Republic of the Philippines

Eastern Visayas State University

Tacloban City

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Mechanical Engineering Preboard Examination

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 08:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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MACHINE DESIGN SHOP & PRACTICE
SET A

1. An elevator weighing 2000 lbs. is moving vertically upward with an

acceleration of 1.5 ft/sec2. Compute the work exerted against the gravity if
the constant frictional force of 10 lbs exists on the elevator system as it
travelled a total distance of 100 ft.
A. 20,000 ft-lb B. 19,900 ft-lb C. 1000 ft-lb D. 201,000 ft-lb
2. A steel bar 24 in. in length is to withstand a tensile impact load caused by a
weight of 100 lb having a velocity on impact of 140 fpm. Find the stress in the
bar if the diameter is 1 ½ in.
A. 12 ksi B. 11 ksi C. 10,000 psi D. 15 N
3. A box is dropped onto a conveyor belt moving at 3 m/s. If the coefficient of
friction between the box and the belt is 0.333 how long will it take before the
box stops slipping on the belt?
A. 0.965 s B. 0.918 s C. 0.854 s D. 0.764 s
4. A tensile stress of 8000 psi and a shear stress of 6000 psi are induced in a
brittle material whose working strength in straight tension is 10000 psi what is
the maximum tensile stress?
A. 8 000 psi B. 11 400 psi C. 11 211 psi D. 10 876 psi
5. A hoist with a 120-hp engine is capable of lifting a 17,000 load to a height
of 25 ft in 30 seconds. Calculate the efficiency of this machine.
A. 21.46% B. 23.44% C. 35.42% D. 40.23%
6. It takes 1 min to mill a ¾” x 4” keyway of a hub by means of a cutter having
30 teeth at 120 rpm. Find the equivalent feed per tooth, in/tooth.
A. 0.00222 B. 0.00444 C. 0.00333 D. 0.00111
7. A cone clutch has an angle of 10° and coefficient of friction of 0.42. Find
the axial force required if the capacity of the clutch is 7 Kw at 500 rpm. The
mean diameter of the active conical sections is 300 mm.
A. 234.45 N B. 186.45 N C. 368.49 N D. 492.45 N
8. What is the buckling load of a rectangular steel bar 40 mm x 50 mm in cross
section, pinned at each end and subject to axial compression? Note: The bar is 2
m long and E = 200 Gpa.
A. 132 kN B. 150 kN C. 110 kN D. 120 kN
9. Compute the diameter of the shaft given that the angular deformation of a
solid shaft must not to exceed 1 deg. in a length of 1.8 m, and the allowable
shearing stress is 83 MPa. Note: G = 77 x 106 kPa.
A. 222.34 mm B. 24.4 inches C. 254.54 mm D. 25.52 cm
10. An elevator weighing 2000 lbs. is moving vertically upward with an
acceleration of 3 ft/sec2. A man standing in said elevator weighs 180 lbs.
Compute the tension in the supporting cable under this condition
A. 2383 lbs B. 10.43 kN C. 1820 lbs D. 2366 kg
11. A metal disc of diameter 500 mm and mass 24 kg takes 5.25 seconds to roll 6
m down an incline of 1 in 15, starting from rest. What is the moment of inertia
of the disc in kg - m2?
A. 0.7537 B. 0.4564 C. 0.8537 D. 0.5564
12. The total torque required to turn the power screw is 50 N.m. If the linear
speed of screw is 7 ft/min and lead of 8 mm, find the horsepower input of the
power screw.
A. 2.86 hp B. 1.84 hp C. 2.14 hp D. 2.38 hp
13. During a punching process of 350 kg flywheel the speed varies from 200 rpm to
180 rpm with 1 m mean diameter. Determine the kinetic energy released by the
flywheel
A. 3.64 KJ B. 6.28 KJ C. 4.51 KJ D. 5.62 KJ
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. A 1.2 m pulley is fastened to a 120 mm shaft by means of square key with 140
mm long. What force tangent to pulley rim will crush and key if bearing stress is
410 Mpa. Assume key and shaft are of the same material.
A. 160.25 KN B. 172.20.25 KN C. 180.42 KN D. 86.10 KN
16. The clutch inside and outside diameters are 20 in and 24 inches respectively.
Assuming uniform pressure with the coef. of friction for the clutch material is
0.35 and maximum permissible pressure of 20 psi, compute the frictional torque
delivered between discs for a one plate clutch assuming that both sides of the
plate deliver torque.
