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ESE - 2020 Mains Test Series

Mechanical Engineering
Test-8 on Engineering Mechanics + Mechanisms and Machines
+ Design of Machine Elements
(Paper - II)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300
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attempted choosing at least ONE from each section.
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: 2 : ESE 2020 Mains Test Series
SECTION - A
01(a). A simply supported beam is constructed by welding a very stiff beam to a beam which is
relatively much less stiff in bending. Using strain energy method find the deflection under the
load P applied in the middle of stiff part. Assume that this part caries a Bending moment without
any resulting curvature and the flexural rigidity of the other part is EI.
P
L/2 L/2 L
(12 M)
01(b). A projectile of mass m is fired into a liquid at an angle θ0 with an initial velocity v0 as shown. If
the liquid develops a frictional or drag resistance on the projectile which is proportional to its
velocity, i.e. F= –kv where k is a positive constant, find the maximum distance x max that it
travels? y
vo
o
x (12 M)
01(c). Two 50 mm × 100 mm identical beams are glued together as shown. What is the required glue
strength for the two loading directions? ( = 0.4) [Express strength in terms of P]
P P
P
3m
Glue Joint
(12 M)
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01(d).
(i). A disc supported between two bearings on a shaft of negligible weight has a mass of 80 kg and a
radius of gyration of 300 mm. The distances of the disc from the bearings are 300 mm to the
right from the left hand bearing and 450 mm to the left from the right hand bearing. The bearings
are supported by thin vertical cords. When the disc rotates at 100 rad/s in the clockwise direction
looking from the left hand bearing, the cord supporting the left hand side bearing breaks. Find
the angular velocity of precession at the instant the cord is cut and discuss the motion of the disc.
(7 M)
01(d)
(ii). The profile of a radial cam is specified as x = 15cos and y = 10 + 5 sin where  is the angle of
rotation of the cam and (x,y) are the Cartesian coordinates of the cam profile. Determine the
pressure angle at  = 30. [Cam center is at (0,0)] (5 M)
01(e). A circular cylinder of mass „m‟ and radius „r‟ is connected by a spring of stiffness „K‟ on an
inclined plane as shown in figure. If it is free to roll without slipping on rough surface, determine
its natural frequency? Take,  = Coefficient of friction between the cylinder and the inclined
surface.
k
m
r

