If a solid shaft has a diameter of 4

inches. Determine the polar

d) 25.13 in4
The transmitted torque of a hollow shaft is
3400 N-m at a shearing stress of 55 MPa. If
the outside diameter is 1.25 times that of
the inside diameter, what is the inside
diameter, in mm?

• a) 64.87
• b) 46.87
• c) 84.67
• d) 74.64
 If the angular deformation of a solid shaft
should not to exceed 1o in a length of 1.8 m
and the allowable shearing stress is 83
Mpa, what is the diameter of the shaft?
Assume that the shaft material has G = 77
x 106 kPa.
• a) 222.34 mm
• b) 234.22 mm
• c) 23.42 cm
• d) 24.22 cm
 If the ultimate shear strength of a steel
plates is 42 000 psi, what force is necessary
to punch a 0.75 inch diameter hole in a
0.625 inch thick plate?
• a) 61 850 lb
• b) 65 810 lb
• c) 61 580 lb
• d) 60 185 lb
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) 408.6 mm
b) 486.0 mm
c) 480.6 mm
d) 460.8 mm
 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
 Three extension 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 two
springs are rated 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
 If two parallel shafts are connected by cylinders
in pure rolling contact and turning in the same
direction, and having a speed ratio of 2.75, what
is the Center distance of the two shafts
assuming that 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
 A 36-tooth pinion turning at 300 rpm drives 120-tooth gear of 14.5 o
involute full depth pressure angle. Determine the rpm of the driven gear.

• a) 60 rpm
• b) 45 rpm
• c) 75 rpm
• d) 90 rpm
 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) 4.69o
• b) 9.46o
• c) 6.49o
• d) 6.94o
 A triple-thread worm has a lead angle of
17o 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 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth
and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/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) 18.4o
• b) 20o
• c) 14.5o
• d) 20.5o
A right-handed single-thread hardened-steel worm has
a catalog rating 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 angle is 14.5o, and the
pitch diameter of the worm is 100 mm. The coefficient
of friction is 0.085. Determine the shafts center
distance.
• a) 241 mm
• b) 142 mm
• c) 412 mm
• d) 124 mm
 A parallel helical gear-set consists of a 19-tooth
pinion driving a 57-teeth gear. The pinion has a
left-hand helix angle of 20o, a normal pressure
angle of 14½o, and a normal diametal pitch of 10
teeth/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 inches
• b) 6.06 inches
• c) 4.04 inches
• d) 2.06 inches
A 20o involute spur gear has a tooth whole
depth of 16.95 mm, a tooth thickness of
13.2 mm, and a 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 flywheel has a mean diameter of 4 ft and is required
to handle 2250 ft-lb of kinetic energy. It has a width of 8
inches, mean operating speed is 300 rpm and the
coefficient of fluctuation is to be 0.05. Find the weight
of 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) 333.7 lb
• b) 373.3 lb
• c) 337.3 lb
• d) 733.3 lb
 Determine the power capacity of a cone clutch under
uniform pressure and assuming the following
conditions: major diameter = 250 mm; minor diameter
= 200 mm; length of conical elements in contact = 125
mm; rotational 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 disc clutch has 6 pairs of contacting friction surfaces
with an outside diameter of 200 mm and an 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. Determine 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
 A roller chain and sprocket is to drive vertical
centrifugal discharge bucket elevator. The pitch of chain
connecting sprockets is 1.75”. The driving sprocket is
rotating at 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) 34 teeth
 A pulley 600 mm in diameter transmits 40 kW at 500
rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley is
144o, 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 tensions ratio, neglecting the
effect of centrifugal force.
• a) 2.41
• b) 2.14
• c) 1.24
• d) 4.12
Two pulleys, 80 cm apart, carry a belt in an
open connection. If the diameters of the
pulleys are 40 cm and 15 cm, what is the
length of the belt needed?
• a) 248.35 cm
• b) 238.45 cm
• c) 284.35 cm
• d) 254.38 cm
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 2 000 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
belt net tension.
• a) 175.5 lb
• b) 157.5 lb
• c) 155.7 lb
• d) 165.7 lb
 Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry pulleys
1.2 m in diameter and 0.91 m in diameter
respectively, connected by a crossed belt. It is
desired to put the belt on as an open belt. How
long a piece must be cut of it?
• a) 303.3 mm
• b) 330 mm
• c) 333.0 mm
• d) 330.3 mm
 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) 0.50 inch and 5 threads/inch
• c) 0.75 inch and 4 threads/inch
• d) 0.50 inch and 4 threads/inch
A cylinder having an internal diameter if 508 mm
and external diameter if 914.4 mm is subjected
to an internal pressure of 69 MPa and an
external pressure of 14 MPa. Determine the
hoop stress at the inner surface of the cylinder.
• a) 90.11 MPa
• b) 91.10 MPa
• c) 911.0 MPa
• d) 19.10 Mpa
 What the bursting steam pressure of a
hemispherical steel shell with a diameter of 100
inches and made of 0.0635-m thick steel plate, if
the joint efficiency is 70 % and the tensile
strength is 60 000 psi?
• a) 4 020 psi
• b) 4 200 psi
• c) 2 400 psi
• d) 2 040 psi
 A vertical steel cylinder water tank is 30 m in
diameter and 45 m high. The allowable stress of
the steel plate is 1224 kg/cm2. Without
reinforcing angle bars and rods, what is the
thickness of the steel plate?
• a) 55.15 mm
• b) 51.55 mm
• c) 65.15 mm
• d) 61.55 mm
 If a sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of
38.1 mm and a length of 50.8 mm, the wall
thickness is 3/16 inch. The bearing is subjected
to a radial load of 500 kg. What is the bearing
pressure, in psi?
• a) 904 psi
• b) 409 psi
• c) 490 psi
• d) 940 psi
 Determine the Hp lost when a collar is loaded
with 2000 lb, rotates at 50 rpm, and has a
coefficient of friction of 0.15. The outside
diameter of the collar is 4 inches and the inside
diameter is 2 inches.
• a) 0.7314 Hp
• b) 0.3714 Hp
• c) 0.4713 Hp
• d) 0.4371 Hp
 A 1.75-inch-diameter shaft is supported by two
sleeve bearings. The total load on the two
bearings 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 200
rpm.
• a) 0.88 Hp
• b) 0.78 Hp
• c) 0.98 Hp
• d) 0.68 Hp
 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 4 330 kW of
power at a speed of 1 200 rpm. If the allowable
shearing stress for the bolts is 100 MPa, how
many bolts are required?
• a) 3 bolts
• b) 6 bolts
• c) 5 bolts
• d) 4 bolts
 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 bolts 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 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to 112.5
mm shaft by means of a 28.13 mm square key
175 mm long. The key and shaft have a shearing
stress of 14 000 psi. Determine the force acting
at the pulley that will shear the key.
• a) 10 015 lb
• b) 11 005 lb
• c) 11 050 lb
• d) 10 501 lb
 A 101.6 mm shaft using a flat key, whose
width is 25.4 mm, 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) 3.6 inches
• c) 5.3 inches
• d) 4.3 inches
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 main transmitting shaft transmits 350 kW to drive a generator at
2500 rpm, what is the required diameter of the shaft?

