1.

ME board October 2003

A torque of 3142 foot-pound is applied to one end of a solid cylindrical shaft fastened at the other end.
The maximum shearing stresses closet to
2. ME board April 2003
A chromium SAE 4340 steel 6 in. in diameter by 24 in. long shafting weight 87.3 kgs. How about the
weight in lbs of an AISI 1030 steel shaft on the same dimention?
3. ME board April 2003
Determine the power transmitted by a main power transmitting steel shaft with 27/8 inches in outside
diameter. SAE 1040 driving conveyor head pulleys at a shaft speed of 150 rpm.
4. ME board April 2003
Design the safe diameter for a power transmitting shaft to transmit 30 hp at a shaft speed of 180 rpm.
5. ME board April 2003
What would be the diameter in millimetres of a main power transmitting steel shaft SAE 1040 to
transmit 100 at 600 rpm?
6. ME board April 2003
Find the diameter of a main power transmitting shaft in mm to transmit 100 kw at 400 rpm.
7. ME board October 2002
What power in watt would a short shaft 40 mm in diameter transmit a 300 rpm.
8. ME board October 2002
Compute the outside diameter in mm of a main power transmitting SAE low carbon steel shaft to
transmit 200 kw at 800 rpm.
9. ME board October 2002
Compute for the diameter of a line shaft to transmit 25 hp in a speed of 225 rpm designs tress is 6ksi.
10. Me board October 2002
Determine the diameter in inches of a SAE 140 steel line shaft to transmit 20 hp at 200 rpm.
11. ME board October 2002
Compute for the diameter of a shaft to transmit 15 hp at 120 rpm with torsional deflection not to
exceed 0.80 degft length shaft is 4ft.
12. ME board April 2002
Compute for the diameter of a steel long shaft to transmit 15 hp at 120 rpm. The allowable torsional
deflection limit is 0.08/foot of length.
13. ME board April 2002
Compute for the power transmitted by a journal shaft 55 mm in diameter at a speed of 360.
14. ME board April 2002
Compute for the diameter in millimetres of a main power transmitting SAE 1010 steel shaft to transmit
100 kw at 800 rpm.
15. Me board April 2002
What will be the ultimate length of a 5-inch diameter steel dhaft subjected to 28,000 in-lb twisting
moment to reach the maximum allowable angular deflection 0.08 degree/ft. leng. Use torsional
modulus of elasticity of 12 x 10⁶lb/¿2 .
16. ME board April 2002
 If the weight of ⅟₂” x 4” x 8 plaincarbon steel is 652 lbs, what will be the weight of a high chrome
abrasion resistant steel of same size in kgs?
17. ME board April 2002
Compute for the diameter of a power transmitting shaft in millimeters to transmit 200 kw at 600 rpm.
18. ME board April 2002
Compute for the torsional deflection in degrees for a 3 7/8 in. OD x 48 in. long steel shafting which is
subjected to 28,000 in.lb twisting moment. Use a torsional modulus of elasticity of 12,000,000 psi.
19. ME board April 2002
Determine the torsional deflection in degrees of SAE 1040 steel shafting of 120 mm in diameter and 1.4
m long subjected to a twisting of 120 mm in diameter and 1.4 m long subjected to a twisting moment
of 3,00 N.m. the torsional of elasticity is 80,00 Mpa.
20. ME board October 2001
A line shaft having a diameter of 2 inches at 180 rpm and having maximum torsional deflection of 0.80
degree/ft length. Find the horsepower developed.
21. ME board April 2001
Compute for the diameter in inches of a SAE 1030 steel shaft to transmit 12 hp at 120 rpm with
torsional deflection below 0.80 degree/ foot length as required.
22. ME board April 2001
Determine the diameter of the chain driven power transmitting steel shaft to transmit 200 hp at 400
rpm.
23. ME board April 2001
Find the diameter of a SAE 1040 line shaft to transmit 10 kw at 120 rpm with a torsional deflection not
exceeding 0.26 degree/meter length 0.80 degree/foot length. Shaft allowable stress is 8000 psi.
24. ME board April 2001
Determine the diameter of a steel line shaft to transmit 20 hp
at a speed of 300 rpmwith a torsional deflection not to exceed 0.08 degree/foot length.
25. ME board April 2002
Determine the horsepower transmitted by a pair of friction wheels with a driving wheel diameter of 12
in. resolves at 240 rpm. The face width of the wheel is 3 in. given a force/inch width of face at 200 and
the coefficient of friction at 0.20 thus C= 0.00032.