(12 M)
02(a).
(i). A Single cylinder double acting steam engine develops 150 kW at a mean speed of 80 rpm. The
coefficient of fluctuation of energy is 0.1 and fluctuation of speed is  2% of the mean speed. If
the diameter of the flywheel rim is 2 meters and the hub and spokes provided 5% of the
rotational inertia of the flywheel. Find (i) the mass of the flywheel, (ii) Cross sectional area of
the rim.
[Assume density of flywheel material (which is cast iron) as 7200 kg/m3]. (15 M)
02(a)(ii). A simply supported floor beam carries a uniformly distributed load of 15 kN/m. In order to
avoid possible cracking of the plaster on the ceiling beneath the beam it is desired that the
1
deflection should not exceed of the span length (L). If L = 3.6 m and E = 7 GPa. What
360
is the minimum allowable value of the section moment of Inertia I? (5 M)
02(b). A segment of a generator shaft is subjected to torque T and an axial force P as shown in the
figure. The shaft is hollow (outer diameter d 2 = 300 mm and inner diameter d1 = 250 mm) and
delivers 1800 kW at 4.0 Hz. P
P
If the compressive force P = 540 kN, what are the maximum tensile, compressive and shear
stresses in the shaft. (20 M)
02(c). The system shown is displaced from its static equilibrium position to the right with a distance of
0.01 m. An impulsive force acts towards the left on the mass at an instant of its release to give it
an initial velocity V0 in that direction. If the system has following parameters. K = 15700 N/m,
c = 1570 N-s/m, m = 9.8 kg.
(i) Derive the expression for the displacement from the equilibrium position in terms of time
„t‟ and initial velocity V0.
(ii) What would be the value of V0 to make the mass pass the position of static equilibrium
1/100 second after the application of force.
x
k
c
(15 + 5 M)
03(a). A propped cantilever beam of length “L” is loaded by a parabolically distributed load with
maximum intensity q0 at B.
 x2 
q 0  2 
L 
y
q0
A x
B
L
(i) Use the fourth order differential equation of the deflection curve to solve for reactions at A
and B and also the equation of the deflection curve.
(ii) Also find defection at centre of Beam. (20 M)
03(b). A vehicle of mass 1200 kg is moving down the hill at a slope of 1: 5 at 72 km/h. It is to be
stopped in a distance of 50 m. If the diameter of the tyre is 600 mm, determine the average
braking torque to be applied to stop the vehicle, neglecting all the frictional energy except for the
brake. If the friction energy is momentarily stored in a 20 kg cast iron brake drum, what is
average temperature rise of the drum? The specific heat for cast iron may be taken as 520 J/kgC.
Determine also, the minimum coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road in order that
the wheels do not skid, assuming that the weight is equally distributed among all the four wheels.
(20 M)
03(c). A shaft, rotating at a uniform speed, carries two discs A and B of masses 5 kg and 4 kg,
respectively. The CG of each disc is 2.5 mm from the axis of rotation, and the angle between the
radii containing the centres of gravity is 90. The shaft has bearings at C and D, between A and
B, such that AC = 300 mm, AD = 900 mm, and AB = 1200 mm. It is desired to make the
dynamic forces on the bearings equal and opposite, and to have a minimum value for a given
speed by means of a mass in the plane E at a radius of 25 mm. Determine
(i) The magnitude of the mass to be attached at E and its angular position with respect to that
of A.
(ii) The distance of the plane E from the plane through A,
(iii) The dynamic force on the bearing with the attached mass in the plane E for a speed of