• a) 26.7 mm
• b) 62.7 mm
• c) 67.2 mm
• d) 76.2 mm
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
An air cylinder has a bore of 25 mm and is
operated with shop air at a pressure of
6.327 kg/cm2. Find the push force exerted
by the piston rod, in N.
• a) 127.57
• b) 70.42
• c) 402.75
• d) 304.57
 A thrust washer has an inside diameter of 12.7
mm and an outside diameter of 76.2 mm. For an
allowable bearing pressure of 90 psi, determine
the axial load that the washer can sustain.
• a) 618.5 lb
• b) 537.2 lb
• c) 702.2 lb
• d) 871.2 lb
 What modulus of elasticity in tension is
required to obtain a unit deformation of
0.00105 from a load producing a unit
tensile stress of 3163.27 kg/cm2?
• a) 40 x 106 psi
• b) 43 x 106 psi
• c) 45 x 106 psi
• d) 46 x 106 psi
 A helical gear of 10 inches pitch diameter
has a helix angle of 30o, and there are 30
teeth. Find the value of the normal circular
pitch.
• a) 0.9069 inch/tooth
• b) 0.6909 inch/tooth
• c) 0.6096 inch/tooth
• d) 0.9906 inch/tooth
A parallel helical gear set was a 17-tooth pinion
driving a 34-tooth gear. The pinion has a right-
hand helix angle of 30o, a normal pressure angle
of 20o, and a normal diametral pitch of 5
teeth/in. Find the axial circular pitches.
• a) 1.2566 inches/tooth
• b) 1.6625 inches/tooth
• c) 1.6526 inches/tooth
• d) 1.6256 inches/tooth
A parallel helical gear-set of 19-tooth pinion is driving a
57-tooth gear. The pinion has a left-hand helix of 20o, a
normal pressure angle of 14.5o, and a normal diametral
pitch of 10 teeth/inch. If the pinion is rotating at 1800
rpm and transmitting 50 Hp, determine the tangential
load acting on the gear tooth..