1. ME board October 2000

Compute for the torsional deflection in degrees of a 110 mm diameter, 1.4 m long shaft subjected to a
twisting moment of 3 x 106 N . mm. The torsional modulus of elasticity is 83,00Mpa.
2. ME board October 2000
Find the torsional moment in newton-meter developed when the dhaft delivers 20 kw at 200rpm.
3. ME board October 2000
Compute for the twisting moment in in.lb developed when the shaft delivers 20 hp at 1200rpm.
4. ME board October 2000
Find the torsional deflection in degrees of a solid stell shaft, 110mm OD 1.4 m long subjected to
6
3.1 x 10 N .mm . the torsional modulus of elasticity is 80,000Mpa.
5. ME board October 2000
 A short shaft transmits 200 hp at 300 rpm. Determine the diameter of the shaft in inches.
6. ME board April 2000
What power in kw would a 2 inches diameter short shaft transmit at 500 rpm. The modulus of elasticity
is at 12,000,000 psi.
7. ME board April 2000
Compute for the diameter in inches of a conveyor head pulley SAE 4130 solid tell shaft being driven by
a 20 hp drive motor through a gear reducer with 120 rpm output. The torsional deflection is 0.60
degrees/foot of shaft length and the modulus of elasticity is 30 x 106 psiin tension.
8. ME board April 2000
Compute for the diameter of an overload crane travel shaft that transmit 10 hp of the electric motor at
gear reduced rpm of 150
and with torsional deflection of 0.60 deg/ft shaft length.
9. ME board October 1999
Find the diameter of a SAE 1030 line shaft 20 ft overload crane travel drive at 180 rpm. The drive motor
used is 10 hp. The torsional modulus of elasticity of this shaft is at 115 106 psi within torsional deflection
within the 0.80 degree per foot length limit.
10. Me board October 1999
Find the diameter in inches of an alloy steel shaft transmit 200 hp at 400 rpm. The ultimate strength of
the shaft material is 110 ksi and modlus of elasticity is 30 x 106 psi.
11. ME board April 1999
Find the torsional deflection in degrees of a solid steel shaft 110 mm OD X 1.4 m long, subjected to
6
3.1 x 10 N .mm . the torsional modulus of elasticity is 80,000 Mpa.
12. ME board April 1999
Determine the diameter in inches of a small tell countershaft that delivers 13.31 hp at a speed of 15.7
rad/sec. the material allowable design stress is 8.5 ksi.
13. Me board October 1998
Compute the speed of the gear in inches mounted in a 52.5 mm diameter shaft receiving power from a
prime motor with 250 hp.
14. ME board April 1998
Compute the diameter of a solid shaft transmitting 75 hp at 1800 rpm. The nature of the load and the
type of service is such that the allowable Ss based on pure torsion is 6000psi.
15. ME board April 1998
1
A small counter shaft is inch in diameter and has an allowable stress of 8500 psi. Find the
2
horsepower delivered by the shaft at a speed of 15.7 rad/sec.
16. Me board April 1998
The shaft is subjected to a steady load 36,000 in.lb at a shear stress of 10,000 psi. Compute the
diameter of the said shaft in inches.
17. ME board April 1998
A 16 ft steel line shaft has no bending action except its own weight. What power in hp can the haft
deliver at a speed of 200 rpm. Consider that the torsional deflection will not exceed 0.008/ft of length.
18. ME board April 1998
 1
The torsional deformation od a SAE 1040 steel shaft to 0.8° in a lemgth of meter. The shear stress is
2
69 Mpa. Compute the diameter of the shaft in millimetre. Steel modulus of elasticity in shear is
79,300Mpa.
19. ME board October 1997
If the weight of 6 in. diameter by 48 in. long SAE 1030 shafting is 174.5 kg, then what will be the weight
of chromium SAE 51416 of same size?
20. ME board April 1997
Determine the torque received by the motor shaft running at 4250 rpm, transmitting 11 hp, through a
10 in. diameter, 20° involutes gear. The shaft is supported by ball bearing at both ends and the gear is
fixed at the middle of 8 in. shaft length.
21. . ME board April1997
3
Determine the estimated volume of a x 6 x 20' steel plate.
4
22. ME board April 1997
What power would a spindle 55 mm in diameter transmit at 480 rpm stress allowable for short shaft is
N
59 2.
mm
23. ME board October 1996
Compute the power transmitted in hp by the shaft rotating 1200 rpm and subjected to torsional
moment of 1200 N.m.
24. ME board October 1996
Compute the line shaft diameter to transmit 12 hp at 180 rpm with torsional deflection of 0.08 degrees
per ft length.
25. ME board October 1996
Compute the nominal shear stress at the surface in Mpa for a 40 mm diameter shaft that transmit 750
kw at 1500 rpm. Axial and bending loads are assumed negligible. Torsional shearing stress is 28 Mpa.
Type equation here .

