Machine Design Examination 8

1. Which of the following does not affect the tensile strength of steel?
A. Sulphur B. Cobalt C. Phosphorous D. Boron
2. Which of the following is an example of rectilinear translation?
A. Locomotive wheels B. Rack gear C. Piston of an engine D. Jack
3. A petroleum by-product used as an electrodes in an electric arc furnace melting operation.
A. Anthracite coke B. Foundry coke C. Graphite electrodes D. Bituminous coke
4. A machine shop equipment that can be flatten horizontally, vertically or angular plane.
A. Shaper machine B. Welding machine C. Drill machine D. Power saw
5. What type of leather belting should be used an ambient temperature above 140 ℉ and possible acid liquid
coming in contact with the belt.
A. Mineral tanned B. Combination of oak C. Oak tanned D. None of these
6. The material for engine radiator is usually made of:
A. Yellow brass B. Silicon brass C. Admiralty brass D. Navy brass
7. What factors can modify recommended cutting speed of known work piece?
A. Rough cutting of work piece C. Use correctly shaped cutting tools
B. Modify the shape of the cutting tools D. Depth of cut
8. In the cutting tool the cutting end can also be generally called:
A. End cutting edge B. Nose C. Back rake D. Side rake
9. What equation to be used in computing the acceleration of the center of the rolling ball with a diameter of 8
inches?
A. 0 B. rω ² C. ω ² /r D. v² /r
10. From experience specify the conventional limit of flywheel operations to be at 6000 ft/min for cast iron and
_____ for cast steel.
A. 7000 B. 8000 C. 10000 D. 12000
11. If a set of spur gears are made, installed and lubricated properly, they normally may be subjected to failures like:
A. Tooth spalling B. Tooth peening C. Pitting D. Shearing
12. Normally cast iron contain 2% carbon or more and silicon in the range of _______%.
A. 1 to 3 B. 2 to 4 C. 2 to 3 D. 1 to 6
13. A major component of cast steel is:
A. Silicon B. Iron C. Manganese D. Chromium
14. The application of electrical current to the corrosion circuit to counter the corrosion reaction is called:
A. Cathodic protection C. Chemical corrosion process
B. Sacrificial Anodes Method D. Galvanic action
15. As a rule of thumb the depth of foundation could be about 3.2 to ______ times the engine stroke.
A. 4.20 B. 4.0 C. 3.40 D. 3.80
16. Bevel gears subjected to corrosion and lightly loaded are usually made of:
A. Bronze B. Brass C. Duralumin D. All of these
17. The characteristics of tool steel sustain shocks and major impacts is due to its.
A. Toughness B. Stiffness C. Ductility D. Machinability
18. The flux that should be provided in soldering electrical connection or commutator wires as its tends to corrode
the connections.
A. Sal ammoniac B. Zinc chloride C. Stearin D. Acid fluxes
19. Treatment process that produces a residual compressive stress at the surface (which occupy more volume) and
residual tension on the inside that results in considerable increase in fatigue strength for members on
torsion/bending:
A. Partial quenching B. Heavy oil quenching C. Quenching D. Shallow quenching
20. A good general purpose deoxidizer and promotes fine grain in steel.
A. Copper B. Magnesium C. Molybdenum D. Silicon
21. Surface connecting the crest and roots of the screw tread.
A. Lead angle B. Length of engagement C. Top land D. Flank
22. It is hardening treatment whereby a cast metal is being heated to a very high temperature then suddenly
subjected to rapid cooling to improve hardenability of wear resistance is called:
A. Annealing B. Normalizing C. Tempering D. Quenching
23. Moment of inertia is also called:
A. Modulus of elasticity B. Weep strength C. Radius of gyration D. None of these
24. Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum steel designation SAE.
A. SAE51XX B. SAE74XX C. SAE94XX D. SAE64XX
25. It is the name applied to reciprocating circular motion as that a pendulum.
A. Intermittent motion B. Reciprocating motion C. Oscillation D. Momentum
26. Avoidance of vibration in equipment of machinery foundations, a mass of weight equal to ______ times the
forces are needed.
A. 10 to 20 B. 8 to 15 C. 15 to 20 D. 8 to 10
27. Commonly used/produced screw/bolts/nuts and for engineering application is a _________ series.
A. UNC B. ANSI C. Withworth D. UNF
28. It indicates how many times a volume of material is heavier than an equal volume of water.
A. Specific gravity B. Specific volume C. Specific weight D. Specific density
29. Axially located rectangular groove in a hub and shaft.
A. Keyseat B. Cotter pin set C. Flute D. Setscrew point
30. The amount by which the dedendum in a given gear/pinion exceeds the addendum of its mating pinion/gear.
Also the radial distance between the top of a tooth and the bottom of the mating tooth space.
A. Top relief B. Top land C. Clearance D. Space
31. Deflection of a beam is:
A. Proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
B. Proportional to the load imposed and inversely to the length squared
C. Inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
D. Inversely proportional to the weight imposed time the length
32. The normal density of work space requirement to use in the design of a work room is _____ cubic feet per
person.
