CTE REVIEW CENTER MACHINE DESIGN Strength, Shafting,Pressure Vessel,Keys, Punching
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
 What load in Newton must be applied to a 25 mm
round steel bar, 3 m long to stretch a bar 1.3 mm?
(Ans. 44,031)
 In the LRT II project steel railroad rails of 10 meters long
re to be installed. If the lowest temperature considered
is 20 deg C and a maximum temperature of 36 deg C is
designed for, and the modulus of elasticity of steel to be
207,000 MPa, determine the clearance between rails
such that adjoining rail will just touch a t maximum
design temperature.
(Ans.1.86mm)
 A steel rod 75 inches long with a cross sectional area of
¼ in.² is held vertically firm at one end while a load of
3000 lb is suspended from the other end. If the rod
stretches 0.025 inch, find the modulus of elasticity of the
steel.
(Ans. 36 million psi)
 A steel tie rod on bridge must be made to withstand a
pull of 6000 lbs. Find the diameter of the rod assuming a
factor of safety of 5 and ultimate stress of 64,000 psi.
(Ans. 0.773 in)
 A railroad track is laid at a temperature of 10 degrees F
with gaps of 0.01 feet between the ends of the rails. The
rails are 33 feet long. If they are prevented from
buckling, what stress will result from a temperature of
110 degrees F? Coefficient of linear expansion = 6.5x
10^-6 per degree F.
(Ans. 10,409 psi)
SHAFTING
 A 15 ft shaft is running at 280 rpm. What power this
shaft could safely deliver.
(Ans. 13.86 hp)
 A shaft has a length of 8 ft. Calculate the diameter of the
shaft.
(Ans. 0.85 in,)
 A centrifugal pump is directly coupled to a motor. The
pump rating is 3600 liters per minute against a total
head of 8 meters of water. Pump efficiency is 65% at the
shaft speed of 550 rpm. Calculate the torsional stress
induced in the 40 mm diameter motor shaft.
(Ans. 10,010.85 KPa)
 What is the diameter of the line shaft that transmits 180
Kw at 20 rps?.
(Ans. 2.2 in)
 A main shaft has 60 mm diameter running at 280 rpm.
What is the power that can be delivered by the shaft?
(Ans. 46 hp)
 Calculate the maximum unit shear in a 3 in diameter
steel shafting that transmits 25,000 in-lb of torque at
130 rpm.
(Ans. 4,715.7 psi)
 A solid steel shaft 5 m long is stressed tp 80 MPa when
twisted through 5 degrees. Find the shaft diameter if
G=90 GPa.
(Ans. 101.9 mm)
 A hollow shaft that has 110 mm outside diameter and
90 mm inside diameter is used to transmit 120 kw at 700
rpm. What is the shaft stress?
(Ans. 11.35 Mpa)
 A 80 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.
(Ans. 52.90%)
PRESSURE VESSEL
 A cylindrical tank has a thickness of 55 mm. The internal
diameter is 320 mm and has an internal pressure of
8300 kPa. Find the maximum tangential stress.
(Ans. 28.9 Mpa)
 A cylindrical tank has an inside diameter of 6 in and is
subjected to an internal pressure of 600 psi. If the
maximum stress is 1300 psi, calculate the required
thickness.
(Ans. 0.1385 in.)
 A spherical tank has a diameter of 12 m, if the tangential
stress of the tank is 18 Mpa, determine the maximum
internal stress of the tank can carry if the wall thickness is
25 cm.
(Ans. 1500 KPa)
 A water tank 12 m by 15 m is completely filled with
water. Find the maximum thickness of the plate if stress
is limited to 60 MPa.
(Ans. 14.7 mm)
CTE REVIEW CENTER MACHINE DESIGN Strength, Shafting,Pressure Vessel,Keys, Punching

KEYS

 A 150 kN force is acting on a key that has a length five

times its height. If the bearing stress of the key is 420
Mpa, calculate the maximum height of the key.
(Ans. 11.95 mm)

 A 7/16 in height by 3.5 in length flat key is keyed to a

2.5 inch diameter shaft. Compute the torque developed
in the key if the bearing stress allowable is 28 ksi.
(Ans. 26,796.88 in-lb)

 A flat key is to be designed for 75 mm diameter shaft

which will transmit a 200 kw power at 420 rpm. If the
allowable shearing stress is 220 MPa and the key width
is 18 mm, find the length of the key.
(Ans. 30.6 mm)

PUNCHING

 What pressure is required to punch a hole 4 in diameter

through a ¼ in. steel plate?
(Ans. 80 tons)

 What pressure is required to punch a square bar with 3

inches side through a ½ in steel plate?
(Ans. 160 tons)

 What pressure is required to punch a hole 4 in diameter

through a ½ in brass plate?
(Ans. 130 tons)