A. 1612.7 ft-lb B. 1778.3 ft-lb C. 2039.7 ft-lb D. 1203.5 ft-lb
17. The energy required to punch a hole is 3 KJ from a flywheel mean diameter of
800 mm that slows down from 3.3 rps to 3 rps during punching. If weight of arm
and hub account 10% of rim weight, determine the rim weight.
A. 421.08 kg B. 457.40 kg C. 482.68 kg D. 416.68 kg
18. A 10 ft x 20 ft plate is to be divided into 8 pieces 5 ft x 5 ft steel plate
by means of an oxyacetylene cutter that has a cutting rate of 10 in per minute.
How long will it takes to do the job?
A. 50 min B. 70 min C. 60 min D. 80 min
19. A helical spring is made by wrapping steel wire 20 mm diameter around a
forming cylinder 150 mm in diameter. Compute the elongation of the spring without
exceeding a shearing stress of 140 Mpa if it is composed of 18 turns.
A. 96.42 mm B. 100.6 mm C. 117.57 mm D. 89.62 mm
20. A gear has a tooth thickness of 0.1308 in. Find the addendum of the gear at
14.50 involute.
A. 2.12 mm B. 4.12 mm C. 3.12 mm C. 3.12 mm
21. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft with a power
of 7.46 KW at a speed of 1200 rpm. If the shearing stress of the shaft and key
are 30 N/mm2 and 240 N/mm2, respectively. What is the diameter of the shaft?
A. 18.7 mm B. 21.7 mm C. 25.8 mm D. 30.2 mm
22. A press is used to punch 10 holes per minute of 30 mm diameter hole from 25
mm thick plate. Determine the power needed to punch a hole if ultimate shear
stress is 400 Mpa
A. 2.68 Kw B. 1.96 Kw C. 3.58 Kw D. 0.96 Kw
23. Compute is the efficiency of a single-riveted lap joint in which the plate
thickness of 3/8 in, the pitch joint of 1.75 inches, and the diameter of the
rivet hole is 13/16 inch.
A. 52 % B. 54 % C. 49 % D. 67 %
24. What is the necessary thickness of the cylinder wall of an internal-
combustion-engine chamber when the pressure in the cylinder is 400 psi? The
cylinder diameter in the engine is 3.75 in and maximum allowable stress may be
taken as 2000 psi.
A. 0.250 in B. 0.500 in C. 0.421 in D. 0.625 in
25. The angle of contact of a band clutch is 250 degrees. The cross section of
the band is 1/16 in x 1.5 in. The design stress for the band material is 8,000
psi. If the drum is 16 inches in diameter and at 350 rpm, what is the horsepower
capacity of the clutch? The coefficient of friction is 0.4.
A. 20.34 hp B. 15.23 hp C. 22.34 hp D. 27.50 hp
26. How long will it take to mill a ¾” by 2” long keyway in a 3” diameter
shafting with a 24 tooth cutter turning at 100 rpm and a 0.005” feed/tooth?
A. 0.136 min B. 0.166 min C. 0.196 min D. 0.106 min
27. A motor-pulley system lifts 1000 kg load to a height of 10 m in about 15
seconds. What is the efficiency of the system if 10-hp motor is used to drive the
pulley?
A. 85% B. 95% C. 88% D. 92%
28. A 914 mm driving pulley and a 1219 mm driven pulley are arranged on a 3 meter
centers. The output of the driven shaft is 84 Hp. If the belt speed is assumed to
be 1280 m/min with a coefficient of friction of 0.30 and a slip of 1.5% each
pulley, then calculate the speed of the driver.
A. 23.54 m/s B. 12.45 m/s C. 21.66 m/s D. 11.54 m/s
29. A triple thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has a 25
teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches. Material for both the worm and the wheel
is of phosphor bronze. Compute the helix angle (tan α).
