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BOARD OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Licensure Examination
Monday, August 26, 2019 01:30 p.m. -
MACHINE DESIGN, MATERIALS AND SHOP PRACTICE SET B
(STRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
orresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
) TRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
+ The engineering stress in a solid tension member was 324 MPa at failure.
The reduction in area was 80%. What was the true strain at failure?
A. 1.61 Cc. 1.24
B. 1.16 D. 1.42
2. A hoist with a 170-horsepower engine is capable of lifting a 20,000 1b
load a height of 20 ft in 10 seconds. What is the efficiency of this
machine? _
A. 27.158 C. 30.708
B. 36.40 8 D. 42.78 8%
~3. A slab-milling operation is being carried out on a 12-in long, 4-in wide
annealed mild-steel block at a feed 0.01 in/tooth and a depth of cut 1/4
in. The cutter is 2 inches in diameter, has 20 straight teeth, rotates
- at 100 rpm, and is wider that the block to be machined. Calculate the
power requirement considering that the work piece is annealed mild steel
with specific energy of 1.1 hp-min/cu.in.
A. 20 hp C. 44 hp
p B. 22 hp D. 25 hp
4. A 4-mm fillet weld 50 mm long carries a steady load P lying along the
weld. If the working stress in shear is taken as 78 Mpa. Calculate the
load it can carry.
A. 18 kN c. 15 kN
B. 11 kN D. 20 kN
5. A 250 hp motor turns a shaft at 2400 rpm. The shaft steps down in
diameter from 3.0 to 2.5 inches. Calculate the maximum torsional shear
stress if the stress concentration factor is given to be 1.3.
A. 19.2 Mpa Cc. 17.3 Mpa
B. 22.5 Mpa D. 28.00 Mpa
6. A steel cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to a pressure of 3.1
ksi. Its outer diameter is 185 inches and its wall thickness is 8 in.
What is the maximum principal stress in this vessel?
A. 43.5 ksi C. 32.7 ksi
B. 25.7 ksi D. 12.5 ksi
7. How many kilogram are there in one pound?
A. 9.81 C. 0.4536
B. 2.205 D. 4.448
8. A beam 2 in wide and 3 inch deep is subjected to 40,000 in-1b bending
moment at each end. Find the value of the bending stress.
A. 92 Mpa Cc. 45 Mpa
B. 32 Mpa D. 100 Mpa
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9. How much will a steel baz be elongated by a load of 15 kips if the bar
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is 10 ft in length and has a cross-sectional area of ¥ square inch?
A. 0.12 ft Cc. 3.04 mn
B. 0.45 inch D. 2.04 cm
A steel bandsaw blade is 0.032-in. thick. Find the value of the bending
stress when the blade is passing around a pulley of 20-in. diameter.
A. 104 ksi Cc. 57 ksi
B. 48 ksi D. 96 ksi .
What is the outside diameter of a hollow shaft replacing a 150 mm
diameter solid shaft wita equal torsional strength and 50% weight saved?
A. 180 mm c. 160 mm
B. 190 mm D. 170 mm
A power screw is being tirned at constant rpm by the application of a
steady torque of 300 inci-pounds. How much work is being expended per
revolution?
A. 942 £t-1b c, 157 ft-lb
B. 39.25 ft-lb D. 34.45 ft-lb
A draft horse walks at tie rate of 5 km/hr. What uniform force in newton
must he exert if the outout power is exactly two kilowatt?
A. 1.44 kN Cc. 0.720 kW
B. 3.4 kN D. 720 kN
A 10 inch diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 250
ft-lbs. The ratio of tensions in the tight to slack sides of the belt is
4 to 1. What is the maximim tension in the belt?
A. 350 Ibs Cc. 200 ibs
B. 400 1bs D. 800 lbs
If a 650 mm diameter, steel flywheel of constant thickness is used, how
thick should it be? The specific gravity of steel is 7.85. The inertia
of flywheel is 16.31 kg-m(squared).
A. 3.54 in. C. 13.33. in
B. 5.24 in. D. 1.45 in.
Which of the following is a single crystal grown by vapor deposition?
A. Glass Cc. Ceramics
B. Roving D. Whisker
A 25 in. long cantilever spring is composed of 8 graduated leaves and
one extra full length leaf. The leaves are 1 3/4 in wide. A load of 350
lb at the end of the spring causes a deflection of 2 inches. Determine
the thickness of the leaves.
A. 0.4362 in. C. 0.2356 in.
B. 0.6532 in. D. 0.3204 in.
Determine the torque that can be applied to a 1-in diameter circular
shaft if the shearing stress is not to exceed 8000 psi.