• a) 1690.33 lb
• b) 1960.33 lb
• c) 1906.33 lb
• d) 1933.06 lb
 How do you call the circle on a gear that corresponds to the
contact surface of the friction wheel?

• a) Addendum circle
• b) Root circle
• c) Pitch circle
• d) Base circle
 These are gears with teeth formed on
conical surfaces and are used mostly for
transmitting motion between intersecting
shafts. How do you call these gears?
• a) Spur gears
• b) Helical gears
• c) Bevel gears
• d) Worm gearings
A bearing that primarily guides the motion
of a machine member without specific
regard to the direction of load application.
• a) Journal bearing
• b) Clearance bearing
• c) Guide bearing
• d) Thrust bearing
 A double-threaded right-handed worm gear
transmits 15 Hp at 1150 rpm. The pitch of the
worm is 0.75 inch and the pitch diameter of 3
inches. The pressure angle is 14.5o and the
coefficient of friction is 0.12. Determine the
tangential force on gear.
• a) 1987.69 lb
• b) 1897.96 lb
• c) 1967.89 lb
• d) 1796.97 lb
 A double-threaded worm has a pitch
diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 20
teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches.
Find the value of helix angle.
• a) 85.04 oC
• b) 84.50 oC
• c) 80.54 oC
• d) 85.40 oC
A triple-threaded worm has a lead angle of
17o and a pitch diameter of 2.25 inches.
Find the center distance when the worm is
mated with a wheel of 48 teeth.
• a) 6.63 inches
• b) 3.66 inches
• c) 6.36 inches
• d) 7.63 inches
 A load of 10000 lb is carried by a 2.5-inch, single-
thread, ACME screw of standard proportions. The pitch
is 1/3 inch and the pitch diameter is 2-1/3 inches. The
outside diameter of the collar is equal to 4 inches and
the inside diameter is equal to 1.25 inches. For fs = fc =
0.15, find the total torque required if the weight is to
be raised at the speed of 10 fpm.
• a) 4 323.51 in-lb
• b) 4 233.15 in-lb
• c) 4 332.51 in-lb
• d) 4 523.13 in-lb
 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.
• a) 0.75 inch
• b) 1.00 inch
• c) 0.50 inch
• d) 0.25 inch
 Three extension 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 two
springs are rated 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
 A 36-tooth pinion turning at 300 rpm
drives 120-tooth gear of 14.5o involute full
depth pressure angle. Determine the rpm
of the driven gear.
• a) 60 rpm
• b) 45 rpm
• c) 75 rpm
• d) 90 rpm
 If two parallel shafts are connected by cylinders
in pure rolling contact and turning in the same
direction, and having a speed ratio of 2.75, what
is the Center distance of the two shafts
assuming that 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
 A triple-thread worm has a lead angle of
17o 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) 4.69o
• b) 9.46o
• c) 6.49o
• d) 6.94o
 A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at 400
rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed of 10
m/min. The screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm; the
coefficient of friction on threads is 0.15. The friction
torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20
% of the total input. Determine the lead angle.
• a) 12.465o
• b) 14.265o
• c) 15.462o
• d) 16.452o
A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of
70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a
pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and
collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the
collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at
60 rpm, find the axial linear speed of the screw.
• a) 5 mm/s
• b) 6 mm/s
• c) 7 mm/s
• d) 5.5 mm/s
 If the ultimate shear strength of a steel
plates is 42 000 psi, what force is necessary
to punch a 0.75 inch diameter hole in a
0.625 inch thick plate?
• a) 61 850 lb
• b) 65 810 lb
• c) 61 580 lb
• d) 60 185 lb
 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) 408.6 mm
• b) 486.0 mm
• c) 480.6 mm
• d) 460.8 mm
The transmitted torque of a hollow shaft is 3400
N-m at a shearing stress of 55 MPa. If the
outside diameter is 1.25 times that of the inside
diameter, what is the inside diameter, in mm?
• a) 64.87
• b) 46.87
• c) 84.67
• d) 74.64
 If a solid shaft has a diameter of 4 inches. Determine the polar
section modulus.

