School of Engineering & Applied Science Spring 2020 Final Exam

Mechanical Engineering Program Time Allowed: 90 minutes

Subj.: Mech. Measurements (MENG-204 & 304) Date: June 2nd 2020
. THIS EXAM CONTAINS 8 QUESTIONS .

1. [4 𝑀𝑀] A digital voltmeter has a read –out range from 0 to 99999 counts. Determine the
resolution of the instrument in volt when the full-scale reading is 99.999 V.
2. [6 𝑀𝑀] An instrument is calibrated in an environment using the same input values X, at two
different temperatures. The output readings Y and the corresponding input values are
recorded in the table below. Extract all possible static-characteristics of this instrument.

𝑇𝑇1 13.1 26.2 39.3 52.4 65.5 78.5

𝑦𝑦
𝑇𝑇1 14.7 29.4 44.1 58.8 73.5 88.2
𝑥𝑥 2 4 6 8 10 12

3. [6 𝑀𝑀] If the density of a substance is calculated from measurements of its Mass Width,
Length ang Hight where the respective errors are ±3% in mass measurement and ±2% in
length measurement, calculate the total possible error and the likely maximum error in the
density value.
4. [4 𝑀𝑀] In a thermocouple used in a standard two-junction thermocouple configuration with
0𝐶𝐶 𝑜𝑜 reference temperature, determine the voltage that would result for an output
temperature of 300𝐶𝐶 𝑜𝑜 . The thermocouple material is copper with constantans 𝛼𝛼 =
30 µ𝑉𝑉/𝐶𝐶 𝑜𝑜 and 𝛾𝛾 = 0.1 µ𝑉𝑉/𝐶𝐶 𝑜𝑜 2 .
5. [5 𝑀𝑀] It is required to obtain a meter standard from a calibrated line standard using a
composite line standard. The actual length of the calibrated line standard is 1000.010 mm.
The composite line standard comprises a length bar having a basic length of 950 mm and
two end blocks, (a + b) and (c + d), each having a basic length of 50 mm. Each end block
contains an engraved line at the center.

Four different measurements were obtained when comparisons were made between the
calibrated line standard and the composite bar using all combinations of end blocks:

Lbc =
1000.0035 =
mm Lbd 1000.003mm =
Lac 1000.003mm Lad 1000.0025 mm
 Block (a + b) was found to be 0.002 mm less than block (c + d) when two end blocks were
compared with each other. Determine the actual length of the meter bar when the block
(a+b) is used.

6. [5 𝑀𝑀] Three 100 mm gauges to be calibrated are measured on a level comparator by

wringing them together and then with 300 mm gauge. The 300 mm gauge has actual length
of L=300.0025 mm, and the three gauges together have a combined length greater than L
by 0.001 mm. When the three gauges are intercompared, it is found that the gauge A is
longer than gauge B by 0.0015 mm and longer than gauge C by 0.001 mm. Define the
length of each gauge.
7. [5 𝑀𝑀] The following limits are specified in a limit system, to give clearance fit between a
+0.02 −0.005
hole and a shaft: 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 = 20 0.00 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 and 𝑆𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 = 20−0.015 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚

Determine the following:

a) Value of basic size

b) Tolerances on shaft and hole
c) Maximum and minimum clearances

8. [5 𝑀𝑀] What is the reading for the following devices?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
(e)

Best wishes:
Dr. R. Shalaby
Dr. Bassam Hussein