MACHINE DESIGN

TRIAL 1
QUESTION 1
1. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Compute the Wahl
factor of the spring.
1.184
1.418
1.814
1.148

QUESTION 2
1. A 20-tooth motor sprocket, running at 1200 rpm, drives a blower at a speed ratio of 4:1. Compute the length
of chain in pitches is required to connect the sprockets by using the largest permissible chain size with the
largest permissible center distance of 80 pitches.
210 pitches
222 pitches
212 pitches
215 pitches

QUESTION 3
1. 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 apitch 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. Compute the lead angle.
12.46°
13.42°
11.65°
10.52°

QUESTION 4
1. A bearing carries a load of 4.450 kN. The shaft diameter is 100 mm, the coefficient of friction is 0.01, and the
shaft speed is 400 rpm.Compute the power lost in the bearing.
84.5 Watts
87.50 Watts
90.45 Watts
93.2 Watts

QUESTION 5
1. An 8-in long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25 in2. After a load of 5000 lb has been applied the length is
found to be 8.0065 in. What is the unit deformation induced?
0.00081
 0.00041
0.81
0.41

QUESTION 6
1. What horsepower is to be taken off the driven shaft of an open-belt drive operated under the following
conditions: driving pulley 84 in. in diameter, driven pulley 48 in. in diameter, speed of driving pulley 150 rpm,
total tension on tight side of belt 300 lb, total tension on slackside of belt 50 lb?
20 hp
25 hp
40 hp
35 hp

QUESTION 7
1. A disc clutch has 6 pairs of contacting friction surfaces.. An axial force of 100 lbs. acts on the clutch. The shaft
speed is 400 rpm. Howmuch horsepower can the clutch transmit if the frictional radius is 2 in. and the
coefficient of friction is 0.30?
1.44 hp
2.28 hp
3.24 hp
4.35 hp

QUESTION 8
1. What load P which cause a total deformation of 0.036 inch of a steel rack which has a cross-sectional area of 4
sq. inches and a length of 6ft.
40,000 lbs
60,000 lbs
55,000 lbs
50,000 lbs

QUESTION 9
1. An engine developing 40 hp at 1250 rpm is fitted with a cone clutch built into the flywheel. The cone has a
face angle of 12.5 degrees and a maximum diameter of 14 in. The coefficient of friction is 0.2. The normal
pressure on the clutch face is not to exceed 12 psi.Determine the face width required.
2 in
4 in
5 in
3 in

QUESTION 10
1. The overall length of the spring when it is compressed until all adjacent coils touched.
Solid length
Operating length
Compressed length
Free length

QUESTION 11
1. A plate clutch has a single pair of mating surface 30 cm outside diameter and 22.5 cm inside diameter. The
maximum pressure wasfound to be 825 kPa considering the coefficient of friction of 0.25. Find the power that
can be handled based on the drive that rotates 200 rpm considering that this clutch is newly installed.
11.34 kW
13.45 kW
17.66 kW
12.45 kW

QUESTION 12
1. The difference of addendum and dedendum, which is equivalent to the whole depth less working depth is
known as
blacklash
fillet radius
fillet space
Clearance

QUESTION 13
1. The ratio of mean diameter of coil over the coil diameter is known as
lead angle
diameter ratio
Wahl factor
Spring index

QUESTION 14
1. A horizontal shaft of 1-in. in diameter rotates at 500 rpm in a sleeve-type bearing. The coefficient of friction is
0.15. If the reactionbetween the shaft and the bearing is 800 lbs, compute the horsepower lost in the bearing.
0.48
0.54
0.78
0.43

QUESTION 15
1. The distance from the center of one tooth of a gear to the center of the next consecutive tooth measured on
the pitch
Diametral pitch
pitch circle
Circular pitch
module

