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Question 1
A 1.0-m long shaft is being tapered at 6 mm per meter over a length of 500 mm at one end. Calculate the bigger diameter if the minimum
diameter is 87 mm.

Explanation:
82 mm

90 mm

70 mm

65 mm

Question 2
What is the power transmitted to a 3 in diameter short shaft carrying two pulleys close to the bearings ?

Explanation:
153 kW

149.1 kW

145 hp

120.8 hp

Question 3
The piston rod for operating cylinder of an air compressor is to exert a maximum force of 20 kN. During the application of this force the
air pressure in the cylinder is maintained at 700 kPa. Calculate the diameter of the piston rod for factor of safety of 2.5 and Sy = 250
MPa, E = 200 kPa. Note: Assume that the length of 51. the piston rod is 760 mm, its right end pin is connected to the connecting lever
and the piston end of the rod is fixed ended.

19.7 mm Explanation:
20.4 mm

18.4 mm

21.9 mm

Question 4
Calculate 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. Note: The ultimate strength for shear is 50 ksi and the factor if safety is 2.

Explanation:
5.3

2.7

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7.5

Question 5
A ¾ in. round steel shaft transmit ¾ hp at 1,750 rpm while being subjected to an axial force of 400 lbs. What is the resultant compressive
stresses?

905.4 psi Explanation:

625.4 psi

365.9 psi

952.4 psi

Question 6
A spring has a natural length of 12” when at rest. If a force of 10 lbs is required to stretch it 1”, calculate the work required ( in ft-lb) to
stretch the spring from a total length of 13” to a length of 15”.

3 1/3 ft lb Explanation:
1 1/3 ft lb

2 1/3 ft lb

5 1/3 ft lb

Question 7
A 76.2 mm diameter shafting of SAE 1040 grade cold rolled, having a yield point of 50 ksi and with a ¾ x ¾ x 5 inches key. Compute the
minimum yield point in the key in order to transmit the torque of the shaft. The factor of safety to used is 2 and Sys=0.5Sy.

Explanation:
39.120 ksi

42.130 ksi

279.20 ksi

47.120 ksi

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Question 8
Calculate the power that can be transmitted by a spindle of 55 cm diameter running at 120 rpm and allowable stress is 7.25 ksi.

Explanation:
10.3 kW

20.5 kW

32.0 kW

33.5 kW

Question 9
Calculate the power (in hp) can a 1-inch diameter short shaft transmit at 380 rpm.

Explanation:
12 Hp

10 Hp

11 Hp

3.1 Hp

Question 10
A heavy brass plumb bob suspended from a 38 inches cord was observed to have a natural period of oscillation of about two seconds if pulled 24
inches to one side and then allowed to swing freely. If an astronaut was to repeat this experiment on the moon where the gravitational attraction
is approximately 1/6th that of the earth, the observed period would be______.

Explanation:
0.53 s

2.12 s

4.90 s

15.00 s

Question 11
A liquid bucket of height 1.2 m, half-full is to be rotated in the vertical plane. What minimum angular velocity in radian/sec is needed to keep the
liquid no spilling out if the rotating arm is 1.2 meters?

Explanation:
2.26

25.6

3.10

2.86

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Question 12
A type of bolt intended for use in bolting wooden parts together or wood to metal. It has a short portion of shank just underneath a round head,
which is designed to keep the bolt from turning in the wood when the nut is tightened.

Explanation:
U-bolt

Eye bolt None

Carriage bolt

Stud bolt

Question 13
Steel balls for ball bearings are manufactured by:

Explanation:
Turning

Casting None
rolling

cold heading

Question 14
A copper column of annular cross section has an outer diameter of 15 ft and is subjected to a force of 45 kips. The allowable compressive stress
is 300 lbf/ft2. What should be the wall thickness?

Explanation:
3

3.52

4.58

5.03

Question 15
Given the modulus of elasticity (E = 207 Gpa) and Poisson’s ratio ( m = 0.28), calculate the modulus of elasticity(G).

