PRIST UNIVERSITY

(Estd. u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

Vallam, Thanjavur -613403s

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B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering

QUESTION BANK
Course Details
Course Code & Title

12154H43P Design of Machine Elements

Regulations

2012 Regulation
(For Students admitted from June 2012)

Nature of the Course

Hardcore

Semester

IV

H.O.D.

Staff-In-Charge

Unit I
STRESSES IN MACHINE MEMBERS
PART-A
1. Define: Factor of safety.
2. Define endurance limit.
3. What is impact load?
4. What are the various phases of design process?
5. What are the different types of loads that can act on machine components?
6. What are the factors affecting endurance strength.
7. What are the types of variable stresses?
8. Differentiate between repeated stress and reversed stress.
9. What are the types of fracture?
10. Distinguish between brittle fracture and ductile fracture.
PART-B
1. a) A cast iron link, as shown in Figure, is required to transmit a steady tensile load of 45
kN. Find the tensile stress induced in the link material at sections A-A and B-B.

b) A coil chain of a crane required to carry a maximum load of 50 kn, is shown in Figure.
Find the diameter of the link stock, if the permissible tensile stress in the link material is
not to Exceed 75 Mpa.

2. a).A hydraulic press exerts a total load of 3.5 MN. This load is carried by two steel rods,
supporting the upper head of the press. If the safe stress is 85 MPa and E = 210 kN/mm2,
find: 1. diameter of the rods, and 2. extension in each rod in a length of 2.5 m.
b) The piston rod of a steam engine is 50 mm in diameter and 600 mm long. The diameter
of the piston is 400 mm and the maximum steam pressure is 0.9 N/mm2. Find the
compression of the piston rod if the Young's modulus for the material of the piston rod is
210 KN /mm2.

3. A mild steel rod of 12 mm diameter was tested for tensile strength with the gauge length
of 60 mm. Following observations were recorded: Final length = 80 mm; Final diameter
= 7 mm; Yield load = 3.4 kN and Ultimate load = 6.1 kN. Calculate: 1. yield stress, 2.
ultimate tensile stress, 3. percentage reduction in area, and 4. percentage elongation.
4. A bar 3 m long is made of two bars, one of copper having E = 105 GN/m2 and the other
of steel having E = 210 GN/m2. Each bar is 25 mm broad and 12.5 mm thick. This
compound bar is stretched by a load of 50 kN. Find the increase in length of the
compound bar and the stress produced in the steel and copper. The length of copper as
well as of steel bar is 3 m each.

5. The turnnion of a mixing machine have an effective length of 30cm and the weight,
which comes on each turnnion, is 12500N. What should be the diameter of the turnnion if
the fiber stress is not to exceed 35 N/mm2

6. A circular shaft made of C 45 is subjected to an axial load varying for -1000 to 2500N
and to a torsional moment that varies from 0 to 500 N-m. Assuming a factor of safety of
1.5 and stress concentration factor of 1.5, calculate the diameter of the shaft for infinite
life.
b). A flat plate of width 60 mm has a central hole of 10 mm diameter. If the plate is
subjected to an axial tensile load of 10 KN, determine the thickness of plate. Assume
yield point stress 300 Mpa and FOS 2.5.

Unit II
DESIGN OF SHAFTS AND COUPLINGS

PART A
1. Define the term critical speed.
2. Factor is considered to design a shaft?
3. What is key?
4. What are the types of keys?
5. What is the main use of woodruff keys?
6. List the various failures occurred in sunk keys.
7. What is the function of a coupling between two shafts?
8. Under what circumstances flexible couplings are used?
9. What are the purposes in machinery for which couplings are used?
10. What are the main functions of the knuckle joints?
11. What is curved beam and give some examples for curved beam?
12. What is principle stress and principle plane?
13. Write the bending equation.
14. Write the torsion equation.
15. List the materials for shaft.

