MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS

ENGR. VIRNE B. DALISAY Mobile # 0928-7199790

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NAME:_________________________________________________________________________D ATE:____________ INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 1. The modulus of elasticity for ordinary steel usually falls between____million pounds per square inch. A. 28 to 31 B. 20 to 45 C. 26 to 28 D. 30 to 50 2. Standard types of threads recommended for general use. A. UNC B. UNEF C. UNF D. NC 3. An old name for an unfinished through bolt, comes with a square. A. coupling bolt B. machine bolt C. stud bolt D. automobile bolt 4. A foundation measures 10 ft x 12 ft x 15 ft. Find the number of sacks of cement needed for 1:2:4 mixture? A. 390 B. 395 C. 398 D. 400 5. Shaft X with 12 inches diameter pulley running at 250 rpm is connected to shaft Y by means of 26 inches diameter pulley. Another pulley on the shaft Y 16 inches diameter is connected to 10 inches diameter pulley on shaft Z. Find the speed of the shaft Z. A. 184.6 rpm B. 284.6 rpm C. 173.45 rpm D. 197.4 rpm 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 ksi? 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 inch diameter hole in a 0.5 inch 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 cable 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 ksi B. 120 ksi C. 110 ksi D. 130 ksi 9. A 19 mm stud bolts is used to fastened on a 250 mm diameter cylinder head of diesel engine. If there are 10 stud bolts, determined the pressure inside the cylinder if bolt stress is 50 Mpa. A. 288.8 kPa B. 2888 kPa C. 3426 kPa D. 4828 kPa 10. A hollow steel 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. 10.7 mm C. 20.64 mm D. 22.61 mm 11. 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. 333.33 Mpa B. 444.44 Mpa C. 555.55 Mpa D. 55.555 Mpa

12. In a 2.0 m cantilevered I-beam, 2 metric-ton weight s applied at free end. If the allowable stress in beams is 110 Mpa, determine the section modulus. A. 18.54 in3 B. 21.77 in3 C. 26.83 in3 D. 24.28 in3 13. 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 14. 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 15. What is the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft that will not twist through more than 3 in a 6m length when subjected to a torque of 12 kNm? Use G = 83 GPa. A. 110mm B. 114mm C. 200mm D. 212mm.

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