A. 1570 in-lb c. 1579 in-b
B. 1340 in-lb D. 1450 in-1b
For a 4-bar linkage in teggle position, the value of mechanical
advantage is __ nein
A. infinity co
B. 0.5 D0
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20. A clutch system is going to transmit 40 hp between two shafts. One of
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the shafts is not rotating at the time of coupling. The speed of the
rotating shaft is 1000 rpm. The clutch diameters of the disk are 2
inches and 8 inches. The total mass moment of inertia of the system is
20 lb-in-s(square). Find the axial force for successful coupling based
on uniform pressure. The friction coefficient between linings is 0.30.
A. 4000 1b ¢. 3000 1b
B. 3540 1b D. 2643 1b
A heavy-duty sleeve bearing is used with good ventilation. The bearing
has a diameter of 2 in and a length of 4 in. The load on the bearing is |
1100 lb. A shaft rotates 200 rpm in the bearing. Find the heat radiating
capacity. The coefficient of friction is 0.02.
A. 0.4342 Btu/min-sq.in C. 0.3702 Btu/min-sq.in
B. 0.4920 Btu/min-sq. in D. 0.3892 Btu/min-sq.in
A pair of mating spur gears have 14 ¥ deg. Full depth involute teeth of
2 % diametral pitch. The pitch diameter of the smaller gear is 6.4
inches. If the transmission ratio is 3 to 2. Calculate the dedendun.
A. 0.462 in. C. 0.0628 in.
B. 0.862 in. D. 0.4 in.
Mechanical impact devices that accept material smaller than
approximately 4 inches.
A. Agitator ball mills C. Fine impact mills
B, Mechanical impact mills D. Ring roller mills
A design requirement for a pogo stick is a spring that will compress 18
cm when a 100-kg person drops one meter. What is the required spring
constant?
A. 75.2 kN/m C. 65.7 kN/m
B. 71.4 kN/m D. 68.8 kN/m
what is the maximum allowable length between supports for a 2.5 inches
diameter shaft that has no bending load except its own weight?
A. 12.14 ft C. 16.49 ft
B. 14,2 ft D. 14.69 ft
A 1000 lbs flywheel has a torque capacity of 2600 £t 1b. The speed is to
be maintained between 100 and 120 rpm . The effect of the arms and hub
accounts for 10% of the rim weight. Find the mean diameter of the
flywheel.
A. 35.36 in Cc. 38.63 in
B. 44.65 in D. 42.78 in
If a driving pulley is 0.75 ft. in diameter and drives a 12-in diameter
pulley, find the speed (no slip condition) of the driven pulley if the
driver rotates at 200 rpm.
A. 104 rpm Cc. 96 rpm
B. 150 rpm D. 100 rpm
A short cylindrical cast iron post supports a compressive load of 20
tons. Compute the diameter of the post if the factor of safety is 10 and
the compressive stress as given in the table is 80 ksi.
A. 6.41 cm c. 25.2 mm
B. 2.52 cm D. 6.41 in.
A square-threaded transmission screw used in a jack has a root diameter
of 2 inches and a pitch of ¥ in. It is double-threaded and designed to
lift a load of 10 tons. The coefficient of friction is assumed to be
0.15. Find the efficiency of the screw.
A. 20% c. 408
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30. A 20 in. long cantilever spring is composed of 8 graduated leaves and
one extra full length leaf. The leaves are 1 3/4 in wide. A load of 500
— lb at the end of the spring causes a deflection of 3 inches. Determine
the thickness of the leaves.
A. 0.1354 in, C. 0.2650 in.
Ee B. 0.2522 in. D. 0.1446 in.
31. A solid circular steel column with hinged ends is 900-mm long 70 mm. in,
diameter. Yield point stress of material is 350 Mpa. Find the moment of
inertia of the solid circular steel column.
A. 118 cm(raised to 4) C. 72 om(raised to 4)
B. 100 cm(raised to 4) D. 59 cm(raised to 4)
32. A torsion member is made of steel 6-in. in diameter. To save mass it is
proposed to replace it with a hollow bar of the same type of steel with
a 4-in. diameter hole through its center. What should be diameter of
the hollow bar to be provided the same torsional stiffness?
A. 3.14 in c. 6.28 in
B. 7.22 in. D. 5.65 in
33. The pin diameter for a sleeve-type coupling is 0.20 in. and transmitted
a torque equal to 400 in-1b. Find the working stress in shear for the
pin assuming that the shaft diameter is 1 in.
A. 12,750 psi Cc. 10,450 psi
B. 14,500 psi D. 11,350 psi
“34, A pump with a mass of 40 kg is supported by four springs, each having a
spring constant of 1750 N/m. The motor is constrained to allow only
vertical movement. What is the natural frequency of the pump?
