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Activity 1 - Stress

This document contains 31 problems related to stress calculation for mechanical engineering students. The problems cover topics like determining stress from temperature changes, tensile and compressive loads, elongation, shear stress, bearing stress, torque, and modulus of elasticity. The document is from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Bulacan State University for an activity on stress calculations in Machine Design 1.

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Activity 1 - Stress

This document contains 31 problems related to stress calculation for mechanical engineering students. The problems cover topics like determining stress from temperature changes, tensile and compressive loads, elongation, shear stress, bearing stress, torque, and modulus of elasticity. The document is from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Bulacan State University for an activity on stress calculations in Machine Design 1.

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BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering Department

MACHINE DESIGN 1
ACTIVITY 1:
STRESS

1. Compute for the induced stress, in MPa, of a steel solid


shafting of 6 cm diameter and 5 m in length that is subjected
to a temperature of 35 deg C to 120 deg C. (Ans. 205.9 MPa)
2. Determine the area, in sqm required for a rod that will carry
a tensile load of 60,000 kg at a stress of 1300 kg/ cm2, if
the wall thickness is 12 mm. (Ans. 4.615 x 10-m)

3. A 25 m steel rod is heated from 25 deg C to 40 deg C. Calculate


the total elongation of the rod if the coefficient of thermal
expansion of steel is 12.0 x 10-6 m/m-°C. (Ans. 4.31 mm)

4. A 5-in journal bearing with a length of 4 inches has a load


of 60 kN. Find the stress developed. (Ans. 4647.63 kPa)
5. A 1.5-in diameter shaft develops a torque that varies
from 2800 In-lb to 8600 in-lb. Find the variable component
stress. (Ans. 30164.3 kPa)

6. A wire 120 m long with negligible weight has a load of 30 kN


and a modulus of elasticity of 200 GPa. If the wire elongation
is 15 mm, determine the diameter of the rod. (Ans. 39 mm)

7. Calculate the force needed to punch 2.5-in diameter hole from


a 1/2-in thick plate if the ultimate shearing stress is 180
MPa. (Ans. 102549.4 lbs)

8. A steel column has an ultimate compressive stress of 140 MPa.


If It supports a load of 220 kN, determine the diameter of
the column using a factor of safety of 4. (Ans. 89.5 mm)

9. What temperature will the rails just touched If steel


railroad that is 12 m long are laid with clearance of 2.5 mm
at an Initial temperature of 200 deg C. Use k=11.8 x 10-6 m/m-
°C. (Ans. 231.9 deg C)

10. A rail having a coefficient of linear expansion of 11.2


-6
x 10 m/m-°C increases its length when heated from 60 deg F
to 150 deg F. Determine the strain. (Ans. 5.6 x 10-4)

11. A 25 m rod stretches to a strain of 0.00120. Calculate


the deflection of the rod, in mm. (Ans. 30 mm)
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering Department

MACHINE DESIGN 1
ACTIVITY 1:
STRESS

12. An iron rod 5 m long and 0.8 square cm in cross


section stretches 1 mm when a mass of 250 kg is, hang on It.
Compute the modulus of elasticity of the iron. (Ans. 153.3
GPa)

13. A steel wire 12 m long, hanging vertically supports a


tensile load of 3 kN. Neglecting the weight of wire, determine
the required diameter if the stress is not to exceed 130 MPa
and the total elongation is not to exceed 6 mm. Let E=220
MPa. (Ans. 5.9 mm)

14. An 8mm steel wire is 6 m long and stretches 10 mm under a


given load. If the modulus of elasticity is 180 GPa, find the
load applied. (Ans. 15 kN)

15. What is the modulus of elasticity If stress is 400 MPa


and strain is 0.00128? (Ans. 312.5 GPa)

16. A shaft when subjected to pure torsion developed a stress of


60 MPa. If the polar moment of inertia is 7.1276 x 10-7 m4,
determine the maximum torque the shaft could handle. (Ans. 1.65
kN-m)

17. A 2.8-in shaft is subjected to 4 kN-m torque. Determine the


stress developed. (Ans. 56.63 MPa)

18. Determine the force necessary to punch a hole of 28 mm


diameter in a 25 mm thick plate, if the ultimate shear stress
Is 420 MPa. (Ans. 923.6 kN)

19. Two 32 mm thick plate is fastened by two bolts, 25 mm


in diameter. If the plate is subjected to 60 kN tension,
determine the bearing stress in bolts. (Ans. 37500 kN/m2)

20. An 18 mm diameter rivet is used to fasten two 25 mm


thick plate. If the shearing stress of the rivet is 75 MPa, what
tensile force applied in each plate to shear the bolt? (Ans. 19
kN)
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering Department

MACHINE DESIGN 1
ACTIVITY 1:
STRESS

21. A steel hollow tube is used to carry a tensile load of 600


KN at a stress of 145 MPa. If the outside diameter is 10 times
the tube thickness, determine the thickness of the tube. (Ans.
12 mm)

22. A column supports a compressive load of 260 kN. Find


the outside diameter of column if the inside diameter is 180 mm
and compressive stress is 60 MPa. (Ans. 194.7 mm)

23. A 20 mm stud bolts are used to fasten a 280 mm


diameter cylinder head of a diesel engine. If there are 12 stud
bolts, determine the pressure Inside the cylinder If the bolt
stress Is 60 MPa. (Ans. 3673.48 kPa)

24. Determine the minimum diameter of a taper pin for use to fix
a lever to a shaft, it is to transmit a maximum torque of 800
In-Ib. The shaft diameter iş 1.8-in and has a stress of 22,000
psi. (Ans. 0.2268 in)

25. How many 1/2-in diameter hole that can be punched in one
motion of a 1/8-in thick plate using a force of 80 tons. The
ultimate shear stress is 58 ksi and design factor of 5. (Ans.
14 holes)

26. A shaft whose torque varies from 2000 to 6500 In-lb. It has
a diameter of 1.25-in and yield stress of 62000 psl. Find the
variable stress components. (Ans. 5867 psi)

27. Cable steel has a length of 150 m and stretch to 4 cm


when the load is applied at both ends. If the tensile stress is
60 psi, determine the modulus of elasticity of steel. (Ans.
224942.4 psi)

28. A journal bearing has 9 cm diameter and length to diameter


ratio of 2.5. Find the projected area, in mm. (Ans. 20250 mm)

29. A 3.0-in diameter by 1.7-In long journal bearing is to


carry 4800 lb load at 340 rpm using SAE 40 lube oil at 230 deg
F through a single hole at 28 psi. Calculate the bearing
pressure. (Ans. 941.2 psi)
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering Department

MACHINE DESIGN 1
ACTIVITY 1:
STRESS

30. If the ultimate shear strength of steel plate is 46,000 psi,


what force is necessary to punch a 1.0-in diameter hole in a
3/4-in thick plate, use a factor of safety of 3.0. (Ans. 108384.9
lbs)

31. Steel tie rod on bridge must withstand a pull of 6500


lbs. Find the diameter of the rod assuming a factor of safety
of 3.5 and ultimate stress of 65,000 psi. (Ans. 0.6676 in)

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