250 rpm. (20 M)
04(a). A pair of spur gears has pinion made of material with 80 MPa safe static bending stress and 20
full depth involute, while gear is made of material with safe static bending stress of 55 MPa. The
module and face width of the teeth are 5 mm and 60 mm respectively. The pinion rotates at
600 rpm. The number of teeth on pinion and gear are 20 and 80 respectively. Find the capacity in
kW of the gear drive.
The error is limited to e = 16 + 1.25 (m+0.25 d ) microns.
EP = 200 GPa, EG = 100 GPa, e = 600 MPa, k = 0.107.
0.912
Form factor for gear tooth, Y  0.154  . (20 M)
T
04(b). A semi circular bar AB lying in a horizontal plane is supported at B as shown in figure. The bar
has a centerline radius R and weight q per unit length. [Total weight of bar = qR]. The cross-
section of the bar is circular with diameter d. Obtain formulas for the maximum tensile stress
“t”, maximum compressive stress “c” and the maximum in-plane shear stress max at the top of
the bar at the support due to the weight of the bar.
A O
Arrangement is in B
Horizontal plane,
R
d
(20 M)
04(c). A single cylinder vertical engine has a bore of 30.5cm, a stroke of 40cm and a connecting rod of
80 cm long, as shown in the figure. The mass of reciprocating parts is 135 kg. When the piston is
at quarter-stroke and moving downwards, the net pressure on it is 65 N/cm2. The speed of the
engine is 250 rpm. The CG of the connecting rod is 50cm from the small end and the radius of
gyration about the centroidal axis is 30cm. The mass of the actual reciprocating parts is 90 kg
and that of the connecting rod is 120 kg. Determine the actual turning moment for this instant.
B
 A
O2
(20 M)
SECTION - B
05(a). Find the accelerations a1 , a2 , a3 of the three blocks shown in figure below, if a horizontal force
of 10 N is applied on 2 kg block. Take g = 10 m/s2.
10 N
1 = 0.2 2 kg a1
2 = 0.3
3 kg a2
3 = 0.0
7 kg a3
(12 M)
05(b). Obtain expressions for the maximum stress and angle of twist as a function of twisting moment
for a circular shaft if the material follows stress-strain law  = K.2 (12 M)
05(c). Find the critical elastic compressive lead for a uniform flexible beam which is highest at both
ends. EI
P
L
(12 M)
05(d). An epicyclic gear train consists of a sun gear, a stationary internal gear and three identical planet
gears which are carried on a star-shaped planet carrier. The sun gear, internal gear and planet
carrier have common axis. The speed of the planet carrier is one-fifth of the speed of the sun gear
in the same sense. If minimum number of teeth on any gear is limited to 18, determine the
number of teeth on each gear. Determine the torque to keep the internal gear stationary, if input
torque at sun gear is 100 Nm. (12 M)
05(e). In a spring controlled governor, the controlling force is 60 N when the radius of rotation is 150
mm and 22.5 N when the radius is 75 mm. Each ball weighs 7.5 N. Find the equilibrium speed
when the radius of rotation is 100 mm. What change is required to make the governor
isochronous ? Also determine the isochronous speed. (12 M)
06(a). A cantilever beam of rectangular cross-section [width b = 25 mm, height h = 100 mm] is loaded
by a Force P that acts at the mid height of the beam and is inclined at an angle  to the vertical
Two strain gauges are placed at point c which also is at the mid height of the beam. Gauge A
measures the strain in the horizontal direction and gauge “B” measures the strain at an angle
 = 60 to the horizontal. The measured strains are a = 125×10-6 and b = –375×10-6. Determine
the force P and the angle  assuming the material is steel with E = 200 GPa and  = 1/3.
b
B

