Machine design

Chapter 15
1. The designed stress and factor of safety are related in the following manner.
A. Design stress= ultimate stress/factor of safety
B. Ultimate stress= factor of safety/ design stress plus concentration factor
C. Factor of safety= design stress / ultimate stress
D. Design stress= factor of safety/times stress concentration factor
2. Not adaptable to welding due to low tensile strength and poor ductility etc.
A. Copper partsB. aluminum parts C. cast iron materials D. bronze parts
3. Bearing surface that completely surrounds the journal is also called:
A. Offset bearing B. centrally loaded bearing C. full bearing D. babbit bearing
4. The purpose of lubrication is as mentioned except:
A. To lighten the load B. Prevent adhesion C. prevent corrosion/ oxidation D. cool the moving element
5. Tools usually used in wood pattern making in foundry shop:
A. Saws and chisels B. knives and drills C. band saw D. drill machine
6. If in the inertia is 90 lb. ft² and the speed of the driven shaft is to be increased from 0 to 2500 rpm in 5 seconds , shaft
material is of SAE 4140 with yield strength of 110000 lbs./in², find the clutch starting torque in in-lb ft.
A. 159 B. 146 C. 128 D. 191
7. How many 5/16 inch holes can be punch in one motion in a steel plate made of SAE 1010 steel 7/16 inch thick using a
force of 55 tons. The ultimate strength fir shear is 50 ksi and use 2 factor of safety.
A. 5.8 B. 5 C. 3.7 D. 6.5
8. Which of the following cannot be used in drilling machine?
A. Reaming B. lapping C. spot facing D. broaching
9. A kilowatt is equal to :
A. 8851.2 in-lb/sec. B. 57 BTU/min C. 1140 joule/sec. D. 44.200 ft.-lb./min.
10. Molybdenum-chromium-nickel steel designation.
A. SAE48xx B. SAE56xx C. SAE43xx D. SAE46xx
11. Single forces which produces the same effect upon a mass replacing two or more forces acting together is called:
A. Vector B. component of forces C. resultant D. resolution
12. Permissible variation of the manufactured/ machined dimension is called:
A. Intolerance fits B. allowance C. deviation D. tolerance
13. The lack of backlash in a spar gear design /operation may result to:
A. Overloading B. all of these C. jamming D. overheating
14. The distance form a point on a screw thread to a corresponding point on the next thread measure along the axis.
A. Flank B. crest C. lead D. pitch
15. As recommended the center to center distance between sprockets should not be less than___times the bigger sprockets.
A. 2.216 B. 1 ½ C. 1 ¾ D. 2.59
16. Machine shop instrument for checking the flatness of plane surfaces to 10ths of thousandths of a centimeter.
A. Blade type micrometer B. planimeter C. dial caliper D. micrometer
17. Molybdenum steel standard designation SAE.
A. 88xx B. 40xx C. 48xx D. 46xx
18. Also called eccentrically loaded bearing is :
A. Full bearing B. partial bearing C. offset bearing D. fittedbearing
19. In the selection of wire rope, regular lay means wires and strands are arranged in the following manner.
A. Twisted in the same direction C. twisted in any direction
B. Twisted in opposite direction D. twisted in along direction
20. Allowance added in the casting pattern to compensate for the contraction of metal
A. Tapering allowance C. shrinkage allowance
B. Finish allowance D. draft pattern
21. Ratio of the angle of action to the pitch angle
A. Contact ratio B. ratio of gearing C. approach ratio D. module
22. General purpose grade of steel used for boiler plate, structurals etc. usually with carbon content of:
A. 0.20 to 0.30%C B. 0.35 to 0.50%C C. 0.15 to 0.25%C D. all of these
23. The angle made by the helix of the thread (in a straight thread) at the pitch diameter with a plane perpendicular to the
axis called:
A. Angle of thread B. lead angle C. truncation D. lead
24. The principle materials used in the production of metal working tools:
A. High carbon steel C. tungsten, silicon, hadfield Mn
B. Titanium, phosphorous D. vanadium, chromium, molybdenum
25. The interest of design simplification and good kinematic compromise bevel gears adopted standard pressure angle of
____degreees.
A. 200 involute stub B. 141/2 involute full depth C. 200 D. 171/2
26. The property of materials that relates the lateral strain to longitudinal strain.
A. Stress B. poison’s ratio C. strainD. endurance limit
27. Which of the following is the allowable tensile strength of the steel plates?
A. 396.41 N/m²B. 379.31 N/m² C. 296.12 N/m² D. 310. N/m²
28. Which of the following standard SAE designation of manganese steel?
A. 13xx B. 11xx C. 10xx D. 8xx
29. Compute the torque received by the motor by the motor shaft running at 4250 rpm. Transmitting 11 Hp, through a 10
in diameter 200 involute gear. The shaft is suppoted by ball bearings at both ends and the gear is fixed at the end
middle of 8” shaft length ?