• a) 25.13 in3
• b) 12.57 in4
• c) 12.57 in3
• d) 25.13 in4
If the angular deformation of a solid shaft should
not to exceed 1o in a length of 1.8 m and the
allowable shearing stress is 83 Mpa, what is the
diameter of the shaft? Assume that the shaft
material has G = 77 x 106 kPa.
• a) 222.34 mm
• b) 234.22 mm
• c) 23.42 cm
• d) 24.22 cm
 An air cylinder has a bore of 25 mm and is
operated with shop air at a pressure of 6.327
kg/cm2. Find the push force exerted by the
piston rod, in N.
• a) 127.57
• b) 70.42
• c) 402.75
• d) 304.57
 A thrust washer has an inside diameter of 12.7
mm and an outside diameter of 76.2 mm. For an
allowable bearing pressure of 90 psi, determine
the axial load that the washer can sustain.
• a) 618.5 lb
• b) 537.2 lb
• c) 702.2 lb
• d) 871.2 lb
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 101.6 mm shaft using a flat key, whose
width is 25.4 mm, 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) 3.6 inches
• c) 5.3 inches
• d) 4.3 inches
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 main transmitting shaft transmits 350 kW
to drive a generator at 2500 rpm, what is
the required diameter of the shaft?
• a) 26.7 mm
• b) 62.7 mm
• c) 67.2 mm
• d) 76.2 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 4 330 kW of
power at a speed of 1 200 rpm. If the allowable
shearing stress for the bolts is 100 MPa, how
many bolts are required?
• a) 3 bolts
• b) 6 bolts
• c) 5 bolts
• d) 4 bolts
 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 bolts 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 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to 112.5
mm shaft by means of a 28.13 mm square key
175 mm long. The key and shaft have a shearing
stress of 14 000 psi. Determine the force acting
at the pulley that will shear the key.
• a) 10 015 lb
• b) 11 005 lb
• c) 11 050 lb
• d) 10 501 lb
 A 1.75-inch-diameter shaft is supported by two
sleeve bearings. The total load on the two
bearings 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 200
rpm.
• a) 0.88 Hp
• b) 0.78 Hp
• c) 0.98 Hp
• d) 0.68 Hp
 If a sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of
38.1 mm and a length of 50.8 mm, the wall
thickness is 3/16 inch. The bearing is subjected
to a radial load of 500 kg. What is the bearing
pressure, in psi?
• a) 904 psi
• b) 409 psi
• c) 490 psi
• d) 940 psi
 Determine the Hp lost when a collar is loaded
with 2000 lb, rotates at 50 rpm, and has a
coefficient of friction of 0.15. The outside
diameter of the collar is 4 inches and the inside
diameter is 2 inches.
• a) 0.7314 Hp
• b) 0.3714 Hp
• c) 0.4713 Hp
• d) 0.4371 Hp
 A roller chain and sprocket is to drive vertical
centrifugal discharge bucket elevator. The pitch of chain
connecting sprockets is 1.75”. The driving sprocket is
rotating at 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) 34 teeth
 A pulley 600 mm in diameter transmits 40 kW at 500
rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley is
144o, 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 tensions ratio, neglecting the
effect of centrifugal force.
• a) 2.41
• b) 2.14
• c) 1.24
• d) 4.12
Two pulleys, 80 cm apart, carry a belt in an open
connection. If the diameters of the pulleys are
40 cm and 15 cm, what is the length of the belt
needed?
• a) 248.35 cm
• b) 238.45 cm
• c) 284.35 cm
• d) 254.38 cm
 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 2 000 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 belt net tension.
• a) 175.5 lb
• b) 157.5 lb
• c) 155.7 lb
• d) 165.7 lb
 Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry pulleys
1.2 m in diameter and 0.91 m in diameter
respectively, connected by a crossed belt. It is
desired to put the belt on as an open belt. How
long a piece must be cut of it?
• a) 303.3 mm
• b) 330 mm
• c) 333.0 mm
• d) 330.3 mm
 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) 0.50 inch and 5 threads/inch
• c) 0.75 inch and 4 threads/inch
• d) 0.50 inch and 4 threads/inch
A cylinder having an internal diameter if 508 mm
and external diameter if 914.4 mm is subjected
to an internal pressure of 69 MPa and an
external pressure of 14 MPa. Determine the
hoop stress at the inner surface of the cylinder
• a) 90.11 MPa
• b) 91.10 MPa
• c) 911.0 MPa
• d) 19.10 Mpa
 What the bursting steam pressure of a
hemispherical steel shell with a diameter of 100
inches and made of 0.0635-m thick steel plate, if
the joint efficiency is 70 % and the tensile
strength is 60 000 psi?
• a) 4 020 psi
• b) 4 200 psi
• c) 2 400 psi
• d) 2 040 psi
A vertical steel cylinder water tank is 30 m
in diameter and 45 m high. The allowable
stress of the steel plate is 1224 kg/cm2.
Without reinforcing angle bars and rods,
what is the thickness of the steel plate?