C h
A

P
(20 M)
06(b). A beam of rectangular cross-section is welded to a support by the means of fillet weld as shown
in below figure. Determine the size of weld if the permissible shear stress in the weld is limited
to 75 MPa, according to maximum shear stress theory.
25 kN
150 mm
100 mm 500 mm
(20 M)
06(c). A riveting machine is driven by a constant torque 4 kW motor. Each riveting operation takes 1
second and requires 9000 N-m of energy. A flywheel of mass 130 kg and radius of gyration
0.5 m is fitted to the riveting machine. If the speed of the flywheel is 420 rpm before riveting,
calculate
(i) the fall in the speed of the flywheel after riveting
(ii) the number of rivets fitted per hour. (20 M)
07(a). An automobile is fitted with a spring loaded Hartnell governor. Its flyballs rotate at 500 r.p.m.
having radius of rotation of 7cm with sleeve in mid-position and balls arms vertical. The lengths
of ball and sleeve arms are same. The maximum sleeve movement is 2 cm with 5% variation in
speed. The mass of the sleeve is 5 kg and the friction may be assumed to be equivalent to an
additional load of 30 N at the sleeve. The effort of governor is sufficient to overcome the friction
of the sleeve caused by 1% change in speed at mid-position.
Calculate:
(i) the mass of flyballs,
(ii) the spring rate,
(iii) the initial compression of the spring,
(iv) the governor effort for 1% change of speed, and
(v) the power of governor. (20 M)
07(b). A wooden beam with cross-sectional dimensions 200 mm × 300 mm is reinforced on its sides by
steel plates 12 mm tick as shown in figure. The moduli of elasticity for the steel and wood are
Es = 190 GPa and E w = 11 GPa respectively. Also the corresponding allowable stresses are
s = 110 MPa and w = 7.5 MPa
200 mm
y
z
300 mm
Steel
Steel
wood
12 mm 12 mm
(i) Calculate the maximum permissible bending moment M max when the beam is bent about
z-axis.
(ii) Repeat part a if the beam is now bent about its y-axis. (20 M)
07(c). One-fourth length of a uniform rod of mass m and length l is placed on a rough horizontal
surface and it is held stationary in horizontal position by means of a light thread as shown in the
figure. The thread is then burnt and the rod starts rotating about the edge. Find the angle between
the rod and the horizontal when it is about to slide on the edge. The coefficient of friction
between the rod and the surface is .
(20 M)
08(a). A cylindrical pressure vessel with flat ends is subjected to a torque T and a bending moment “M”
as shown in figure.
y
m T m
x
T
z
The outer radius is 300 mm and the wall thickness is 30 mm. The loads are as follows. T =
90 kN.m, M = 120 kN.m and the internal pressure is P = 6 MPa. Determine the maximum
tensile stress t, maximum compressive stress c and maximum shear stress max in the wall of
the cylinder. (20 M)
08(b)
(i). An engine developing 45 kW at 1000 r.p.m. is fitted with a cone clutch built inside the flywheel.
The cone has a face angle of 12.5° and maximum mean diameter of 500 mm. The coefficient of
friction is 0.2. The normal pressure on the clutch face is not to exceed 0.1 N/mm2. Determine:
(a) The face width required
(b) The axial spring force necessary to engage the clutch. (12 M)
08(b).
(ii). A 80 mm long journal bearing supports a load of 2800 N on a 50 mm diameter shaft. The bearing
has a radial clearance of 0.05 mm and the viscosity of the oil is 0.021 N-s / m2 at the operating
temperature. If the bearing is capable of dissipating 80 W, determine the maximum safe speed.
(8 M)
08(c).
(i). A cantilever beam of circular cross section is subjected to Bending moment M 1 and M2 is about
two mutually perpendicular axis. If the critical element is at a distance of y1 from axis of
rotation of M1 and y2 from the axis of rotation of M2 then represent the stresses on critical
element. Using Mohr‟s circle find the maximum principal stress. (12 M)
08(c).
(ii). A shaft made of steel is subjected to bending moment of 1 kNm and torsional moment of 0.5
kNm. The yield strength of steel is 450 MPa. Find safe diameter by following theories of failure,
if factor of safety is to be 2 and Poisson‟s ratio is 0.3.
(a) Normal stress theory,
(b) Distortion energy theory,
(c) Principal strain theory. (8 M)
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ESE-2020 MAINS TEST SERIES

