Republic of the Philippines

PEB TRAINING AND REVIEW

Registered Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination

MACHINE DESIGN AND SHOP PRACTICE DIAGNOSTICS SET B

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer
for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No.2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Compute the working strength of a bolt having a diameter of 1½ inch under a tensile stress
of 8000 psi.
a. 3060 lbs b. 4560 lbs c. 6900 lbs d. 7800 lbs

2. 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 is the centrifugal force? Use factor C=41.
a. 14,800 lbs b. 7 mt c. 14,860 lbs d. 14,760 lbs

3. A RC60 (PSME, link pitch = 3/4") drive is used between 25 and 70 teeth sprocket at a center
distance of 60 inches. The approximate chain length is most nearly:
a. 156 inch b. 320 inch c. 113 inch d. 281 inch

4. A chain and sprocket has 18 teeth with chain pitch of 0.5 inch. Find the pitch diameter of
the sprocket.
a. 2.88 inches b.2.66 inches c. 2.55 inches d. 2.77 inches

5. 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. 8.95 inches b. 5.98 inches c. 9.85 inches d. 7.95 inches

6. An open belt drive connects a 450 mm diameter driving pulley to another driven pulley 1000
mm in diameter. The belt is 300 mm wide and 10 mm thick. The coefficient of friction of the
belt drive is 0.30 and the mass of the belt is 2.8 kg/m of belt length. Other data are as
follows: center distance between shafts, 4 m; maximum allowable tensile stress on the belt,
1500 kPa; and speed of driving pulley, 900 rpm. Calculate the maximum power that can be
transmitted, in kW.
a.40.82 kW b. 42.80 kW c. 48.20 kW d. 28.40 kW

7. The difference between the maximum and minimum size limits of a bolt part.
a. Allowance b Tolerance c. Deviation d. Basic size

8. 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 weigh t of rim, in kg, 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. 151.34 kg b. 115.34 kg c. 135.14 kg d. 145.13 kg

9. What is the efficiency of a self-locking 5-TPI, 4-inch O.D. , double-threaded powerscrew with
frictional coefficient of 0.2 before lubrication?
a. 23.5% b. 7.86% c. 13.9% d. 56.7%

10. There are 14 gasketed bolts used to air-proof an ammonia vapor tank has a 0.067 mm deflection
on tightened gasket and 0.0093 mm deflection on the bolt. What total force is required if
the Teflon gasket has a nominal load requirement of 50 lbs each?
a. 500 lbs b. 370 lbs c. 1000 lbs d. 800 lbs
11. A bolt has a tensile load of 300 lbs. The bolt is made of SAE 1040 material with Sy = 55 ksi,
what is the stress area of the bolt?
a. 0.1023 in2 b. 0.327 in2 c. 0.1230 in2 d. 0.5190 in2
12. An acronym in CNC machining which means access of the machine operator to insert machining
instructions directly into the NC machine control system via push buttons, pressure pads ,knobs
or other arrangements
a. FMS b. FMC c. CIM d. MDI

13. A square single thread jackscrew has 2 threads per inch. It is to lift 15 tons. The friction
radius of the collar is 1 inch. The coefficient of friction between the threads of the screw
and base is 0.15,that between the screw and collar is 0.13. If the allowable stress in
compression is 6,000 psi, find the torque required to turn the screw.
a. 6826.45 in-lbs b. 7834.40 in-lbs c. 8734.57 in-lbs d. 9120.60 in-lbs

14. A double threaded right handed worm gear has a pitch of 0.75 inches and pitch diameter of
3 inches. The pressure angle is 14 ½° and the coefficient of friction is 0.12. Find The normal
pressure angle Answer: C
a. 10.327° b. 12.327° c. 14.327° d. 16.327°

15. A body weighing 28 lbs rests on a horizontal surface. The force required to keep it in motion
along the surface is 7 lbs. Find the coefficient of friction.
a. 0.12 b. 0.45 c. 0.25 d. 0.85

16. If the hoop stress in the material of the rim in no. 21 is not to exceed 5.6 MPa, determine
the suitable diameter for the flywheel, assuming that the width is equal to 4 times the thickness.
The density of the material may be taken as 7200 kg / m3. Neglect the effect of the boss and
arms
A. 2.33 m C. 1.21 m
B. 1.76 m D. 2.67 m

