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The document contains multiple choice questions about mechanical engineering concepts related to machine elements and design problems. There are over 30 questions covering topics like shafts, gears, belts, pulleys, flywheels, and other mechanical components. The questions test understanding of engineering formulas and calculations.
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DUGs Review Center

(The UnderGraduates)

By Engr. Jose R. Francisco, PME


Machine Design
Elements and Problems
What is the polar section
modulus of a 4-inch solid
shaft?
a. 25.13 in3
b. 12.57 in4
c. 12.57 in3 *
d. 25.13 in4
A hollow shaft carries a torque 3.4
KN-m at a shearing stress if 55 Mpa.
The outside diameter is 1.25 times
that of the inside diameter. Fine the
inside diameter in mm.
a. 64.67 *
b. 46.67
c. 84.67
d. 74.84
It is specified that the angular
deformation in a shaft should not
exceed 1” in length of 1.8 m. The
allowable shearing stress is 53 Mpa.
Determine the diameter of the shaft.
The shaft material has G= 77 x 106 Mpa.
a. 222.34 mm *
b. 234.22 m
c. 23.42 cm
d. 24.22 cm
What modulus of elasticity in
tension is required to obtain a unit
deformation of 0.00105 from a load
producing a unit stress of 45,000
psi?
a. 40 x 106 psi
b. 43 x 106 psi *
c. 45 x 106 psi
d. 46 x 106 psi
A thrust washer has an inside
diameter of 0.5 inch and an outside
diameter of 3 inches. For an
allowable bearing pressure of 90 psi,
how much axial load can it sustain?
a. 618.5 lb *
b. 537.2 lb
c. 702.2 lb
d. 871.2 lb
An air cylinder has a bore of 25 mm
and is operated with shop air at a
pressure of 90 psi. Find the push
force extended by the piston rod in
N.
a. 127
b. 70
c. 402
d. 305 *
A line shop is to transmit 200
Hp at 900 rpm. Find the
diameter of the shaft.
a. 2.18 inches
b. 2.26 inches *
c. 3.18 inches
d. 3.26 inches
A main transmitting shaft transmits
350 KW to drive a generator at 2500
rpm, what is the required diameter
of the shaft?
a. 58.5 mm
b. 82.7 mm *
c. 85.3 mm
d. 56.2 mm
A round steel shaft rotates at 200
rpm and is subjected to a torque of
275 N-m and a bending moment of
415 N-m. Determine the equivalent
twisting moment.
a. 597.84 N-m
b. 456.42 N-m
c. 546.43 N-m
d. 497.85 N-m *
A 4 inches shaft using a flat key,
whose width is 1 inch, is transmitting
a torque of 53,000 in-lb. If the design
shearing stress is 5000 psi,
determine the safe length of key.
a. 6.3 inches *
b. 5.3 inches
c. 4.3 inches
d. 7.0 inches
A 75 mm diameter shaft is transmitting
300 KW at 600 rpm. A flange coupling is
used and has 6 bolts, each 18 mm in
diameter. Find the required diameter if
the bolt circle based on an average
shearing stess of 27.5 Mpa.
a. 227.4 mm *
b. 477.2 mm
c. 274.7 mm
d. 247.7 mm
A heavy duty shaft coupling is to be secured
with 25 mm bolts at a distance of 150 mm
from the shaft center. The shaft transmit
4330 KW of power at a speed of 1200 rpm. If
the allowable shearing stress for bolts is 100
Mpa, how many bolts are required?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 5 *
d. 4
A 1.75-inch diameter shaft is supported by
two sleeve bearings. The total load on the wo
bearings is 2900 lb. Find the friction power
loss, in Hp, if the coefficient of friction
between shaft and bearing is 0.10 and the
shaft rotates 200 rpm.
a. 0.88 Hp
b. 0.78 Hp *
c. 0.98 Hp
d. 0.68 Hp
Find the horsepower lost when a collar
is loaded with 1000 lb, rotates at 25
rpm, and a coefficient of friction at 0.15.
the outside diameter of the collar is 4
inches and the inside diameter is 2
inches.
a. 0.0629 Hp
b. 0.0925 Hp *
c. 0.0269 Hp
d. 0.0692 Hp
A sleeve bearing has an outside
diameter of 38.1 mm and a length of
50.1 mm, the wall thickness is 3/16 inch.
