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Module 1:Design For Static Strength

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1 A 50 mm steel rod supports a 9 kN load and in addition to this 10 2015 2 2

a torsional moment of 100 N- m is applied on it as shown in
Fig.Ql(a). Determine the maximum tensile and maximum shear
stresses.

2 Briefly discuss three dimensional stress field and stress tensor. 10 2015 2 1,2

3 Draw the stress strain diagrams for a ductile material and a brittle 5 2011 1 1
material and show the salient points on them

4 For the stress element shown below, find the principal stresses and 6 2014 4 3
directions.

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5 Determine the maximum normal stress and shear stress for the figure 9 2014 3 4
shown below.

6 Explain (i) Mechanical engineering design (ii) Standards in design 6 2014 1 2

7 A point in a structural member subjected to plane stress shown in 8 2014 3 4

Fig. Determine the principal stresses and their direction.

8 Briefly explain the important mechanical properties of metals 6 2011 5 4

9 Define standards and codes 4 2011 1 2

10 A cantilever beam of circular cross section is loaded as shown in 10 2011 3 4

below figure. Determine the maximum and minimum normal stresses
and maximum shear stress at point A and B.

11 What is the importance of theories of failure? 2 2010 2 2

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12 Determine the diameter of a round rod to sustain a combined 10 2010 4 2
torsional moment of 1500 Nm and a bending moment of 1000 Nm by
i) Maximum shear stress theory ; ii) Distortion energy theory.

Material selected for the rod has a value of 300 MPa and 180 Mpa
for normal stress and shear stress at yield point, respectively. Take a
value of 2.5 for the factor of safety.

13 A shaft of 50 mm diameter is stepped down to 40 mm with a fillet 8 2010 4 2

radius of 5mm. If the allowable shear stress is 50 N/mm2, determine
the power that can be transmitted at 1200 rpm

14 Sketch and explain biaxial, triaxial and principal stresses 8 2010 2 3

15 What are the basic requirements of machine elements? Explain biefly 5 2013 2 3

16 What are the factors to be considered for selection of material for a 5 2013 1 3
machine component

17 A hollow shaft of 40mm diameter and 25mm inner diameter is 10 2013 4 4

subjected to a twisting moment of 118 N-m, a axial thrust of 9806 N
and a bending moment of 79 Nm. Calculate the maximum
compressive and shear stresses.

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18 A mild steel shaft of 60 mm diameter is subjected to bending 10 2015 4 3

moment of 25x105 N-mm and torque Mt . If the yield stress in
tension is 300 N/mm2, find the maximum value of torque
without causing yielding of the shaft according to i) Maximum
shear stress theory of failure and ii) Maximum distortion theory
of failure. Adopt a factor of safety of 1 .5

19 A mass of 500 kg is being lowered by means of steel wire rope 10 2015 4 3

having cross sectional area 250 mm2. The velocity of the weight
is 0.5 m/sec, when the length of the extended rope is 20m, the
sheave gets stuck up. Determine the stress induced in the rope
due to sudden stoppage of the sheave. Neglect friction. Take E:
190 GPa.

20 Explain the following theories of failure: (i) Maximum shear 5 2014 2 1,2
stress theory (ii) Distortion energy theory.

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21 A flat plate subjected to a tensile force of 5 kN is shown in Fig. 8 2014 3 3
The plate material is grey cast iron having ultimate strength of 200
MPa. Determine the thickness of the plate. Factor of safety is
2.5.

22 A weight 600 N drops through a height of 20 mm and impacts 7 2014 4 4

the center of 300 mm long simply supported circular cross section
beam. Find the diameter of the beam and the maximum
deflection, if the allowable stress is limited to 90 MPa. Neglect
the inertia effect and take E=200 GPa.

23 In a plate of C45 steel(yield strength=353MPa) subjected to a system 8 2014 3 2,3

of loads, following stresses are induced at critical point, 𝜎𝑥 =
500 𝑁 , 𝜎 = 100 𝑁 and 𝜏𝑥𝑦 = 50 𝑁 . Find the
𝑚𝑚2 𝑦 𝑚𝑚2 𝑚𝑚2
factor of safety according to (i) Maximum normal stress theory (ii)
Maximum shear stress theory (iii) Distortion energy theory

24 Determine the safe load that can be carried by a bar of rectangular 6 2014 3 3
cross section shown in fig, limiting the maximum stress to 130 MPa
taking stress concentration into account. (06 Marks)(Jan 2014)

25 An unknown weight falls through 20mm as to a collar rigidly 6 2014 3 4

attached to the lower end of a vertical bar 2 meter long and 500 sq
mm section. If the maximum instantaneous extension is 2mm, what is
the corresponding stress and the value of unknown weight? Take
E=200GPa.