Explanation:
83.5 Gpa

81.4 Gpa

80.8 Gpa

82.9 Gpa

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Question 16
A pendulum with a concentrated mass(m) is suspended vertically inside a stationary railroad freight car by means of a rigid weightless connecting
rod. If the connecting rod is pivoted where it attaches to the box car, what is the angle that the rod makes with the vertical as a result of a
constant horizontal acceleration of 2 f/s2 of the box car?

Explanation:
3.45 deg

1.65 deg

4.55 deg

3.55 deg

Question 17
Compute the force that is required to punch a ¾ inch hole in the 3/8-inch thick plate. Note: Plate’s has ultimate shearing strength of 50,000 psi.

Explanation:
45,000 lb

20,035 kg

44,500 kg

34,500 lb

Question 18
Given that the ultimate shear strength of a steel plate is 42 ksi calculate the force is necessary to punch a 0.75 in diameter hole in a 0.625 in
thick plate.

Explanation:
60,000 lbs

67,500 lbs

61,850 lbs

63,500 lbs

Question 19
A tensile stress of 7000 psi is developed in the straight shank of a ½ in. diameter bolt that is used to secure two pieces of wood. If there are
washers employed at both the head and nut, what is the approximate area of the washers considering that the allowable bearing stress in the
wood is 95 psi?

Explanation:
12.2 sq. in

14.5 sq. in.

11.7 sq. in

10.1 sq. in

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Question 20
A railroad track is laid at a temperature of 10°F with gaps of 0.01 feet between the ends of the rails. The rails are 33 feet long. If they are
prevented from buckling, what stress will result from a temperature of 110°F?

Explanation:
10,000 psi

9,450 psi

8,530 psi

10409 psi

Question 21
The total weight of a steel plates size ¾” x 3’ x 20 ft is

Explanation:
1838 kg

1698 lbs.

8.2 kN

1.848 tons

Question 22
Compute the speed a satellite must have to orbit the earth at an elevation of 100 km. Earth’s radius is at 6400 km. Assume no change of gravity
with the elevation.

Explanation:
6320 m/s

7120 m/s

8740 m/s

7835 m/s

Question 23

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An elevator weighing 2000 lbs. is moving vertically upward with an acceleration of 1.5 ft./sec2. Compute the work exerted against the gravity if the
constant frictional force of 10 lbs exists on the elevator system as it travelled a total distance of 100 ft.

Explanation:
20,000 ft-lb

19,900 ft-lb

1000 ft-lb

201,000 ft-lb

Question 24
A tensile stress of 65 MPa and a shear stress of 32 MPa are induced in a ductile material of allowable strength in tension is 80 MPa. Calculate
the maximum shear stress of the material?

45.6 Mpa Explanation:

65.7 Mpa

43.7 Mpa

73.1 Mpa

Question 25
The ability of metal to be deformed considerably without rupture.

Explanation:
Ductility

Malleability None
plasticity

elasticity

Question 26
A shaft of 1.0 inch diameter has a single disc weighing 75 lb mounted midway between two bearings 20 inches apart. Neglecting the weight of
the shaft, calculate the lowest critical speed in rpm. Note: Modulus of elasticity is 30 x 106 psi.

2038 rpm Explanation:

2450 rpm

2507 rpm

2132 rpm

Question 27
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A shaft 28.575 mm diameter receives 400 in-lbf of torque through a pinned sleeve. If the pin is manufactured from steel with a tensile yield
strength of 73.9 ksi, calculate the total shear force on the pin.

711.1 lbf Explanation:

75.3 kN

302.7 N

24.7 kgf

Question 28
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:

Explanation:
angle of thread

truncation None
lead angle

lead

Question 29
What is the approximate load in kN on a 2.5 cm diameter, 3.937 ft long steel shaft if its maximum elongation exceeds 1 mm.
85 Explanation:
125

103

93

Question 30
A tensile stress of 65 MPa and a shear stress of 32 MPa are induced in a brittle material of allowable strength in tension is 80 MPa. What is the
maximum thermal stress of the material?