~ A, 13 rad/s Cc. 9 rad/s
B. 6 rad/s D. 15 rad/s
tooth steel gear has a diametral pitch of 2. The pressure angle is
degrees. Find the circular pitch.
0.50 C. 1.571
1.5 pi D. 0.579
36. The cutting speed for turning a 4-inch diameter bar has been found to be
545 fpm. Calculate the lathe spindle speed?
A, 549 rpm C. 520 rpm
B. 600 rpm D. 750 rpm
37. Which of the following occurs whenever is a discontinuity or
non-uniformity in an object?
A. Stress concentration factor
B, Extreme shear stress
a C. Geometric stress concentration
D. Fatigue stress concentration
38. The 4 metric ton hammer of a pile driver is lifted 1 meter in 2 seconds.
What power does the engine furnish the hammer?
A. 26.3 hp Cc. 1962 hp
B. 14.56 hp D. 52.6 hp
39. An interrupted quenching process resulting in an austenite to bainite
transition is =
eS A. Martempering Cc. Austenitizing
B. Austempering D. Normalizing
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Find the horsepower lost due to friction in a flat-pivot application,
assuming the following conditions; coefficient of friction is 0.15,
shaft diameter is 1.25 inch, the axial force of 50 lbs and the
rotational speed in 400 rpm.
A. 0.0289 hp Cc. 0.0198 hp
B. 0.0305 hp D. 0.0297 hp
A hard material -
A. yields little before breaking
B. shows high ultimate strength
C. shows low ultimate strength
D. exhibits a high modulus of elas
ity
A flywheel weighing 4,480 lbs has a radius of gyration of 3 feet. If
there is a driving torque of 600 ft-lb and a resisting torque of 250
ft-lbf, find the time required to increase the speed from 20 to 80
revolutions per minute.
A. 22.5 5 c. 15.48
B. 20.5 5 D. 12.5 5
A 20 in. long cantilever spring is composed of 8 graduated leaves and
one extra full length leaf. The leaves are 1 3/4 in wide. A load of 500
lb at the end of the spring causes a deflection of 3 inches. Determine -
the maximum bending stress in the full length leaf assuming that the
first extra full length leaf has been pre-stressed to give the same
stress in all leaves.
A. 80,100 psi C. 60,000 psi
B. 40,000 psi D. 70,990 psi
A double threaded right hand 3.0 in. worm gear transmit 20 hp at 1,150
rpm, The pressure angle is 14.5 deg. and the coefficient of friction is
0.12. Find the tangential force on the gear in lbs.
A. 548 lbs C. 821.74 Ibs
B. 730.43 lbs D. 620 Ibs
A helical-coil spring has a mean diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter
of 1/8 in. If the shearing stress is 60,000 psi, how many coils would be
needed to restrict the deflection to 1 inch under that load if the shear
modulus of elasticity is 12.5 x 10(raised to 6)?
A. 12 @o15)
B. 14 D. 10
Which of the following is one of the best methods for increasing a
spring's fatigue life?
A. Stress relieving c. Tempering
B. Shotpeening D. Hardening
A simply supported steel beam length L = 18 in. and diameter of 1 in. is
transversely loaded at its midpoint. Calculate the alternating stress
component at the midpoint of this beam in psi if a constant bending load
of 2000 lb. is applied, but its location continuously changes from the
midpoint of the beam to about one third of its length based on the left
end of the beam, for each cycle of load variation.
A. 21705.40 psi C. 37581.67 PSI
B. 52034.22 psi D. 15279.03 psi
A 100-ton hydraulic jack has an 8-in diameter piston and a cylinder wall
thickness of t. Find the appropriate wall thickness if the cylinder is
fabricated from high-strength steel having a permissible working stress
of 40,000 psi in tension.
A. 0.54 in c. 0.40 in
B. 0.30 in D. 0.36 in
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“9. A 2000-kg elevator rises from rest in the basement to the fourth floor,
a distance of 25 m. As it passes the fourth floor, its speed is 3 m/s.
There is a constant frictional force of 500 N. Calculate the work done
~ by the lifting mechanism,
A. 125 ko c. 512 ko
B. 500 ko D. 487 ko
“0. Aclutch system is going to transmit 40 hp between two shafts. One of
the shafts is not rotating at the time of coupling. The speed of the
rotating shaft is 1000 rpm. The clutch diameters of the disk are 2
- inches and 8 inches. The total mass moment of inertia of the system is
20 lb-in-s(square). Find the time needed to stop the slippage. The
friction coefficient between linings is 0.30.
vs A. 0.75 c. 0.45 5
B. 0.92 D. 0.83 s
51. The distortion energy theory is also known as ‘
A. Coulomb - Mohr Theory
B. Maximum Shear Stress Theory
C. Maximum Normal Stress Theory
D. Von Mises Theory
v2. The allowable tensile stress for a 6.25 mm diameter bolt with a thread
length of 5.5 mm is 207 Mpa. The allowable shear stress of the material
is 103 Mpa. Where and how will such a bolt be most likely to fail if
placed in tension? (Assume threads are perfectly triangular and that the
force is carried at the mean thread height.)
