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Q# Answer the following questions: Marks

The 70 mm screw of a 10 kN shop press,
shown in Figure, has a trapezoidal thread
with an angle of 28. The operator's force may
be taken 180 N for each hand. The mean
diameter of collar is 60 mm. Determine:

a) The length S, assuming that the

coefficient of friction is 0.12 in the
threads and 0.125 at the collar. The
root diameter is 58 mm. The pitch is
12 mm.

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b) The efficiency of the press.

c) Is the screw self-locking? Explain.

d) The maximum normal and shear Stresses in the screw.

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e) The shear stress on the screw and nut threads.

f) The bearing stress in the threads.

The bracket shown in Figure 2 is

secured by 5 bolts. Find the
minimum bolt diameter such that
the shear stress in the bolts should
not exceed 150 MPa. If the force F
was acting vertically at point B “not
A”, do you think that the bolt
diameter will increase or decrease?

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The bolts were removed from the

bracket shown in Figure 2 and we
decided to weld it as shown in Figure
3. If the permissible shear stress is
120 MPa, do you think that the weld
length is enough or we need to add
another weld on the side CF.

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The figure shows a

cantilever beam serving as a
spring for a latching
mechanism. When
assembled, the free end is
deflected 0.075 in, which
corresponds to a force F of
8.65 Ib. When a latch
operates, the end deflects an
additional 0.15 in. Would
you expect eventual fatigue
failure? (use ( )
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Determine the deformation of the

steel rod, shown in next figure,
under the given loads. Also find the
stress at sections a-a & b-b. Take
.

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:::::::Good luck:::::::::

Assoc. Prof. Khalil Al-Hatab

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