The bearing is subjected to radial load of
450 lb, determine the bearing pressure.
a. 100 psi
b. 150 psi
c. 200 psi *
d. 250 psi
A vertical steel cylinder water tank is 30
m in diameter and 45 m high. The
allowable stress of the steel plate is 120
Mpa. Without reinforcing angle bars and
rods, determine the thickness of the
steel plate.
a. 55.2 mm *
b. 56.2 mm
c. 65.2 mm
d. 52.6 mm
Determine the bursting steam pressure
of a hemispherical steel shell with a
diameter of 100 inches and made of
0.0635 m thick steel plate. The joint
efficiency is 70% and the tensile strength
is 60,000 psi.
a. 4020 psi
b. 4200 psi *
c. 2500 psi
d. 2040 psi
A cylinder having an internal diameter of
508 mm and external diameter of 814.4
mm is subjected to an internal pressure
of 69 Mpa and an external of 14 Mpa.
Determine the hoop stess at the inner
surface of the cylinder.
a. 90.11 Mpa *
b. 91.10 Mpa
c. 911.0 Mpa
d. 19.10 Mpa
The root diameter of a double
square thread is 0.55 inch. The screw
has a pitch of 0.2 inch. Find the
outside diameter and the number of
threads per inch.
a. 0.75 inch and 5 threads/inch *
b. 0.75 inch and 4 threads/inch
c. 0.50 inch and 5 threads/inch
d. 0.50 inch and 4 threads/inch
Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry
pulleys 1.2 m in diameter and 0.91 m in
diameter respectively, connect by a
cross belt. It is desired to put the belt on
as an open belt. How long a piece must
be cut of it?
a. 300 mm
b. 350 mm *
c. 400 mm
d. 250 mm
A flat belt is 6 inches wide and 1/3 inch thick and
transmits 15 Hp. The center distance is 8 ft. The
driving pulley is 6 inches in diameter and rotates at
2000 rpm such that the loose side of the belt is on
top. The driven pulley is 18 inches in diameter. The
belt materials is 0.035 lb/in3 and coefficient of
friction is 0.30. Determine the net belt tension.
a. 167.56 lb
b. 157.56 lb *
c. 156.75 lb
d. 175.56 lb *
Two pulley, 80 cm apart, carry a belt
in an open connection. If the
diameter of the pulley are 40 cm and
15 cm, what is the length of the belt
needed?
a. 248.35 cm *
b. 348.35 cm
c. 265.45 cm
d. 305.35 cm
A pulley 600 mm in diameter transmit 40
KW at 500 rpm. The arc of the contanct
between the belt and pulley is 144°, the
coeeficient of the friction between the belt
and pulley is 0.35 and the safe working stress
of the belt is 2.1 Mpa. Determine the belt
tension ratio, neglecting the effect of
centrifugal force.
a. 2.41 *
b. 2.14
c. 1.24
d. 4.12
A roller chain and sprocket is to drive vertical
discharge bucket elevator. The pitch of chain
connecting sprockets is 1.75”. The sprocket is
rotating 120 rpm and has 11 teeth while the
driven sprocket is rotating at 38 rpm.
Determine the number of teeth of driven
sprocket.
a. 33 teeth
b. 35 teeth *
c. 30 teeth
d. 37 teeth
A disc clutch has 6 pairs of contacting friction
surfaces with outside diameter of 200 mm
and inside diameter of 100 mm. The
coefficient of friction of the clutch materials
is 0.4 and the axial force is 1500 N. The shaft
speed is 1200 rpm. Find the Hp that can be
transmitted by the clutch assuming uniform
pressure.
a. 35.2 Hp
b. 23.5 Hp
c. 47.2 Hp *
d. 27.4 Hp
Determine the power capacity of a cone clutch
under uniform pressure and assuming the
following pressure and assuming the following
conditions; major diameter = 250 mm, minor
diameter = 200 mm, length of conical elements in
contact = 125 mm, rotating speed = 870 rpm,
coefficient of friction = 0.30, and allowable
pressure = 70 kpa.
a. 19.2 KW *
b. 21.9 KW
c. 29.1 KW
d. 12.9 KW
A flywheel has mean diameter of 4 ft and is
required to handle 2250 ft-lb of kinetic energy. It
has width of 8 inches, mean operating speed is
300 rpm and coefficient of fluctuation is to be
0.05. Find the weight of the rim, assuming that the
arms and hub are equivalent to 10 % of the total
rim weight. The flywheel is made up of cast
ironwith specific weight of 0.26 lb per cubic inch.
a. 334 lb
b. 434 lb
c. 433 lb
d. 343 lb *
A 20° involute spur gear has a tooth
whole depth of 16.95 mm, a tooth
thickness of 13.2 mm, and pitch of 3.
