COUPLINGS

1. A flange bolt coupling has ten steel 25.4 mm diameter bolts evenly tighten around a 415 mm
bolt circle. Determine the torque capacity of the connection if the allowable shearing stress in the
bolt is 50 MN/m2.
A. 59.95 kN - m B. 52.6 kN - m C. 46.15 kN - m D. 43.8 kN – m
2. A 20 mm thick flange coupling connects two shafts in order to transmit 250 kW at 100 rpm. It
uses 6 bolts with a diameter of 20 mm located at a 210 mm bolt circle diameter. Determine the
factor of safety based on compression between the bolt and flange. The yield point of the bolt is
450 MPa.
A. 4.75 B. 3.75 C. 2.75 D. 5.75
3. A plain flange coupling is used by a 75 mm shaft to transmit 50 kW at 100 rpm. It uses 6 bolts
with a diameter of 20 mm. Determine the bolt circle diameter if the shearing stress of the bolt is
25 MPa.
A. 102.32 mm B. 202.64 mm C. 152.16 mm D. 252.78 mm
4. The force required to shear the bolt in a flange coupling is 7.5 kN. The bolt has a shear stress
of 25 MPa. Determine the diameter of the bolt.
A. 13.554 mm B. 16.554 mm C. 19.544 mm D. 22.544 mm
5. A flange coupling connects two shafts in order to transmit 250 kW at 100 rpm. It uses 6 bolts
with a diameter of 20 mm located at a 210 mm bolt circle diameter. Determine the flange thickness
if the bearing stress on the flange is 95 MPa.
A. 10 mm B. 20 mm C. 25 mm D. 30 mm
6. The hub of a flange coupling has a diameter of 135 mm. The flange has a thickness of 20 mm.
Determine the force that can shear the hub from the flange coupling if the shear stress of the
flange is 200 MPa.
A. 1 984.2 kN B. 1 343.4 kN C. 1 152.3 kN D. 1 696.5 kN
7. A flange coupling has 6 bolts with a bolt circle diameter of 200 mm is used to connect the steam
turbine to a 5 MW generator running at 3,600 rpm with an efficiency of 95 %. Find the force on
each bolt that will cause it to shear.
A. 23.27 kN B. 32.72 kN C. 27.53 kN D. 35.94 kN
8. A flange coupling has an outside diameter of 200 mm and connects two 40 mm shafts. There
are four 16 mm bolts on a 140 mm bolt circle. The radial flange thickness is 20 mm. If the torsional
stress in the shaft is not to exceed 26 MPa, determine the shearing stress in the bolts if uniformly
distributed.
A. 8.5 N/mm2 B. 5.8 N/mm2 C. 6.5 N/mm2 D. 7.5 N/mm2
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Situational Problem (9 – 11)

Two short shafts with identical diameters of 38.1 mm are connected by a coupling which is fitted
with 4 - bolts on a 100 mm bolt circle. The shaft runs at a speed of 400 rpm. The design shearing
stress of the bolts is 12 N/mm2 and the design compressive stress of flanges is 15 N/mm2.
9. What is the power transmitted by the short shaft in kW?
A. 24.1 kW B. 22.7 kW C. 26.5 kW D. 28.3 kW
10. What diameter of the bolt should be used?
A. 18.32 mm B. 20.64 mm C. 16.28 mm D. 14.46 mm
11. How thick should the flanges be in mm?
A. 13.02 mm B. 15.54 mm C. 9.07 mm D. 11.51 mm