ME 529

SEATWORK NO.5 - SHAFT, KEY AND COUPLING

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1. A shaft is used to transmit 200 KW at 300 rpm by means of a 200 mm diameter

sprocket. Determine the force tangent to the sprocket.
A. 60.44 KN B. 60.33 KN C 60. 88 KN D. 63. 66 KN
2. Find the diameter of the steel shaft which will be used to operate a 110 KW
motor rotating at 5 rps if torsional stress is 90 Mpa.
A. 60.20 mm B. 58.30 mm C. 38.30 mm D. 46.20 mm
3. A shaft has an ultimate stress of 350 Mpa and has a factor of safety of 5. The
torque developed by the shaft is 3 KN-m and the diameter outside diameter is 80
mm. Find the inside diameter of the shaft.
A. 83.45 rpm B. 76.45 rpm C. 69.62 rpm D. 66.34 rpm
4. What is the speed of 63.42 mm shaft transmitted 75 KW if stress is not to exceed
26 Mpa.
A. 550 rpm B. 600 rpm D. 650 rpm D. 700 rpm
5. A steel shaft transmit 50 hp at 1400 rpm. If the allowable stress is 500 psi, find
the shaft diameter.
A. 3.58 in B. 2.84 in C. 1.65 in D. 2.54 in
6. The shaft of a motor has a length 20 times its diameter and has a maximum twist
of 1 degrees when twisted at 2 KN-m torque. If the modulus of rigidity of the
shaft is 80 Gpa, find the shaft diameter.
A. 69.23 mm B. 73.23 mm C. 64.23 mm D. 66.33 mm
7. A hollow shaft develops a torque of 5 KN and shaft stress is 40 Mpa. If outside
diameter of shaft is 100 mm, determine the shaft inner diameter.
A. 68.43 mm B. 63.28 mm C. 58.38 mm D. 77.64 mm
8. A hollow shaft that has 100 mm outside diameter and 80 mm inside diameter is
used to transmit 100 KW at 600 rpm. Determine the shaft stress.
A. 13.73 Mpa B. 16.82 Mpa C. 19.86 Mpa D.17.21 Mpa
9. What is the polar moment of inertia of a solid shaft that has a torque of 1.5 KN
and a stress of 25 Mpa.
A. 2.46 x 10-6 m4 B. 2.02 x 10-6 m4 C. 3.46 x10-6 m4 D.1.24x10-6 m4
10. A force tangent to 1 ft diameter pulley is 5 KN and is mounted on a 2 inches
shaft. Determine the torsional deflection if G=83 x 10 6 Kpa.
A. 0.804°/min B. 0.654°/min C. 0.786°/min D.0.938°/min
11. What is the minimum diameter of a steel shaft which will be used to operate a 14
kN.m torque and will not twist more than 3° in a length of 6 m? (G = 83 x 10 6
kPA).
A. 100.64 mm B. 96.80 mm C. 118.45 mm D.120.72 mm
12. A solid shaft 5 m long is stressed to 60 Mpa when twisted through 4°. Find the
shaft diameter if G = 6.83 Gpa.
A. 95.46 mm B. 90.42 mm C. 101.32 mm D.103.54 mm
13. Compute the maximum unit shear in a 2 inches diameter steel shafting that
transmit 24,000 in-lb of torque at 120 rpm.
A. 15,279 psi B.17,456 psi C. 14,233 psi D. 16,344 psi
14. What is the diameter of the line shaft that transmit 150 KW at 15 rps?
A. 2.28 in B. 3.54 in C. 1.62 in D. 2.06 in
15. A main shaft has 50 mm diameter is running at 300 rpm. What is the power that
could be deliver by the shaft.
A. 30.40 hp B. 28.60 hp C. 32.50 hp D.16.42 hp
16. A 2 inches diameter main shaft running at 600 rpm is mounted by a 12 inches
diameter pulley and is then connected to the shaft of driven machine mounted by
a 40 inches diameter pulley by means of a belt. The belt efficiency is 90%. Find
the diameter of the short shaft.
A. 4.23 inches B. 3.23 inches C. 2.25 inches D.1.45 inches
17. A 1.5” diameter short shaft is used to transmit 44.4 hp. Determine the shaft
speed.
A. 500 rps B. 8.33 rps C. 400 rpm D. 450 rpm
18. A 3” diameter solid shaft is desired to replace a hollow shaft having 4” outside
diameter. Consider the strength to be the same, determine the inside diameter of
hollow shaft.
A. 2.5 in B. 3.0 in C. 3.5 in D. 4.0 in
19. A motor is used to drive a centrifugal pump that discharges 3000 li/min at a head
of 10 m. The pump efficiency is 68% and running at 550 rpm. Find the torsional
stress of shaft if shaft diameter is 35 mm.
A. 13.85 Mpa B. 11.85 Mpa C. 12.85 Mpa D.14.87 Mpa
20. A circular saw blade has a circular speed of 25 m/sec and 500 mm diameter is
driven by a belt that has a slip of 7%. Find the required speed of driven shaft if
speed ratio is 3.
A. 954.80 rpm B. 2533.56 rpm C. 3542.45 rpm D. 3015.57 rpm
21. An 800 mm diameter circular saw blade is driven by a 1800 rpm motor with a