PART-B
1. A shaft is to transmit 50 kW at 1200 rpm. It is also subjected to a bending moment of 275 Nm. Allowable shear stress is 60 N/mm2 .The shaft is not to twist more than 2 in a length of 2
m. Design the shaft. Take G = 80103 N/mm.
2. A rigid type of coupling is used to connect two shafts transmitting 15 kW at 200 rpm. The
shaft keys and bolts are made of C45 steel and the coupling is cast iron. Design the
coupling.
3. Design a bushed-pin type flexible coupling to connecting a motor and pump shaft for the
following data
Power = 20 kW at
Speed = 1000 rpm.
Shaft diameter = 50 mm
Bearing pressure for rubber bush = 0.3N/mm2
4. A line shaft rotating at 200 rpm is to transmit 20 KW power. The allowable shear stress for the
shaft rotating is 42 N.mm2. if the shaft carries a central load of 900 N and is simply supported
between bearings 3 m apart determine the diameter of the shaft. The maximum tensile or
compressive stress is not to exceed 56 N/mm2.

5. Design a cast iron flange coupling for a mild steel shaft transmitting 18 kW at 1000 rpm. The
allowable shear stress in the shaft is 50 N/mm2 and the angle of twist is not exceeding 0.75 in
a length of 20 diameters. The allowable crushing stress in the coupling bolt is 30 MPa to 15
Mpa. Assume the torsional moment to be transmitted is 20% more than the mean torque.

6. Design a protective type of cast iron flange coupling. For the following requirements
Power is to be transmitted = 10 KW
Speed of the shaft = 960 rpm
Select suitable materials

Unit III
DESIGN OF FASTNERS AND WELDED JOINTS
PART-A
1. How is a bolt designated?
2. What factors influence the amount of initial tension?
3. What is bolt of uniform strength?
4. What are the ways to produce bolts of uniform strength?
5. What stresses act on screw fastenings?
6. What are the different applications of screwed fasteners?
7. What are the advantages of screwed fasteners?
8. Define pitch.
9. Define lead.
10. What are the different types of metric thread?
11. Define welding.
12. What are the types of welded joints?
13. What are the two types of stresses are induced in eccentric loading of loaded joint?
14. Define butt and lap joint
15. When will the edge preparation need?
16. What are the two types of fillet weld?
17. State the two types of eccentric welded connections.
18. What are the practical applications of welded joints?
PART-B
1 A circular shaft 60 mm in diameter is welded to a support by means of a fillet weld as
shown in figure. Determine the size of weld if the permissible shear stress in the weld is
limited to 85 MPa.

A 50 mm diameter solid shaft is welded to a flat plate as shown in figure. If the size of
the fillet weld is 8 mm, Determine the maximum torque that welded joint can sustain if
the permissible shear stress intensity in the weld materials is not to exceed 70 MPa.

A plate of 75 mm wide 12.5 mm thick is to be welded to another plate by means of single

transverse and double parallel fillet joined as shown in figure . Determine the length of
weld run in each case, if the joint is subjected to varying load. The recommended design
stress in tension is not to exceed 70 N/mm2 and in shear 56 N/mm2 for static loading.

The cylinder head of a steam engine with 300 mm bore is fastened by eight stud bolts
made of 30C8 steel .Maximum pressure inside the cylinder 2 MPa. Determine the bolt
size and approximate tightening torque. Take 20% overload. Assume yield stress 400
MPa for bolt material.

The cylinder head of a steam engine with 250 mm bore is fastened by eight stud bolts
made of 30C8 steel .Maximum pressure inside the cylinder 1MPa. Determine the bolt
size and approximate tightening torque .Take 20% overload. Assume yield stress 300
MPa for bolt material.
A steam engine of effective diameter 300 mm is subjected to a steam pressure of 1.5
N/mm2. The cylinder head is connected by 8 bolts having yield point 330 MPa and
endurance limit at 240 MPa. The bolts are tightened with an initial preload of 1.5 times
the steam load. A soft copper gasket is used to make the joint leak proof. Assuming factor
for copper gasket may be taken as 0.5.
Unit 4: DESIGN OF SPRINGS AND LEVERS
PART A

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

What is a spring?
What are the applications of spring?
State any two function of springs.
What are the various types of springs?
Classify the springs.
How will you find whether the given helical spring is a compression spring or tension
spring?
7. What are conical springs?
8. What is spring index?
9. What are active coils?
10. What are the end conditions of the spring?
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2.

3.

4.