A. 0.20 B. 0.30 C. 0.40 D. 14
30. What is the approximate length of an open belt drive with pulley diameters 6
inches and 12 inches respectively? The center distance between pulleys is 72-
inches.
A. 172.3 inches B. 1652.4 inches C. 135.4 inches D. 157.45 inches
31. The utility vehicle production company in Laguna considered to use in one of
its designs a multi-disc clutch consisting of 9 steel discs and 8 bronze discs
with effective outside and inside diameter of 220 mm and 160 mm respectively.
Given that the shaft turns at 1500 rpm and an axial force of 600 Newtons is
applied, calculate the horsepower capacity, knowing that the coefficient of
friction is 0.25.
A. 48.4 hp B. 42.6 hp C. 45.4 hp D. 35.8 hp
32. A 1-inch diameter shaft has a single disc weighing 75 lb mounted midway
between two bearings 20” apart. Find the lowest critical speed in rpm. Neglect
the weight of the shaft. Assume that the modulus of elasticity is 30 x 106 psi.
A. 2038 rpm B. 2380 rpm C. 2308 rpm D. 2803 rpm
33. The kinetic energy needed to punch a hole is 5 KJ. What is the maximum
thickness of a hole that can be punch if hole diameter is 25 mm and ultimate
shearing stress of plate is 420 Mpa.
A. 12.61 mm B. 14.68 mm C. 17.41 mm D. 19.62 mm
34. A horizontal shaft of 1-in. in diameter rotates at 500 rpm in a sleeve-type
bearing. The coefficient of friction is 0.15. If the reaction between the shaft
and the bearing is 800 lbs, compute the horsepower lost in the bearing.
A. 0.48 B. 0.54 C. 0.78 D. 0.43
35. How much torque can a cone clutch transmit if the angle of the conical
elements is 10 degrees the mean diameter of the conical clutch sections 200 mm
and an axial force of 550 N is applied? Assume the coefficient of friction is
0.45.
A. 123.23 N-m B. 34.56 N-m C. 142.53 N-m D. 234. 56 N-m
36. 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%
37. A square key is to be used in a 40 mm diameter flat key and that will develop
a 2 KN.m torque. If bearing stress of the key is 448 Mpa, determine the cross-
sectional dimension of flat key to be used using key length of 21.12 mm.
A. 21.12 mm B. 25.61 mm C. 28.21 mm D. 18.61 mm
38. A single threaded trapezoidal metric thread has a pitch of 4 mm, and a mean
diameter of 18 mm. It is used as a translation screw in conjunction with a collar
having an outside diameter of 37 mm and an inside diameter of 27 mm. Find the
required torque in N-m to raise a load of 400 kg if the coefficient of friction
is 0.3 for both threads and collar.
A. 34.6 N-m B. 32.6 N-m C. 39.1 N-m D. 38.5 N-m
39. A force of 1.1 KN is acting on a 7.5 active coils with wire diameter of 13
mm. The outside diameter of coil is 117 mm and G = 80 GN/m2. Find the coil
deflection.
A. 27.60 mm B. 29.80 mm C. 32.50 mm D. 34.60 mm
40. A 6 inches pulley is fastened to a 1 1/4-in shaft by a set screw. If a net
tangential force of 75 lb is applied to the surface of the pulley, what is the
holding force when the load is steady and Factor of safety (N = 3)?
A. 2054 lbf B. 1080 lbf C. 2056 lbf D. 1456 lbf
41. An acme thread power screw that has a mean diameter of 25 mm and 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. 11.10 N.m B. 126.3 N.m C. 13.10 N.m D. 10.30 N.m
42. During inspection, gaps of 0.012 ft were pound between the ends of the rails
of the railroad track laid at a temperature of 15°F. During possible expansion
the rails must be prevented from buckling. Compute the resulting stress at 110
deg F if the original length of the rails is 35 ft.
A. 7350 psi B. 7720 psi C. 8205 psi D. 8238 psi
43. Given a 12-inch section of a single-riveted lap joint that is made up of
plates of ¼ in. thickness and 6 rivets, 5/8 inch in diameter. Considering that
rivet holes are 0.0622 inch larger in diameter than the rivets. Each plate and
the six rivets carry that entire load that is transmitted from one plate to the
other by means of these rivets in the aforementioned joint. Assuming that the
rivets will not tear or shear through the plate to the edge of the joints.
