transmit 200 KW at 300 rpm by means of a 200 mm diameter sprocket.
Determine the force tangent to the sprocket.
A. 60.44 KN B. 60.33 KN C. 60.88 KN D. 63.66 KN
2. Find the diameter of a steel shaft which will be used to operate a 110 KW motor rotating at 5
rps if torsional stress is 90 Mpa.
A. 60.20 mm B. 58.30 mm C. 38.30 mm D. 46.20 mm
3. A shaft has an ultimate stress of 350 Mpa and has a factor of safety of 5. The torque
developed by the shaft is 3 KN-m and the diameter outside diameter is 80 mm. Find the inside
diameter of the shaft.
A. 83.45 mm B. 76.45 mm C. 69.62 mm D. 66.34 mm
4. What is the speed of 63.42 mm shaft transmitted 75 KW if stress is not to exceed 26 Mpa.
A. 550 rpm B. 600 rpm C. 650 rpm D. 700 rpm
5. A steel shaft transmit 50 hp at 1400 rpm. If allowable stress is 500 psi, find the shaft
diameter. A. 3.58 in. B. 2.84 in. C. 1.65 in. D. 2.54 in.
6. The shaft of a motor has a length of 20 times its diameter and has a maximum twist of 1
degrees when twisted at 2 KN-m torque. If the modulus of rigidity of the shaft is 80 Gpa, find
the shaft diameter. A. 69.23 mm B. 73.23 mm C. 64.23 mm D. 66.33 mm
7. A hollow shaft developed a torque of 5 KN and shaft stress is 40 Mpa. If outside diameter of
shaft is 100 mm, determine the shaft inner diameter.
A. 68.43 mm B. 63.28 mm C. 58.38 mm D. 77.64 mm
8. A hollow shaft that has 100 mm outside diameter and 80 mm inside diameter is used to
transmit 100 KW at 600 rpm. Determine the shaft stress.
9. What is the polar moment of inertia of a solid shaft that has a torque of 1.5 KN and a stress of
25 Mpa? A. 2.46 x 10-6m4 B. 2.02 x 10-6m4 C. 3.46 x 10-6m4 D. 1.24 x 10-6m4
10. A force tangent to 1 foot diameter pulley is 5 KN and is mounted on a 2 inches shaft.
Determine the torsional deflection if G = 83 x 106 Kpa.
A. 0.804/m B. 0.654/m C. 0.786/m D. 0.938/m
11. What is the minimum diameter of a steel shaft which will be used to operate a 14 KN.m
torque and will not twist more than 3 in a length of 6 m? (G = 83 x 106 kPa)
A. 100.64 mm B. 96.80 mm C. 118.45 mm D. 120.72 mm
12. A solid shaft 5 m long is stressed to 60 Mpa when twisted through 4. Find the shaft
diameter if G =6 83 Gpa. A. 95. 46 mm B. 90.42 mm C. 101.32 mm D. 103.54 mm
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13. Compute the maximum unit shear in a 2 inches diameter steel shafting that transmits 24,000
in-lb of torque at 120 rpm.
14. What is the diameter of line shaft that transmit 150 KW at 15 rps?
A. 2.28 in. B. 3.54 in. C. 1.62 in. D. 2.06 in.
15. A main shaft has 50 mm diameter is running at 300 rpm. What is the power that could be
deliver by the shaft. A. 30.40 hp B. 28.60 hp C. 32.50 hp D. 16.42 hp
16. A 2 inches diameter main shaft running at 600 rpm is mounted by a 12 inches diameter
pulley and is then connected to the shaft of driven machine mounted by a 40 inches diameter
pulley by means of a belt. The belt efficiency is 90%. Find the diameter of the short shaft.
A. 4.23 inches B. 3.23 inches C. 2.25 inches D. 1.45 inches
17. A 1.5” diameter short shaft is used to transmit 44.4 hp. Determine the shaft speed.
A. 500 rps B. 8.33 rps C. 400 rpm D. 450 rpm
18. A 3” diameter solid shaft is desired to replace a hollow shaft having 4” outside diameter.
Consider the strength to be the same, determine the inside diameter of hollow shaft.
A. 2.5 in. B. 3.0 in. C. 3.5 in. D. 4.0 in.
19. A motor is used to drive a centrifugal pump that discharges 3000 li/min at a head of 10 m.
The pump efficiency is 68% and running at 550 rpm. Find the torsional stress of shaft if shaft
diameter is 35 mm. A. 13.85 MPa B. 11.85 MPa C. 12.85 MPa D. 14.87 Mpa
20. A circular saw blade has a circular speed of 25 m/sec and 500 mm diameter is driven by a
belt that has a slip of 7%. Find the required speed of driven shaft if speed ratio is 3.
21. An 800 mm diameter circular saw blade is driven by a 1800 rpm motor with gear speed ratio
of 1.8. Find the peripheral speed of the blade.
A. 137.43 ft/sec B. 140.65 ft/sec C. 132.43 ft/sec D. 135.21 ft/sec
22. A machine shaft is supported on bearings 1 m apart is to transmit 190 KW at 300 rpm while
subjected to bending load of 500 kg at the center. If shearing stresses 40 Mpa, determine the
shaft diameter.
A. 100 mm B. 90 mm C. 94 mm D. 98 mm
23. A 100 mm diameter shaft is subjected to a torque f 6 KN.m and bending moment of 2.5 KN.m.
Find the maximum bending stress developed.
24. A shaft has a length of 10 ft. Find the diameter of the shaft that could safely deliver.
A. 1.18 in B. 7.55 in C. 2.34 in D. 1.64 in
25. A 12 ft shaft is running at 260 rpm. What that this shaft could safely deliver?
A. 3.37 hp B. 5.34 hp C. 4.56 hp D. 2.34 hp
26. Two circular shafts, one hollow shaft and one solid shaft, are made of the same material and
have diameters as follows: hollow shaft inside diameter is one-half of the external diameter.
The external diameter is equal to the diameter of the solid shaft. What is the ratio of the twisting
moment of the hollow shaft to that of the solid shaft?
A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. 9/16 D. 15/16
27. Determine the thickness of a hollow shaft having an outside diameter of 100 mm if it is
subjected to a maximum torque of 5,403.58 N-m without exceeding a shearing stress of 60 Mpa or
a twist of 0.5 degree per meter length of shaft. G = 83,000 Mpa.
A. 15 mm B. 86 mm C. 16.8 mm D. 14.2 mm
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28. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 KW at 2,000 rpm.
The combined efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75% with an overall speed
reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine the torque to be delivered by the clutch in N-m.
A. 239 B. 359 C. 432 D. 471
29. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 KW at 2,000 rpm.
The combined efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75% with an overall speed
reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine the draw bar pull developed in KN.
A. 13.40 KN B. 15.45 KN C. 14.55 KN D. 12.57 KN
30. A 102 mm diameter solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft equally strong (torsion)
and made of the same material. The outside diameter of the hollow shaft is to be 127 mm.
What should be the inside diameter? The allowable shearing stress is 41.4 Mpa.
A. 107.88 Mpa B. 105.82 Mpa C. 291.53 mm D. 109.60 mm
31. A steel shaft operates at 188 rad/sec and must handle 2 KW of power. The shearing stress
is not to exceed 40 MN/m2. Calculate the minimum shaft diameter based on pure torsion. A.
9 mm B. 11 mm C. 13 mm D. 15 mm
32. A round steel shaft transmits 373 watts at 1800 rpm. The torsional deflection is not to
exceed 1 deg in a length equal to 20 diameters. Find the shaft diameter.
A. 6.53 mm B. 8.72 mm C. 12.84 mm D. 18.16 mm
33. A 25 mm diameter shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of the same material,
weighing half as much, but equally strong in torsion. The outside diameter of the hollow
shaft is to be 38 mm. Find the inside diameter. A. 21.25 mm B. 33.64 mm C.
47.21 mm D. 50.28 mm 34. What factor of safety is needed for a 1.998 in diameter
shaft with an ultimate strength of 50,000 psi to transmit 40,000 in-lb torque.
A. 2.25 B. 1.95 C. 2.14 D. 1.55
35. A tubular shaft, having an inner diameter of 30 mm and an outer diameter of 42 mm, is to be
used to transmit 90 KW of power. Determine the frequency of rotation of the shaft so that the
shear stress cannot exceed 50 Mpa.
A. 26.6 Hz B. 20.6 Hz C. 97.5 Hz D. 66.5 Hz
36. A solid transmission shaft is 3.5 inches in diameter. It is desired to replace it with a hollow
shaft of the same material and same torsional strength but its weight should only be half as much
as the solid shaft. Find the outside diameter and inside diameter of the hollow shaft in millimeters.
A. 107.315 mm ; 86.97 mm B. 112.231 mm ; 84.60 mm
C. 120.217 mm ; 65.97 mm D. 131.204 mm ; 54.30 mm
37. A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of equal torsional strength. Find
the percentage of weight saved, if the outside of the hollow shaft is 100 mm.
A. 56.53% B. 67.31% C. 48.49% D. 72.50%
38. A solid steel shaft whose Sy = 300 Mpa and Su = 400 Mpa, is used to transmit 300 KW at
800 rpm. Determine its diameter. A. 70 mm B. 65 mm C. 80 mm D. 90 mm
Keys and Coupling and Flywheel