PART B
A helical spring made of C50 steel has an outside diameter of 80mm and a wire
diameter of 12mm .The spring has to support a maximum axial load of
1kN.Determine the maximum shear stress and total deflection .If spring have 10.5
coils with ends ground flat. Determine also the factor of safety .Take G=0.89x10 2
kN/mm2
A helical valve spring is to be designed for an operating load range of 90 N and 135
N. The deflection of the spring for this load range is 7.5 mm. Assuming a spring
index of 10, a permissible shear stress of 480 N/ mm2. For the material and modulus
of rigidity of 0.8 x 105 N / mm2. Determine the dimensions of the spring.
A locomotive spring has an overall length of 1.1m and sustained a load of 75 KN at
its centre. The spring has 3 full length leaves and 15 graduated leaves with a central
band of 100 m wide. All leaves are to be stresses to 420 N / mm 2 when fully loaded
the ratio of the spring depth to width is to be approximately 2. Take E = 2.1 x
105N/mm2.
i)
Determine width and thickness of the leaves.
ii)
Determine the initial space that should be provided between the full length
and graduated leaves before the band load is applied.
Design a leaf spring for a truck to the following specifications.
Maximum load on the spring = 140 KN
Number of spring = 4
Material = chromium vanadium steel

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6.

Permissible tensile stress = 600 N / mm2

Maximum number of leaves = 10
Span of spring = 1000 mm
Permissible deflection = 80 mm
Youngs modulus of the spring = 2 x 105 N / mm2
A leaf spring for a small trailer is to support a load of 8kN.The spring has 8 graduated
leaves and 2 extra full length leaves of spring steel of safe stress 380MPa .The overall
length is 1 mm and the central band is 80 mm wide .taking the ratio of total depth of
leaves to width as 3,design a spring
A locomotive semi-elliptical spring has an overall length of 1.1 m and sustains a load
of 75 KN at its centre. The spring has 3 full length leaves and 15 graduated leaves
with a central band of 100 mm width. All leaves are to be stressed to 420 N/mm 2,
when fully loaded. The ratio of the total spring depth to that of width is 2. E=2.1x10 5
N/mm2. Determine
(i)
The thickness and width of the leaves
(ii)
The initial gap that should be provided between the full length and
graduated leaves before the bank load is applied.
(iii)
The load exerted on the band after the spring is assembled.
Unit V
DESIGN OF BEARINGS

PART A
1. What is bearing?
2. State the components of rolling contact bearings?
3. Classify the roller bearings?
4. List any four advantages to rolling contact bearings over sliding contact bearings?
5. State the advantages of thrust ball bearing?
6. What is load rating?
7. Explain the term Dynamic load carrying capacities of rolling contact bearing?
8. List any six types of bearing materials?
9. What is the advantage of Teflon which is used for bearings?
10. What is journal bearing?

PART B
1. Design a journal bearing for a centrifugal pump with the following data.
Diameter of the journal = 150 mm; Load on bearing = 40 kN; Speed of journal = 900 rpm
2. Design a journal bearing for a centrifugal pump with the following data.
Diameter of the journal = 180 mm; Load on bearing = 55 kN; Speed of journal = 960 rpm

3. Design a journal bearing for 12 MW, 1000 rpm steam turbine which is supported by two
bearings. Take the atmospheric temperature as 16oC and operating temperature of oil as
60oC. Assume viscosity of oil as 23 centistokes.
4. Following data is given for a 360 hydrodynamic bearing.
Journal diameter = 150 mm, Radial clearance = 0.9 mm, Radial load = 48 KN, Bearing
length =100 mm, journal speed =1440 rpm and viscosity of lubricant = 16 CP. Calculate
the Minimum film thickness, Co-efficient of friction and Power lost in friction.
5. A sleeve bearing is 10 mm in diameter and 10 mm long SAE 10 oil at an inlet
temperature of 50 C is used to lubricate the bearing. The radial clearance is 0.0076 mm.
if the journal speed is 3600 rpm and the radial load on the bearing is 60 KN, find the
temperature raise of the lubrication and the minimum film thickness.
6. A sleeve bearing is 15 mm in diameter and 10 mm long SAE 10 oil at an inlet
temperature of 60 C is used to lubricate the bearing. The radial clearance is 0.0076 mm.
if the journal speed is 3600 rpm and the radial load on the bearing is 60 KN, find the
temperature raise of the lubrication and the minimum film thickness.