Test 38

Instruction: Choose the correct answer in the problems below and check your answers whether you PASS the
TEST or NOT and then answer it again until you master it.

1. A basic shaft is one whose

A. Lower deviation is zero
B. Upper deviation is zero
C. Lower and upper deviation are zero
D. None of the above
2. The standard length of the shaft is
A. 5m
B. 6m
C. 7m
D. All of the above
3. Two shafts A and B are made of the same material. The siameter of the shaft B. the power transmitted
by the shaft
A. Twice
B. Four times
C. Eight times
D. Sixteen times
4. Two shafts A and B of solid circular cross-section are identical except for their diameter d A and d B. The
ratio of power transmitted by the shaft A to that shaft B is
dA
A.
dB
2
(d A)
B. 2
(d B)
3
(d A)
C. 3
(d B)
4
(d A)
D. 4
( dB)

5. Two shaft will have equal strength if

A. Diameter of both the shaft is the same
B. Angle of twist of both the shafts is the same
C. Material of both the shafts id the same
D. Twisting moment of both the shafts is the same
6. A transmission shaft subjected to bending loads must be designed
On the basis of
A. Maximum normal stress theory
B. Maximum shear stress theory
C. Maximum normal stress and maximum shear stress theories
D. Fatigue strength
7. The residential compressive stress by the way of surface treatment of a machine member subjected to
fatigue loading.
A. Improves the fatigue life
B. Deteriorates the fatigue life
C. Does not affect the fatigue life
D. Immediately fractures specimen
8. When shaft is subjected to a bending moment M and a twisting moment T, then the equivalent
twisting moment is equal to..
A. M+T
B. M 2+ T 2
C. √ M 2+T 2
D. √ M 2−T 2
9. The maximum shear stress theory is used for
A. Brittle materials
B. Ductile materials
C. Plastic materials
D. Non-ferrous materials
10. The maximum normal stress theory is used for
A. Brittle materials
B. Ductile materials
C. Plastic materials
D. Non-ferrous material
11. The design of shafts made of brittle materials is based on
A. Guest’s theory
B. Rankine’s theory
C. St. venant’s theory
D. Von mises theory
12. Hooke’s law holds well up to
A. Yield point
B. Elastic limit
C. Plastic limit
D. Breaking point
13. The ratio of linear stress to linear strain is called
A. Modulus of elasticity
B. Modulus of rigidity
C. Bulk modulus
D. Poisson’sratio
14. The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to
A. 80KN/mm2
B. 110KN/mm2
C. 100KN/ mm2
D. 210KN/mm2
15. When the material is loaded within elastic limit the stress is______to train.
A. Equal
B. Directly proportional
C. Inversely proportional
D. Not equal
16. When a hole of diameter “d” is punched in ametal of thickness “t” then the force required to punch a
hole is equal to
A. dT Su
B. π dTSu
π 2
C. d Su
4
π 2
D. d Su
4
17. The ratio of the ultimate stress to the design stress is known as
A. elastic limit
B. strain
C. factor of safety
D. bulk modulus
18. the factor of safety for steel and steady load is
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
19. An aluminium member is designated based on
A. Yield stress
B. Elastic limit stress
C. Proof stress
D. Ultimate stress
20. In a body, s thermal stress is one, which arises because of the existence of
A. Latent heat
B. Temperature gradient
C. Total heat
D. Specific heat
21. A localized compressive stress at the area of contact between two
membersis known as
A. Tensile stress
B. Bending stress
C. Bearing stress
D. Shear stress
22. The poisson’s ratio for steel varies from
A. 0.21 to 0.25
B. 0.25 to 0.33
C. 0.33 to 0.38
D. 0.38 to 0.45
23. The stress in the bar when load is applied suddenly is_____as compared to the stress
A. Same
B. Double
C. Three times
D. Four times
24. The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as
A. Resilience
B. Proof resilience
C. Strain energy
D. Impact energy
25. The maximum energy that can be stored in a body due to external loading up to the elastic is called
 A. Resilience
B. Proof resilience
C. Strain energy
D. Impact energy

Test 39

Instruction: Choose the correct answer in the problems below and check your answers whether you PASS the
TEST or NOT and then answer it again until you master it.