17.A cast iron flywheel is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm and having a mean radius of 1 foot.
If the weight of the rim is 30 lbs, what is the centrifugal force? Use factor C = 41. Answer:
D
A. 14,800 lbs
B. 14,860 lbs
C. 7 mt
D. 14,724 lbs

18. Determine the radius of gyration of a wheel that has an outside and inside diameters of
1 meter and 0.75 meter, respectively? Neglect its hub and arms.
a) 0.5125 m b) 0.6125 m
c) 0.3125 m d) 0.4125 m

19. A press is used to punch 10 holes per minute of 30 mm diameter hole from 25 mm thick plate.
Determine the power needed to punch a hole if ultimate shear stress is 400 Mpa.
A. 2.68 Kw B. 1.96 Kw
C. 3.58 Kw D. 0.96 Kw

20. A punch punches 1-in diameter hole in a steel plate ¾ inch thick every 10 sec. The actual
punching takes 1 sec. The ultimate shear strength of the plate is 60,000 psi. The flywheel of
the punch press has a mass moment of inertia of 500 in-lb-sec2 and rotates at a mean speed of
150 rpm. What is the speed fluctuation, in rpm?
a) 65.4 rpm b) 64.5 rpm
c) 6.749 rpm d) 67.49 rpm

21. A flywheel weighing 1000 kg has a radius of gyration of 1.5 m. The normal operating speed
is 160 rpm and coefficient of fluctuation is 0.08, determine the energy released by the flywheel.
A. 31.70 KJ B. 36.70 KJ
C. 41.70 KJ D. 46.70 KJ

22. A J-bolt is lifting a block weighing 350 lbs. The eyebolt is of SAE C 1040 material with
SU = 67ksi and SY = 55 ksi, what is the stress area ( in inches square ) of the bolt if it is
under the unified coarse series thread?
A. 0.1341 B. 0.1134
C. 0.0991 D. 0.1043
23. Determine the permissible working stress of a UNC bolts that has a stress area of 0.606
in2 if material used is carbon steel.
A. 4055.5 psi B. 5244.5 psi
C. 4675.5 psi D. 4185.5 psi

24. A steam engine cylinder has an effective diameter of 350 mm and the maximum steam pressure
acting on the cylinder cover is 1.25 N/mm2. Calculate the number of 20.32 mm (M24 nominal) required
to fix the cylinder cover, assuming the permissible stress in the studs as 33 MPa
A. 9 B. 12
B. 16 D. 5

25. The stress area of NC bolt is 0.763 in2, if material used is carbon steel, determine the
applied load on the bolt.
A. 3407.14 psi B. 5244.5 psi
C. 4675.5 psi D. 4186.5 psi

26. What is the stress area of a 1-inch diameter bolt that has a TPI (Threads per inch) of 8?
a) 0.565 in2 b) 0.626 in2
c) 0.443 in2 d) 0.606 in2

27. Find the size of 14 bolts required for a C.I. steam engine cylinder head. The diameter of
the cylinder is 400 mm and the steam pressure is 0.12 N/mm2. Take the permissible tensile stress
as 35 MPa.
A. M24 C. M26
B. M20 D. M30

28. An ACME thread power screw that has a mean diameter of 25 mm and a pitch of 5 mm is used
to lift a load of 500 kg. If friction on threads is 0.1, determine the torque needed to turn
the screw.
A. 10.30 N-m B. 12.63 N-m
C. 13.10 N-m D. 14.10 N-m

29. A double square thread power screw has a mean radius of 80 mm and a pitch of 10 mm is used
to lift a load of 80 KN. If friction of screw is 0.13 and collar torque is 20% of input torque,
determine the input torque required.
A. 830.76 N-m B. 835.76 N-m
C. 1246.30 N-m D. 1365.30 N-m

30. An electric motor driven power screw moves a nut in a horizontal plane against a force of
75 kN at a speed of 300 mm / min. The screw has a single square thread of 6 mm pitch on a major
diameter of 40 mm. The coefficient of friction at screw threads is 0.1. Estimate power of the
motor.
A. 1108 W
A. 2180 W
B. 7463 W
C. 1730 W

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