Determine the circular pitch of the
gear.
a. 26.6 mm *
b. 16.6 mm
c. 25.6 mm
d. 24.6 mm
A parallel helical gear-set consist of a 19
tooth pinion driving a 57 tooth gear. The
pinion has a left hand helix of 20°, a normal
pressure angle of 14 ½ deg. and a normal
diametral pitch 0f 10 tooth/inch. If the pinion
to transmit 50 Hp at a speed of 1750 rpm,
determine the center distance of two gears.
a. 2.02 inch
b. 6.06 inch
c. 4.04 inch *
d. 2.06 inch
A right-handed single-thread harden steel
worm has catalog rating 0f 2.25 KW at 650
rpm when meshed with a 48 tooth casting
gear. The axial pitch of the worm is 25 mm,
normal pressure angle 14.5°, and the pitch
diameter of the worm is 100 mm. The
coefficient 0.085. Determine the shaft center
distance.
a. 241 mm *
b. 142 mm
c. 412 mm
d. 124 mm
A 20° straight tooth bevel pinion having
14 teeth and diametral pitch of 6
tooth/inch drives a 42 tooth gear. The
two shafts are at right angles in the
same plane. Find the pitch angle of the
pinion.
a. 18.4° *
b. 20°
c. 14.5°
d. 20.5°
A triple thread worm has a lead
angle of 17° and a pitch diameter of
2.2802 inches. The find center
distance when the worm is mated
with a wheel of 48 teeth.
a. 6.72 inches *
b. 7.26 inches
c. 6.27 inches
d. 7.62 inches
A double thread worm has a pitch
diameter of 3 inches. The wheel
has 20 teeth and a pitch diameter
of 5 inches. Find the gear helix
angle.
a. 4.69°
b. 9.46° *
c. 6.49°
d. 6.94°
What is the pollar section
modulus of a 4 inch solid
shaft?
a. 25.13 in3
b. 12.57 in4
c. 12.57 in3 *
d. 25.13 in4
A hollow shaft carries torque 3.4 KN-
m at a shearing stress Mpa. The
outside diameter is 1.25 times that
of the inside diameter. Find the
inside diameter in mm.
a. 64.87 *
b. 46.87
c. 84.67
d. 74.64
It is specified that the angular
deformation in a shaft should not to
exceed 1” in length of 1.8 m. The
allowable shearing stress is 83 Mpa.
Determine the diameter of the shaft.
The shaft material has G=77x108 Mpa.
a. 222.34 mm *
b. 234.22 mm
c. 23.42 mm
d. 24.22 mm
What modulus of elasticity in
tension is required to obtain a unit
deformation of 0.00105 from a load
producing a unit stress of 45,000
psi?
a. 40 x 106 psi
b. 43 x 106 psi *
c. 45 x 106 psi
d. 46 x 106 psi
A thrust washer has an inside
diameter of 0.5 inch and an outside
diameter of 3 inches. For an
allowable bearing pressure of 90 psi,
how much axial load can it sustain?
a. 618.5 lb *
b. 537.2 lb
c. 702.2 lb
d. 871.2 lb
An air cylinder has a bore of 25 mm
and is operated with shop air at a
pressure of 90 psi. Find the push
force extended by the piston rod in
N.
a. 127
b. 70
c. 402
d. 305 *
A line shop is to transmit 200
Hp at 900 rpm. Find the
diameter of the shaft.
a. 2.18 inches
b. 2.28 inches *
c. 3.18 inches
d. 3.28 inches
A main transmitting shaft transmits
350 KW to drive a generator at 2500
rpm, what is the required diameter
of the shaft?
a. 58.5 mm
b. 62.7 mm *
c. 65.3 mm
d. 56.2 mm
A round steel shaft rotates at 200
rpm and is subjected to a torque of
275 N-m and a bending moment of
415 N-m. Determine the equivalent
twisting moment.