78.1 Mpa Explanation:

65.8 Mpa

71.5 Mpa

72.7 Mpa

Question 31
What is the buckling load of a rectangular steel bar 40 mm x 50 mm in cross section, pinned at each end and subject to axial
compression? Note: The bar is 2 m long and E = 200 Gpa.

132 kN Explanation:
150 kN

110 kN

120 kN

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Question 32
The bar is 12 ft long and E = 30 x 106 psi. Using Euler’s theory, what is the critical load for a W10 x 21 ( I = 9.7 in4) section acting as pinned
column?

Explanation:
142 kips

138 kips

115 kips

243 kips

Question 33
Calculate the tensile load if a ½” x 4” x 12’ steel tie rod experience an 80°F temperature decrease from no stress temperature. (Note: a = 6.5 x
10-6/°F)

31.2 kips (C) Explanation:

23.3 kips (C)

42400 lb (C)

23400 lb (C)

Question 34
A multiple disk clutch with maximum permissible pressure of 320 kPa, a coefficient of friction is 0.25 and operating force of 1.5 kN. Calculate the
inside diameter of the contact surfaces if the outside diameter is given to be 120 mm.

92 mm Explanation:
86 mm

82 mm

70 mm

Question 35
If the cross-sectional areal of a column is 144 sq ft and the compressive stress cannot exceed 200 lbf/ft2, compute the maximum load that can be
applied on the column.

Explanation:
20 kips

28.8 kips

22 kips

30 kips

Question 36

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Calculate the Poisson’s ratio of a material of modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa and whose modulus of rigidity is 80 GPa.

Explanation:
0.79

0.35

0.25

0.48

Question 37
A steel bar 24 in. in length is to withstand a tensile impact load caused by a weight of 100 lb having a velocity on impact of 140 fpm. Find the
stress in the bar if the diameter is 1 ½ in.

12 ksi Explanation:
11 ksi

10,000 psi

15 N

Question 38
If the critical load for the valve push for an overhead valve engine is 380 lbs, calculate the steel valve engine diameter if its length is 1 ft?

Explanation:
1/4 in

1/32 in

1/12 in

1/8 in

Question 39
What is the torsional deflection in degrees of a 4.33 in. diameter, 1.4 meter long shaft subjected to a twist moment of 3 x 106 N-mm? Note: The
torsional modulus of elasticity is 83 Gpa.

Explanation:
0.34

0.12

0.20

0.17

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Question 40
Compute the cutting speed in fpm of a workpiece with 50.8 mm diameter and running at 100 rpm?

Explanation:
72

104

62

52

Question 41
The number of teeth per inch of pitch diameter and which gives some indications of the size of the gear teeth.

Explanation:
Module

diametral pitch None

pitch circle

circular pitch

Question 42
The process of checking or producing checkers on the surface of a piece by rolling checkered depressions into the surface.

knurling Explanation:
breading
None
hemming

embossing

Question 43
A punch and die is set to punch a ¾ in. hole in a 3/8 in. thick plate. What is the force that will be required to punch if the ultimate shearing stress
or strength of the plate is 50,000 psi.

Explanation:
54,000 lb

11,000 lb

40,000 lb

44,200 lb

Question 44
A tensile stress of 8 ksi and a shear stress of 4 ksi are induced in a brittle material whose working strength in straight tension is 10000 psi what is
the maximum tensile stress?

Explanation:
6000 psi

4590 psi

9656 psi

5048 psi

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Question 45
High strength steel band saw, 20 mm wide and 0.8 mm thick runs over the pulley 600 mm in diameter. Compute the minimum diameter of pulleys
can be used without exceeding the flexural stress of 400 MPa.

Explanation:
400 mm

200 mm

300 mm

100 mm

Question 46
What is the minimum breath of a rectangular metal bar loaded with a 3 kN knowing that it can support a maximum compressive stress of 20
Mpa? Note: the width of the bar is 10 mm.

15 mm Explanation:
13 mm

12 mm

10 mm

Question 47
What is the tensile load if a ½” x 4” x 12’ steel tie rod experience an 80°F temperature decrease from no stress temperature ?