QUESTION 16
1. A flywheel rim which weighs 800 pounds has a mean diameter of 48 inches. The speed is to be maintained
between 100 and 120 rpm. Considering that the effect of the arms and hub accounts for 12% of the rim
weight, determine the capacity of the flywheel. Express your answer in ft-lb.
2987.5 ft-lb
2875.8 ft-lb
2685.7 ft-lb
2896.7 ft-lb

QUESTION 17
1. Compute the diameter of a solid shaft transmitting 75 Hp at 1800 rpm. The nature of load and the type of
service is such that the allowable Ss based on pure torsion is 6000 psi.
15/8
21/16
33/16
25/8

QUESTION 18
1. The length of coil spring under no load is known as
Free length
Compressed length
Solid length
Operating length

QUESTION 19
1. A spring is designed to fire a 2 kg projectile. The outside diameter of the coil is 160 mm with an 18 mm wire
and a total of 22 coils squared and ground. The spring has a free lengths of 650 mm. When set or loaded, the
spring is compressed to a length of 450 mm. The shear elastic limit of the spring material is 580 MPa with a
shear modulus of elasticity of 80 GPa. Determine the vertical height to which the projectile maybe fired.
(Note: k = 18.3236 )
30 mm
19 mm
 25 mm
15 mm

QUESTION 20
1. An 8-in long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25 in2 . After a load of 5000 lb has been applied the length is
found to be 8.0065 in. What is its modulus of elasticity?
16,450,000 psi
14,540,000 psi
32,950,000 psi
24,690,000 psi

QUESTION 21
1. A simple band brake has a 76 cm drum and fitted with a steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a brake lining
having a coefficient of friction of 0.25. The arc of contact is 245 deg and the drum is attached to a 60 cm
hoisting drum, that sustains a rope load of 820 kg. The operating force has a moment arm of 1.50 m and a
band is attached 12 cm from the pivot point. Compute the torque just required to support the load clockwise.

2413.96 N-m
4515.45 N-m
3215.5 N-m
4434.5 N-m

QUESTION 22
1. An iron column of annular cross-section has an outer diameter of 200 mm and is subjected to force of 75 kN.
Find the thickness of the wall ifthe allowable compressive stress is 10 MPa.
15.75 mm
15.75 mm
17.75 mm
12.75 mm
 QUESTION 23
1. The SAE recommends an angle of______ for cone clutches faced with leather or asbestos or having cork inserts.
12.5°
7.5°
9.5°
14.5°

QUESTION 24
1. A cast iron flywheel is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm and having a mean rim radius of 1 foot. If the weight of
the rim is 30 lbs. What isthe centrifugal force? Use factor C=41.
14,860 lbs
14,760 lbs
70,000 lbs
14,800 lbs

QUESTION 25
1. Calculate the change in length of a circular steel rod of radius 1.5 in and length of 6 ft loaded axially in tension
by force 15 kips.
0.005 in
0.004 in
0.002 in
0.003 in

QUESTION 26
1. A cast iron flywheel with a mean diameter of 36 inches changes speed from 300 rpm to 280 while it gives up
8000 ft-lb of energy. Whatis the coefficient of fluctuation.
0.015
0.082
0.069
0.020

QUESTION 27
1. A steel railroad rails 10 m long are laid with clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15°C. At what temperature
will the rails just touch ? If there were no initial clearance Assume : α = 11.7 micro m /m °C and E = 200 Gpa
45.43 °C
34.56 °C
23.45 °C
40.64°C
 QUESTION 28
1. A 2 in. solid shaft is driven by a 36 in. gear and transmit power at 120 rpm. If allowable shearing stress is 12
ksi, what horsepower can be transmitted ?
35.89 Hp
38.89 Hp
34.89 Hp
29.89 Hp

QUESTION 29
1. The effectiveness of the brake may greatly decrease shortly after it begins to act continuously, a phenomenon
called
Pressurized
Creep
Fade
Worn-out

QUESTION 30
1. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and an outer diameter of 0.06 m. Compute the torque if the
shear stress is not to exceed 120 MPa.
4,500 N-m
4,300 N-m
4,150 N-m
4,100 N-m