a. 597.84 N-m
b. 456.42 N-m
c. 546.43 N-m
d. 497.85 N-m *
A 4 inches shaft using s flat key,
whose width is 1 inch, is transmitting
a torque of 63,000 in-lb. if the design
shearing stress is 5000 psi,
determine the safe length of the key.
a. 6.3 inches*
b. 5.3 inches
c. 4.3 inches
d. 7.0 inches
A 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened
to a 112.5 mm shaft by means of a 28.13
mm square key 175 mm long. The key
and the shaft have a shearing stress of
14,000 psi. determine the force acting at
the pulley rim that will shear the key.
a. 10015 lb*
b. 11005 lb
c. 11050 lb
d. 10501 lb
A 75 mm diameter shaft is transmitting
300 KW at 600 rpm. A flange coupling is
used and has 6 bolts, each 18 mm in
diameter. Find the diameter of the bolt
circle base on an average shearing stress
of 27.5 Mpa.
a. 227.4 mm*
b. 477.2 mm
c. 274.7 mm
d. 247.7 mm
A heavy duty shaft coupling is to be secured
with 25 mm bolts at a distance of 150 mm
from the shaft center. The shaft transmits
4330 KW of power at a speed of 1200 rpm. If
the allowable shearing stress for bolts is 100
Mpa, how many bolts are required?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 5*
d. 4
A 1.75-inch diameter shaft is supported
by two sleeve bearing. The total load on
the two bearing is 2800 lb. Find the
friction power loss, in HP, if the
coefficient of friction between shaft and
bearing is 0.10 and the shaft rotates
200rpm.
a. 0.88 HP
b. 0.78 HP*
c. 0.98 HP
d. 0.68 HP
Find the horsepower lost when a collar
is loaded with 1000 lb, rotates at 25
rpm, and a coefficient of friction at 0.15.
The outside diameter of the collar is 4
inches and the inside diameter is 2
inches.
a. 0.0629 Hp
b. 0.0926 Hp*
c. 0.0269 Hp
d. 0.0692 Hp
A sleeve bearing has an outside
diameter of 38.1 mm and thickness
is 3/16 inch. The bearing is subjected
to radial load of 450 lb, determine
the bearing pressure.
a. 100 psi
b. 150 psi
c. 200 psi*
d. 250 psi
A vertical steel cylinder water tank is 30
m in diametr and 45 m high. The
allowable stress of the of the steel plate
is 120 Mpa. Without reinforcing angle
bars and rods, determine the thickness
of the steel plate.
a. 55.2 mm*
b. 56.2 mm
c. 65.2 mm
d. 52.6 mm
Determine the bursting steam
pressure of a diameter of 100 inches
and made of 0.0635 m thick steel
plate. The joint efficiency is 70% and
the tensile strength is 98 psi.
a. 4020 psi
b. 4200 psi*
c. 2500 psi
d. 2040 psi
A cylinder having an internal diameter of
508 mm and external diameter of 914.4
mm is subjected to an internal pressure
of 69 Mpa and an external of 14 Mpa.
Determine the hoop stress at the side
surface of the cylinder.
a. 90.11 Mpa*
b. 91.10 Mpa
c. 911.0 Mpa
d. 19.10 Mpa
The roor diameter of a double
square thread is 0.55 inch. The screw
has apitch of 0.2 inch. Find the
outside diameter and the number of
thread per inch.
a. 0.75 inch and 5 threads/inch*
b. 0.75 inch and 4 threads/inch
c. 0.50 inch and 5 threads/inch
d. 0.50 inch and 4 threads/inch
Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry
pulleys 1.2 m in diametr and 0.91 m in
diameter respectively, connected by a
cross belt. It is desired to put the belt on
as an open belt. How long a pice must
be cut of it?
a. 300 mm
b. 350 mm*
c. 400 mm
d. 250 mm
A flat belt is 6 inches wide and 1/3 inch thick and
transmits 15 Hp. The center distance is 8 ft. the
driving center is 6 inches in diameter and rotates
at 200 rpm such that the loose side of the belt is
on top. The driven pulley is 18 inches in diameter.