Determine the efficiency of the joint considering that the design stress for
shear is 8.52 ksi, for bearing, 20 ksi and for tension is 10 ksi.
A. 54% B. 87% C. 63% D. 69%
44. What temperature will the rails just touch if steel railroad is 10 m long are
laid with clearance of 3 mm at initial temperature of 15°C? Use k = 11.7 x 10-6
m/m-
A. 35.64 °C B. 40.64 °C C. 45.64 °C D. 50.64 °C
45. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft at 15 KW and
600 rpm. If shearing of key is 230 Mpa, determine the force acting on key length
if key width is one-fourth of shaft diameter and key length of one inch.
A. 43 KN B. 48 KN C. 45 KN D. 46 KN
46. A spring has a spring rate of 30 KN/m. If wire diameter is 10 mm with mean
diameter of 70 mm, determine the number of active coils. G = 80 GN/m2
A. 6.54 B. 7.82 C. 8.42 D. 9.72
47. A disc clutch has 6 pairs of contracting friction surfaces. The frictional
radius is 2 in and the coefficient of friction is 0.3. An axial force of 100 lbs
acts on the clutch. The shaft speed is 400 rpm. How much horsepower can the
clutch transmit?
A. 2.28 hp B. 1.23 hp C. 3.23 hp D. 4.23 hp

48. Determine the permissible working stress of UNC bolts that has a stress area
of 0.606 in2 if material used is carbon steel.
A. 4055.5 psi B. 5244.5 psi C. 4675.5 psi D. 4185.5 psi
49. Compute the safe shearing resistance of a unit strip of a single-riveted lap
joint in which the plate thickness of ½ in, the pitch joint of 1 ½ inches, and
the diameter of the rivet hole is 11/16 inch. The ultimate shearing stress of the
rivet used to join plates is 44 ksi and factor of safety is 4.
A. 2.2 kips B. 1.2 kips C. 3.6 kips D. 5.2 kips
50. What minimum distance can a truck side on a horizontal asphalt road if it is
travelling 25 m/s? The coefficient of sliding friction between asphalt and rubber
tire is at 0.6 the weight of the truck is 8500 kg.
A. 44.9 B. 58.5 C. 53.09 D. 63.8
51. A disc clutch has 6 pairs of contracting friction surfaces. The frictional
radius is 2 in and the coefficient of friction is 0.3. An axial force of 100 lbs
acts on the clutch. The shaft speed is 400 rpm. How much horsepower can the
clutch transmit?
A. 2.28 hp B. 1.23 hp C. 3.23 hp D. 4.23 hp
52. Two pulleys which are 24 inches in diameter and which run at 370 rpm are
connected by a leather belt 3/8 inch thick. If the belt transmits 30 Hp and the
distance between shafts is 10 ft, calculate the approximate length of the belt
required?
A. 26.3 ft B. 32.7 ft C. 23.6 ft D. 32.1 ft
53. Calculate ultimate compressive resistance of a unit strip of a single-riveted
lap joint in which the plate thickness of ½ in, the pitch joint of 1 ½ inches,
and the diameter of the rivet hole is 11/16 inch. Note: Ultimate compressive
stress is 90 ksi and the factor of safety is 4.
A. 3.6 kips B. 6.2 kips C. 7.7 kips D. 5.6 kips
54. Find the tooth thickness on tooth circle of a 20 degree full depth involute
tooth having a diametrical pitch of 3, circular pitch of 1.0472 and whole depth
of tooth at 0.60.
A. 10.7 mm B. 13.2 mm C. 15.7 mm D. 7.9 mm
55. A flywheel rim that weighs 800 pounds has a mean diameter of 48 inches. The
speed is to be maintained between 100 and 120 rpm. If it is assumed that the
effect of the arms and hub accounts for 12% of the rim weight, what is the
capacity of the flywheel in ft-lb?