• a) 55.15 mm
• b) 51.55 mm
• c) 65.15 mm
• d) 61.55 mm
 A 20o involute spur gear has a tooth whole
depth of 16.95 mm, a tooth thickness of 13.2
mm, and a 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 flywheel has a mean diameter of 4 ft and is required to handle
2250 ft-lb of kinetic energy. It has a width of 8 inches, mean
operating speed is 300 rpm and the coefficient of fluctuation is
to be 0.05. Find the weight of 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) 333.7 lb
• b) 373.3 lb
• c) 337.3 lb
• d) 733.3 lb
 Determine the power capacity of a cone clutch under
uniform pressure and assuming the following
conditions: major diameter = 250 mm; minor diameter
= 200 mm; length of conical elements in contact = 125
mm; rotational 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 disc clutch has 6 pairs of contacting friction surfaces
with an outside diameter of 200 mm and an 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. Determine 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
 What modulus of elasticity in tension is
required to obtain a unit deformation of
0.00105 from a load producing a unit
tensile stress of 3163.27 kg/cm2?
• a) 40 x 106 psi
• b) 43 x 106 psi
• c) 45 x 106 psi
• d) 46 x 106 psi
A parallel helical gear-set consists of a 19-tooth pinion
driving a 57-teeth gear. The pinion has a left-hand helix
angle of 20o, a normal pressure angle of 14½o, and a
normal diametal pitch of 10 teeth/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 inches
• b) 6.06 inches
• c) 4.04 inches
• d) 2.06 inches
A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth
and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/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) 18.4o
• b) 20o
• c) 14.5o
• d) 20.5o
 A vise is equipped with a 1-inch single square
thread, with 4 threads/inch. The frictional radius
of the collar is 0.5 inch. The coefficient of friction
for both the collar and threads is 0.2. How much
external torque must be applied to produce a
force of 200 lb against the jaws of the vise?
• a) 45.9 in-lb
• b) 49.5 in-lb
• c) 54.9 in-lb
• d) 59.4 in-lb
 A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at 400
rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed of 10
m/min. The screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm; the
coefficient of friction on threads is 0.15. The friction
torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20
% of the total input. Determine the lead angle.
• a) 12.465o
• b) 14.265o
• c) 15.462o
• d) 16.452o
A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of
70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a
pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and
collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the
collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at
60 rpm, find the axial linear speed of the screw.
• a) 5 mm/s
• b) 6 mm/s
• c) 7 mm/s
• d) 5.5 mm/s
The shaft has a diameter of 1.58 inches and carrying a
pulley with a bending load of 800 lb.The shaft is
supported by two bearings which are 5 inches and 15
inches from the pulley respectively. Assuming that the
modulus of elasticity is 30 x 106 psi. Determine the
lowest critical speed of the shaft, neglecting the shaft
weight
• a) 2038 rpm
• b) 3028 rpm
• c) 2308 rpm
• d) 3208 rpm
What diameter of a steel shaft is required
to transmit 2 200 Hp at 2 000 rpm with a
maximum fiber stress in the shaft of 15 000
psi? Use the standard commercial size.
• a) 2.75 inches
• b) 3 inches
• c) 2.95 inches
• d) 3.125 inches
 A round steel shaft transmits 0.75 Hp at
1750 rpm. The shaft is subjected to torsion
only and the design stress is 7000 psi.
Determine the diameter.
• a) 0.37 inch
• b) 0.27 inch
• c) 0.72 inch
• d) 0.57 inch
A triple threaded worm has a pitch diameter of
3 inches. The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch
diameter of 5 inches. Material for both the
wheel and the wheel is phosphor bronze.
Determine the helix angle of the gear.

• a) 11.31o
• b) 13.11o
• c) 11.13o
• d) 10.13o
In a standard bevel gear, the pinion rotates
at 150 rpm, its number of teeth is 14 while
the the gear has 42 teeth, determine the
pitch angles of the pinion and the gear.

• a) 21.43o and 71.57o

• a) 1502.75 lb
• b) 1205.75 lb
• c) 1702.55 lb
• d) 1575.02 lb
A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a
diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 32-tooth gear.
The two shafts are at right angles and in the same
plane. The pinion is to transmit 1800 rpm and
transmitting 50 hp. Determine the pitch diameters of
the gears.
• a) 2.33 inches and 5.36 inches
• b) 3.23 inches and 3.56 inches
• c) 5.36 inches and 6.36 inches
• d) 2.33 inches and 2.33 inches