The belt material is 0.035 lb/in3 and the
coefficient of friction is 0.30. determine the net
belt tension.
a. 167.57 lb
b. 157.56 lb*
c. 156.75 lb
d. 175.56 lb
Two pulleys, 80 cm apart, carry a
belt in an open connection. If the
diameter of the pulleys are 40 cm
and 15 cm, what is the length of the
belt needed?
a. 248.35 cm*
b. 348.35 cm
c. 265.45 cm
d. 305.35 cm
A pulley 600 mm on diameter transmits 40
KW at 500rpm.the arc of contact between
the belt and pulley is 144°, the coefficient of
friction between belt and pulley is 0.35 and
the safe working stress of the belt is 2.1 Mpa.
Determine the belt tension ratio, neglecting
the effect of centrifugal force.
a. 2.41*
b. 2.14
c. 1.24
d. 4.12
A roller chai and sprocket is to drive
vertical discharge bucket elevator. The
pitch of the chain connecting sprockets
is 1.75’’. the sprocket is rotating at 38
rpm. Determine the number of teeth of
driven sprocket.
a. 33 teth
b. 35 teeth*
c. 30 teeth
d. 37 teeth
A disk clutch has 6 pairs of contacting
friction surface with an outside diameter
of 200 mm and an inside diameter of
100 mm. the coefficient of friction of the
shaft is 1200 rpm.find the Hp that can be
transmitted by the clutch assuming
uniform pressure.
a. 35.2 Hp
b. 23.5 Hp
c. 47.2 Hp*
d. 27.4 Hp
Determine the power capacity of a cone
clutch under uniform pressure and assuming
the following pressure and assuming the
following condition; major diameter = 250
mm, minor diameter = 200 mm, length of
conical elements in contract-125 mm,
rotating speed = 870 and allowable pressure
= 70 kpa.
a. 19.2 KW*
b. 21.9 KW
c. 29.1 KW
d. 12.9 KW
A flywheel hes mean diameter of 4ft and is
required to handle 2250 ft-lb of kinetic energy. It
has a width of 8 inches, mean operating speed is
300rpm and the coefficient of fluctuation is to be
0.05. Find the weight of the rim assuming that the
arms and hub are equivalent to 10% of the total
rim weight. The flywheel is made up of cast iron
with specific weight of 0.26 lb per cubic inch.
a. 334 lb
b. 434 lb
c. 433 lb
d. 343 lb*
A 20°involute spur gear has a tooth
whole depth of 16.95 mm, a tooth
whole depth of 16.95 mm, atooth
thichness of 13.2 mm, and the pitch of
3. Determine the circular pitch of the
gear.
a. 26.6 mm*
b. 16.6 mm
c. 25. 6 mm
d. 24. 6 mm
A 20°involute spur gear has a tooth
whole depth of 16.95 mm, a tooth
whole depth of 16.95 mm, atooth
thichness of 13.2 mm, and the pitch of
3. Determine the circular pitch of the
gear.
a. 26.6 mm*
b. 16.6 mm
c. 25. 6 mm
d. 24. 6 mm
A parallel helical gear-set consists of a 19-
tooth pinion driving a 57-tooth gear. The
pinion has a left- hand helix of 20°, a normal
pressure angle of 14 ½ deg. and a normal
diametral pitch of 10 tooth/inch. If the pinion
is to transmit 50 Hp at a speed of 1750 rpm,
determine the center distance of the two
gears.
a. 2.02 inch
b. 6.06 inch
c. 4.04 inch*
d. 2.06 inch
A right-handed single-thread hardened steel
worm has a catalog ratinf of 2.25 KW at 650
rpm when meshed with a 48-tooth cast-steel
gear. The axial pitch of the worm is 25 mm,
normal pressure angel is 14.5°, and the pitch
diameter of the worm is 100 mm. the
coefficient of friction is 0.085. determine the
shaft center distance.
a. 241 mm*
b. 142 mm
c. 412 mm
d. 124 mm
A 20° straight-tooth bevel pinion having
14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6
tooth/inch drives a 42-tooth gear. The
two shafts are at right angles and in the
same plane. Find the pitch angle of the
pinion.
a. 18.4°*
b. 20°
c. 14.5°
d. 20.5°
A triple thread worm has a lead
angle of 17° and a pitch diameter of
2.2802 inches. Find the center
distance when the worm is mated
with a wheel of 48 teeth.
a. 6.72 inches*
b. 7.26 inches
c. 6.27 inches
d. 7.62 inches
A double thread worm has a pitch
diameter of 3 inches. The wheel
has 20 teeth and a pitch diameter
of 5 inches. Find the gear helix
angle.
a. 4.69°
b. 9.46°*
c. 6.49°
d. 6.94°
What is the polar section
modulus of a 4-inch solid
shaft?
a. 25.13 in3
b. 12.57 in4
c. 12.57 in3*
d. 25.13 in4
A hollow shaft carries a torque
3.4 KN-m at a shearing stress
Mpa. The outside diameter. Find
the inside diameter in mm.
a. 64.87*
b. 46.87
c. 84.67
d. 74.