Question Cum Answer Booklet (QCAB)
Mechanical Engineering Test-8 Paper-II
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300
808 23-05-2020
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space prescribed under each question in the booklet. Any answer written outside the space allotted may
not be given credit.
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Signature of the Invigilator
2 10
3 18
4 25
5 33 Signature of the Student
6 40 Marks Secured
7 48 after Scrutiny
8 55
Grand Total
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There are EIGHT questions divided into TWO sections.
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Question No.1 and Question No.5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, any THREE are to
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attempt outside the pre-defined space shall not be evaluated.
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SECTION - A Candidates
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01(a). A simply supported beam is constructed by welding a very stiff beam to a beam which is margin
relatively much less stiff in bending. Using strain energy method find the deflection
under the load P applied in the middle of stiff part. Assume that this part caries a
Bending moment without any resulting curvature and the flexural rigidity of the other
part is EI.
P
L/2 L/2 L (12 M)
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01(b). A projectile of mass m is fired into a liquid at an angle θ0 with an initial velocity v0 as
shown. If the liquid develops a frictional or drag resistance on the projectile which is
proportional to its velocity, i.e. F= –kv where k is a positive constant, find the maximum
distance xmax that it travels?
y
vo
o
x (12 M)
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01(c). Two 50 mm × 100 mm identical beams are glued together as shown. What is the Candidates
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required glue strength for the two loading directions? ( = 0.4) [Express strength in terms
write on this
of P] margin
P P
P
3m
Glue Joint
(12 M)
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01(d).
(i). A disc supported between two bearings on a shaft of negligible weight has a mass of 80
kg and a radius of gyration of 300 mm. The distances of the disc from the bearings are
300 mm to the right from the left hand bearing and 450 mm to the left from the right hand
bearing. The bearings are supported by thin vertical cords. When the disc rotates at 100
rad/s in the clockwise direction looking from the left hand bearing, the cord supporting
the left hand side bearing breaks. Find the angular velocity of precession at the instant the
cord is cut and discuss the motion of the disc.
(7 M)
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01(d)
(ii). The profile of a radial cam is specified as x = 15cos and y = 10 + 5 sin where  is the
angle of rotation of the cam and (x,y) are the Cartesian coordinates of the cam profile.
Determine the pressure angle at  = 30. [Cam center is at (0,0)] (5 M)
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01(e). A circular cylinder of mass „m‟ and radius „r‟ is connected by a spring of stiffness „K‟ on Candidates
an inclined plane as shown in figure. If it is free to roll without slipping on rough surface, must NOT
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determine its natural frequency? Take,  = Coefficient of friction between the cylinder margin
and the inclined surface.
k
m
r
 (12 M)
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02(a). (i). A Single cylinder double acting steam engine develops 150 kW at a mean speed of 80
rpm. The coefficient of fluctuation of energy is 0.1 and fluctuation of speed is  2%
of the mean speed. If the diameter of the flywheel rim is 2 meters and the hub and
spokes provided 5% of the rotational inertia of the flywheel. Find (i) the mass of the
flywheel, (ii) Cross sectional area of the rim.
[Assume density of flywheel material (which is cast iron) as 7200 kg/m3]. (15 M)
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02(a). (ii). A simply supported floor beam carries a uniformly distributed load of 15 kN/m. In
order to avoid possible cracking of the plaster on the ceiling beneath the beam it is
1
of the span length (L). If L = 3.6 m
desired that the deflection should not exceed
360
and E = 7 GPa. What is the minimum allowable value of the section moment of
Inertia I? (5 M)
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02(b). A segment of a generator shaft is subjected to torque T and an axial force P as shown in Candidates
the figure. The shaft is hollow (outer diameter d 2 = 300 mm and inner diameter d1 = 250 must NOT
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mm) and delivers 1800 kW at 4.0 Hz. margin
P
If the compressive force P = 540 kN, what are the maximum tensile, compressive and
shear stresses in the shaft. (20 M)
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02(c). The system shown is displaced from its static equilibrium position to the right with a
distance of 0.01 m. An impulsive force acts towards the left on the mass at an instant of
its release to give it an initial velocity V0 in that direction. If the system has following
parameters. K = 15700 N/m, c = 1570 N-s/m, m = 9.8 kg.
(i) Derive the expression for the displacement from the equilibrium position in terms
of time „t‟ and initial velocity V0.