26 An unknown weight falls through 10mm on a collar rigidly attached 6 2012 3 4

to the lower end of a vertical bar 3000mm long and 600 sq mm in
section. If the maximum 2mm. What is the corresponding stress and
the value of unknown weight? Take E=200 kN/mm2

27 Give any 3 examples of stress raisers and show how the stress 7 2011 2 1,2
concentration can be reduced in these cases

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28 The brasses of an automobile engine connecting rod have worn, so as 6 2013 4 4
to allow play which gives shock loading equivalent to a weight of
5886 N falling through a height of 0.2mm. The connecting rod is
250mm long and has a cross sectional area of 3*10-4 sq m. Determine
the stress induced in the connecting rod. Compare the maximum
stress induced with that of a static load of 5886 N.

29 A bolt is subjected to a direct tensile load of 30 kN and a transverse 7 2013 4 2,3

shear force of 15kN. Material of the bolt has a normal stress of
350MPa at yield and poisson's ratio of 0.25.Compute the root
diameter of the bolt according to:
i. Maximun shear stress theory of failure
ii. Von mises criterion for failure
Hence suggest suitable size of the bolt.Take a value of 3 for factor of
safety.

30 Determine the maximum stress induced in the following cases taking 7 2013 3 3
stress concentration into account;
i. A rectangular plate 50mm wide, 8mm thick and with a
central hole of 10mm is loaded in axial tension of 14.7kN
ii. A stepped shaft, stepped down from 45mm to 30mm with a
fillet radius of 6 mm is subjected to a twisting moment of 98
N-m.
31 A steel cantilever beam of rectangular cross section is loaded 6 2010 3 3
400 mm from the support. The width of the beam is 15 mm and
depth is 20 mm. Determine the maximum bending stress in the
beam, when a weight of 100 N is dropped on the beam through
a height of 5 mm. Take E:210 GPa.

32 A cylipdrical shaft made of steel is subjected to static [oad, 14 2010 4 4

consisting of bending moment of l0 kN-m and a torsional moment
of 30 kN-m. Determine the dia of the shaft according to : i)
Maximum shear stress theory ii) Shear energy theory. Take yield
strength : 700 MPa. Young's modulus : 210 GPa, Poisson's ratio
0.25. Factor of safety: 2

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Module 2

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1 Derive Soderberg's design equation for members subjected to 6 2011 2 4

variable stresses.

2 A hot rolled steel shaft is subjected to a torsional load that varies 14 2010 3 6
from 330 Nm clockwise to 110 Nm counter claockwise, as an
applied bending moment at a critical section, varies from 440 Nm
to -220 Nm. 'Determine the required shaft diameter. The ultimate
strength of the material is 550 MPa and yield stress is 410 MPa.
Design factor of safety is 1.5. Take endurance limit as half the
ultimate strength and size factor B : 0.85. Neglect the effect of
stress concentration
3 Derive Goodman's equation 4 2011 2 4

4 Explain cumulative fatigue damage 4 2011 2 4

5 A circular bar of 500mm length is supported freely at its two ends. It is 12 2011 4 4
acted upon by a central concentrated cyclic upon load having a
minimum value of 20kN and a maximum value of 50kN. Determine the
diameter of bar by taking a factor of safety of 2, size effect of 0.85,
surface finish factor of 0.9. The material properties of bar are given by:
ultimate strength of 650MPa, yield strength of 500MPa and endurance
strength of 350MPa.
6 Explain cumulative fatigue damage. 4 2011 2 4

7 A hot rolled steel rod is subjected to a torsional load that varies from 15 2014 4 6
+330Nm clockwise to 110 Nm counter clockwise and an applied
bending moment varies from +440 Nm to -220Nm. The rod is of
uniform cross section. Determine the required rod diameter. The
material has an ultimate tensile strength of 550 MPa and yield strength
of 410 MPa. Design based on a factor of safety of 1.5. Take the
endurance limit as half of the ultimate strength.

8 A transmission shaft carries a pulley midway between two 20 2015 4 6

bearings. The bending moment at the pulley varies from 200 N-m to
600 N-m, as the torsional moment of the shaft varies from 70 N-m
to 200 N-m. The frequencies of variation of bending and torsional
mornents are equal to the shaft speed. The shaft is a made of steel
FiE 400 (ultimate strength : 540 MPa, yield strength : 400 MPa).
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 The corrected endurance strength of the shaft is 200 MPa.
Determine the diameter of the shaft using a factor of safety of 2.

9 A circular bar of 500mm length is supported freely at its two ends. It is 12 2011 4 6
acted upon by a central concentred cyclic upon load having a minimum
value of 20kN and a maximum value of 50kN. Determine the diameter
of bar by taking a factor of safety of 2, size effect of 0.85, surface finish
factor of 0.9. The material properties of bar are given by: ultimate
strength of 650 MPa, yield strength of 500 MPa and endurance strength
of 350 MPa.