PROBLEM SET 3
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
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1. 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
bearing if yield point in compression is 448 Mpa.
A. 15.6 B. 18.5 C. 30.8 D. 25.4
2. A turbine is connected to a generator by means of flange coupling that has a bolt circle
diameter of 500 mm. The generator output is 40 MW, 3600 rpm and 90% efficiency. If there are
16 bolts, determine the force acting on each bolt.
A. 26.41 KN B. 29.47 KN C. 35.62 KN D. 32.61 KN
3. A 75 mm diameter shaft is transmitting 300 KW at 600 rpm. As solid coupling has a bolts of 6
and each 18 mm in diameter. Find the required bolt circle diameter if shearing stress in bolt is
27.5 Mpa. A. 227.4 mm B. 233.6 mm C. 254.5 mm D. 272.6 mm
4. The total force of 125 KN is required of flange coupling that has 5 bolts has also a shearing
stress of 30 Mpa for bolt. Determine the required bolt diameter.
A. 62.45 KN B. 54.21 KN C. 45.62 KN D. 32.57 KN
5. A flange coupling with bolt circle diameter of 250 mm uses 8 bolts, 25 mm diameter. The
torque transmitted is 15 KN-m and compressive stress of bolts is 15 Mpa. Determine the
required flange thickness A. 25 mm B. 30 mm C. 35 mm D. 40 mm
6. A flat key is to be designed for 75 mm diameter shaft which will transmit 150 KW at 400 rpm.
If allowable shearing stress is 200 Mpa and key width is 15 mm, determine the length of key. A.
30.65 mm B. 31.83 mm C. 33.75 mm D. 32.85 mm
7. A 70 mm diameter shafting of SAE 1040 grade, cold rolled, having a yied point of 52 ksi and
1/2 x 3/4 x 4 inches key. Compute the minimum yield point in the key in order to transmit the
torque of the shaft. The factor of safety is 3.
8. A rectangular key is used in pulley connection to transmit 100 KW at 1000 rpm on 50 mm shaft
diameter. Determine the force required to remove the shaft from the hub if f = 0.4.
A. 33.24 KN B. 36.85 KN C. 38.19 KN D. 30.55 KN
9. A 7/16” height x 3” length flat key is keyed to a 2 inches diameter shaft. Determine the torque
developed in key if bearing stress allowable is 25 Ksi.
A. 16.406.25 in-lb B. 15,248.56 in-lb C. 17,420 in-lb D. 16,246.75 in-lb
10. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft at 15 KW and 600 rpm. If
shearing of key is 230 Mpa, determine the force acting on key length if key width is one-fourth of
shaft diameter and key length of one inch.
A. 43 KNB. 48 KN C. 45 KN D. 46 KN
11. A square key is to be used in a 40 mm diameter flat key and that will develop a 2 KN.m
torque. If bearing stress of the key is 448 Mpa, determine the cross sectional dimension of flat
key to be used using key length of 21.12 mm.
A. 21.12 mm B. 25.61 mm C. 28.21 mm D. 18.61 mm
12. A 100 KN force is acting on a key that has a length of 4 times its height. If bearing stress of
key is 400 Mpa, determine the height of key.
A. 10.54 mm B. 11.18 mm C. 12.65 mm D. 15.25 mm
13. A one meter pulley is fastened to a 100 mm shaft by means of 25 mm square key and 150
mm long. What force tangent to pulley rim will shear the key if shearing stress is 200 Mpa. A.
65 KN B. 70 KNC. 75 KN D. 80 KN
14. A 1.2 m pulley is fastened to a 120 mm shaft by means of square key with 140 mm long.
What force tangent to pulley rim will crush and key if bearing stress is 410 Mpa. Assume key and
shaft are of the same material.
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A. 160.25 KN B. 172.20.25 KN C. 180.42 KN D. 86. 10 KN
15. A press is used to punch 10 holes per minute of 30 mm diameter hole from 25 m thick plate.
Determine the power needed to punch a hole if ultimate shear stress is 400 Mpa.
A. 2.68 KW B. 1.96 KW C. 3.58 KW D. 0.96 KW
16. The kinetic energy needed to punch a hole is 5 kj. What is the maximum thickness of hole
that can be punched if hole diameter is 25 mm and ultimate stress of plate is 420 Mpa.
A. 12.61 mm B. 14.68 mm C. 17.41 mm D. 19.62 mm
17. During a punching process of 350 kg flywheel the speed varies from 200 rpm to 180 rpm with
1m mean diameter. Determine the kinetic energy needed.
A. 3.63 KJ B. 6.28 KJ C. 4.51 KJ D. 5.62 KJ
18. A plate 200 mm wide and 25 mm thick with strength of 410 Mpa. is to be shear. During
shearing process an 800 mm mean diameter flywheel changes its speed from 200 rpm to 180 rpm.
Determine the weight of flywheel to be used.
A. 3265.84 kgB. 3452.71 kg C. 3621.72 kg D. 3846.86 kg
19. The energy required to punch a square from 20 mm thick plate is 10 KJ. If the ultimate
strength of plate is 420 Mpa, determine the maximum sides of square that can be punched.
A. 45 mm B. 30 mm C. 60 mm D. 55 mm
20. A 1 m mean diameter flywheel, 500 kg weight changes its speed from 220 rpm to 200 during
shearing process. What force is needed to shear a 30 mm thick plate.
A. 384.13 KN B. 683.71 KN C. 4216.12 KN D. 4565.25 KN
21. The energy required to punch a hole is 3.0 KJ from a flywheel mean diameter of 800 mm that
slows down to 3 rps from 3.3 rps during punching. If weight of arm and hub account 10% of rim
weight, determine the rim weight.
A. 421.68 kg B. 456.68 kg C. 482.68 kg D. 416.68 kg
22. A flywheel has a total weight of 500 kg and the weight of arm and hub is 8% of total weight.
If it has a mean diameter of 1 m and (weight) width of 300 mm. Determine the thickness of the
flywheel if density of material is 7000 kg/m3.
A. 60 mm B. 65 mm C. 70 mm D. 75 mm
23. A flywheel has a rim weight of 450 kg and mean radius of 450 mm. If rim width is 5 times
the rim thickness and material density is 7200 kg/m3, determine the width of flywheel.
A. 332.45 mm B. 242.61 mm C. 286.76 mm D. 298.78 mm
24. The power required to shear a plate 50 mm thick for 10 sec. is 5 kw. If ultimate strength of
plate materials is 420 Mpa, how wide should the plate be?
A. 80.42 mm B. 85.65 mm C. 90.28 mm D. 95.23 mm
25. A 900 mm mean diameter flywheel has a width of 350 mm, 75 mm thick and density of 7100
kg/m3. Neglecting the weight of arm and hub, find the energy released if its speed changes from
280 rpm to 250 rpm.
A. 7.79 KJ B. 9.30 KJ C. 2.87 KJ D. 6.71 KJ
26. A 48 in. diameter flywheel has a weight of 800 lb. During operation the speed is 180 rpm.
If coefficient of fluctuation is 0.1, determine the energy released by flywheel.
A. 3541.71 ft-lb B. 3842.68 ft-lb C. 3911.62 ft-lb D. 4612.71 ft-lb
27. A flywheel weighing 1000 kg has a (weight of 800 lb. During operation) a radius of gyration of
1.5 m. The normal operation speed is160 rpm and coefficient of fluctuation is 0.08. Determine
the kinetic energy released by flywheel.
A. 31 KN.m B. 36 KN.m C. 41.56 KN.m D. 46.65 KN.m
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28. A 5 ft. mean diameter flywheel has to absorb 3500 ft-lb of energy and maintain a coefficient
of fluctuation of 0.09. If mean speed is 80 ft/sec, find the weight of the flywheel.
A. 190.66 lbs.B. 195.66 lbs. C. 198.66 lbs D. 200.77 lbs.
29. A mechanical press is used to punch 6 holes per minute on a 25 mm thick plate. The
hole is 25 mm in diameter and the plate has an ultimate strength in shear of 420 Mpa. The
normal operating speed is 200rpm and it slows down to 180 rpm during the process of
punching. The flywheel has a mean diameter of one meter and the rim width is 3 times the
thickness. Assume that the hub and arm account for 5% of the rim weight concentrated at
the mean diameter and the density of cast iron is 7200 kg per cubic meter. Find the power
in KW required to drive the press.
A. 1.310 KW B. 5.67 KW C. 8.92 KW D. 9.03 KW
30. It is found that the shearing machine requires 205 Joules of energy to shear a specific
gauge of sheet metal. The mean diameter of the flywheel is to be 76.2 cm. The normal
operating speed is 200 rpm and slows down to 180 rpm during shearing process. The rim
width is 30.48 cm and the weight of cast iron is 7,196.6 kg/m3. Find the thickness of the
rim, assuming that the hub and arms account for 10% of the rim weight concentrated on the
mean diameter.
A. 0.583 cmB. 0.587 cmC. 0.672 cmD. 0.480 cm
31. A sheet metal working company purchase a shearing machine from a surplus dealer without
a flywheel. It is calculated that the machine will use 238 Joules of energy to shear a 1.2 mm thick
sheet metal. The flywheel to be used will have a mean diameter of 91.44 cm with a width of 25.4
cm. The normal operating speed is 180 rpm and slows down to 160 rpm during the shearing
process. Assuming that the arms and the hub will account for 12% of the rim weight
concentrated at the mean diameter and that the material density is 0.26 lb/cu.in, compute for the
weight of the flywheel.
A. 296 kg B. 304 kg C. 347 kg D. 493 kg
32. A shearing machine requires 150 kg-m of energy to shear a steel sheet, and a normal speed
of 3.0 rev/sec, slowing down to 2.8 rev/sec during the shearing process. The flywheel of the
machine has a mean diameter of 75 cm and weighs 15.5 kg/cm3. The width of the rim is 30 cm.
If the hub and arms of the flywheel account for 15% of its total weight, find the thickness of the rim
in cm. A. 0.00487 cm B. 0.00432 cm C. 0.00363 cm D. 0.00482 cm
33. A cast iron flywheel with a mean diameter of 36 inches changes speed from 300 rpm to 280
while it gives up 8000 ft-lb energy. What is the coefficient of fluctuation?
A. 0.069 B. 0.015 C. 0.082 D. 0.020
34. Two short shafts having identical diameters of 38.1 mm and rotating at 400 rpm are
connected by a flange coupling having 4 bolts with 100 mm bolt circle. The design shearing
stress of the bolts is 12 N/mm2 and design compressive stress of the flange is 15 N/mm2. What is
the power transmitted by the short shaft in KW?
A. 30.4 KW B. 26.5 KW C. 29.3 KW D. 32.3 KW
stress of the bolts is 12 N/mm2 and design compressive stress of the flange is 15 N/mm2. What is
the diameter of bolt should be used?
A. 19.30 mm B. 22.37 mm C. 20.40 mm D. 18.32 mm
stress of the bolts is 12 N/mm2 and design compressive stress of the flange is 15 N/mm2. How
thick should the flange be?
A. 11.51 mm B. 13.60 mm C. 12.49 mm D. 15.65 mm
37. A flange coupling is to be designed, using 25 mm diameter bolts at a distance of 152 mm