A. 400 B. 388 C. 353 D. 424
33. Safety features that must be placed and maintained at Machine, Blacksmith, Welding and Foundry Shops.
A. Walkway Guide B. Safety notices C. Safety goggles D. Safety notices in markers/boards
34. It is a symbol that the work surfaces should be machined-finished and usually indicated in the drawing and
placed on line that represent the surface to be machined.
A. f B. 5 C. 20 D. F.A.O
35. Web is a part of a drill and is usually thicker __________.
A. Beside the land B. Nearing the shank C. Close to the future D. At the tip portion
36. A carbon content in the range of ________ in steel readily responds to heat treatment.
A. 0.35 to 0.40% C B. 0.28 to 0.30% C C. 0.18 to 0.25% C D. 0.12 to 0.15% C
37. The soldering material commonly applied for automobile radiator cores and roofing seams.
A. 15/85% tin and lead B. 50/50% tin and lead C. 45/55% tin and lead D. 20/80% tin and lead
38. A research agency handling assistance to all foundry, machine shop and metallurgical plant operation.
A. MIRDC B. BOI C. DOST D. All of these
39. An act of cutting out of piece of metal at a desired shape and size.
A. Broaching B. Blanking C. Slitting D. Dinking
40. The surface of the gear between the fillets of adjacent teeth is called:
A. Bottom land B. Flank C. Top land D. Flank of tooth
41. In drilling soft materials use cutting angle as low as 40 degrees but for extremely hard material up to ____
degrees is recommended.
A. 80 B. 65 C. 75 D. 70
42. The ideal thickness of the cutter at the pitchline for cutting helical gears should be ____ of normal circular pitch.
A. 3/8 B. ¾ C. ½ D. 5/16
43. Progressive change of position of a body is called:
A. Acceleration B. Momentum C. Motion D. Force
44. In designing gears for power transmission consider an efficiency of _______ as recommended.
A. 96% or more B. 89% or more C. 85% or more D. 98% or more
45. The five principal parts of the shaper are: the table, tool slide, base, ram and _________.
A. Column B. Drive motor C. Drive motor D. Apron
46. It is a good design practice for steel lineshafting to consider a limit to the linear deflection of ______ inch/foot
length maximum.
A. 0.050 B. 0.010 C. 0.020 D. 0.060
47. The conical surface at the starting end of the thread is called:
A. Pitch cone B. Chamfer C. Crest D. Flute
48. For ordinary steel, the modulus of elasticity usually falls between ______ million pounds.
A. 20 to 31 B. 35 to 45 C. 20 to 35 D. 25 to 30
49. The modulus of elasticity for metals in compression is usually taken as that in:
A. Tension B. Bearing C. Yield D. Ultimate
50. Which of the following is the ratio of moment and stress?
A. Strain B. Section modulus C. Contraction D. Passions ratio
51. What is the flexural stress when of a symmetrically cross-section beam when the vertical shear is maximum.
A. Infinity B. Zero C. Maximum D. Minimum
52. The riveted joints in ASME Code has a design surface compressive stress _____ higher than the design tensile
stress.
A. 70% B. 60% C. 35% D. 50%
53. What is the ratio of the minimum strength of joint to the strength of solid joint in the pressure vessel?
A. Efficiency B. Relative strength C. Performance factor D. Joint efficiency
54. What is the usual factor of safety for a pressure vessel?
A. 4 B. 1.5 C. 3 D. 5
55. It is permissible variation of the size.
A. Tolerance B. Limits C. Fits D. None of these
56. Considering that there is no fit, what is the permissible liberal tolerance in machining work?
A. ±0.010 B. ±0.090 C. ±0.020 D. ±0.050
57. Which of the following is a tolerance where the size of a part may be larger only, than the given dimension.
A. Unilateral B. Lateral C. Bilateral D. None of these
58. A tolerance where the size of a part is permitted to be either larger or smaller than the given dimension.
A. Unilateral B. Lateral C. Bilateral D. None of these
59. Which of the following is the basis for ASA fits?
A. Basic number system B. Basic hole system C. Basic size system D. Unit system
60. When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will take force or pressure to put the cold parts together. In such case
the allowance is negative. Which of the following terms is appropriate for such allowance?
A. Negative fits of metals B. Inference of metal C. Positive fits of the shafts D. Intangible fits
61. What is the direction of the predominant surface pattern?
A. Smoothness B. Waviness C. Lay D. Roughness
62. It is the irregularities of departures from the nominal surface of greater spacing than roughness?
A. Waviness B. Roughness C. Lay D. Smoothness
63. It is the surface finish of micrometer in rms.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
64. It is the process of pre–stressing or over-stressing of a hollow cylindrical member beyond the elastic range.
A. Presstagge B. Autofrettage C. Stress relieving D. Countersinking
65. It is the phenomenon occurring when two touching surfaces have a high contact pressure and when these
surfaces have minute relative motion.