31200 lb (C) Explanation:

23000 lb (C)

42400 lb (C)

23400 lb (C)

Question 48
Two masses of 100 kg are suspended by wires that are five mm in diameter. One wire is of aluminum and the other is of steel. The wires are ten
meters long. How much lower will the mass held by the aluminum wire be?

Explanation:
4.37 mm

2.37 mm

4.83 mm

4.54 mm

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Question 49
What is the decrease in height of a steel member if the tensile design load is 31.14 kN. Assume a safety factor of 5 based on an ultimate
strength of 60,000 psi.

Explanation:
0.9872 in.

21.89 mm

0.7566 in.

0.8618 cm

Question 50
A box is dropped onto a conveyor belt moving at 3 m/s. If the coefficient of friction between the box and the belt is 0.333 how long will it take
before the box stops slipping on the belt?

Explanation:
0.965 s

0.918 s

0.854 s

0.764 s

Question 51
Joining metal by means of high current at low voltage. During the passage of current, pressure by the electrodes produces a forge weld.

Explanation:
spot welding

steam welding None

resistance welding

gas welding

Question 52
What is the polar section modulus, Zp (in3) of a shaft delivering 10 Hp at 150 rpm? Note: the diameter of the shaft is 1 ½” f and allowable shear
stress of 6,000 psi.

0.663 Explanation:
0.918

0.525

1.31
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Question 53
What is the maximum shear stress if the principal stresses on a body are 400 kPa, -700 kPa and 600 kPa?

Explanation:
150 kPa

550 kPa

250 kPa

650 kPa

Question 54
The operation of cooling a heated piece of work rapidly by dipping it in water, brine or oil.

quenching Explanation:
normalizing
None
tempering

annealing

Question 55
Compute the angle required in degrees, for the road to be slanted to prevent an automobile travelling at 25 m/s from tending to slip. The radius of
curvature is 200 m.

Explanation:
21

14

18

16

Question 56
Calculate the force that is required for punching a 6 holes of 2 in diameter thru a ½ in steel plate.

Explanation:
370 tons

220 tons

430 tons

480 tons

Question 57
The total permissible variation in the size of a dimension; the difference between the limits of size.

Explanation:
Allowance

Variance None
tolerance

interface

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Question 58
Calculate torsional deflection in degrees of a 110 mm diameter shaft material that is 1.4 m long subjected to a twisting moment of 3 x 10 6 N-
mm.

Explanation:
0.2

0.36

0.20

0.27

Question 59
What is the diameter of a steel countershaft that delivers 9.93 kW at a speed of 15.7 rad/sec given that the allowable material shear stress is 8.5
ksi ?

Explanation:
1 ¾ in

1 ½ in

2 in

1 ¼ in

Question 60
Determine the minimum mean diameter of a taper pin for use to fix a lever to a shaft if it transmits a max torque of 700 in-lbs. The shaft diameter
is 50.8 mm and the material allowable stress is 15000 psi and a factor of safety of 2 is to be used.

Explanation:
7.0 mm

0.24 inch

0.54 inch

6.2 cm

Question 61
The specimen for material testing is a cube with measured edges 50 mm each. When 25 Mpa pressure was applied to the sample then change in
volume was observed. Calculate decrease in volume if Bulk modulus of the material is given to be 125 Gpa

25 mm3 Explanation:

15 mm3

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30 mm3

40 mm3

Question 62
A metal disc of diameter 500 mm and mass 24 kg takes 5.25 seconds to roll 6 m down an incline of 1 in 15, starting from rest . What is the
moment of inertia of the disc in kg - m2?

0.7537 Explanation:
0.4564

0.8537

0.5564

Question 63
A horizontal beam 16 ft long is subjected to a load of 500 lb located to its center. The dimension of the beam is 2 x 4 inches respectively and its
unit weight is 100 lb/ft. Compute its flexural stress.

80.62 Mpa Explanation:

79.5 MPa

15,677.2 lb/in2

2,307,45 kg./ sq. cm

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Question 64
The pitch radii of two gears A and B used to connect two shafts are 5 inches and 25 inches respectively. What is the speed reduction factor if
shaft A rotates 600 rpm and is subjected to a twisting moment of 1200 inch-pound?