from the center of the shaft. Allowable shearing stress on the bolt is 103 Mpa. If the shaft is to
transmit 5,800 hp at a speed of 1,200 rpm, how many bolts are needed in the connection?
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A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
38. A flange bolt coupling consists of eight steel 20 mm diameter steel bolts spaced evenly
around a bolt circle 300 mm in diameter. If the coupling is subjected to a torque of 15.1 KN-m,
determine the maximum shearing stress in the bolts.
A. 40450 KPa B. 63320 Kpa C. 40054 Kpa D. 31298 Kpa
39. A pulley is keyed to a 2 and ½ inches diameter shaft by a 5/8 in x 7/16 in x 3 in flat key. The
shaft rotates at 50 rpm. The allowable shearing stress for the key is 22 ksi. The allowable
compressive stress for the key, hub and shaft are 66 ksi, 59 ksi and 72 ksi, respectively.
Determine the maximum torque the pulley can safely deliver.
A. 48398.4 in-lb B. 54140.6 in-lb C. 51562.5 in-lb D. 67495.2 in-lb
40. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft with a power of 7.46 KW at a
speed of 1200 rpm. If the shearing stress of the shaft and key are 30 N/mm2 and 240 N/mm2,
respectively. What is the diameter of the shaft?
A. 18.7 mm B. 21.7 mm C. 25.8 mm D. 30.2 mm
41. What pressure is required to punch a hole 2” diameter through a ¼ in steel plate?
A. 10 tons B. 20 tons C. 30 tons D. 40 tons
42. Find the force needed to punch 2 in hole from a 1.5 in thick plate.
A. 200 tons B. 210 tons C. 220 tons D. 240 tons
43. A 2 in diameter 6-spline shaft (d = 0.9D, w = 0.25D, h = 0.25D) and permanent fit has a
compressive force of 2000 lbs. Find the compressive stress if hub length is 1 ½ in.
44. A 4-spline shaft (d = 0.75D, w = 0.24D, h = 0.25D) and to slide when not under load has a
diameter of 2.5 in. Find the shearing stress if shearing force is 2500 lbs. If hub length is 2 inches.
45. A 1.5 in diameter 10-spline shaft d = 0.91D, w = 0.156D, h = 0.045D) and permanent fit
has a compressive force of 2200 lbs. Find the torque applied if hub length 1 ¾ in.
A. 1,575.75 psi B. 1,675.75 psi C. 1,775.75 psi D. 1,875.75 psi
BOLT AND POWER SCREW
PROBLEM SET 4
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Determine the permissible working stress of a UNC bolts that has a stress area of 0.606 in2 if
material used in carbon steel.
2. The stress area of UNC bolt is 0.763 in2, if material used is carbon steel, determine te applied
load on the bolt.
A. 3407.14 lbs. B. 3846.71 lbs. C. 4025.86 lbs. D. 3102.74 lbs.
3. Compute the working strength of 1 1/2 in. bolt which is screwed up tightly in packed joint
when the allowance working stress is 13,000 psi.
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A. 11,465.5 lbs. B. 13,860.5 lbs. C. 11,212.5 lbs. D. 11,854.5 lbs.
4. Determine the diameter of bolt needed to tightly packed the joint is bolt working strength is
90.76 KN and working stress is 82.71 Mpa. A. 0.5 in. B. 1.0 in. C. 1.5 in. D. 2.0 in.
5. A 12 cm x 16 cm air compressor have 5 bolts on cylinder head with yield stress of 440 Mpa.
If the bolt stress area is 0.13 in2, determine the maximum pressure inside the cylinder.
6. The cylinder head of ammonia compressor has core gasket are of 80 cm2 and flange pressure
of 90 kg/cm2. Determine the torque applied on the bolt if nominal diameter of bolt used is 3/5 inch
and there are 5 bolts.
A. 476.28 in.lb B. 586.28 in.lb C. 381.02 in.lb D. 666.28 in.lb
7. The total torque required to turn the power screw is 50 N.m. If the linear speed of screw is 7
ft./min and lead of 8mm, find the horsepower input of the power screw.
A. 2.86 hp B. 1.84 hp C. 2.14 hp D. 2.38 hp
8. A single square thread power screw has a lead of 6 mm and mean diameter of 34 mm. If it is
used to lift a load of 26 KN and coefficient of friction of thread is 0.15, determine the torque
required to turn the screw.
A. 91.9 N.m B. 65.8 N.m C. 72.6 N.m D. 86.5 N.m
9. An acme thread power screw that has a mean diameter of 25 mm and pitch of 5 mm is used to
lift a load of 500 kg. If friction on threads is 0.1, determine the torque needed to turn the screw.
A. 11.10 N.m B. 126.3 N.m C. 13.10 N.m D. 10.30 N.m
10. A double square thread power screw has a mean radius of 80 mm and a pitch of 10 mm is
used to lift a load of 80 KN. If friction of screw is 0.13 and collar torque is 20% of input torque,
determine the input torque required.
A. 830.75 N.m B. 1365.40 N.m C. 840.76 N.m D. 846.76 N.m
11. The root diameter of a double square thread power screw is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch
of 0.2 in. Determine the major diameter.
A. 0.524 in. B. 0.750 in. C. 0.842 in. D. 0.961 in.
12. A power screw consumes 6 hp in raising a 2800 lb weight at the rate of 30 ft/min.
Determine the efficiency of the screw.
A. 12.5% B. 16.8% C. 42.42% D. 66.62%
13. A square thread power screw has a pitch diameter of 1.5 and a lead of 1 in. Neglecting
collar friction, determine the coefficient of friction for threads if screw efficiency is 63.62%
A. 0.113 B. 0.121 C. 0.146 D. 0.151
14. A square thread screw has an efficiency of 70% when friction of threads is 0.10 and collar
friction is negligible. Determine the lead angle.
A. 12.6 B. 14.3 C. 16.5 D. 18.3
15. A 12 cm x 16 cm air compressor is operating with a maximum pressure of 10 kg/cm2. There