1. The strain energy stored in a body, when suddenly loaded is ____the strain energy stored when
same load is applied gradually.
A. Equal to
B. One half
C. Twice
D. Four times
2. When a machine member is subjected to torsion, the torsional shear stress set up in the member is
A. Zero at both the centroidal axis outer surface of the member
B. Maximum both the centroidal axis and outer surface of the member
C. Zero at the centroidal axis and maximum at the outer surface of the member
D. None of the above
3. The torsional shear stress on any cross-section normal to the axis is _____ the distance from the
center of the axis.
A. Directly proportional to
B. Inversely proportional to
C. Equal to
D. Not equal to
4. The neutral axis of a beam is subjected to
A. Zero stress
B. Maximum tensile stress
C. Maximum compressive stress
D. Maximum shear stress
5. At the neutral axis of a beam
A. The layers are subjected to a maximum bending stress
B. The layers are subjected to tension
C. The layers are subjected to compression
D. The layers do not undergo any strain
6. The bending stress in a curved beam is
A. Zero at the centroid axis
B. Zero at the point other than centroid axis
C. None of the above
7. The maximum bending stress, in curved beam having symmetrical section, always, occur, at the
A. Centroid axis
B. Neutral axis
C. Inside fiber
D. Outside fiber
8. If d = diameter of solid shaft and S = permissible shear in shear for the shaft material, then torsional
strength of shaft is written as
π 4
A. d S
32
B. d log e S
π 3
C. d S
16
π 3
D. d S
32

9. If d i∧d oare the inner and outer diameter of a hollow shaft, then its polar moment of inertia is
π
A.
32
[ d o4 −d i4 ]
π
B. [ d 3−d i3 ]
32 o
π
C.
32
[ d i −d i ]
2 2

π
D. [ d −d ]
32 i o
10. Two shafts are under pure torsion are of identical length and identical weight and made of the
same materials. The shaft A is solid and the shaft B is hollow, we can say that
A. Shaft B is better than shaft A
B. Shaft A is better than shaft A
C. Both the shaft are equally good
D. None of the above
11. A slid shaft transmits a torque T. the allowable shear stress is Ss . The siameter of the shaft is

A.
√
3 16 T
π Ss

B.
√
3 64 T
π Ss

C.
√
3 32 T
π Ss

D.
√
3 16 T
Ss
12. When a machine member is subjected to a tensile stress St due to direct load or bending and a
shear stress S s due to torsion, then the maximum shear stress induces in the member will be
1
A. √ S t +4 S s
2 2
2
1
B.
2
√ 2
S t −4 Ss
2

C. √S t
2
+ 4 Ss
2

D. St 2+ 4 Ss2

13. Rankine’s theory is used for

A. Brittle material
B. Ductile material
C. Elastic materials
D. Plastic materials
14. Guest’s theory is used for
A. Brittle materials
B. Ductile materials
C. Elastic materials
D. Plastic materials
15. At the neutral axis of a beam, the shear stress is
A. Zero
B. Maximum
C. Minimum
D. Constant
16. The minimum shear stress developed in a beam of rectangle section is_____the average shear
stress.
A. Equal to
B. 4/3 times
C. 1.5 times
D. 3 times
17. The stress which vary from a minimum value to a maximum value of the same nature that is tensile
or compressive is called
A. Repeated stress
B. Yield stress
C. Flunctuating stress
D. Alternating stress
18. The endurance or fatigue limit is defined as the maximum value of the stress which a polished
standard specimen can withstand without failure, for infinite number of cycles, when subjected to
A. Static load
B. Dynamic load
C. Static a well as dynamic load
D. Completely reversed load
19. Failure of a material is called fatigue when it is fails
 A. At the elastic limit
B. Below the elastic limit
C. At the yield point
D. Below the yield point
20. Theresistance to fatigue of a materials is measured by
A. Elastic limit
B. Young’s modulus
C. Ultimate tensile strength
D. Endurance limit
21. The yield point in static loading is ______as compared to fatigue loading
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Same
D. Constant
22. Factor of safety for fatigue loading is the ratio of
A. Elastic limit to the working stress
B. Young’s modulus to the ultimate tensile strength
C. Endurance limit to the working stress
D. Elastic limit to the yield point
23. When a material is subjected to fatigue loading, the ratio of the endurance limit to the ultimate
tensile strength is
A. 0.30
B. 0.40
C. 0.50
D. 0.60
24. The ratio endurance limit in shear to the endurance limit in flexure is
A. 0.35
B. 0.45
C. 0.55
D. 0.65
25. If the size of a standard specimen for fatigue testing machine is increased, the endurance limit for
the material will
A. Have the same value
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Constant

Instruction: Choose the correct answer in the questions below and check your answers whether you PASS
the TEST or NOT and then answer it again until you master it.