10 A ground steel cantilever member shown in Fig. is subjected to a 20 2010 4 6

transverse load at its free end that varies from 100 N up to 200 N
down as an axial load varies from 500 N compressions to 1000 N
tension. Determine the required diameter of the section using a factor
of safety 2. The strength properties of the material are : ultimate
strength 550 MPa, yield strength:480 MPa and endurance limit:270
MPa

11 Explain briefly the following i) High cycle and low cycle fatigue ii) 4 2012 2 4
Stress concentration and its effects

12 A Pulley is keyed to a shaft midway between two bearings. The shaft is 16 2012 4 6
made of steel (yield strength=389 MPa). Bending moment at the pulley
varies from -300Nm to +500 Nm and the torque varies from -100Nm to
20Nm. The fatigue stress concentration factors for the keyway in the
bending and torsion are 1.6 and 1.3 respectively. The factor of safety is
1.5. Determine the diameter of the shaft.

13 Explain the significance of Goodman's line and Soderberg's line in the 6 2011 2 4
design of members subjected to reversal of stresses

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Module 3
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1 A bolt in a steel structure is subjected to tensile load of 9kN. The 8 2009 3 3

instil tightening load on the bolt is 5kN. Determine the size of bolt
taking allowable stress for the bolt material to be 80 MPa and
K=0.05
2 A flat circular plate is used to close the flanged end of a pressure 10 2011 4 4
vessel of internal diameter 300 mm. The vessel carries a fluid at a
pressure of 0.7 N/mm2. A soft copper gasket is used to ake the joint
leak proof. 12 bolts are used to fasten the cover plate onto pressure
vessel. Find the size of bolts so that th stress in the bolts is not
exceeding 100N/mm2
3 A cylinder head is fastened to the cylinder of an air compressor 12 2014 4 4
using 8 number of bolts. The cylinder core diameter is 300 mm. The
pressure inside the cylinder varies from zero to a maximum pressure
of 1.5 N/mm2. The stresses for the bolt material may be taken as
σu=500 N/mm2, σy = 300 N/mm2 and σ-1 = 240 N/mm2. The bolts are
tightened with an initial preload of 1.5 times the steam load. A
copper asbestos gasket is used to make the joint leak proof.
Assuming a factor of safety of 2.5, find the size of bolt required.
Neglect stress concentration effect on the bolt and size effect.
4 A M10 steel bolt of 125 mm long is subjected to an impact load. The 10 2014 4 4
kinetic energy absorbed by the bolt is 2.5 J. Determine a) Stress in
the shank of the bolt if there is no threaded portion between the nut
and the bolt head, b) Stress in the shank if the area of shank is
reduced to that of the root area of the thread or the entire length of
bolt is threaded
5 The cylinder head of the steam enginer is subjected to steam 10 2007 4 4
pressure of 0.7 N/mm2. It is held in position by means of 12 bolts. A
soft copper gasket is used to make the joint leal proof. The effective
diameter of the cylinder is 300 mm. Find the size of the bolts so that
the stress in the bolt is not exceed 100 N/mm2.
6 An M10 steel bolt of 125 mm long is subjected to impact load. The 10 2015 4 4
kinetic energy absorbed by the bolt is 2.5 J. Determine i) Stress in
the shank of the bolt if there is no threaded portion between the nut
and the bolt head. ii) Stress in the shank if the area of the shank is
reduced to that of root area of the thread or entire length of bolt is
threaded.
7 A Bracket is bolted as shown in the Fig. 4.34. All the bolts are 10 2007 4 4
identical and have an yield strength of 400 MPa. Determine size of
the bolt. Assume a factor of safety of 3.

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Module 3

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1 State ASME and BIS Codes for Design of Transmission Shafts. 4 2005 1 3

