I.

Simple & Combined Stresses

II. Pressured Vessels
III. Shafting

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I. Simple & Combined
Stresses
1. ME Board Question
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 * C. 41,234 lbs
B. 30,295 lbs D. 61,850 lbs
Solution:
2. ME Board Question
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 C. 4.95 ft *
B. 3.52 ft D. 5.03 ft
Solution:

Thus,
3. ME Board Question
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? Assume
Solution:

Thus,
4. ME Board Question
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 42,500 psi?
A. 38.6 x 105 psi C. 38.6 x 103 psi
B. 38.6 x 106 psi * D. 38.6 x 107 psi
Solution:
5. ME Board Question

Determine the load in KN on a 25

mm diameter 1200 mm long steel
what if its maximum elongation
exceeds 1mm.
Solution:

Thus,
6. ME Board Question
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.
Solution:
7. ME Board Question
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.
Solution:

D = 2.013 in
THIN –WALLED
CYLINDERS and
SPHERES
8. ME Board Question
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 C. 7,500 psi
B. 4,500 psi D. 9,000 psi *
Solution:
9. ME Board Question
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 * C. 4.38 mm
B. 5.81 mm D. 3,57 mm
Solution:

t = 0.00441 m = 4.41 mm
Then,

Thus,
10. ME Board Question
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 C. 1354.56psi
B. 1454.56psi D. 1231.53psi *
Solution:

t = 0.5684 in
Then,

Thus,
The Bursting Pressure, p:
11. ME Board Question
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. 5,000psi * C. 14,140psi
B. 7,070psi D. 20,000psi
Solution:
12. ME Board Question
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 C. 96.48 MPa
B. 119.6 MPa* D. 88.46 MPa
Solution:
THICK-WALLED
CYLINDERS
13. ME Board Question
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 C. 13,142.86 psi
B. 19,028.52 psi D. 17,142.86 psi *
Solution:

𝟏𝟎, 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟖𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎𝟐 − 𝟐 𝟐, 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟖 𝟐

=
𝟏𝟖𝟐 − 𝟏𝟎𝟐
14. ME Board Question
A hydraulic control for a straight motion
utilizes a spherical tank that is connected to
a work cylinder with piston diameter of 4.35
in. Spherical tank maintains pressure in the
tank at 400 psi. Determine the wall
thickness of work cylinder if it is made of
cast iron having an allowable tensile stress
of 2000 psi. The pressure drop between the
tank and cylinder is 30 psi.
A. 0.448 * C. 0.402
B. 0.583 D. 0.687
Solution:
Then,
SHAFTINGS
15. ME Board Question
Determine the torque that can be
applied to a 1-in diameter circular shaft
if the shearing stress is not to exceed
8000 psi.
A. 1570 in-lb * C. 2750 in-lb
B. 1750 in-lb D. 3560 in-lb
Solution:

T = 1,570 in lb
.
16. ME Board Question
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. 1.521 in* C. 2.321 in
B. 1.915 in D. 2.417 in
Solution:
17. ME Board Question
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 C. 66.4 *
B. 2.6 D. 76.5
Solution:
For Main Power transmitting Shaft,
18. ME Board Question
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.
A. 3550 psi C. 6550 psi *
B. 4550 psi D. 8550 psi
Solution:
;G = 12 x 106 psi for steel

Thus,
19. ME Board Question
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 C. 0.1
B. 0.01 D. 0.8 *
Solution:

Thus,

G = 12 x 106 psi (for steel)

20. ME Board Question
The maximum torque that can be
applied to a hollow circular steel shaft
of 120 mm outside diameter and 80
mm inside diameter without
exceeding a shearing stress of 80 MPa
is:
A. 18.46 KN-m C. 42.83 KN-m
B. 36.24 KN-m D. 21.78 KN-m *
Solution:
21. ME Board Question
A hollow shaft with outside diameter
of 14 cm and wall thickness of 0.08 cm
transmits 200 kW at 400 rpm. What
must be the angular deflection of the
shaft if the length is 5 meters? Take
G = 12,000,000 psi.
A. 0.019 deg C. 1.94 deg
B. 1.14 deg * D. 2.44 deg
Solution:
22. ME Board Question
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 * C. 16.8 mm
B. 30 mm D. 14.2 mm
Solution:
Then,

And,
Then,

Thus,
23. ME Board Question
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. 37 mm C. 45 mm
B. 41 mm* D. 51 mm
Solution:
Maximum Shearing Stress, Ss:
Maximum Tensile Stress, St:

Thus,
24. ME Board Question
The shaft of a 50 hp 850 rpm electric
motor is 31 in from center to center of
bearings and 2.5 in. in diameter. If the
magnetic pull on the armature is 1500
lb concentrated midway between the
bearings, determine the maximum
shear and the maximum tensile stress
in the shaft.
Solution:

Maximum Shearing Stress, Ss:

Maximum Tensile Stress, St:
25. ME Board Question
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. 120.217 mm ; 65.97 mm
C. 112.231 mm; 84.60 mm
D. 131.204 mm ; 54.30 mm
Solution:
When solid shaft will be replaced with
hollow shafts having equal strength but
½ of its weight,
26. ME Board Question
A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced
with a hollow shaft of equal torsional
strength. Find the inside diameter and
percentage of weight saved, if the
outside diameter of the hollow shaft is
100 mm.
A. 56.53 % * C. 48.49 %
B. 67.31% D. 72.50 %
Solution:
Weight of Soli Shaft, Ws:

Weight of the Hollow haft, Wh:

Thus,
Percentage of Weight Saved, % WSaved:
27. ME Board Question
A 20 feet steel line shaft has no
bending action except its own weight.
What power in HP can the shaft deliver
at a speed of 360 rpm. Consider that
the torsional deflection will not
exceed 0.08 degree per ft length.
A. 100 * C. 55
B. 120 D. 135
Solution:
From Machineries Handbook,
(For allowable twist not exceeding
0.08 deg per ft length)
28. ME Board Question
A 20 ft steel line shaft has bending
action of pulleys. What power in
hp can the shaft deliver at a speed
of 360 rpm. Consider that the
torsional deflection will not
exceed 0.08 deg. per ft length.
A. 2600 * C. 1250
B. 1100 D. 900
Solution:
From Machineries Handbook,
(For allowable twist not exceeding
0.08 deg per ft length)