It is specified that the angular
deformation in a shaft should not to
exceed 1’’ in length of 1.8 m. the
allowable shearing stress is 83 Mpa.
Determine the diameter of the shaft.
Determine the diameter of the shaft.
The shaft material has G = 77 x 108 Mpa.
a. 222.34 mm*
b. 234.22 mm
c. 23.42 mm
d. 24.22 mm
What modulus of elasticity is tension
is required to obtain a unit
deformation of 0.00105 from a load
producing a unit stress of 45,000
psi?
a. 40 x 106 psi
b. 43 x 106 psi*
c. 45 x 106 psi
d. 46 x 106 psi
A thrust washer has an inside
diameter of 0.5 inch and an outside
diameter of 3 inches. For an
allowable bearing pressure of 90 psi,
how much axial load can it sustain?
a. 618.5 lb*
b. 537.2 lb
c. 702.2 lb
d. 871.2 lb
An air cylinder has a bore of 25
mm and is operated with shop air
at a pressure of 90 psi. Find the
push force exerted by the piston
rod In N.
a. 127
b. 70
c. 402
d. 305*
A line shaft is to transmit 200 Hp
at 900 rpm. Find the diameter of
the shaft.
a. 2.18 inches
b. 2.28 inches*
c. 3.18 inches
d. 3.28 inches
A main transmitting shaft
transmitting 350 KW to drive a
generator at 2500 rpm, what is
the required diameter of the
shaft?
a. 58.5 mm
b. 62.7 mm*
c. 65.3 mm
d. 56.2 mm
A round steel shaft rotates at 200
rpm and is subjected to a torque
of 275 N-m and a bending
moment of 415 N-m. determine
the equivalent twisting moment.
a. 597.84 N-m
b. 456.42 N-m
c. 546.43 N-m
d. 497.85 N-m*
A 4 inches shaft using a flat key ,
whose width is 1 inch, is transmitting
a torque of 63,000 in-lb. If the design
shearing stress is 5000 psi,
determine the safe length of key.
a. 6.3 inches*
b. 5.3 inches
c. 4.3 inches
d. 7.0 inches
A 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened
to a 112.5 mm shaft by means of a
28.13 mm square key 175 mm long. The
key and the shaft have a shearing stress
of 14,000 psi. determine the force acting
at the pulley rim that will shear the key.
a. 10015 lb*
b. 11005 lb
c. 11050 lb
d. 10501 lb
A 75 mm diameter shaft is transmitting
300 KW at 600 rpm. A flange coupling is
used and has 6 bolts, each 18 mm in
diameter. Find the required diameter of
the bolt circle based on an average
shearing stress of 27.5 Mpa
a. 227.4 mm*
b. 477.2 mm
c. 274.7 mm
d. 247.7 mm
A heavy duty shaft coupling is to be
secured with 25 mm bolts at a distance
of 150 mm from the shaft center. The
shaft transmits 4330 KW of power at a
speed of 1200 rpm. If the allowable
shearing stress for bolts is 100 Mpa, how
many bolts are required?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 5*
d. 4
A 1.75-inch diameter shaft is supported
by two sleeve bearings. The total load on
the two bearing is 2800 lb. Find the
friction power loss, in Hp, if the
coefficientof friction between shaft and
bearing is 0.10 and the shaft rotates 200
rpm.
a. 0.88 Hp
b. 0.78 Hp*
c. 0.98 Hp
d. 0.68 Hp
Find the horsepower lost when a
collar is loaded with 1000 lb, rotates
at 25 rpm, and coefficient of friction
at 0.15. The outside diameter of the
collar is 4 inches and the inside
diameter is 2 inches.
a. 0.0629 Hp
b. 0.0926 Hp*
c. 0.0269 Hp
d. 0.0692 Hp
A sleeve bearing has an outside
diameter of 38.1 mm and a length of
50.1 mm, the wall thickness is 3/16
inch. The bearing is subjected to
radial load of 450 lb, determine the
bearing pressure.