A. 3049.6 ft-lb B. 2685.7 ft-lb C. 1026.2 ft-lb D. 2039.4 ft-lb
56. Two barges, one weighing 10 tons, the other weighing 20 tons are connected
by a cable in quiet water. Initially the barges are at rest 100 feet apart. The
cable is reeled in until the barges are 50 feet apart. If the friction is
negligible, calculate the distance moved by the 10 ton barge.
A. 33.3 ft B. 55.5 ft C. 44.4 ft D. 22.2 ft
57. 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
58. A 50-mm diameter shaft is to transmit 12 kW power at a speed of 500 rpm,
determine the mean diameter of the pin, under double shear, for a material having
a safe unit stress of 40 N/mm2
A. 11.08 mm B. 13.08 mm C. 12.08 mm D. 10.08 mm
59. A square and ground ends spring has a pitch of 20 mm, wire diameter of 12.5
mm. If there are 12 Actual numbers of coils, find the deflection when the spring
is compressed to its solid strength.
A. 78 mm B. 75 mm C. 77 mm D. 79 mm
60. What is the maximum shearing stress in a helical spring composed of 20 turns
of ¾” diameter wire on a mean radius of 3” when the spring is supporting a load
of 400 pounds? Note: use G = 12 x 106 psi.
A. 17,152 psi B. 10,750 psi C. 12,480 psi D. 7,803 psi
61. When a force acts on a 10-lb (5-kg) body initially a rest, a speed of 12
ft/sec (3.6 m/s) is attained in 36 feet (11 m). If the acceleration is constant
and the coefficient of friction is 0.25, calculate the total force needed to
attain such motion.
A. 15.21 B. 12.53 C. 17.34 D. 14.45
62. A plate 200 mm wide and 25 mm thick with strength of 410 Mpa is to be shear
along its width. During shearing process an 800 mm mean diameter flywheel changes
its speed from 200 rpm to 180 rpm. Determine the weight of flywheel to be use.
A. 3265.84 kg B. 3452.71 kg C. 3821.72 kg D. 3845.97 kg
63. A shaft that transmits 1000 Hp at 1000 rpm is to be design with a square key.
If the allowable shear and compressive stresses in the key are 15 ksi and 30 ksi,
respectively, what length of the key is required?
A. 2.1 inches B. 2.8 inches C. 3.2 inches D. 4.2 inch
64. A marine propeller is 4 m diameter and its mass is 6.6 tons. Due to defective
casting its center of gravity is 25 mm from the axis of rotation. Calculate the
centrifugal force set up when running at 135 rev/min (1 ton = 1000 kg)
A. 37.58 kN B. 32.98 Kn C. 34.92 kN D.30.54 Kn
65. 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
66. In a clutch the outside diameter is 8 in and the inside diameter is 4 in. An
axial force of 400 lb is used to hold the two parts together. If the coefficient
of friction of the mating materials is 0.4, torque can the clutch handle?
A. 123.45 in-lb B. 497.80 in-lb C. 213.34 in-lb D. 563.23 in-lb
67. A high- speed steel tool has a 5 h life when operated at 1.5 m/s. What is
most nearly the tool life if the speed reduced to 1.4 m/s?
A. 3.5 h B. 9.2 h C. 15.1 h D. 10 h
68. 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
69. It takes 5 min to cut a plate 20 ft long by means of a saw having a speed of
250 rpm. What is the average feed per stroke of the saw, in/stroke?
A. 0.534 B. 0.192 C. 0.745 D. 0.342
70. A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet weld of length 5 cm and leg
12 cm is subjected to a tensile force 320 kg Assuming uniform stress
distribution, solve for the shear stress in the weld.
A. 53.7 psi B. 3.45 kPa C. 55.6 kg/cm2 D. 2.34 ksi
71. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line shaft with a with
a power of 200 kw at a speed of 800 rpm If the shearing stress of the shaft is 43
N/mm2 and the key to be 25 N/mm2. Determine the length of the rectangular key if
the width is one fourth that of the shaft diameter.
A. 157.5 mm B. 177.5 mm C. 197.5 mm D. 227.5 mm
72. The pressure angle of the 12 in diameter gear is 20 degrees. The total load
of the gear is 5 KN and is turning at 750 rpm. Find the power delivered by the
gear.