2 With usual notations prove that a hollow shaft is always stronger 8 2005 6 4
than a solid shaft of the same material, weight and length when
subjected to simple torque
3 A Shaft is supported by two bearings placed 1 m apart. A 500 mm 20 2009 4 4
diameter pulley is mounted at a distance of 200 mm to the right of
the left bearing and this drives a pulley, directly below it with help
of belt drive having maximum tension of 300 N. The pulley weighs
1000 N. Another pulley 300 mm diameter is placed 300 mm to the
left of the right hand bearing is driven with help of electric motor
and the belt drive which is placed horizontally to the right when
viewed from the left bearing. This pulley weighs 500 N. The angle
of contact for both the pulleys is 180deg and co-efficient of friction
is 0.24. Determine suitable diameter of solid shaft when torque on
one pulley is equal to torque on other pulley. Choose C15 steel as
the shaft material and use ASME Code for design of shaft.
4 A horizontal piece of commercial shaft is provided by two bearings 20 2011 4 5
1.5 m apart. A keyed gear, 20deg involute and 175 mm diameter is
located 400 mm to the left of the right bearing and is driven by a
gear directly behind it. A 600 mm diameter is keyed to the shaft 600
mm to the right of the left bearing and drives a pulley with a
horizontal belt drive behind it. The tension ratio of the belt is 3:1
with slack side at top. The drive transmits 45kW at 330rpm. Take
Cm = Ct = 1.5. Calculate the necessary shaft diameter and angular
deflection in degrees. Use allowable stress 40 MPa and G=80GPa.
5 A C50 Mn1 steel (with yield stress and ultimate stress of 392.3 MPa 20 2010 4 4
and 706.1 MPa) shaft transmitting 15 kW at 210 rpm is supported
between two bearings 750 mm apart two gears keyed to it. The
pinion having 24 teeth and module 6 mm is located 100 mm to the
left of the right bearing. This gear delivers horizontally to the right
when viewed from left bearing. The gear having 80 teeth of module
6 mm is located 150 mm to the right of the left bearing and receives
from a pinion in a vertical direction from below. Take K b = 1.75, Kt
= 1.25 and υ=18deg, Consider the key effect.
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6 A Machine shaft turning at 600 rpm is supported on bearings 750 20 2006 4 4
mm apart. 15 kW is supplied to the shaft through a 450 mm pulley
located 250 mm to the right of the right bearing. The power is
transmitted through a 200 mm spur gear located 250 mm to the right
of the left bearing. The belt drive is at an angle of 60deg above the
horizontal. The pulley weighs 800 N to provide some flywheel
effect. The ratio of belt tension is 3:1. The gear has a 20deg tooth
form and mesh with another gear located directly above the shaft of
the shaft material has ultimate strength of 500 MPa and yield point
stress of 310 MPa. Determine necessary diameter of shaft taking K b
= 1.5, Kt = 1.0
7 A hoisting drum of 500 mm diameter is keyed on a shaft and is 20 2008 4 5
intended for lifting a load of 20kN at a velocity of 31.4 m/min. The
shaft is supported on two bearings and carries a gear of 400 mm
diameter overhanging the nearest bearing by 200 mm (200 mm to
the right of right hand bearing). The gear ratio is 12:1. Determine the
power and revolutions per minute of the motor required assuming a
drive efficiency of 90%. Determine also the diameter of the shaft for
the hoisting drum, assuming that the bearings is 1000 mm. Pressure
angle is 20deg. For suddenly applied load with minor shocks and
fatigue factor to be applied to the computed bending moment and
numerical combined shock and fatigue factor to be applied to the
torsional moment are Kb = 2, Kt = 1.3. Sketch the relevant bending
moment diagrams.
8 Hollow shaft C15 steel transmits 15kW at 250 rpm. Its supported on 20 2008 4 5
two bearings 750 mm apart. A 500 mm dial pulley whose weight is
1000N is keyed tothe shaft at a distance of 100 mm to the left of the
left bearing. A pinion having 75 teeth is driven by a belt drive
downward at an angle of 60deg to the horizontal and towards the
observer. The pinion drives a gear placed directly over it. Ratio of
belt tension is 3. Diameter ratio is 2. Use ASME code, assume
suddenly applied load with minor shock. Consider keyway effect.
Assume the shaft rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from
the right bearing. Determine the size of the shaft.

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1 Design a assembly of knuckle joint to connect two mild steel rods 10 2014 5 4
subjected to an axial pull of 100 kN. The allowable stress for rods
and pin are 100 MPa, 130 MPa and 60 MPa in tension, crushing and
shear respectively. The bending of the pin is prevented by selection
of proper fit
2 Design a cast iron flange coupling to connect two shafts of 45 mm 10 2014 5 6
diameter is to transmit 20 kW power at 400 rpm. The permissible
shear strength for the shaft, bolt and key is 50 N/mm2 and the
permissible compressive stress is 120 N/mm2. The permissible shear
strength of cast iron is 15 N/mm2. Assume starting torque is 30%
higher than the nominal torque. Design the coupling assuming the
bolts are fitted in reamed holes.
3 Design a pin type bush coupling to transmit 10 kW at 500 rpm. 10 2009 5 6
Assume C40 steel as shaft, bolt (Pin) and key material having yield
point stress of 328.6 MPa and C.I. as flange and hub material has
Ultimate strength of 124.5 MPa
4 Design a protected type flange coupling for a steel shaft transmitting 10 2014 5 6
30kW at 200 rpm. The allowable shear stress in the shaft and key
material is 40 MPa. The Maximum torque transmitted to be 20%
greater than the full load torque. The allowable shear stress in the
bolt is 60 MPa and the allowable shear stress in the flange is 40 MPa