a. 100 psi
b. 150 psi
c. 200 psi*
d. 250 psi
A vertical steel cylinder water tank is
30 m in diameter and 45 m high. The
allowable stress of the steel plate is
120 MPa. Without reinforcing angle
bars and rods, determine the
thickness of the steel plate.
a. 55.2 mm*
b. 56.2 mm
c. 65.2 mm
d. 52.6 mm
Determine the bursting steam
pressure of a hemispherical steel
shell with a diameter of 100 inches
and made of 0.0635 m thick steel
plate. The joint efficiency is 70% and
the tensile strength is 98 psi
a. 4020 psi
b. 4200 psi*
c. 2500 psi
d. 2040 psi
A 35 tooth pinion turning at 300
rpm drives a 120-tooth gear of
14.5° involute full depth pressure
angle. Determine the rpm of the
driven gear.
a. 90 rpm*
b. 45 rpm
c. 75 rpm
d. 60 rpm
Two parallel shafts connected by
cylinders in pure rolling contact and
turning in the same direction having a
speed ratio of 2.75. Determine the
center distance of the two shafts if the
diameter of the smaller cylinder is 22
cm.
a. 18.25 cm
b. 19.25 cm*
c. 20.25 cm
d. 17.25 cm
Three extension springs are hooked in
parallel that supports a single weight of
100 kg. The first spring is rated at 4
KN/m and the other two springs are
rated at 6 KN/m each. Determine the
equivalent stiffness of the three springs.
a. 1.71 KN/m*
b. 5 KN/m
c. 2.71 KN/m
d. 3.71 KN/m
Three extension springs are hooked in
parallel that support a single weight of
100 kg. The springs are rated 4 KN/m, 5
KN/m, and 6 KN/m, respectively.
Determine the equivalent spring
constant of the three springs.
a. 10 KN/m
b. 15 KN/m*
c. 9 KN/m
d. 11 KN/m
Two extension coil springs are hooked in
series that support a single weight of
100 kg. The first spring is rated at 4
KN/m and the other spring is rated at 6
KN/m. Determine the total deflection of
the springs.
a. 410 mm*
b. 310 mm
c. 510 mm
d. 210 mm
If the ultimate shear strength of a
steel plate is 42,000 psi, what
force is necessary to punch a ¾
inch diameter hole in a 5/8 inch
thick plate?
a. 61,850 lb*
b. 65,810 lb
c. 61,850 lb
d. 60,185 lb
In a straight bevel gear, the angle
between the element of the pitch
cone and an element of the face
cone is called:
a. Face angle
b. Pitch Angle
c. Addendum angle*
d. Dedendum Angle
A four bar mechanism in which
one of the links can perform a full
rotation relative to the other
three links.
a. Geneva mechanism
b. Crossover-position
mechanism
c. Triple rocker mechanism
d. Grashof mechanism*
A grashof four-bar mechanism in
which the shorted link is the
frame or the fixed link and the
other two cranks completely
rotate with their axes.
a. Drag link mechanism*
b. Crank-rocker mechanism
c. Double-rocker mechanism
d. Triple-rocker mechanism
“For planar four bar linkage, the sum of
the shortest and the longest lengths
cannot be greater than the sum of the
remaining two links” lengths if there is
to be a continuous relative rotation
between the two member” The
preceding statement is known as :
a. Grubler’s law
b. Coriolli’s law
c. Grashof’s law*
d. Freudentein’s law
Which of the following is not true for an
instant center or centro of planar linkages?
a. Centro is a point common to two
bodies having the same velocity on each
b. Centro is appoint in one body in which
another body does tend to rotate*
c. Centro is point in one body about which
another body actually turns
d. Centro is a point in one body about
which another body tends to turn.
