Assignment 1 and work sheet 1

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1. A hollow steel shaft transmits 600 kW at 500 r.p.m. The maximum shear stress is 62.4 MPa.
Find the outside and inside diameter of the shaft, if the outer diameter is twice of inside
diameter, assuming that the maximum torque is 20% greater than the mean torque.
2. A motor car shaft consists of a steel tube 30 mm internal diameter and 4 mm thick. The engine
develops 10 kW at 2000 r.p.m. Find the maximum shear stress in the tube when the power is
transmitted through a 4 : 1 gearing.
3. A line shaft rotating at 200 r.p.m. is to transmit 20 kW. The allowable shear stress for the
material of the shaft is 42 MPa. If the shaft carries a central load of 900 N and is simply
supported between bearing 3 metre apart, determine the diameter of the shaft. The maximum
tensile or compressive stress is not to exceed 56 MPa.
4. A shaft made of 40 C 8 steel is used to drive a machine. It rotates at 1500 r.p.m. The
pulleys A, B and the bearings C, D are located as shown in Fig.below . The belt tensions
are also shown in the figure. Determine the diameter of the shaft. The permissible shear
stress for the shaft material is 100 MPa. The combined shock and fatigue factor applied
to bending and torsion are 1.5 and 1.2 respectively.

5. The internal diameter of a hollow shaft is 2/3 rd of its external diameter. Compare the
strength and stiffness of the shaft with that of a solid shaft of the same material.
6. The shaft of an axial flow rotary compressor is subjected to a maximum torque of 2000
N-m and a maximum bending moment of 4000 N-m. The combined shock and fatigue
factor in torsion is 1.5 and that in bending is 2. Design the diameter of the shaft, if the
shear stress in the shaft is 50 MPa. Design a hollow shaft for the above compressor
taking the ratio of outer diameter to the inner diameter as 2. What is the percentage
saving in material? Also compare the stiffness.