5 Design a spigot and cotter joint to sustain load of 100kN. The 10 2014 5 6
Material selected for the joint has the following design stresses, σ t =
150 N/mm2, σc = 150 N/mm2 and τ = 60N/mm2.
6 Design a sleeve and cotter joint to connect two tie rods subjected to 10 2010 5 6
an axial pull of 60 kN. The allowable stress of C30 material used for
the rods and cotter are σt=65 N/mm2, σc = 75 N/mm2; τ= 35 N/mm2.
Cast steel used for the sleeve has the allowable stresses are σ t = 70
N/mm2, σc = 110 N/mm2 and τ = 45 N/mm2
7 Design a flange coupling to connect the shafts of a motor and 10 2014 5 6
centrifugal pump for the flowing specification: Pump output = 3000
litres/minute; Total head = 20 m; Pump speed 600 rpm; Pump
efficiency = 70%. Select C40 steel (σy = 328.6 MPa) for shafts and
C35 (σy = 304 MPa) for bolts with FOS = 2. Use allowable shear
stress in C.I. flanges = 15 N/mm2
8 Prove that a square key is equally strong in both shear and 8 2009 2 3
compression. (8 Marks) (Jul’09)
9 Design a knuckle joint to transmit 150kN. The design stresses may 10 2007 5 4
be taken as 75 N/mm2 in tension, 60 N/mm2 in shear and 120 N/mm2
in compression.
10 Design a rigid flange coupling to transmit 18kW at 1440 rpm. The 10 2009 5 4
allowable shear stress in the cast iron flange is 4 MPa. The shaft and
the keys are made of annealed steel material of allowable shear
stress of 93.38 N/mm2.
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 11 Design a cast iron protected type flange coupling to connect two 10 2008 5 4
shafts and to transmit a torque of 5000 N-mm. The following values
may be used: permissible shear stress for shaft, bolt and key material
= 50MPa. Permissible crushing stress for bolts and key material =
150 MPa. Permissible shear stress for C.I. =8 MPa.

Module 5

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1 a Design a double riveted zig-zag butt joint with equal cover (10 ) 2006 4 4
plates to connect two plates 20mm thick. Calculate the
efficiency of the joint. Take σɵ = 100 MPa, τ = 60 MPa, σc=
120 MPa.
2 b For the eccentrically loaded welded joint, determine the size (10 ) 2009 3 4
of the weld required. Take the permissible stress for the weld
as 75 MPa.

3 a A bracket carrying a load of 15kN is to be welded as (10 ) 2007 3 4

shown in the fig. (a). Find the size of the weld required
if the allowable shear stress is not to exceed 80N/mm 2.

b Determine the size of rivets required for the bracket (10 ) 2007 3 4
shown in fig. (b). Take the permissible shear stress for
the rivet material lOOMPa.

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3 a Explain failure of riveted joints, with neat sketches. (05 ) 2009 2 2

b Write a note on types of welded joints. 2009 2 2

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c A plate of 80 mm wide and 15 mm thick is joined with (10 ) 2009 3 4

another plate by a single transverse weld and a double
parallel weld. Determine the length of parallel fillet weld if
the joint is subjected to both static and fatigue loading.
Take r = 90 MPa; -r = 55 MPa; stress concentration
factor as 1.5 for transverse and 2.7 for parallel weld.

4 a Design a longitudinal double riveted double strap butt (10 ) 2009 4 2

joint with unequal straps for a pressure vessel. The
internal diameter of the pressure vessel is I m and is
subjected to an internal pressure of 2.2 N/mm 2. The pitch
of the rivet in the outer row is to be double the pitch in the
inner row. The allowable tensile stress in the plate is 124
N/mm2. The allowable shear and crushing of the rivets are
93 N/mm2 and 165 N/mm2 respectively. The resistance of
the rivets in double shear is to be taken as 1.875 times
that of single shear.

b One end of a rectangular bar of 120 mm x 70 mm cross (10 ) 2008 4 4

section is welded to a vertical support by four fillet welds
along its circumstance. A steady transverse load of 10 kN
is applied at the free end of the bar of length 160 mm
and is parallel to 120 mm side. Determine the size of the
weld, if the allowable stress in the material is limited to 115
Mpa.

