Module 4: Activity No.

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Machine Design 1

Name:
Student No.

Problem:

1. A small countershaft is 1.5 inch in dia and has an allowable shear stress of 8500
psi. Find the HP delivered by the shaft at a speed of 15.7 rad/sec. Ans. 13.4 HP

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2. A steel marine propeller is to transmit 4.5MW at 3rps without exceeding a

shearing stress of 50Mpa or a twisting of 1 deg in a length of 25 diameters.
Compute the minimum acceptable shaft diameter. G= 83Gpa. Ans. 348 mm

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3. A 100 mm diameter shaft is subjected to a torque of 6 kN- m and a bending

moment of 2.5 kN- m. Find the maximum normal stress developed in MPa. Ans.
45.84 MPa

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4. A 20mm diameter rivet joins the plates that are each 110mm wide. The allowable
stresses are 120Mpa for bearing and 60Mpa for shear. Determine the minimum
thickness of each plate. Ans. 7.85 mm

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5. If the ultimate strength of a steel is 42ksi, the force to punch a 3 in diameter hole
in a 5/8 in steel plate is:
a) 247,400 kg b) 112,450 kg c) 204,000 kg d) 114,650 kg

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