A. 132 in. lb. B. 167 in. lb. C. 163 in. lb. D. 138 in. lb.
30. The SAE 2340 shafting contains how many percent nickel?
A. 3.85 Ni B. 3.25 to 3.75 % Ni C. 4% Ni D. 3.84% Ni
31. Which of the following standard SAE designation for chromium steel?
A. 92xx B. 3xxx C. 5xxx D. 11xx
32. In general, alloys with high nickel content retain toughness to quite low temperature up to how many degree s
fahrenhiet?
A. -380 B. -260 C. -400 D. -320
33. The length of the hub should not have be made lesser than the face width of the gear. Hub lengths usually vary from
1.25D to 2D is the shaft diameter of steel hub?
A. 2D B. 1.55 D C. 1.8 D D. 1.20 D
34. Torsional deflection is a significant consideration in the design of the shaft the limit should be in the range of how
many degree/foot of the length?
A. 0.4 to 1 B. 0.08 to 1 C. 0.1 to 1 D. 0.6 to 1
35. Commonly used by steel melter as deoxidizer because of its availability and cheap price.
A. Silicon B. zinc C. aluminum D. manganese
36. Curve formed by the path of a point on a straight line as it rolls along a convex base curve. The base curve is usually a
circle and generally used as the profile of gears tooth.
A. Axial plane B. arc or recess C.involute D. arc of action
37. Resultant of two or more component forces is called:
A. Composition forces B. component C. resultant D. collinear of forces
38. A material having a high electrical resistance and should not be used for conductor of electrical current.
A. Alloyed magnesium B. nickel C. silicon base alloy D. zinc
39. It improves red hardness of steel.
A. Silicon B. cobalt C. lead D. manganese
40. Several forces which can be combined is called:
A. Resultants B. components C. composition of forces D. collinear forces
41. The surface along the fillet curves between the fillets radius of the two adjacent tooth or gear:
A. Bottom land B. fillet C. flank D. top land
42. Ideal herringbone gear helix is in range of :
A. 30 to 45 B. 25 to 30 C. 35 to 50 D. 15 to 20
43. Ideal herringbone gear helix is in range of :
A. Bottom land B. fillet C. flank D. top land
44. A three extension coil spring are hooked in series that support a single weight of 100 kgs. The first spring rated at 4.00
kg/mm and the other 2 lower spring is rated at .64 kg/in. compute the total defection.
A. 263 mm B. 156 mm C. 268 mm D. none of these
45. In involute teeth, the pressure angle is often defined as the angle between the line of tangent to the pitch circle. It is also
termed as:
A. Helix angle B. angle of obliquity C. angle of recess D. arc of location
46. Instantaneous center is also called:
A. Centro B. virtual center C. rotopole D. all of these
47. What is the stress ratio within the elastic limit?
A. Elastic limit B. elasticity C. modulus elasticity D. comprehensive ratio
48. A material plane was subjective to a load. When the load was removed the strain disappeared. From the structural
change which of the following can be considered about this material?
A. It does not follow hooke’s law B. It is elastic C. it has high modules of elasticity D. It is
elastic
49. The strength of non-ferrous alloys is at maximum at room temperature while that of ferrous metal has a maximum
strength at ____ °F
A. 400 B. 450 C. 1200 D. 350
50. The ratio of stress acting on an elastic substance to the decrease in volume per unit volume.
A. Bulk modulus B. elastic limit C. modules of resilience D. modules of elasticity
51. The normal helix angles in helical gear is recommended in the range of ____ degrees.
A. Less than 18B. 15 to 25 C. 20 to 35 D. 20 to 30
52. Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is threaded in both ends.