The most common work holding
devices of a shaper machine with
the base graduated in degrees that
make it possible to swivel any angle.
a. Shaper vise*
b. Parallel bars and hold down
bars
c. Lathe holder
d. Swivel head
Shaper operation which is
shaping the given stock and
having the excess material remain
with a tolerable allowance for
finishing.
a. Roughing*
b. Finishing
c. Angular Cutting
d. Contouring
A cutting tool has two or more
cutting edges as in drill presses
and milling machine cutters.
a. Grinder
b. Single-point Cutting tool
c. Multiple-point cutting tool*
d. Two-point cutting tool
The trade name for a patented
alloy made up chiefly of cobalt,
chromium, and tungsten varying
proportions.
a. Stellite*
b. Carbology
c. Stainless Steel
d. Copper
The transformation of
concepts and ideas into useful
machinery is called as.
a. Design*
b. Synthesis
c. Analysis
d. Theorem
It is a combination of mechanism
and other components that
transform, transmits, or uses
energy, load, or motion for a
specific purpose.
a. Mechanism
b. Engine
c. Machine*
d. Linkage
It is defines as synergic collection
of machine elements; synergic
because as a design it represents
an idea or concept greater than
the sum of the individual parts
a. System of mechanism
b. Mechanical system*
c. Design
d. Expert system
It may be defined the
displacement per length
produced in a solid as the result
of stress
a. Deformation
b. Elongation
c. Strain*
d. Stress
The combination of applied normal and
shear stresses that produces maximum
principal normal stress, with a third
principal stresses between or equivalent
to the extremes.
a. Principal shear stress
b. Maximum shear stress
c. Principal normal stress
d. Bending and shear stress*
It is the load applied
transversely to longitudinal
axis of member
a. Combined loads
b. Concentrated load
c. Bending load*
d. Distributed load
It is the intensity and
direction of internal force
acting at a given point on
particular plane
a. Load
b. Strain
c. Stress*
d. Sustained load
It is the capacity of material of
material to absorb energy when it
is deformed elastically and then,
upon unloading, to release this
energy.
a. Resilience*
b. Toughness
c. Rigidity
d. Ductility
It is the strain energy per unit
volume required to stress a
material from an unloaded state
to the point of yielding
a. Modulus of roughness
b. Modulus of rigidity
c. Modulus of elasticity
d. Modulus of resilience*
The ability of the material
to absorb energy up to
fracture
a. Toughness*
b. Rigidity
c. Resilience
d. Stiffness
The maximum shear stress
theory, as a failure prediction
theory, is also known as:
a. von Mises criterion
b. Tresca yield criterion*
c. Coulomb-Mohr Theory
d. Modified Mohr Theory
A failure prediction theory, which states
that a part subjected to any combination
of loads, will fail (by yielding or
fracturing) whenever the maximum
shear stress exceeds a critical value
a. Distortion-energy theory
b. Internal friction theory
c. Maximum-shear-stress theory*
d. Modified Mohr theory
A theory in cyclic and impact
loading, which states that
damage at any stress level is
proportional to the number of
cycles
a. Fitted journal bearing
b. Partial journal bearing*
c. Clearance journal bearing
d. Full journal bearing
A lubrication where the load-carrying
surfaces of the bearing are separated by
relative thick film of lubricant, so as to
prevent metal to metal contact, and
where the stability of the film can be
explained by the laws of fluid mechanics
a. Hydrostatic lubrication
b. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
c. Hydrodynamic lubrication*
d. Boundary lubrication
A lubrication condition where
conformal by lubricant film and
no asperities are in contact
a. Elastohydrodynamic
lubrication*
b. Hydrodynamic lubrication
c. Boundary lubrication
d. Hydrostatic lubrication
A speed at which rotating
shaft becomes dynamically
unstable
a. Normal speed
b. Variable speed
c. Critical speed*
d. Average speed
A ball bearing with race
contacting pronounced
groove for rolling elements
a. Crown bearing
b. Conrad bearing*
c. Angular-contact bearing
d. Cylindrical bearing
A machining process for producing
internal straight cylindrical surface or
profiles, with process characteristics
and tooling similar to those for
turning operations.
a. Boring*
b. Drilling
c. Reaming
d. Milling
A machining operation for all
types of metallic and nonmetallic
materials and is capable of
producing circular parts with
straight of various profiles.
a. Boring
b. Turning*
c. Drilling
d. Milling
A set of specification for parts,
materials, or processes intended
to achieve uniformity, efficiency,
and a specified quality.
a. Code
b. Standard*
c. Law
d. Theorem
A set of specification for the analysis,
design, manufacture and construction of
something; the purpose of which is to
achieve a specified degree of safety,
efficiency, and performance or quality.
a. Code*
b. Standard
c. Law
d. Theorem
The End

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Engr. Jose R. Francisco, PME

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