are 5 bolts which held the cylinder head to the compressor. What is the maximum load per bolt
in KN?
A. 2.22 B. 4.44 C. 3.33 D. 5.55
16. What weight can be lifted by a screw that has an efficiency of 80% if it is operated by a
50 lb force at the end of a 30 in lever? The pitch diameter of the screw is ½ in.
17. Find the horsepower lost when a collar is loaded with 1000 lb, rotates at 25 rpm, and
has a coefficient of friction of 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar is 4 inches and
inside diameter is 2 inches. A. 0.0629 Hp B. 0.0926 Hp C. 0.0269 Hp D. 0.0692
Hp
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18. Compute the working strength of 1” bolt which is screwed up tightly in a packed joint
when the allowable working stress is 13,000 psi.
A. 3600 lbs B. 3950 lbs C. 3900 lbs D. 3800 lbs
19. What is the working strength of 2” bolt which is screwed up tightly in packed joint when the
allowable working stress is 12,000 psi.
20. What is the frictional HP acting on a collar loaded with 100 kg weight? The collar has an
outside diameter of 100 mm and an internal diameter of 40 mm. The collar rotates at 1000 rpm
and the coefficient of friction between the collar and the pivot surface is 0.15.
A. 0.8 HP B. 0.5 HP C. 0.3 HP D. 1.2 HP
21. If the pitch of a screw is 2/9, find the thread per inch.
A. 0.34 B. 4.5 C. 5.4 D. 17
22. An eyebolt is lifting a block weighing 350 lbs. The eyebolt is of SAE 1040 material with Su =
67 ksi and Sy = 55 ksi what is the stress area (in inches square) of the bolt if it is under the unified
coarse series thread? A. 1341B. 0.1134 C. 0991 D. 1043
23. Compute how many 3/8 inch diameter set screws required to transmit 3 Hp at a shaft speed
of 1000 rpm. The shaft diameter is 1 inch. A. 1 ½ B. 2 C. 3 D. 1
24. For a bolted connection, specification suggests that a high grade material of 13 mm
bolt be tightened to an initial tension of 55,000 N. What is the appropriate tightening
torque?
A. 41 N-m B. 139 N-m C. 145 N-m D. 143 N-m
25. An eye bolt is lifting 500 lbs weight. The Su = 70 ksi ans Sy = 58 ksi. What is the
stress area of the bolt? A. 0.009 in2 B. 0.026 in2 C. 0.1388 in2 D. 0.1276 in2
26. Find the horsepower required to drive a power screw lifting a load of 4000 lbs. A 2
and ½ inches double square thread with two threads/inch is to be used. The frictional
radius of the collar is 2 inches and the coefficients of friction are 0.10 for the threads and
0.15 for the collar. The velocity of the nut is 10 ft/min.
A. 5.382 HP B. 4.395 HP C. 3.683 HP D. 6.472 HP
27. Determine the diameter of the stud bolt that are required to fasten down the cylinder head of
a 203 mm x 304 mm gas engine. There are ten bolts on the block. The explosion pressure is
31 kg/sq cm and studs are made of ordinary bolts material SAE 1020. How deep should the bolt
be drilled? A. 38.1 mm B. 40.2 mm C. 37.3 mm D. 35.5 mm
28. A double thread Acme screw driven by a motor at 400 rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg
at a speed of 10 meters per minute. The screw has a pitch diameter36 mm. The coefficient of
friction on threads is 0.15. The friction torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20% of
the total torque input. Determine the motor power required to operate the screw. A. 3.239
KW B. 4.658 KW C. 2.482 KW D. 4.391 KW
29. A 12 cm x 16 cm air compressor is operating with a maximum pressure of 10 kg/cm2 which