(ii) What would be the value of V0 to make the mass pass the position of static
equilibrium 1/100 second after the application of force.
x
k
(15 + 5 M)
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03(a). A propped cantilever beam of length “L” is loaded by a parabolically distributed load Candidates
with maximum intensity q0 at B. must NOT
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 x2 
q 0  2 
L 
y
q0
A B x
L
(i) Use the fourth order differential equation of the deflection curve to solve for
reactions at A and B and also the equation of the deflection curve.
(ii) Also find defection at centre of Beam. (20 M)
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03(b). A vehicle of mass 1200 kg is moving down the hill at a slope of 1: 5 at 72 km/h. It is to
be stopped in a distance of 50 m. If the diameter of the tyre is 600 mm, determine the
average braking torque to be applied to stop the vehicle, neglecting all the frictional
energy except for the brake. If the friction energy is momentarily stored in a 20 kg cast
iron brake drum, what is average temperature rise of the drum? The specific heat for cast
iron may be taken as 520 J/kgC.
Determine also, the minimum coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road in
order that the wheels do not skid, assuming that the weight is equally distributed among
all the four wheels. (20 M)
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03(c). A shaft, rotating at a uniform speed, carries two discs A and B of masses 5 kg and 4 kg, Candidates
respectively. The CG of each disc is 2.5 mm from the axis of rotation, and the angle must NOT
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between the radii containing the centres of gravity is 90. The shaft has bearings at C and margin
D, between A and B, such that AC = 300 mm, AD = 900 mm, and AB = 1200 mm. It is
desired to make the dynamic forces on the bearings equal and opposite, and to have a
minimum value for a given speed by means of a mass in the plane E at a radius of 25
mm. Determine
(i) The magnitude of the mass to be attached at E and its angular position with
respect to that of A.
(ii) The distance of the plane E from the plane through A,
(iii) The dynamic force on the bearing with the attached mass in the plane E for a
speed of 250 rpm. (20 M)
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04(a). A pair of spur gears has pinion made of material with 80 MPa safe static bending stress
and 20 full depth involute, while gear is made of material with safe static bending stress
of 55 MPa. The module and face width of the teeth are 5 mm and 60 mm respectively.
The pinion rotates at 600 rpm. The number of teeth on pinion and gear are 20 and 80
respectively. Find the capacity in kW of the gear drive.
The error is limited to e = 16 + 1.25 (m+0.25 d ) microns.
EP = 200 GPa, EG = 100 GPa, e = 600 MPa, k = 0.107.
0.912
Form factor for gear tooth, Y  0.154  . (20 M)
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04(b). A semi circular bar AB lying in a horizontal plane is supported at B as shown in figure. Candidates
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maximum tensile stress “t”, maximum compressive stress “c” and the maximum in-
plane shear stress max at the top of the bar at the support due to the weight of the bar.
Arrangement is A O
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Horizontal plane,
d
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04(c). A single cylinder vertical engine has a bore of 30.5cm, a stroke of 40cm and a connecting
rod of 80 cm long, as shown in the figure. The mass of reciprocating parts is 135 kg.
When the piston is at quarter-stroke and moving downwards, the net pressure on it is 65
N/cm2. The speed of the engine is 250 rpm. The CG of the connecting rod is 50cm from
the small end and the radius of gyration about the centroidal axis is 30cm. The mass of
the actual reciprocating parts is 90 kg and that of the connecting rod is 120 kg. Determine
the actual turning moment for this instant.
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05(a). Find the accelerations a1 , a2 , a3 of the three blocks shown in figure below, if a horizontal
force of 10 N is applied on 2 kg block. Take g = 10 m/s2.
10 N
1 = 0.2 2 kg a1
3 kg a2
2 = 0.3
7 kg a3
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
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05(b). Obtain expressions for the maximum stress and angle of twist as a function of twisting
moment for a circular shaft if the material follows stress-strain law  = K.2 (12 M)
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05(c). Find the critical elastic compressive lead for a uniform flexible beam which is highest at Candidates
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05(d). An epicyclic gear train consists of a sun gear, a stationary internal gear and three identical
planet gears which are carried on a star-shaped planet carrier. The sun gear, internal gear
and planet carrier have common axis. The speed of the planet carrier is one-fifth of the
speed of the sun gear in the same sense. If minimum number of teeth on any gear is
limited to 18, determine the number of teeth on each gear. Determine the torque to keep
the internal gear stationary, if input torque at sun gear is 100 Nm. (12 M)
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05(e). In a spring controlled governor, the controlling force is 60 N when the radius of rotation Candidates