- A. at the root diameter diameter due to shear
B. at the threads due to shear
C. at the threads due to tension
D. at the root diameter due to tension
~3. A yin fillet weld 2 in long carries a steady load of 3,000 1b lying
along the weld. The weld metal has a yield strength of 50,000 psi. Find
the value of the factor or safety.
A. 1.75 c. 1.45
B. 2.95 D. 3.2
4. A C-section belt 87.9 inches long operates on pulleys of pitch diameter
12 in and 16 inch. Speed of smaller pulley is 1,160 rpm. Horsepower is 9
but a service factor of 1.6 must be used. What is the design horsepower?
A. 15 hp Cc. 14.4 hp
B. 9 hp D. 5.625 hp
3. A plate clutch with a single friction surface is 10 inches 0.D. and 4
inches I.D. If the uniform wear is valid, find the torque for maximum
pressure of 100 psi. (Friction Coef. = 0.2)
- “A. 3249 in-lbé C. 3124 in-lbf
B. 2344 in-1bé D. 2639 in-1bf
96. A spring has a natural length of 12 inches when at rest. If force 10 lbs
is required to stretch it 1 inch, find the work required to stretch the
spring from a total length of 13 inches to 15 inches ?
A. 6.667 N-m c. 4,52 Nom
B. 3.33 N-m D. 23.333 N-m
57. A steel bandsaw blade is 0.85 mm thick. Find the value of the’ bending
~ stress when the blade is passing around a pulley of 520 mm diameter.
Note: E = 206,900 Mpa
A. 240.5 Mpa C. 250.5 Mpa :
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58. Which type of gears are used for shaft axes having an offset?
A. Hypoid gear C. Zerol gear
- B. Spiral Bevel gear D. Mitre gear
59. A pair of mating spur gears have 14 } deg. Full depth involute teeth of
2 & diametral pitch. The pitch diameter of the smaller gear is 6.4
inches. If the transmission ratio is 3 to 2. Calculate the addendum.
A. 0,462 in. Cc. 0.4 in.
B. 0,862 in. D. 0.57
60. A grindstone has a moment of inertia of 1.6 x 10(-3) kg.m (squared).
When a constant torque is applied, the flywheel reaches an angular
— velocity of 1200 rpm in 15 seconds. Assuming it started from rest, find
its angular acceleration in rad/s(squared)?
A. 8.38 C. 6.42
B. 3.24 D. 7.48
61. Surface hardening is desirable for a product that is subject to
- K. fatigue C. high shear loads
B. high impact loads D. high tensile loads
62. A 1 3/4 in. diameter shaft is supported by two sleeve bearings. The
total load on the two bearings is 2800 1b. Find the horsepower lost in
friction if the coefficient of friction between shaft and bearing is
0.10 and the shaft rotates 200 rpm?
5 A. 0.58 kw C. 0.14 kw
B. 0.29 kw D. 0.38 kW
63. What is the space width of the gear if the tooth thickness is 0.20 in
and the backlash is 0.005 in?
A. 0.001 in Cc. 0.205 in
B. 0.195 in D. 0.250 in
64. The shearing stress in a piece of structural steel is 14.51 ksi. If the
modulus of rigidity G is 85 Gpa, find the shearing strain.
- A. 0.00231 Cc. 0.00117
B. 0.00542 D. 0.850
65. How long in minutes will it take to saw a rectangular piece of aluminum
plate 8 inches wide and 1.5 inches thick if the length of the cut is 8
inches? The power hacksaw makes 2.5 revolutions per second and the
average feed per stroke is 0.006 inch.
ro A. 9.78 min Cc. 10.78 min
B. 8.89 min D. 5.29 min
66. A 250 hp motor turns a shaft at 2400 rpm. The shaft steps down in
diameter from 3.0 to 2.5 inches. Calculate the maximum torsional shear
stress if the stress concentration factor is given to be 1.3.
A. 2100 psi C. 2800 psi
B. 3700 psi D. 1700 psi
67. If the inertia is 90 lbm- sq. ft. and the speed of the driven shaft is
~ " to be increased from 0 to 2500 rpm in 5 seconds, find the clutch
starting torque. Shaft material is SAE 4140 with a shear yield strength
of 110 ksi.
A. 512.18 lb-ft C. 416.74 lb-ft.
B. 146.47 lb-ft. D. 261.25 lb-ft
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68. A simple epicylic gearbox with one planet has gears with 24, 40 and 104
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