held the cylinder head to the compressor. The core gasket area is 60 cm2 with a flange pressure
of 100 kg/cm2. Determine the size of UNF bolts in inches.
A. ½ in B. ¼ in C. 1/3 in D. ½.5 in
30. The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 inch. The screw has a pitch of 0.20
inch. Find the outside diameter and the number of threads per inch.
A. 0.75 inch and 5 threads/inch B. 0.50 inch and 5 threads/inch
C. 0.75 inch and 4 threads/inch D. 0.50 inch and 4 threads/inch
31. A single square thread power screw is to raised load of 70 KN. The screw has a major
diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and the collar friction
are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm,
find the combined efficiency of screw and collar.
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A. 13.438% B. 15.530% C. 14.526% D. 12.526%
32. A single threaded trapezoidal metric thread has a pitch of 4 mm, and a mean diameter of 18
mm. It is used as a translation screw in conjunction with a collar having an outside diameter of 37
mm and an inside diameter of 27 mm. Find the required torque in N-m to raise a load of 400 kg if
the coefficient of friction is 0.3 for both threads and collar.
A. 34.6 N-m B. 32.6 N-m C. 39.1 N-m D. 38.5 N-m
33 The collar of the capstan has an outside diameter of 8 in and an inside diameter of 6 in. The
total load supports is 2000 lbs. If the coefficient of friction is 0.10, what is the collar friction torque?
A. 705 in-lb B. 802 in-lb C. 1012 in-lb D. 972 in-lb
34. Calculate the bolt area in mm2 of each of 20-bolts used to fasten the hemispherical joints of a
580 mm pressure vessel with an internal pressure of 10 MPa and a material strength of 80 MPa
and a bolt strength of 150 MPa: A. 880.69 B. 920.5 C. 820 D. 790
35. A double-thread Acme-form power screw of 50 mm major diameter is used. The nut makes
1 turn per cm of axial travel. A force of 60 kg is applied at the end of a 750 mm wrench used on
the nut. The mean diameter of the collar is 90 mm. If the coefficient of friction at the thread and
at the collar are 0.15 and 0.13, respectively. Determine the weight that is being lifted. A.
42.95 KNB. 39.50 Kn C. 45.82 KN D. 32.72 KN
36. Determine the stress area in in2 of a 1-8UNC bolt.
A. 0.563 in2 B. 0.606 in2 C. 0.334 in2 D. 0.785 in2
37. Determine the stress in psi of a 1-4UNC bolt if applied force is 4000 lb.
PROBLEM SET 5
PRESSURE VESSEL
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Determine the internal pressure of cylindrical tank 500 mm internal diameter, 20 mm

thick and 3 m length if stresses limited to 140 Mpa.
A. 10.06 MPaB. 10.53 C. 11.20 Mpa D. 12.88 Mpa
2. Determine the bursting steam pressure of a steel shell with diameter of 20 inches and
made of 5/16 steel plate . The joint efficiency is at 80% and a tensile strength is 63,000 psi.
A. 2,445.6 psi B. 3,150.0 psi C. 5,233.4 psi D. 4,736.4 psi
3. A water tank 10 m x 12 m is completely filled with water. Determine the minimum thickness
of the plate if stress is limited to 50 Mpa.
A. 11.77 mm B. 12.66 mm C. 14.55 mm D. 12.44 mm
4. Determine the safe wall thickness of a 50 inches steel tank with internal pressure of 8 Mpa.
The ultimate stress is 296 Mpa. The factor of safety to use is 3.
A. 2 in B. 3 in C. 5 in D. 4 in
5. The internal pressure of a 400 mm inside diameter cylindrical tank is 10 Mpa and thickness is
25 mm. Determine the stress developed if joint efficiency is 95%.
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A. 80 MPa B. 84.21 Mpa C. 86.75 MPa D. 78.42 Mpa
6. A cylinder has maximum load of 2500 kg while the pressure is 2,550 kpa. If the ultimate
stress is 55,000 Kpa and factor of safety of 4, find the required wall thickness of the cylinder.
A. 8.45 mm B. 11.42 mm C. 9.34 mm D. 10.26 mm
7. A spherical tank 15 mm thick has an internal pressure of 5 Mpa. The joint efficiency is 96%
and stress is limited to 46875 Kpa. Find the inner diameter of the tank.
A. 150 mm B. 200 mm C. 250 mm D. 540 mm
8. A spherical tank has a diameter of 10 m and 80 cm thickness. If tangential stress of tank is