gear speed ratio of 1.8. Find the peripheral speed of the blade.
A. 137.43 ft/sec B. 140.65 ft/sec C. 132.43 ft/sec D.135.21 ft/sec
22. A machine shaft is supported on bearings 1 m apart is to transmit 190 KW at 300
rpm while subjected to bending load of 500 kg at the center. If shearing stresses
40 Mpa, determine the shaft diameter.
A. 100 mm B. 90 mm C. 94 mm D. 98 mm
23. A 100 mm diameter shaft is subjected to a torque of 6 KN.m and bending
moment of 2.5 KN.m. Find the maximum bending stress developed.
A. 45.84 Mpa B. 60.25 Mpa C. 50.28 Mpa D.55.46 Mpa
24. A shaft has a length of 10 ft. Find the diameter of the shaft that could safely
deliver.
A. 1.18 in B. 7.55 in C. 2.34 in D. 1.64 in
25. A 12 ft shaft is running at 260 rpm. What that this shaft could safely deliver?
A. 3.37 hp B. 5.34 hp C. 4.56 hp D. 2.34 hp
26. Two circular shafts, one hollow and one solid shaft, are made of the same
materials and have diameters as follows: hollow shaft inside diameter is one-half
of the external diameter. The external diameter is equal to the diameter of the
solid shaft. What is the ratio of the twisting moment of the hollow shaft to that of
the solid shaft?
A. ¼ B.1/3 C. 9/16 D. 15/16
27. Determine the thickness of a hollow shaft having an outside diameter of 100 mm
if it is subjected to a maximum torque of 5,403.58 N-m without exceeding a
shearing stress of 60 Mpa or a twist of 0.5 degree per meter length of shaft. G =
83,000 Mpa.
A. 15 mm B. 86 mm C. 16.8 mm D. 14.2 mm
28. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 KW
at 2,000 rpm. The combined efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75%
with an overall speed reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine the torque to be
delivered by the clutch in N-m.
A. 239 B. 359 C. 432 D. 471
29. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 KW
at 2,000 rpm. The combined efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75%
with an overall speed reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine the draw bar pull
developed in KN.
B. 13.40 KN B. 15.45 KN C. 14.55KN D. 12.57 KN
30. A 102 mm diameter solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft equally
strong (torsion) and made of the same material. The outside diameter of the
hollow shaft is to be 127 mm. What should be the inside diameter? The
allowable shearing stress is 41.4 Mpa.
A. 107.88 Mpa B. 105.82 Mpa C. 291.53 mm D.109.60mm
31. A steel shaft operates at 188 rad/sec and must handle a 2 KW of power. The
 shearing stress is not to exceed 40 MN/m 2. Calculate the minimum shaft
diameter based on pure torsion.
A. 9 mm B. 11 mm C. 13 mm D. 15 mm
32. A round steel shaft transmits 373 watts at 1800 rpm. The torsional deflection is
not to exceed 1 deg in a length equal to 20 diameters. Find the shaft diameter.
A. 6.53 mm B. 8.72 mm C. 12.84 mm D. 18.16 mm
33. A 25 mm diameter shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of the same
material, weighing half as much, but equally strong in torsion. The outside
diameter of the hollow shaft is to be 38 mm. Find the inside diameter.
A. 21.25 mm B. 33.64 mm C. 47.21 mm D. 50.28 mm
34. What factor of safety is needed for a 1.998 in diameter shaft with an ultimate
strength of 500,000 psi to transmit 40,000 in-lb torque.
A. 2.25 B. 1.95 C. 2.14 D. 1.55
35. A tubular shaft having an inner diameter of 30 mm and an outer diameter of 42
mm, is to be used to transmit 90 KW of power. Determine the frequency of
rotation of the shaft so that the shear stress cannot exceed 50 Mpa.
A. 26.6 HZ B. 20.6 Hz C. 97.5 Hz D. 66.5 Hz
36. A solid transmission shaft is 3.5 inches in diameter. It is desired to replace it with
a hollow shaft of the same material and same torsional strength but its weight
should only be half as much as the solid shaft. Find the outside diameter and
inside diameter of the hollow shaft in millimeters
A. 107.315 mm ; 86.97 mm B. 112.231 mm ; 84.60 mm
C. 120.217 mm ; 65.97 mm D. 131.204 mm ; 54.30 mm
37. A 76 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.
A. 56.53% B. 67.31% C. 48.49% D. 72.50%