A. 43.23 KN B. 64.23 KN C. 56.23 KN D. 34.23 KN
73. A hydraulic cylinder has steel piston rod of 1 in. diameter and 24 in.
length. Calculate the slenderness ratio by using Euler’s equation given that the
modulus of elasticity of steel is equal to 30 x 106 psi. Note: Assume both ends
of the rods are hinged.
A. 96 B. 42 C. 165 D. 74
74. The power needed to lift a 6000-lb load by means of a hoist is 50 hp. The
lifting is done using a cable that is wrapped around a drum rotating at 30 rpm.
What is the diameter of the drum?
A. 40 in B. 28 in. C. 37 in. D. 35 in.
75. Two steel plates, 120 mm wide and 12.5 mm thick are joined together by means
of double transverse fillet weld. The maximum tensile stress fo the plates and
the welding material should not exceed 110 Mpa. Calculate the length of the weld
if the strength of the weld is equal to the strength of the plates.
A. 92.34 mm B. 84.87 mm C. 65.72 mm D. 82.59 mm
76. A gear is use to transmit 20 Kw at 600 rpm to a driven gear. The pinion has a
pitch diameter of 200 mm. If pressure angle is 14.5 degrees, find the load that
tends to separate the two gears.
A. 0.234 KN B. 0.534 KN C. 0.763 KN D. 0.823 KN
77. A 1 m mean diameter flywheel, 500 kg weight changes its speed from 220 rpm to
200 rpm during shearing process. What average force is needed to shear a 30 mm
thick plate Shearing process, What average force is needed to shear a 30 mm thick
plate.
A. 384 KN B. 653 KN C. 234 KN D. 1082 KN
78. What torque is needed to produce if the flywheel has a diameter of 1.5 m,
mass of 800 kg, and angular acceleration of 100 revolutions per minute per
second?
A. 304 N-m B. 4395 N-m C. 1345 N-m D. 2356 N-m
79. A 1.2 m pulley is fastened to a 120 mm shaft by means of a square key with
140 mm long. What force tangent to pulley rim will crush the key if bearing
stress is 410 Mpa. Assume key and shaft are of the same material.
A. 160.42 KN B. 165.25 KN C. 180.42 KN D. 172.20 KN
80. Determine the average time to cut by automatic oxyacetylene (machine)
crosswise a 4 ft x 8 ft x 4 in thick steel plate.
A. 6.85 B. 318 C. 10 D. 360
81. Compute the manual cutting time in minutes, of steel plate 4 ft by 8 ft by
2.5 cm thick with a hand cutting speed of 3.8 to 4 mm/sec, cutting lengthwise.
A. 10 B. 1.81 C. 0.38 D. 8.16
82. Calculate the torque needed for a 2.0-m diameter flywheel of mass of 350 kg
if it is accelerated at 120 per minute in one second.
A. 2.2 kN-m B. 36.65 kN-m C. 4.3 kN-m D. 13.2 kN-m
83. How long will it take to saw a rectangular piece of aluminum plate 8 in wide
and 1 ½ in thick if the length of the cut is 8 in, the power hacksaw makes 120
rev/min and average feed per stroke is 0.0060 in?
A. 13.11 B. 14.01 C. 11.11 D. 12.03
84. A 16 ft line shaft has no bending action except its own weight. What power in
HP can the shaft deliver at a speed of 200 rpm. Consider that the torsional
deflection will not exceed 0.08/ft length.
A. 13.2 B. 15.8 C. 24.4 D. 14.6
85. Two plates 4 ft x 8 ft plate ½ in thick is to be joined lengthwise. A
welding machine to be used has a welding rate of 20 in/min. How long will it take
to join the plates?
A. 7.34 min B. 1.23 min C. 4.80 min D. 6.45 min
86. Two short shafts having identical diameters of 38.1 mm and rotating at 400
rpm are connected by a flange coupling having 4 bolts with 100 mm bolt circle.
The design shearing stress of the bolts is 12 N/mm2 and design compressive stress
of the flange is 15 N/mm2. How thick should the flange be?