16 Mpa, find the maximum internal pressure of the tank can carry if the wall thickness is 25.4 cm.
A. 1625.60 kpa B. 1863.45 kpa C. 2357.43 kpa D. 3422.45 kpa
9. A cylindrical tank has an inside diameter of 5 in and is subjected to internal pressure of

500 psi. If maximum stress is 1200 psi, determine the required thickness.
A. 1.04 in. B. 1.20 in C. 1.40 in. D. 1.60 in.
10. A thickness of cylindrical tank is 50 mm. The internal diameter is 300 mm and has an
tangential stress of 8423.58 Kpa. Determine the maximum internal pressure.
A. 20 MPa B. 25 Mpa C. 30 Mpa D. 2358.41 kpa
11. A round vertical steel tank has an inside diameter of 3 m and is 6 m in height. It contains
gasoline with a density of 750 kg/m3. If the allowable tensile stress is 25 Mpa, find the minimum
thick required.
A. 2.65 mm B. 2.85 mm C. 3.65 mm D. 1.82 mm
12. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 18 inches and an external diameter of 30

inches is subjected to an internal pressure of 8,000 psi. If the hoop stress at the inner is
13,000 psi, find the external pressure.
13. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 16 in and wall thickness of 6 inches is

subjected to an internal pressure of 65 Mpa and external pressure of 13 Mpa. Determine
the hoop stress at the outer
A. 23.58 Mpa B. 28.45 Mpa C. 37.42 Mpa D. 33.45 Mpa
14. The pressure inside the cylindrical tank varies from 800 kpa to 3200 kpa continuously. The
diameter of shell is 1.6 m. Find the wall thickness if yield point is 460 Mpa, endurance strength is
200 Mpa and factor of safety of 3.
A. 18.34 mm B. 24.83 C. 20.45 mm D. 28.45 mm
15. Determine the bursting steam pressure of a steel shell with diameter of 12 inches and made
of 1/4 thick steel plate. The joint efficiency is at 85% and the tensile strength is 64 ksi.
16. Determine the safe wall thickness of a 26 inches steel tank with internal pressure of 8 Mpa.
The yield stress of material is at 280 Mpa. The factor of safety is 3.
A. 23.23 mm B. 28.30 mm C. 30.12 mm D. 39.23 mm
17. A water tank 10 m x 12 m is completely filled with water. Determine the minimum thickness
of the plate if stress is limited to 50 Mpa.
A. 11.77 mm B. 14.55 mm C. 12.66 mm D. 12.44 mm
18. Determine the bursting steam pressure of a steel shell with diameter of 10 inches and made
of ¼ inch thick steel plate. The joint efficiency is at 70% and the tensile strength is 60 ksi.
A. 4200 psi B. 10.5 ksi C. 42.8 ksi D. 8500 psi
19. Compute the safe wall thickness of a 76.2 cm diameter steel tank. The tank is subjected to
7.33 Mpa pressure and the steel material has yield stress of 215.4 Mpa. The factor of safety to
use is 3.
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A. 1 ½ inches B. 3.89 cm C. 4.09 cm D. 3.59 cm
20. A cylinder tank with 10 inches inside diameter contains oxygen gas at 2500 psi. Calculate
the required wall thickness in millimeter under stress of 28,000 psi.
A. 10.54 B. 11.34 C. 10.24 D. 12.24
PROBLEM SET 6
SPRING
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. A squared and ground ends spring has a pitch of 20 mm, wire diameter of 12.5 mm. If there
are 12 actual number of coils the deflection when spring is compressed to its solid length. A. 78
mm B. 75 mm C. 77 mm D. 79 mm
2. A spring with plain ends has 15 active coils diameter of 6 mm and pitch of 10 mm. If spring
rate is 100 KN/m, determine the solid force.
A. 4 KNB. 5 KNC. 6 KN D. 7 KN
3. A spring rate has a spring rate of 30 KN/m. If wire diameter is 10mm with a mean diameter of
70 mm, determine the number of active coils. G = 80 GN/m2.
A. 6.54 B. 7.82 C. 8.42 D. 9.72
4. A spring has a load of 50 lb. with a spring index of 8. If stress induced is 90,000 psi,
determine the wire diameter. A. 0.058 in. B. 0.828 in. C. 0.452 in. D. 0.1157 in.
5. It is found that a load of 50 lb. an extension coil spring deflects 8.5 in. What load deflect the
spring 2.5 in? A. 10.64 lb. B. 12.48 lb. C. 13.48 lb. D. 14.70 lb.
6. A spring sustain 200 ft-lb of energy with deflection of 3 in. Assume that the main coil
diameter is 7 times the wire diameter and allowable stress of 100,000 psi, determine the wire
diameter. A. 0.416 in. B. 0.321 in. C. 0.568 in. D. 0.672 in.
7. A weight of 100 lbs. strikes a coil spring from a height of 18 inches and deflects the spring of
6 inches. Find the average force acting on the spring.
A. 600 lb. B. 700 lb. C. 800 lb. D. 900 lb.
8. If it is determined experimentally that a load of 20 kg applied to an extension coil spring will

provide a deflection of 200 mm. What load will deflect the spring 60 mm.
A. 4 kg B. 5 kg C. 6 kg D. 7 kg
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9. Three extension coil spring are hooked in series and supports a weight of 70 kg. One spring
has a spring rate of 0.209 kg/mm. and the other two have spring rates of 0.643 kg/mm. Find the
deflection. A. 346.71 mm B. 389.30 mm C. 426.71 mm D. 552.66 mm
10. Four compression coil spring in parallel support a load of 360 kg. Each spring has a gradient
of 0.717 kg/mm.
A. 125.52 mm B. 132.52 mm C. 138.52 mm D. 145.52 mm
11. A spring has a diameter of 25 mm and 12 active coils. If a load of a 10 KN is applied it