A. Stud bolt B. hex bolt C. acne threaded bolts D. square threaded bolts
53. It is a rigid piece which serves to transmit force from a piece another piece or to cause /control motion.
A. Follower B. cam motion C. crank D. link
54. A 20 kgs. Cast iron piece rest on a plain horizontal aluminum surface. To move the object it neds a force of 7 lbs. the
density of Al is 0.098 lb/in³ and iron is 0.260 lb/in³
A. 0.172 B. 1.601 C. 0.186 D. 0.160
55. Which of the following is an iron based alloy containing 9-16% chromium?
A. Mn hadfield steel B. Chrome-moly steel C. stainless steel D. high chromium steel

56. Shafting up to 3 inches in diameter is usually made from cold rolled steel and the common biggest diameter of cold
rolled steel is:
A. 4 ¼ B. 6 ¾ C. 6 7/8 D. 5 inches
57. It is ideal for maximum quietness in sprockets drive operation to choose______ or more teeth.
A. 24 B. 27 C. 18 D. 21
58. All associated with standard material specification except:
A. American iron and steel institute
B. Society automotive engineers
C. South Asia Iron and Steel Institute
59. In pressure vessels, which of the ff. resist internal pressure through bending?
A. Shell-type element C. cam-type element
B. Plate-type element D. spherical type element
60. Which of the ff. flanges is suitable for low and moderate pressure?
A. Ring –flange B. Lap joint flange C. tapered-hub flange D. welding neck type

61. It is the process of pre-stressing or over stressing of hallow cylindrical member beyond the elastic range.
A. Presstagge B. autofrettage C. stress relieving D. countersinking
62. It is the phenomenon occuring when two touching surface have contact pressure and when these surfaces have a high
contact pressure and when these surface have minute relative motion.
A. Prestressing B. fretting C. friction D. carving
63. A ridge of uniform section in the form of a helix cut around the circumference of a cylinder and advancing along the
axis.
A. Thread roots B. screw threads C. helix thread D. chamfers
64. Cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with factor of safety of
A. 10 to 13 B. 10 to 14 C. 10 to 12 D. 8 to 13
65. Class of material having exhibiting decreased electrical conductivity with increasing temperature.
A. Aluminum B. metals C. p-type semiconductors D. p-type semiconductors
66. The welding made along the edges of two parallel plates is called:
A. Groove jointB. edge joint C. fillet joint D. corner joint
67. Not part and in fact should not be used in the steel melting process:
A. Coke B. zinc C. silicon D. aluminum
68. Rule of thumb in calculating the equipment foundation mass should be ____times the weight of the machinery it is
support.
A. 3-5 B. 3-9 C. 3-6 D. 2-4
69. It is generally recommended and normal for a designer to add a hunting tooth to evenly distribute the wear on meshing
teeth like a 53 teeth gears mesh with 30 teeth pinion. Find the rotation of pinion to mesh with the same pair of teeth
again.
A. 120 B. 61 C. 81 D. 53
70. The shaft whose torque varies from 2000 to 6000 in lbs has 1 ½ in in diameter and 60000 psi yield strength. Compute
for the shaft mean average stress.
A. 6036 psi B. 5162 psi C. 6810 psi D. 5550 psi
71. The angle made by the helix of the thread (in a straight thread) at the pitch diameter with a plane perpendicular to the
axis is called :
A. Lead angle B. lead C. truncation D. angle of thread
72. The rule of thumb in journal bearing design; the clearance ratio/clearance should be.
A. 0.0090 B. 0.0010 C. 0.0042 D. 0.00120
73. The moment of inertia of a rectangle whose base is “b” height “h” about its base is :
A. bh³/4 B. bh³/24 C. bh³/12 D. bh³/3
74. cold rolled shafting is not available in diameter larger than:
A. 6 inches B. 6 ½ inches C. 5 inches D. 5 ½ inches
75. It is a plane perpendicular to the axial plane and to the pitch plane in gears the parallel axes and the plane of rotation
coincides .