A. Prestressing B. Fretting C. Friction D. Carving
66. Which of the following gears has the simplest type of teeth?
A. Helical gears B. Spur gears C. Bevel gears D. Worm gears
67. In gears, an imaginary circle on which the lever arm is based in:
A. Base circle B. Pitch circle C. Addendum circle D. Clearance circle
68. It is the circle tangent to the addendum of the meshing gears.
 A. Clearance circle B. Base circle C. Addendum circle D. Pitch circle
69. The distance form a point on one gear to the corresponding point measured along the base circle.
A. Normal pitch B. Circular pitch C. Axial pitch D. Diametral pitch
70. A line passing through the pitch point that is tangent to both base circles of a gear is:
A. Pressure B. Perpendicular line C. Tangent line D. Center line
71. Which of the following is the contact ratio for a good gear design?
A. 1.5 : 1 B. 1 : 1.3 C. 1 : 3 D. 1.2 : 2
72. In pressure vessels, which of the following resists internal pressure through tension?
A. Shell-type element B. Cam type element C. Plate-type element D. Spherical type element
73. In pressure vessels, which of the following resists internal pressure through bending?
A. Shell-type element B. Cam type element C. Plate-type element D. Spherical type element
74. Which of the following flanges is suitable for low and moderate pressure?
A. Ring-flange B. Lap joint flange C. Tapered-hub flange D. Welding neck type
75. It is the study of the body’s motion independent of the forces on the body.
A. Kinetics B. Dynamics C. Kinematics D. Mechanics
76. What is the reciprocal of the velocity ratio?
A. Train value B. Ratio factor C. Modular voice D. None of these
77. It is a type of bolt finished all over and has usually having coarse threads.
A. Coupling bolt B. Stud bolt C. Machine bolt D. Automobile bolt
78. It is a type of bolt distinguished by a short portion of the shank underneath the head being square or finned or
ribbed.
A. Coupling bolt B. Stud bolt C. Machine bolt D. Carriage bolt
79. It is a type of bolt threaded on both ends and can be used where a through bolt possible.
A. Coupling bolt B. Machine bolt C. Stud bolt D. Carriage bolt
80. It is a cheap variety of bolt made in small sizes.
A. Stud bolt B. Stove bolt C. Machine bolt D. Coupling bolt
81. It is a locking device that is used to maintain pressure between threads of the bolt and nut.
A. Gaskets B. Lock washer C. Lock nuts D. Filler
82. What is the large wood screw used to fasten machinery and equipment.
A. Lag screw B. Loss screw C. Wood screw D. Cross screw
83. What is the minimum length of contact in a tapped hole for cast iron?
A. 1.7 D B. 1.5 D C. 1.2 D D. 2.1 D
84. It is the ratio of the mean diameter of coil over the coil diameters.
A. Wahl factor B. Spring Index C. Coil ratio D. Lead scale
85. What is the overall length of the spring when it is compressed until all adjacent coils touched?
A. Free length B. Solid length C. Compressed length D. Expansion
length
86. It is the length of a coil spring under no load.
A. Compressed length B. Free length C. Solid height D. None of these
87. In general, the steel springs are made or relatively of relative high carbon steel usually:
A. 5% B. less than 0.5% C. more than 0.5% D. 7.5%
88. It is a low cost spring material, suitable where service is not severe and dimensional precision is not needed.
A. Helical spring wire B. Stainless steel C. Hard drawn wire spring D. Copper
89. What is the hard drawn (80% reduction) spring wire made of high carbon steel?
A. Oil tempered wire B. Music wire C. Tension wire D. Chromium wire
90. Which of the following wires with good quality and is used for impact loading?
A. Hard drawn wire B. Cold drawn wire C. Helical spring wire D. Chromium-Silicon wire
91. When heat-treated wire is coiled cold, it should be stress relieved for bending stress and after cooling it is
heated at some:
A. 400℉ B. 600℉ C. 700℉ D. 500℉
92. Which of the following is not a function of spring?
A. Absorbs energy B. Source of potential energy C. Measure weight D. Measure thickness
93. Which of the following is the type of spring made in the form of dished washer?
 A. Air spring B. Bellevile spring C. Volute spring D. Motor spring
94. What is the type of failure due to unstability?
A. Buckling B. Slenderness ratio C. Stability D. Euler’s failure
95. What type of formula that is best applied to a very slender column?
A. Column formula B. Slenderness formulas C. Moment formulas D. Euler formula
96. In two principal stress is zero, the state of stress is:
A. Biaxial B. Mono-axial C. Unaxial D. Triaxial
97. What do you call the system that have finite values of principal stresses?
A. Triaxial B. Unaxial C. Mono-axial D. Biaxial
98. A screw that requires the positive torque to lower the load, or to loosen the screw if it has been turned tight
against a resistance.
A. Power screw B. Lock screw C. Self screw D. Self locking screw
99. What is the rotating member used in transmitting power?
A. Shaft B. Counter shaft C. Axle D. Washer
100. For machinery shafts, the permissible deflection is approximately:
A. 0.02 in./ft B. 0.03 in./ft C. 0.01 in./ft D. 0.05 in./ft