deflects 75 mm. Determine the mean diameter of the spring G = 80 GN/m2.
A. 20 mm B. 134.65 mm C. 150.34 mm D. 40 mm
12. A coil spring is to have a mean diameter of 50 mm and is to support a load of 1000 N. The
allowable working stress is 415 Mpa and the modulus of elasticity in shear is 80 Gpa. Find the
wire diameter of the spring in mm.
A. 7.195 mm B. 5.719 mm C. 5.197 mm D. 1.579 mm
13. All four compression coil spring support one load of 400 kg. All four springs are arranged in
parallel and rated same at 0.709 kg/mm. Compute the deflection in mm.
A. 564 B. 1457C. 171 D. 141
14. A force of 1.1 KN is acting on a 7.5 active coils with wire diameter of 13 mm. The outside
diameter of coil is 117 mm and G = 80 GN/m2. Determine the deflection.
A. 27.6 mm B. 29.8 mm C. 32.5 mm D. 34.6 mm
15. A spring with plain ends has 15 active coils diameter of 6 mm and pitch of 10 mm. If spring
rate is 100 KN/m, determine the solid force.
A. 4 KNB. 5 KNC. 6 KN D. 7 KN
16. Compute deflection of a 16 coils helical spring having a load of 120 kg. The modulus of
elasticity in shear of spring is 100 Gpa, outside diameter of 10 cm and with 10 mm wire diameter.
The spring is squared and ground ends.
A. 96.12 mm B. 90.43 mm C. 102.34 mm D. 108.45 mm
17. Find the Wahl factor of the spring having an inside diameter of 10 inches and wire diameter
of 0.75 in.
A. 1.056 B. 0.374 C. 1.863 D. 1.099
18. A high alloy spring having squared and ground ends and has a total of 16 coils and
modulus of elasticity in shear of 85 Gpa. Compute the Wahl factor. The spring outside
diameter is 9.66 cm and wire diameter is 0.65 cm.
A. 1.056 B. 1.10 C. 1.185 D. 1.2
19. A coiled spring with 5 cm of outside diameter is required to work under the load of 190
N with square and ground end. The wire diameter is 5 mm, the spring is to have 6 active
coils. The modulus of rigidity is 809 Gpa and the mean radius is to be 23 mm, with 7 mm
pitch of the spring. A. 6.5 coils B. 7.5 coils C. 8.5 coils D. 9.5 coils
20. A helical spring having squared and ground ends has a total of 18 coils and its material has
modulus of elasticity in shear of 78.910 Gpa. If the spring has an outside diameter of 10.42 cm
and a wire diameter of 0.625 cm, compute the deflection in the spring due to a load of 50 kgs. A.
302 mm B. 490 mm C. 400 mm D. 322 mm
21. Compute the maximum deflection of a 20 coils helical spring having a load of 75 kgs. The
spring is a square/ground ends with modulus of elasticity in shear of 79.84 Gpa outside diameter
of 101.6 mm and wire diameter of 9.525 mm.
A. 140.7 mm B. 112.7 mm C. 15.17 mm D. 126.7 mm
22. The smaller of two concentric helical springs is made of 22 mm diameter steel spring and has
an outside diameter of 100 mm with 10 active coils. The outer spring is made of 32 mm steel
spring and has an outside diameter of 250 mm with 8 active coils. Before load is applied, the
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outer spring is 25 mm longer than the inner spring. If the load is 90 KN is applied to this rest of
springs. Find the rate of each spring.
A. 507.5 KN/m, 143.6 KN/m C. 493.8 KN/m, 126.5 KN/m
B. 731.5 KN/m, 212.5 KN/m D. 976.1 KN/m, 318.8 KN/m
23. Calculate the wire diameter of a steel spring that could support a load of 50 kg. Allowable
working stress is 427 x 106 N/m2, the spring mean diameter is to be 44.45 mm and G = 79.3 Gpa.
A. 0.2106 in B. 0.3028 in C. 0.3924 in D. 0.6931 in
24. A semi-elliptic laminated spring is made of No. 10 BWG steel 2 inches wide. The length
between support is 26 ½ inches and the band is 2 ½ in wide. The spring has two full-length and
five graduated leaves. A central load of 350 lb is carried. Assume that the distance from bolt to
end of band is 1/6 of the band width and plate thickness is 0.134 inch.
Le=L /2- (bw-1/3 bw)/2--- effective length
Where: bw—band width; L—length bet support
A. Determine the maximum stress if each set of leaves for an initial condition of no stress in the
leaves. Ans. Sf = 68,000 psi, Sg = 45,300 psi
B. Determine the maximum stress if initial stress is provided to cause equal stresses when
loaded. Ans. 51,900 psi
C. Determine the deflection in Part A. Ans. 1.74 inches
PROBLEM SET 6
BEAMS AND MACHINESHOP

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A horizontal cantilever beam, 20 ft long is subjected to a load of 5000 lb located to its center.
The dimension of the beam is 8 x 12 inches respectively. w = 120 lb/ft, find its flexural stress. A.
3150 psi B. 2912 psi C. 4625 psi D. 5663 psi
2. A vertical load of 1000 N acts at the end of a horizontal rectangular cantilever beam 3 m long
and 30 mm wide. If the allowable bending stress is 100 Mpa, find the depth of the beam.
A. 77.46 mm B. 38.43 mm C. 54.77 mm D. 45.34 mm
3. A simply supported beam is 50 mm by 150 mm in cross section and 5 m long. If the flexural
stress is not to exceed 8.3 Mpa, find the maximum mid-span concentrated load.
A. 0.623 KN B. 0.987 KN C. 1.245 KN D. 4.34 KN
4. A horizontal cantilever beam, 20 ft long is subjected to a load of 5000 lb located to its center.
The dimension of the beam is 8 x 12 inches respectively. w = 120 lb/ft, find its flexural stress. A.
3150 psi B. 2912 psi C. 4625 psi D. 5663 psi
5. The maximum bending moment induced in a simply supported beam of a 200 ft span by a 200
lb load at the midspan is:
A. 25,000 ft-lb B. 15,000 ft-lb C. 30,000 ft-lb D. 10,000 ft-lb
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6. Calculate the rpm for machining a cast iron workpiece 6 inches in diameter. The lowest
cutting speed for cast iron is 50 fpm.
A. 35.3 B. 33.3 C. 43.3 D. 53.32
7. To facilitate the milling (roughing) work of a cast iron material using a 1 ½ inch diameter cutter
choose between the two available stock. Find the speed of the cutter in rpm. High speed steel
cutter with a cutting speed of 50 fpm. Carbide tipped cutter with a cutting speed of 200 fpm. A.
389 B. 572 C. 509 D. 412
8. Calculate the cutting speed in fpm when spindle speed of a lathe is turning 8 inches diameter
bronze casting using a spindle speed of 120 rpm.
A. 220 fpm B. 3016 fpm C. 2510 fpm D. 251 fpm
9. Using oxyacetylene welding method to weld a 3 ft long seam in a 3/8 thick plate at a
consumption rate of 9 cu. ft/ft of weld for oxygen and 7 cu. ft/ft acetylene. What is the total
combined gas consumption in cu. ft?
A. 51 B. 48 C. 45 D. 55
10. With the electric arc welding rate of 18 in/min, how long will it take to weld a ½ in thick plate
by 3 ft long seam? A. 3 min B. 2 min C. 1.5 min D. 4 min
11. How long will it take to mill a ¾” by 2” long keyway in a 3” diameter shafting with a 24 tooth
cutter turning at 100 rpm and 0.005” feed/tooth?
A. 0.136 min B. 0.196 min C. 0.166 min D. 0.106 min
12. How long will it take to saw a rectangular piece of aluminum plate 8 in wide and 1 ½ in thick if
the length of the cut is 8 in, the power hacksaw makes 120 rev/min and average feed per stroke is
0.0060 in? A. 13.11 B. 11.11 C. 14.01 D. 12.03
13. Compute the cutting speed in fpm of a workpiece with 2 inches diameter and running at 100
rpm? A. 72 B. 102 C. 62 D. 52
14. Determine the time in seconds to saw a rectangular magnesium bar 5 in wide and 2 in thick if
the length of cut is 5 in. The power hacksaw does 120 strokes/min and the feed/stroke is 0.127
mm. A. 189 B. 500 C. 90 D. 20
15. Using oxyacetylene welding method to weld a 3.5 ft long seam in a 0.375” thick steel plate at
a consumption rate of 9 cu. ft/ft of weld for oxygen and 7 cu. ft/ft acetylene. What is the total
combined gas consumption in cu. ft?
A. 48 B. 24.5 C. 56 D. 31.5
16. How long will it take to mill a 3/4” by 2” long keyway in a 3” diameter shafting with a 30 tooth
cutter turning at 90 rpm and 0.004” feed/tooth?
A. 13.60 secB. 9.69 sec C. 16.96 sec D. 11.1 sec
17. Compute for the drill penetration in in/min when a drill turns at 1200 rpm and the feed of 0.005
in/rev. Material is steel. A. 1.8 B. 12 C. 3.6 D. 6
18. Compute the manual cutting time in minutes, of a steel plate 4 ft by 8 ft by 2.5 cm thick with a
hand cutting speed of 3.8 to 4 mm/sec, cutting lengthwise.
A. 10.42 B. 0.38 C. 1.81 D. 8.16
19. A machine shaft is mounted with 16 inches diameter pulley running at 450 rpm. Find the
peripheral speed in ft/min. A. 1885 fpm B. 1983 fpm C. 2345 fpm D. 2845 fpm
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STRESSES & MACHINE ELEMENTS