5 Explanation:
4

25

Question 65
A steel specimen is subjected to a tensile force F of 400 kips. If the poison ratio is 0.29, calculate the dilatation considering that the and
the modulus of elasticity E, is given to be 2.8 x 10(raised to 7) psi, find the dilatation if the specimen radius is 10 inches.

Explanation:
6.5 x 10-5 in

7.65 x 10-5 in

7.65 x 10-4 in

65 in

Question 66
Compute the diameter of the shaft given that the angular deformation of a solid shaft must not to exceed 1 deg. in a length of 1.8 m, and the
allowable shearing stress is 83 MPa. Note: G = 77 x 106 kPa.

222.34 mm Explanation:
24.4 inches

254.54 mm

25.52 cm

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Question 67
An elevator weighing 2000 lbs. is moving vertically upward with an acceleration of 3 ft./sec2. A man standing in said elevator weighs 180 lbs.
Compute the tension in the supporting cable under this condition

2383 lbs Explanation:

10.43 kN

1820 lbs

2366 kg

Question 68
Heating to some 100°F above the transformation range with subsequent cooling to below that range in still air at room temperature to produce
uniform structure of the metal.

Explanation:
Annealing

Normalizing None

Hardening

Tempering

Question 69
Calculate the maximum unit shear in a 3 inch diameter steel shafting that transmits 24000 in lb. of torque at 99 rpm.

4530 psi Explanation:

4150 psi

3950 psi

3058 psi

Question 70
A hoist with a 120-hp engine is capable of lifting a 17,000 load to a height of 25 ft in 30 seconds. Calculate the efficiency of this machine.

21.46 % Explanation:
23.44 %

35.42 %

40.23 %

Question 71
A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and outer diameter of 0.06 m. What is the polar moment of inertia of the hollow shaft?

Explanation:
1.512 x 10-6 m4

1.215 x 10-6 m4

1.52 x 10-6 m4

1.125 x 10-6 m4

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Question 72
A 7.6 cm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of equal torsional strength. What is the inside diameter if the outside diameter of the
hollow shaft is 10 cm?

86.55 mm Explanation:
78.34 mm

91.53 mm

54.42 mm

Question 73
The limiting stress for a threaded bolt material at 12-mm root diameter is 400 Mpa. Calculate the maximum load that can be safely supported by
the bolt.

45.2 kN Explanation:
39.6 kN

44.7 kN

38.2 kN

Question 74
A motor-pulley system lifts 1000 kg load to a height of 10 m in about 15 seconds. What is the efficiency of the system if 10-hp motor is used to
drive the pulley?

Explanation:
85%

95%

88%

92%

Question 75
A manganese steel containing approximately 0.20% carbon.

SAE 1320 Explanation:

SAE 2340
None
SAE 1230

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SAE 4230

Question 76
Compute the elongation of an aluminum bar 1.2 m long that is subjected to a tensile stress of 175 Mpa. Note: Modulus of Elasticity of Aluminum
is 70 Gpa.

Explanation:
4.0 mm

3.0 mm

5.2 mm

7.1 mm

Question 77
What is the allowable load of a steel rod 30 mm in diameter and 800 mm long if allowable elongation not to exceed 1.5 mm?
274 N Explanation:
224 N

542 N

156 N

Question 78
Consider a rectangular steel bar 40 mm x 50 mm in cross section, pinned at each end and subjec to axial compression. The bar is 2 m long and
E = 200 Gpa. What is the axial stress caused by this buckling load.

Explanation:
55 Mpa

44 Mpa

77 Mpa

66 Mpa

Question 79
A 2 ½ -in shaft is supported by bearings 95 inches apart. The shaft carries no rotating discs; its weight is 0.28 lb per cu. in., its modulus of
elasticity is 30 x 106 psi and it has uniform (round) cross section. What is the first critical speed?

1183 rpm Explanation:

1305 rpm

1504 rpm

2504 rpm

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Question 80
A short 61 mm shaft transmits 120 HP. What is the linear speed of a pulley 55 cm mounted on the shaft?