A. Tangent plane B. transverse C. straight plane D. reference plane
76. A 36 tooth pinion with a turning speed of 300 rpm drives 120 tooth gear of ¼ 0 d involute full depth pressure angle.
What would be the speed of the driven gear:
A. 1000rpm B. 90 rpm C. 100 rpm D. 140 rpm
77. Height of tooth above pitch circle and top land of the tooth.
A. Top root B. land C. addendum D. hunting tooth
78. The function of clutch in the machine tool is?
A. Lowering of drive speed C. Alignment of the drive shaft
B. to connect or disconnect at will the drive D. To insure that two shaft line up at high speed
79. A resulting force that replace two or more forces acting together.
A. Vector B. resultant C. couple D. equilibrant
80. Stress relieving is also ____ for the purpose of reducing the internal stress of steel metal/material.
A. Normalizing B. annealing C. tempering D. all of these
81. Matensite (stainless steel) contains4 to 26%Cr. And a maximum of _____ % nickel
A. 2.5 B. 3.5 C. 3.25 D. 2.0
82. Matensite (stainless steel) contains4 to 26%Cr. And a maximum of _____ % nickel
B. 2.5 B. 3.5 C. 3.25 D. 2.0
83. Compute the deflection of a 18 coils helical soring having a load of 100kgs. The modulus of elasticity in shear of spring
is 96.62 GPa, OD of 9256 cm and with diameter of 9 525 mm. the spring is square and ground ends.
A. 9 mm B. 112 mm C. 101 mm D. 14 mm
84. A flange bolt coupling has (10) steel 25.4 mm diameter bolts evenly tighten around a 415 mm bolt circle. Determine
the torque capacity of the connection if the allowable shearing stress in the bolt is 50 MN/m².
A. 59.95 KN-m B. 46.15 KN-m C. 52.6 KN-m D. 43.8 KN-m
85. For stable equipment foundation the total combined engine driven equipment and foundation center of gravity must be
kept below the foundation’s too that usually about _____ times the usual total combined weight of the machinery it is
supposed to support.
A. 3 to 4 B. 2 to 4 C. 3 to 7 D. 3 to 5
86. A cylinder tank with 10” inside diameter contains oxygen gas at 2500psi. calculate the required wall thickness in (mm)
under stress of 28 000 psi.
A. 11.34 mm B. 12.44 mm C. 10.24 mm D. 10.54 mm
87. The process of peening the joint portion immediately after the welding greatly improves the fusion structures avoids
possible cracking, avoids possible distortion etc. Peening can also ____ process at the same time.
A. Tempering B. normalizing C. martamperingD. annealing
88. What do you call the distance between rivet center nearest each other in adjacent rows?
A. Pitch B. margin C. back pitch D. diagonal pitch
89. Which of the ff. is a major alloy in tool steel ?
A. Cr B. Cobalt C. Fen D. Mn
90. Should to equal and opposite collinear forces is added to the forces already in equilibrium, which of the ff. statement is
true?
A. Unbalance moment is maintained C. Equilibrium is disturbed
B. Equilibrium is maintained D. It creates an unbalance situation
91. The material that can be cut /wear hardest substance subjected to :
A. Carbide B. tungsten C. abrasive D. vanadium
92. Designated pipe color used in communication.
A. Silver gray B. bare C. aluminum gray D. white
93. Peculiar strength of the metal to resist being crushed:
A. Shear strength C. comprehensive strength
B. Ultimate strength D. elastic limit
94. What pressure is required for puching a hole 2” dia thru 1/4” steel plates?
A. 40 tons B. 45 tons C. 50 tons D. 35 tons
95. What is the working strength of a 2” bolt which is screwed up tightly in a packed joint when the allowable working
stress is 12,000 psi.
A. 20.4 ksi B. 23.4 ksi C. 10.5 ksi D. 18 ksi
96. Determined the bursting steam pressure of steel shell with diameter of 10 inches and made of ¼ thick steel plate. The
joint efficiency is at 70% and the tensile strength is 60 ksi.
A. 4200 psi B. 42.8 ksi C. 10.5 ksi D. 8500 ksi
97. If the pitch of a screw is 2/9 find the thread per inch.
A 0.34 B. 5.4 C. 4.5 D. 17
98. Steel spring material is usually hardened from 400 to 500 BHN and the carbon content is in the range of how many
percent?
A. 0.50 to 0.90% B. 0.45 to 0.48 C.0.96 tp 0.97 `D. all of these
99. Shaft readily available in the market are made in how many ways wide variety of material composition. It is likely be
cold drawn carbon steel in size smaller than __________ inches diameter.
A. 3.75 B. 5 C. 4 D. 51/2
100. Plain carbon steel standard designation SAE __________.
A. 6xxx B. 10xx C. 13xx D.2xxx