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5 a Design a double riveted butt joint with two cover plates for (10 ) 2009 4 4
the longitudinal seam of a boiler shell 1.5 m in diameter
subjected to a steam pressure of 0.95 N/mm2, Assume an
efficiency of 75%, allowable tensile stress in the plate of 90
N/mm2, allowable compressive stress of 140 N/mm 2 and
an allowable shear stress in the rivet of 56 N/mm 2 .

b A steel plate is welded by fillet welds to a structure and is (10 ) 2011 4 4

loaded as shown in Fig.8(b). Calculate the size of the weld
if the load is 35 kN and allowable shear stress for the weld
material is 90 MPa

6 a Design a triple riveted longitudinal double strap butt joint (12 ) 2011 4 4
with unequal straps for a boiler. The inside diameter of the
congest. Course of the drum is 1.3 m. The joint is to be
designed for a steam pressure of 2.4 MPa. The working
stresses to be used are : a t = 77 MPa, = 62 MPa and ac =
120 MPa. Assume the efficiency of the joint as 81%. The
longer pitch in outer row is twice the pitch in inner row and
the inner rows are zig zag.

b A bracket as shown in Fig.Q.7(b) carries a load of 10 kN. (08 ) 2010 3 4

Find the size of the weld if the allowable shear stress is not to
exceed 80 MPa.

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7 a Design a double riveted butt joint, with single cover plate, (15 ) 2010 4 4
for the longitudinal seam for a boiler shell of diameter
1000 mm and pressure 1.5 MPa. Allowable tensile stress
for the plate is 100 MPa and allowable shear and crushing
stresses for rivets are 70 and 150 MPa respectively

b What are the advantages and disadvantages of welded (05 ) 2007 1 2

joints over riveted joints?
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8 a Determine the size of the weld required for a flat plate, (10 ) 2010 3 4
welded to a steel column and loaded as shown in Fig.Q7(a).
The allowable shear stress in the weld is limited to 80 MPa
at the throat section

b Determine the size of rivets, for the 20 mm thick flat plate, (10 ) 2009 3 4
riveted to a column as shown in Fig.Q7(b). The allowable
stresses in the rivets are 56 MPa in shear and 100 MPa in
crushing

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9 a Design the longitudinal and circumferential joint for a (14 ) 2010 4 4
boiler of inner diameter 1.5 m. The steam pressure in the
boiler is 2 N/mm2. Assume the following design stresses :a t
= 77 N/mm 2 , t = 62 N/mm 2 and =120 N/mm2

b A hollow circular shaft of diameters 100 mm internal and (06 ) 2008 4 4

112.5 mm external and 380 mm long is welded to the
vertical plate by all round fillet weld. Determine the size of
the weld, if it is to have the same strength as that of the
pipe. Also determine the maximum load it can carry at the
end of the cantilever, if the maximum permissible stress is
140 N/mm2. Neglect shear stress in the weld

10 a The lengths of a flat tie bar, 15mm thick, are connected (10 ) 2010 4 4
by a butt joint with equal cover plates on either side. If
400 kN is acting on the tie bar, design the joint, such that the
section of the bar is not reduced by more than one rivet
hole. Working stresses for the material of the bar are 85
MPa in tension, 60 MPa in shear and 110 MPa in
crushing.

b A 16mm thick plate is welded to a vertical support b y (10 ) 2008 4 4

two fillet welds as shown in Fig.Q7(b). Determine the
size of weld, if the permissible shear stress for the weld
material is 75 MPa.

11 a Two mild steel tie rods having a width of 225 mm and a (10 ) 2011 4 4
thickness of 15 mm are held together by a double strap
lozenge joint. Design the joint if the permis-sible stresses are

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 as listed below : Permissible tensile stress = 110 MPa ;
Permissible shear stress — 75 MPa ; Permissible crushing
stress = 185 Mpa. Determine the efficiency of the joint.

b Find the value of maximum stress for the joint shown in Fig. (10 ) 2011 4 4
Q8(b). The weld extends on the two vertical edges and across
the top.

12 a Design a double riveted lap joint with zig — zag riveting ( 1 0 ) 2011 4 4
for 13 mm thick plates. The working stresses to be used
are at = 80 MPa ; ti = 60 MPa ; ac = 120 MPa. State how the
joint will fail and find the efficiency of the joint
.

b A bracket carrying a load of 15 IN is to be welded as shown (10 ) 2010 4 4

in Fig.Q.7(b). Find the size of the weld required if the
allowable shear stress is not to exceed 80 MPa.
.

13 a Design a double riveted double cover butt joint for the (10 ) 2014 4 4
longitudinal seam of a boiler of diameter 1.2m and for a
steam pressure of 2.4MPa. The following stresses may be
used. Allowable tensile stress = 90MPa, allowable shear
stress = 60MPa and allowable crushing stress = 150MPa.
Assume a joint efficiency of 80%.

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 b A 80mm wide 12mm thick plate carrying an axial load of (10 ) 2013 4 4
96kN is welded to a support as shown in the Fig.Q.7(b). The
allowable tensile and shear stress in the weld are 100MPa
and 70MPa respectively. Find the length of each parallel
fillet weld.