Explanation:
1540 fpm

1240 fpm

1870 fpm

2230 fpm

Question 81
An elevator weighs 4500 N and is supported by an 8 mm diameter cable, 450 m long. When the elevator carries a 6500 – N load, the cable
elongates 15 cm more. What is the modulus of elasticity of the cable?

Explanation:
5.65 x 105 Mpa

3.88 x 105 Mpa

7.34 x 105 Mpa

2.54 x 105 Mpa

Question 82
A hydraulic cylinder has steel piston rod of 1 in. diameter and 2 in. length. Assuming that both ends of the rods are hinged, calculate the
maximum load that the rod can take in compression.

Explanation:
20,564 lbs

25,233 lbs

41,653 lbs

37,540 lbs

Question 83
A link has a load factor of 0.8 the surface factor of 0.8; the surface factor is 0.92 and the endurance strength is 28 ksi. Compute the alternating
stress of the link if it is subjected to a reversing load. Assume a factor of safety of 3.

Explanation:
8150

10920

9,333

7260

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Question 84
A steel railroad rails 10 m long are laid with clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15°C. If there were no initial clearance, at what temperature
will the rails just touch ? Assume : alpha = 11.7 micro m /m deg.C and E = 200 Gpa

40.64°C Explanation:
25.45°C

37.56°C

42.43°C

Question 85
Determine the modulus of elasticity in tension is required to obtain a unit deformation of 0.00105 m/m from a load producing a unit tensile stress
of 44,000 psi.

Explanation:
40.500 x 106 psi

43.202 x 106 psi

45.101 x 106 psi

41.905 x 106 psi

Question 86
Calculate the torque needed for a 2.0-m diameter flywheel of mass of 350 kg if it is accelerated at 120 per minute in one second.

2.2 kN-m Explanation:

36.65 kN-m

4.3 kN-m

13.2 kN-m

Question 87
The power needed to lift a 6000-lb load by means of a hoist is 50 hp. The lifting is done using a cable that is wrapped around a drum rotating at
30 rpm. What is the diameter of the drum?

Explanation:
40 in

28 in.

37 in.

35 in.

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Question 88
Calculate the polar section modulus of an SAE 1060 shafting having a diameter of 3 inches. Use a factor of safety of 2 and design stress at 8000
psi.

Explanation:
7.4

3.9

2.5

5.3

Question 89
What is the bending moment at the fixed end of a 10 ft truss with a uniform weight of 100 lb/ft and a concentrated vertical load at the free end of
1200 lbs ?

Explanation:
11,700 ft-lb

12,800 ft-lb

15,500 ft-lb

17,000 ft-lb

Question 90
Compute the load on a 25 mm diameter x 1200 mm long steel shaft if its maximum elongation will not exceed 1 mm.

85 kN Explanation:
78 kN

80 kN

107 kN

Question 91
What is the polar moment of inertia if the maximum torque on a 0.15 m diameter solid shaft is 13 500 N.m.?

Explanation:
3.37 x 10-5 in4

119.4 in4

5.32 x 10-5 m4

134.5 cm4

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Question 92
A hydraulic cylinder has steel piston rod of 1 in. diameter and 24 in. length. Calculate the slenderness ratio by using Euler’s equation given that
the modulus of elasticity of steel is equal to 30 x 106 psi. Note: Assume both ends of the rods are hinged.

96 Explanation:
42

165

74

Question 93
A high- speed steel tool has a 5 h life when operated at 1.5 m/s. What is most nearly the tool life if the speed reduced to 1.4 m/s?

Explanation:
3.5 h

9.2 h

15.1 h

10 h

Question 94
Calculate the elongation of a steel bar supporting a load of 15,000 lbs if its cross-sectional area is ½ square inch and a length of 10 ft.

Explanation:
1.2 in

0.12 ft

0.304 cm

2.54 mm

Question 95
The process of forming metal parts by the use of dies after the metal is heated to its plastic range.

rolling Explanation:
turning
None
forging

casting

Question 96
A 12.5 mm diameter steel rod is pinned between two rigid walls. The rod is initially unstressed. The rod’s temperature subsequently increases
50°C. The rod is adequately stiffened and supported such that buckling does not occur. If the coefficient of linear thermal expansion for steel is
11.7 x 10-6 1/°C and the modulus of elasticity for steel is 210 GPa, calculate the approximate axial force in the rod.

