BOLTS & POWER SCREW

1. Compute the working strength of 1 in bolt is screwed up tightly in packaged joint when the
allowable stress is 13,000 psi.
A. 3,600 lbs
B. 3,700 lbs
C. 3,800 lbs
D. 3,900 lbs
2. What is the working strength of a 2inches bolt which is screwed up tightly in a packed joint when
the allowable working stress is 12,000 psi.
A. 20.4 klb
B. 22.4 klb
C. 23.4 klb
D. 18 klb
3. An eyebolt is lifting a block weighing 350 lbs. The eyebolt is of SAE C 1040 material with S U = 67
ksi and SY = 55 ksi, what is the stress area ( in inches square ) of the bolt if it is under the unified
coarse series thread?
A. 0.1341
B. 0.1134
C. 0.0991
D. 0.1043
4. If the pitch of a screw is 2/9 find the thread per inch.
A. 0.34
B. 4.5
C. 5.4
D. 17
5. Find the horsepower lost when a collar is loaded with 1000 lb rotates at 25 rpm, and has a coefficient
of friction 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar is 4 in and the inside diameter is 2 in.
A. 0.045 hp
B. 0.89 hp
C. 0.089 hp
D. 0.56 hp

6. Compute how many 3/8 inch diameter set screws required to transmit 3 HP at a shaft speed of 1000
rpm. The shaft diameter is 1 inch.

A. 1 1/2
B. 2
C. 3
D. 1

7. What is the frictional Hp acting on a collar loaded with 100 kg weight? The collar has an outside
diameter of 100 mm amd an internal diameter of 40 mm. The collar rotates at 1000 rpm and the
coefficient of friction between the collar and the pivot surface is 0.15.
A. 0.8 Hp
B. 0.3 Hp
C. 0.5 Hp
D. 1.2 Hp

8. Determine the permissible working stress of a UNC bolts that has a stress area of 0.606 in 2 if
material used is carbon steel.
A. 4055.5 psi
B. 5244.5 psi
C. 4675.5 psi
D. 4185.5 psi
9. The stress area of NC bolt is 0.763 in2, if material used is carbon steel, determine the applied load on
the bolt.
A. 3407.14 psi
B. 5244.5 psi
C. 4675.5 psi
D. 4186.5 psi

10. A 12 cm x 16 cm air compressor has 5 bolts on cylinder head with yield stress of 440 Mpa. If the
bolt stress area is 0.13 in2, determine the maximum pressure inside the cylinder.
A. 546.71 psi
B. 671.96 psi
C. 742.78 psi
D. 840.60 psi

11. The cylinder head of ammonia compressor has core gasket area of 80 cm2 and flanged pressure of
90 kg/cm2. Determine the torque applied on the bolt if nominal diameter of bolt used is ¾ inch and
there 5 bolts.
A. 476.28 in-lbs
B. 586.28 in-lbs
C. 696.28 in-lbs
D. 666.26 in-lbs

12. The total torque required to turn the power screw is 50 N-m. If linear speed of screw is 8 ft/min and
lead of 8 mm, determine the Hp input of the power screw.
A. 2.82 Hp
B. 2.54 Hp
C. 2.14 Hp
D. 2.38 Hp

13. A single square thread power screw has a lead of 6 mm and mean diameter of 34 mm. It is used to
lift a load of 26 KN and coefficient of friction of thread is 0.15, determine the torque required to turn
the screw.
A. 91.9 N-m
B. 65.8 N-m
C. 72.6 N-m
D. 86.5 N-m

14. An ACME thread power screw that has a mean diameter of 25 mm and a pitch of 5 mm is used to lift
a load of 500 kg. If friction on threads is 0.1, determine the torque needed to turn the screw.
A. 10.30 N-m
B. 12.63 N-m
C. 13.10 N-m
D. 14.10 N-m

15. The torque required to overcome collar friction of a 100 mm mean diameter collar power screw is 50
N-m and collar friction of 0.15. Determine the weight lifted by the screw.
A. 458.57 kg
B. 478.57 kg
C. 487.57 kg
D. 679.57 kg
16. A double square thread power screw has a mean radius of 80 mm and a pitch of 10 mm is used to lift
a load of 80 KN. If friction of screw is 0.13 and collar torque is 20% of input torque, determine the
input torque required.
A. 830.76 N-m
B. 835.76 N-m
C. 1246.30 N-m
D. 1365.30 N-m

17. The root diameter of a double square thread power screw is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.2.
Determine the major diameter.
A. 0.524 in
B. 0.750 in
C. 0.842 in
D. 0.961 in

18. A power screw consumes 6 Hp in raising a 2800 lb weight at the rate of 30 ft/min. Determine the
efficiency of the screw.
A. 12.5%
B. 16.8%
C. 42.42%
D. 66.62%

19. A square thread power screw has a pitch diameter of 1.5” and a lead of 1”. Neglecting collar friction,
determine the coefficient of friction for threads if screw efficiency is 63.62%.

A. 0.113
B. 0.121
C. 0.146
D. 0.151

20. A square thread screw has an efficiency of 70% when friction of threads is 0.10 and collar friction is
negligible.
A. 14.300
B. 10.370
C. 12.430
D. 16.450