MENG – 310

Ministry of Higher Education Machine Element Design

Spring 2011
College of Engineering
Department of Production Engineering Spring1432
and Mechanical Systems Design

EXAM 1
Friday 20 R. Thani 1432 / (25 March 2011) Time: 90 mins

Student Name:

Student No.:

Dr. Abdel Salaam Mohamad Dr. Khaled Al-Mitani

Section No.:
Section AA Section AB

Problem 1 a b c d Total

CLO 01 CLO 01 CLO 01 CLO 01

(2) (3) (3) (2)

SCORE /10
Problem 2

CLO 02 CLO 2 CLO 02 CLO 02

(1) (2) (2) (5)

SCORE /10

TOTAL/20
Q1

The diagram shows the geometrical dimensions of a crank for manually starting a diesel engine
in wheat farm. The maximum force the operater applies is F = 700 N. For the crank dimensions
shown, suggest a suitable material for shaft AB from the list of materials .Your grade will be as
follows:

a) Drawing Torque diagram (2 point).

b) Drawing Bending Moment diagram (3 points)
c) Design calculations (3 points)
d) Stating a reasonable material from the list given (2 point)
Q2: (Some equations are given below)
The figure below is a schematic drawing of a countershaft that supports two V-belt pulleys.
The shaft is rotating at 2000 revs/min. For each pulley, the belt tensions are parallel. For pulley
A, the loose belt tension is 15 percent of the tension on the tight side (i.e., T 2=0.15 T 1 ).
You are to:
a) Draw a fully labeled torque diagram for the entire shaft.
b) Draw a fully labeled bending moment diagram for the shaft.
c) Locate the most critical section on the shaft.
d) For a factor of safety of 3.0 and using any fatigue design theory, determine the minimum
preferred size diameter of the shaft. A list of some suggested materials is attached to
choose from. You may also assume that at the critical section Kf = 1.46 and Kfs = 1.22.
Apart from ka you may, for simplicity assume that all other endurance limit correction
factors are = 1.

YOU MAY REASONABLY ASSUME ANY MISSING DATA

TO CONTEST FOR MAXIMUM CREDIT, BE NEAT AND SHOW ALL
YOUR WORK

All dimensions are in (mm)

Some equations:

1
= 3
N πd Se[
32 M a K f √ 3 T m K fs
+
2 Sut ] −0.265
k a=4.45 Sut