14 a Design a double riveted lap joint with chain rivetting for a (10 ) 2014 4 4
mild steel plates of 20 mm thick taking the allowable values
of stress in shear, tension and compression to 60, 90 and 120
MPa respectively.

b Determine the size of the weld for a welded joint loaded, if (10 ) 2013 3 4
the permissible shear stress for the weld material is 75 MPa.

15 a A bracket having a load of 15 kN is to be welded as shown (08 ) 2014 3 4

in Fig. Q7 (a). Find the size of weld required of allowable
shear stress is not to exceed 80 N/mm2.

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 b Design a double riveted butt joint with two cover plates for (12 ) 2015 4 4
the longitudinal beam of a boiler shell 1.5 m in diameter
subjected to a steam pressure of 0.95 N/mm2. Assume an
efficiency of 75%, allowable tensile stress in the plate of 90
N/mm2, allowable crushing stress of 140 N/mm2 and an
allowable shear stress in the rivet of 50 N/mm2.

Module 5

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1 Derive an equation for the torque required to lower the load in 10 2015 2 4
a square threaded screw and nut assembly.
2 An electric motor driven power screw moves on a nut in a 10 2015 4 5
horizontal plane against a force of 75 kN at 30 cm/min. The
screw has a single square thread of 6 mm pitch on a major dia
of 40 mm. The coefficient of friction is 0.1. Estimate the
power of motor.
3 Derive the conditions of self locking in power screws. 10 2011 2 4

4 The lead screw of a lathe has trapezoidal threads. To drive the 12 2010 5 5
tool carriage the screw has to exert an axial force of 20 kN. The
thrust is carried by the collar. The length of the lead screw is 1.5
m. Coefficients of friction at the collar and nut are 0.1 and 0.15
respectively. Determine dimensions of the screw and nut if the
permissible bearing pressure is 4 MPa.
5 Explain overhauling of screws. Derive the condition for self 10 2010 2 4
locking of square thread with collar friction.
6 A single start square threaded power screw is used to raise a load 12 2011 5 5
of 120 kN. The screw has a mean diameter of 24 mm and four
threads per 24 mm length. The mean collar diameter is 40 mm. The
coefficient of friction is estimated as 0.1 for both the thread and the
collar.1) Determine the major diameter of the screw
ii) Estimate screw torque required to raise the load
iii) Estimate over all efficiency
iv) If collar friction is eliminated, what minimum value
of thread coefficient is needed to prevent the screw from
overhauling?
7 Explain overhauling of screws. Derive the condition for self 10 2014 2 4
locking of square thread with collar friction.
8 A triple-threaded power screw is used in a screw jack, has a 10 2014 4 4

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 nominal diameter of 50 mm and a pitch of 8nrun. The threads are
square shape and the length of the nut is 48 mm. The screw jack is
used to lift a load of 7.5 kN. The coefficient of friction at the
threads is 0.12 and the collar friction is negligible. Calculate
i) The principle shear stresses in the screw rod.
ii) The transverse shear stress in the screw and nut.
iii) The bearing pressure for threads and
State whether the screw is self locking.
9 Explain self locking and overhauling in power screws. 10 2013 2 4

10 A sluice gate weighing 600 kN is raised by means of two square 15 2011 5 5

threaded screws. The coefficient of collar friction is 0.03 and
coefficient of thread friction is 0.14. The outer diameter of the
collar is 100 mm and inner diameter is 50 mm. The gate is raised at
a rate of 0.6 m/min. The permissible stress of the screws material
in tension and compression is 80MPa and that in shear is 60 MPa.
Design the screw and nut, check for the stresses induced. Also
determine the speed of screw and power required at the motor to
raise the gate, assuming an efficiency of 75% for reduction drive.
The permissible bearing pressure is 15 MPa
11 A double-threaded power screw with trapezoidal ISO thread 12 2010 4 4
is used to raise a load of 300 kN. The nominal diameter is 100
mm and the pitch is 12 mm. The coefficient of friction is 0.15.
Neglecting the colar friction, calculate, i) Torque required to
raise the load, ii) Torque required to lower the load and
iii) Efficiency of the screw.
12 Derive an equation for the torque required to lower the load in a 10 2010 2 4
square threaded screw and nut assembly.
13 Explain the terms 'overhauling' and 'self locking' with respect 10 2011 2 4
to power screws.
14 b. The screw of shaft straightner exerts a load pf 30 kN as shown in 15 2013 4 4
Fig. The screw is square threaded of outside diameter 75 mm and 6
mm pitch. Determine :
Force required at the rim of 300 mm diameter hand wheel
assuming the coefficient of
friction for threads as 0.12.
Maximum compressive stress in the screw, bearing pressure on
the threads and maximum shear stress in threads.
Efficiency of the straightner.