A. 11.51 mm B. 13.60 mm C. 12.49 mm D. 15.65 mm
87. A 2.5 in. diameter shaft uses a straight spline with six splines and a
contact length of 1.25 in. Assuming it is designed to slide while under load,
what is its torque transmission capacity at 100 rpm if h is 10% of that shaft
diameter? Note: S = 1000 psi.
A. 2,350 in-lb B. 2,109 in-lb C. 3,343 in-lb D. 3,504 in-lb
88. Using oxy-acetylene welding method to weld a 3 ft long seam in a 3/8 in thick
plate at a consumption rate of 9 ft3 /ft of weld for oxygen and 7 ft3/ft for
acetylene. What is the total combined gas consumption in ft3?
A. 51 B. 45 C. 48 D. 55
89. The stress area of UNC 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
90. What is the bending moment at the fixed end of a 10 ft truss with a uniform
weight of 100 lb/ft and a concentrated vertical load at the free end of 1200 lbs?
A. 11,700 ft-lb B. 12,800 ft-lb C. 15,500 ft-lb D. 17,000 ft-lb
91. An elevator weighing 2000 lbs. is moving vertically upward with an
acceleration of 1.5 ft/sec2. If there are 210, 317.2 ft-lb of work that is within
the elevator system, compute the distance travelled by the elevator considering
that the friction is said to be constant at 10 lbs.
A. 2,000 ft B. 19,900 ft-lb C. 100 ft D. 201,000 ft-lb
92. What is the polar moment of inertia if the maximum torque on a 0.15 m
diameter solid shaft is 13 500 N.m.?
A. 3.37 x 10-5 in4 B. 119.4 in4 C. 5.32 x 10-5 m4 D. 134.5 cm4
93. A steel railroad rails 10 m long are laid with clearance of 3 mm at a
temperature of 15°C. If there were no initial clearance, at what temperature will
the rails just touch? Assume: alpha = 11.7 micro m /m deg.C and E = 200 Gpa
A. 40.64°C B. 25.45°C C. 37.56°C D. 42.43°C
94. The energy required to punch a hole is 3 KJ from a flywheel mean diameter of
800 mm that slows down from 3.3 rps to 3 rps during punching. If weight of arm
and hub account 10% of rim weight, determine the rim weight.
A. 421.08 kg B. 457.40 kg C. 482.68 kg D. 416.68 kg
95. A 900 mm mean diameter flywheel has a width of 350 mm, 75 mm thick and
density of 7100 kg/m3 Neglecting the weight of arm and hub, find the energy
released if its speed changes from 280 rpm to 250 rpm
A. 7.89 KJ B. 9.30 KJ C. 5.48 KJ D. 6.71 KJ
96. A spring has a rate of 50 lb with a spring index of 8. If stress induced is
90,000 psi, determine the wire diameter.
A. 0.058 in B. 0.828 in C. 0.452 in D. 0.1157 in
97. A clutch is activated by six symmetrically spaced helical springs. Each
spring consists of 12 turns of steel wire ¼” in diameter and has an outside
diameter of 1.75”. What is the load exerted against the clutch plate if the
spring’s contraction is 1.5 inches? Use: G = 12 x 106 psi.
A. 357 lbs B. 1302 lbs C. 545 lbs D. 1208 lbs
98. A flywheel has a total weight of 500 kg and the weight of arm and hub is 8%
of total weight. It has a mean diameter of 1 m and width of 300 mm. Determine the
thickness of the flywheel if density of material is 7000 kg/m3.
A. 60.65 mm B. 65.48 mm C. 69.72 mm D. 75.42 mm
99. A high alloy spring having squared and ground ends and has a total of 16
coils and modulus of elasticity in shear of 85 Gpa. Compute the Wahl factor. The
spring outside diameter is 9.66 cm wire diameter is 0.65 cm.
A. 1.058 B. 1.185 C. 1.10 D. 1.2
100. A rigidly built-in cantilever has cross-section of ½ in deep, 3/8 inches
wide, and is loaded 1 foot from the support. Determine the bending stress in the
beam assuming that a load of 8 lb is applied gradually.
A. 6144 psi B. 3245 psi C. 1560 psi D. 5430 psi

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