DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS

1. In majority of machine members, the damping capacity of

the material should be zero.
2.

At quite low temperatures (say -75c) the notched bar

impact value of steel decreases significantly.

3.

The crest diameter of a screw thread is same as major

diameter.
4.

If d is the diameter of bolt hole then for a flanged pipe

joint to be leak proof, the circumferential pitch of the bolts

should be 20d - 30d.
5.

Muntz metal contains copper-zinc.

6.

A Babbitt is antimony bearing lead or tin alloy.

7.

Steel balls for ball bearing are manufactured by cold

heading.
8.

The blow off pressure of a safety value is 106% of boiler

working pressure.
9.

A foundation bolt with a circular end is secured to the floor

by means of a steel cotter. If the pull on the bolt is 14000 kg,

the diameter of the bolt should be 60 mm.
10. In case knuckle joint the pin is most likely to fail in double
shear.
11. The key is cut is both shaft and hub is case of sunk key.
12. Splines are used when axial relative motion between shaft
and hub is necessary.
13. Splined shafts are generally used in automobiles.
14. Universal coupling/Hooks joint is used for non-collinear

shafts.
15. In flange coupling the weakest element should be key.
16. Turn buckle has left hand threads on one end and right
hand threads on other end.
17. Elastic nut is a locking device that has hard fiber or nylon
cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut
is screwed on the bolt causing a tight grip.
18. Treating the weld as a line, the moment of inertia about
center of gravity of a circular weld of diameter d, would be
d3/4.
19. A single ply leather belt running at a belt velocity of 300
ft/min is likely to transmit per inch of width 4.0 HP.
20. For butt welding of two plates each of which is 25 mm
thick, the best process would be electro slag welding.
21. The compression members tend to buckle in the direction
of least radius of gyration
22. The diameter of a washer is generally slightly more than
the diameter of the bolt.
23. A reinforced concrete beam is considered to be made up of
heterogeneous material.
24. According to Eulers theory the critical length of a column
is given by Pc = 2EI/L2 .
25. Rankine formula is valid up to slenderness ratio of 120.
26. Slenderness ratio of a column is length of strut/least
radius of gyration.
27. In hydrodynamics bearing the oil film pressure is
generated only by the rotation of the journal.

28. If P = bearing pressure on projected bearing area, z =

absolve viscosity of lubricant, and N = speed of journal, then
the characteristic number is given by ZN/p.
29. The rated life of bearing changes inversely as cube of load.
30. The oiliness bearing does not need external supply of
lubricant.
31. In cross or regular lay ropes direction of twist of in stands
is opposite to the direction of twist of stands.
32. Gears for wrist watches are generally manufactured by
helix angle.
33. The type of cam used for low and moderate speed engines
is generally harmonic
34. The form coefficient of a spring is capability to store
energy.
35. Coriolis component of acceleration is found in wit worthquick return motion
36. Cold working of material increase the fatigue strength.
37. A Babbitt is antimony bearing lead or tin alloy
38. Addendum of a cycloidal gear tooth is epicycloids
39. Spiral gears are suitable for transmitting small powers
40. As pump speed increases its NPSH (Net Positive Suction
Head) requirement increases
41. If pump NPSH requirements are not satisfied, it will be
cavitated
42. Bush roller chain is used in motor cycle.
43. The working load for a chain for crane application is
expressed in terms of diameter of link in cm and given by 500

multiplied by square of diameter.

44. If a square key and shaft are to be of the same material
and or of equal strength, the length of key would be 1.23d,
d=diameter of shaft
45. In a standard coarse thread bolt the stress concentration
is maximum at root.
46. Fatigue strength of a surface may be increased by
polishing the surface
47. The maximum deflection allowed in gantry girders is
L/1000
48. The maximum size of the fillet weld that can be used at 3
mm
49. The maximum size of fillet weld that can be made in single
pass in 6 mm
50. A rolled steel flat designated as 50 ISF 8 means the flat is
50 mm wide and 8 mm thick.
51. The column splice is used for increasing length of column
52. The minimum thickness steel member exposed to weather
and accessible for painting is 10 mm
53. For determination of allowable stress in axial compression,
IS: 800-1962 has adopted secant formula
54. For accurately, cut gears operating at velocities upto 20
m/sec, the velocity factor v, is given by 6/6+v
55. Zero axial thrust is experienced in herinnghbone gears
56. In order to realize the advantage of fluid friction, it is
essential to have parallel oil film in bearing
57. A Shaft rotating in anti-clockwise direction at slow speed

inside a bearing will be towards left side of bearing and making

metal to metal contact
58. Bearing characteristics number relating Z-absolute
viscosity of lubricant, N-speed of journal and p-bearing
pressure on projected bearing area is ZN/p