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15 Explain self locking and overhauling in power screws. 10 2012 2 4

16 A screw jack is to lift a load of 80 kN through a height of 400 12 2012 5 5

mm. Ultimate strengths of screw material in tension and
compression are 200 N/mm2 and in shear it is 120 N/mm2. The
material for the nut is phosphor bronze for which the ultimate
strength is 100 N/mm2 in tension, 90 N/mm2 in compression and
80 N/mm2 in shear. The bearing pressure between the nut and the
screw is not to exceed 18 N/mm2. Design the screw and the nut and
check for the stresses. Take FOS 2. Assume 25% overload for the
screw rod design.
17 Derive an equation for the torque required to lower the load in a 10 2015 2 4
square threaded screw and nut assembly.
18 A double start square threaded vertical power screw with mean 15 2007 5 5
diameter of 120 mm and a pitch of 18 mm supports a load of 20
kN. The screw passes through the boss of a spur gear wheel which
acts as a nut. The gear having 85 teeth meshes with a pinion of 17
teeth. Tic mechanical efficiency of pinion and gear wheel drive is
95%. The axial thrust on the screw is taken by a collar bearing
250 mm outside diameter and 100 mm inside diameter.
Assuming uniform pressure conditions, find the torque to be
supplied at the pinion shaft and the height of the nut when the
coefficient of friction between screw and nut is 0.12 and that for
collar bearing to be 0.15. The allowable bearing pressure is 1.5
N/mm 2 .
19 Derive the equation for maximum efficiency of a square threaded 10 2013 2 4
screw
20 The cutter of a broaching machine is pulled by square threaded 10 2015 4 5
screw of 55 mm external diameter and 10 mm pitch. The
operating nut takes the axial load of 400 N on a flat surface of 60
mm and 90 mm internal and external diameters respectively. If
the coefficient of friction is 0.15 for all contact surfaces,
determine the power required to rotate the nut when the cutting
speed is 6m/min. also find the efficiency of the screw.
21 Obtain an expression for torque required for raising the load in 10 2015 2 4
the case of a power screw
22 Design a screw jack to lift a load of 30kN with the following data 20 2012 4 5
: allowable compressive stress in screw material is 160 Mpa.
Coefficient of friction in threads = 0.14. Coefficient of collar
friction = 0.2. Height of lift = 150 mm
23 The lead screw of a lathe machine has single start trapezoidal 10 2014 4 5
threads of 30mm outside diameter and 6mm pitch. It drives the tool
carriage against an axial load of 1500N. The thrust collar has a mean
diameter of 40mm. The carriage is moved at a speed of 0.72m/min.
The coefficient of friction for both screw and collar is 0.14. Find the
power required to drive the screw and the efficiency.

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24 A power screw has 6mm pitch and 40mm diameter. The screw is 15 2014 4 5
subjected to an axial load
of 6kN. The nut length is 12mm. Determine:
i) The bearing pressure between threads.
ii) Shear stress in the threads due to axial load and
iii) Compressive stress in the screw.
25 Explain self locking and overhauling in power screws. 10 2010 2 4

26 A single start square-threaded power screw is used to raise a load of 15 2010 5 4

120 kN. The screw has a mean diameter of 24 mm and four threads
per 24 mm length. The mean collar diameter is 40 mm. The
coefficient of friction is estimated as 0.1 for both the thread and the
collar.
(i) Determine the major diameter of the screw.
(ii) Estimate the screw torque required to raise the load.
(iii) Estimate overall efficiency.
(iv) If collar friction is eliminated, what minimum value of thread
coefficient is needed to prevent the screw from overhauling?
27 Explain overhauling of screws. Derive the condition for self locking 10 2007 2 4
of square thread with collar friction.
28 A weight of 500 kN is raised at a speed of 6 m/min by a two screw 15 2005 5 5
rods with square threads of 50  8 cut on them. The two screw rods
are driven through level gear drives by a motor. Determine (i) The
torque required to raise the load (ii) The speed of rotation of the
screw rod assuming the threads are double start (iii) The maximum
stresses induced in screw rod. (iv) The efficiency of screw drive. (v)
The length of nuts for the purpose of supporting the load.
29 Explain overhauling of screws. Derive the condition for self locking 10 2007 2 4
of square thread with collar friction.
30 A screw jack is to lift a load of 80kN through a height of 400 mm. 12 2006 5 5
ultimate strength of screw material in tension and compression is
200 N/mm2 and shear 120 N/mm2 the material for the nut is
phosphor bronze for which the ultimate strength is 100 N/mm2 in
tension and 90 N/mm2 in compression and 80 N/mm2 in shear. The
bearing pressure between the nut and the screw is not to exceed 18
N/mm2. Design the screw and nut and check for stresses. Take FOS
= 2, assume 25% overload for the screw rod design.

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