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06(a). A cantilever beam of rectangular cross-section [width b = 25 mm, height h = 100 mm] is
loaded by a Force P that acts at the mid height of the beam and is inclined at an angle 
to the vertical Two strain gauges are placed at point c which also is at the mid height of
the beam. Gauge A measures the strain in the horizontal direction and gauge “B”
measures the strain at an angle  = 60 to the horizontal. The measured strains are a =
125×10-6 and b = –375×10-6. Determine the force P and the angle  assuming the
material is steel with E = 200 GPa and  = 1/3.
b
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06(b). A beam of rectangular cross-section is welded to a support by the means of fillet weld as Candidates
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25 kN
150 mm
100 mm 500 mm
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06(c). A riveting machine is driven by a constant torque 4 kW motor. Each riveting operation
takes 1 second and requires 9000 N-m of energy. A flywheel of mass 130 kg and radius
of gyration 0.5 m is fitted to the riveting machine. If the speed of the flywheel is 420 rpm
before riveting, calculate
(i) the fall in the speed of the flywheel after riveting
(ii) the number of rivets fitted per hour. (20 M)
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07(a). An automobile is fitted with a spring loaded Hartnell governor. Its flyballs rotate at 500 Candidates
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2 cm with 5% variation in speed. The mass of the sleeve is 5 kg and the friction may be
assumed to be equivalent to an additional load of 30 N at the sleeve. The effort of
governor is sufficient to overcome the friction of the sleeve caused by 1% change in
speed at mid-position.
Calculate:
(i) the mass of flyballs,
(ii) the spring rate,
(iii) the initial compression of the spring,
(iv) the governor effort for 1% change of speed, and
(v) the power of governor. (20 M)
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07(b). A wooden beam with cross-sectional dimensions 200 mm × 300 mm is reinforced on its
sides by steel plates 12 mm tick as shown in figure. The moduli of elasticity for the steel
and wood are Es = 190 GPa and E w = 11 GPa respectively. Also the corresponding
allowable stresses are s = 110 MPa and w = 7.5 MPa
200 mm
y
z
Steel
300 mm
Steel
wood
12 mm 12 mm
(i) Calculate the maximum permissible bending moment Mmax when the beam is bent
about z-axis.
(ii) Repeat part a if the beam is now bent about its y-axis. (20 M)
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07(c). One-fourth length of a uniform rod of mass m and length l is placed on a rough horizontal Candidates
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angle between the rod and the horizontal when it is about to slide on the edge. The
coefficient of friction between the rod and the surface is .
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08(a). A cylindrical pressure vessel with flat ends is subjected to a torque T and a bending
moment “M” as shown in figure.
y
m T m
x
T
z
The outer radius is 300 mm and the wall thickness is 30 mm. The loads are as follows.
T = 90 kN.m, M = 120 kN.m and the internal pressure is P = 6 MPa. Determine the
maximum tensile stress t, maximum compressive stress c and maximum shear stress
max in the wall of the cylinder. (20 M)
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08(b) (i). An engine developing 45 kW at 1000 r.p.m. is fitted with a cone clutch built inside Candidates
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exceed 0.1 N/mm2. Determine:
(a) The face width required
(b) The axial spring force necessary to engage the clutch. (12 M)
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08(b). (ii). A 80 mm long journal bearing supports a load of 2800 N on a 50 mm diameter shaft. Candidates
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M2 is about two mutually perpendicular axis. If the critical element is at a distance of must NOT
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08(c). (ii). A shaft made of steel is subjected to bending moment of 1 kNm and torsional Candidates
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(b) Distortion energy theory,
(c) Principal strain theory. (8 M)
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1. Competency in understanding the question.
2. Competency in approach / methodology while answering
3. Competency in space management
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TEST CODE: 808

ESE - 2020 Mains Test Series

There are EIGHT questions divided into two sections.

Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.

The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

Answers must be written in ENGLISH only.

ESE-2020 MAINS TEST SERIES

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

For filling by Examiners only

5 33 Signature of the Student

There are EIGHT questions divided into TWO sections.

Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.

The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

Answers must be written in ENGLISH only.

L/2 L/2 L (12 M)

1. Competency in understanding the question.

2. Competency in approach / methodology while answering

3. Competency in space management

4. Competency in drawing figures / circuits / block diagrams / graphs etc.

5. Competency in presentation and hand writing.

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