1. ME Board October 1999

Torsional deflection is a significant consideration in the design of shaft and the limit should be in the range of
_________.
A. 0.004 to 0.006
B. 0.08 to 1
C. 0.006 to 0.008
D. 0.008 to 1

2.ME Board October 1999

For a universal joint shaft angle should be ________ degrees maximum and much less if in high rotational
speed.
A. 12
B. 16
C. 15
D. 14

3. ME Board October 1998

It is a good design practice for steel line shafting to consider a limit to the linear deflection of _______
inch/foot length maximum.
A. 0.050
B. 0.010
C. 0.020
D. 0.060

4. Supplementary Question
It is rotating machine member that transmits power.
A. Cam
B. Plate
C. Shaft
D. Flywheel

5. Supplementary Question
A stationary member carrying pulleys, wheels and etc. that transmit power.
A. Axle
B. Propeller shaft
C. Turbine shaft
D. Machine shaft

6.Supplementary Question
A line shaft is also known as
A. Counter shaft
B. Jackshaft
C. Main shaft
D. Head shaft

7.Supplementary Question
Which of the following shaft intermediate between a line shaft and a driven shaft?
A. Counter shaft
B. Jackshaft
C. Head shaft
D. All of the above

8.Supplementary Question
Short shafts on machine are called
A. core shafts
B. head shafts
C. medium shafts
D. spindles

9.Supplementary Question
For shafts, the shear due to bending is a maximum at the neutral plane where the normal stress is
A. constant
B. maximum
C. minimum
D. zero

10.Supplementary Question
Criteria for the limiting torsional deflection vary from 0.08 per foot of length for machinery shafts to _______
per foot.
A. 1°
B. 2°
C. 3°
D. 4°

11.Supplementary Question
For transmission shafts the allowable deflection is one degree in a length of _________ diameters.
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25

12.Supplementary Question
An old rule thumb for transmission shafting is that the deflection should not exceed ________ of length
between supports.
A. 0.01 in. per foot
B. 0.02 in. per foot
C.0.03 in. per foot
D. 0.04 in. per foot

13.Supplementary Question
In general for machinery shafts, the permissible deflection may be closer to
A. 0.02 in/ft
B. 0.01 in/ft
C. 0.002 in/ft
D. 0.030 in/ft

14.Supplementary Question
The speed at which the center of mass will equal the deflecting forces on the shaft with its attached bodies will
then vibrate violently, since the centrifugal force changes its direction as the shaft turns.
A. Critical speed
B. Geometrical speed
C. Means speed
D. Unit Speed

15.Supplementary Question
For shaft, the minimum value of numerical combined shock and fatigue factor to be applied in every case to
the computed bending moment is
A. 1.0
B. 1.3
C. 1.5
D. 1.8

16.Supplementary Question
It is suggested that the design factor on the yield strength be about 1.5 for the smooth load, about 2 to 2.25
for minor shock loads, and _________ when the loading reverses during operation.
A. 3.0
B. 4.0
C. 3.5
D. 4.5

17.Supplementary Question
A column is called short column when
A. the length is more than 30 times the diameter
B. slenderness ratio is more than 120
C. length is less than 8 times the diameter
D. the slenderness ratio is more than 32

18.Supplementary Question
For a circular shaft subjected to torque the value of shear stress
A. is uniform throughout
B. has maximum value at the axis
C. has maximum value at the surface
D. is zero at the axis and linearly increases
to a maximum value at the surface of the
shaft
19.Supplementary Question
The compression members tend to buckle in the direction of
A. axis of load
B. perpendicular to the axis of load
C. minimum cross section
D. least radius of gyration

20.Supplementary Question
A reinforced concrete beam is considered to be made up of
A. clad materials
B. composite materials
C. homogeneous material
D. heterogeneous material

21.Supplementary Question
The column splice is used for increasing
A. strength of the column
B. cross-sectional area of the column
C. length of the column
D. all of the above

22.Supplementary Question
A simply supported beam has a uniformly distributed load on it, the bending moment is
A. triangle
B. parabola
C. semi-circle
D. rectangle

23.Supplementary Question
The power obtained by piston reaches flywheel through the
A. countershaft
B. crank shaft
C. transmission shaft
D. line shaft

24.Supplementary Question
There are two types of crankshafts
A. single piece and built up
B. forged and burned
C. rotary and stationary
D. none of these

25.Supplementary Question
Engines valve get open by means of
A. cam shaft
B. rocker shaft
C. crank shaft