A. 56.34 in B. 263.45 in C. 166.67 in D. 66.67 in

A. 18.75 in B. 26.34 in C. 12.45 in D. 16 .37 in

A. 24.34 rpm B. 28.65 rpm C. 34.22 rpm D. 32.34 rpm

A. 184.61 rpm B. 284.56 rpm C. 173.45 rpm D. 197.44 rpm

A. 0.234 in B. 0.534 in C. 0.691 in D. 0.734 in

A. 63,617 lbs B. 61,567 lbs C. 65,378 lbs D. 69,345 lbs

A. 1111.11 psi B. 142.23 psi C. 123.34 psi D. 197.34 psi

A. 100,000 psi B. 120,000 psi C. 110,000 psi D. 130,000 psi

A. 6524.45 psi B. 4245.56 psi C. 5475.95 psi D. 7834.56 psi

Engr. Rodel T. Naval

A. 200.62 mm B. 201.47 mm C. 216.42 mm D. 208.41 mm

A. 11.24 mm B. 107 mm C. 20.64 mm D. 22.61 mm

A. 26.35 KN B. 28.42 KN C. 30.41 KN D. 25.13 KN

A. 33333.33 KPa B. 4444.44 KPa C. 5555.55 KPa D. 555555 Kpa

A. 480 KN B. 481 KN C. 482 KN D. 483 KN

A. 48.62 MPa B. 52.75 MPa C. 59.67 MPa D. 38.64 Mpa

A. 1.23 KN.m B. 1.68 KN.m C. 1.84 KN.m D. 2.48 KN.m

A. 18.54 in3 B. 21.77 in3 C. 26.83 in3 D. 24.28 in3

A. 176.58 GPa B. 169.81 Gpa C. 160.41 GPa D. 180.26 Gpa

Engr. Rodel T. Naval

A. 35.64C B. 40.56C C. 45.64C D. 50.64C

A. 1.512 x 10-6 m4 B. 1.215 x 10-6 m4 C. 1.52 x 10-6 m4 D. 1.125 x 10-6 m4

A. 0.000793 B. 0.000693 in C. 0.000750 in D. 0.000800 in

A. 305.5 lbs B. 426.4 lbs C. 384.6 lbs D. 465.1 lbs

A. 10,011 lbs B. 22,322 lbs C. 11 Mtons D. 20620 lbs

A. 6036 psi B. 6810 psi C. 5162 psi D. 5550 psi

A. 8150 B. 10920 C. 9,333 D. 7260

A. 0.000007 in B. 0.0000417 in C. 0.000015 in D. 0.000067 in

A. 10.22 mm B. 11.22 mm C. 12.22 mm D. 13.22 mm

Engr. Rodel T. Naval

A. 60.44 KN B. 60.33 KN C. 60.88 KN D. 63.66 KN

A. 60.20 mm B. 58.30 mm C. 38.30 mm D. 46.20 mm

A. 83.45 mm B. 76.45 mm C. 69.62 mm D. 66.34 mm

A. 550 rpm B. 600 rpm C. 650 rpm D. 700 rpm

the shaft diameter. A. 69.23 mm B. 73.23 mm C. 64.23 mm D. 66.33 mm

A. 68.43 mm B. 63.28 mm C. 58.38 mm D. 77.64 mm

A. 13.73 MPa B. 16.82 MPa C. 19.86 MPa D. 17.21 Mpa

A. 0.804/m B. 0.654/m C. 0.786/m D. 0.938/m

A. 100.64 mm B. 96.80 mm C. 118.45 mm D. 120.72 mm

Engr. Rodel T. Naval

A. 15,279 psi B. 17,456 psi C. 14,233 psi D. 16,344 psi

A. 2.28 in. B. 3.54 in. C. 1.62 in. D. 2.06 in.

A. 4.23 inches B. 3.23 inches C. 2.25 inches D. 1.45 inches

A. 500 rps B. 8.33 rps C. 400 rpm D. 450 rpm

A. 2.5 in. B. 3.0 in. C. 3.5 in. D. 4.0 in.

A. 954.80 rpm B. 2533.56 rpm C. 3542.45 rpm D. 3015.57 rpm

A. 137.43 ft/sec B. 140.65 ft/sec C. 132.43 ft/sec D. 135.21 ft/sec

A. 45.84 MPa B. 60.25 MPa C. 50.28 MPa D. 55.46 Mpa

A. 1.18 in B. 7.55 in C. 2.34 in D. 1.64 in

A. 3.37 hp B. 5.34 hp C. 4.56 hp D. 2.34 hp

A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. 9/16 D. 15/16

Engr. Rodel T. Naval

A. 239 B. 359 C. 432 D. 471

A. 13.40 KN B. 15.45 KN C. 14.55 KN D. 12.57 KN

A. 107.88 Mpa B. 105.82 Mpa C. 291.53 mm D. 109.60 mm

A. 6.53 mm B. 8.72 mm C. 12.84 mm D. 18.16 mm

A. 2.25 B. 1.95 C. 2.14 D. 1.55

A. 26.6 Hz B. 20.6 Hz C. 97.5 Hz D. 66.5 Hz

A. 107.315 mm ; 86.97 mm B. 112.231 mm ; 84.60 mm

C. 120.217 mm ; 65.97 mm D. 131.204 mm ; 54.30 mm

A. 56.53% B. 67.31% C. 48.49% D. 72.50%