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Explanation:
27 kN

15 kN

1.7 kN

55 kN

Question 97
When a force acts on a 10-lb ( 5-kg) body initially a rest, a speed of 12 ft/sec (3.6 m/s) is attained in 36 feet (11 m). If the acceleration is
constant and the coefficient of friction is 0.25, calculate the total force needed to attain such motion.

15.21 Explanation:
12.53

17.34

14.45

Question 98
What is the polar section modulus of a hollow shaft with an internal diameter of 2” and OD of 3” ? Note: the shaft length is 48”.

Explanation:
1.44

3.73

2.32

4.24

Question 99
A marine propeller is 4 m diameter and its mass is 6.6 tons. Due to defective casting its center of gravity is 25 mm from the axis of rotation.
Calculate the centrifugal force set up when running at 135 rev/min ( 1 ton = 1000 kg )

Explanation:
37.58 kN

32.98 kN

34.92 kN

30.54 kN

Question 100
A flange bolt coupling consists of eight (8) ¾” - diameter bolt spaced evenly around a bolt circle of 12” diameter. Calculate the torque capacity of
the coupling if the allowable shearing stress in the bolts is 6000 psi.

Explanation:
12,432.575 in-lb
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10,602.875 ft-lb

11,456.546 in-lb

14,450.944 in-lb

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Question 1
A multiple-disk clutch, composed of three plates with a small diameter of 150 mm and large diameter of 200 mm, is designed to transmit 100 kW
at 3000 rpm at a coefficient of friction of 0.5. Compute the spring force needed to engage the clutch.

Explanation:
1435 N

4212 N

4512 N

3638 N

Question 2
Find the pressure required to punch a hole, 2.0-inch dimeter, through a 1/4 inch thick steel?

40 tons Explanation:
25 tons

20 tons

80 tons

Question 3
What is the maximum shearing stress in a helical spring composed of 20 turns of ¾” diameter wire on a mean radius of 3” when the
spring is supporting a load of 400 pounds? Note: use G = 12 x 106 psi.
17,152 psi Explanation:
10,750 psi

12,480 psi

7,803 psi

Question 4
A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates and the feed is stationary is called:

Shaping Explanation:
Planning
None
reaming

turning

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Question 5
Calculate the thickness of a steel air receiver with 30 inches diameter if the design stress is 8000 psi with a pressure load of 120 psi.

Explanation:
3/8 in.

1/4 in.

1/2 in.

1/3 in.

Question 6
The mass of a flywheel is 175 kg and its radius of gyration is 380 mm. Find the torque required to attain a speed of 500 rpm from rest in 30
seconds.

Explanation:
40.46 N-m

35.66 N-m

44.10 N-m

38.48 N-m

Question 7
Compute the diameter of a solid shaft transmitting 75 Hp at 1800 rpm. The nature of the load and the type of service is such that the allowable Ss
based on pure torsion is 6000 psi

Explanation:
1 7/8”

2 1/16”

1 5/16”

3 1/8”

Question 8
What is the natural frequency of an oscillating body whose period of oscillation is 1.8 s?

Explanation:
1.54 rad/s

3.65 rad/s

3.49 rad/s

7.32 rad/s

Question 9
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Given a 12-inch section of a single-riveted lap joint that is made up of plates of ¼ in. thickness and 6 rivets, 5/8 inch in diameter. Considering that
rivet holes are 0.0622 inch larger in diameter than the rivets. Each plate and the six rivets carry that entire load that is transmitted from one plate
to the other by means of these rivets in the aforementioned joint. Assuming that the rivets will not tear or shear through the plate to the edge of
the joints. Determine the efficiency of the joint considering that the design stress for shear is 8.52 ksi, for bearing, 20 ksi and for tension is 10 ksi.

Explanation:
54 %

87 %

63 %

69 %

Question 10
A 6 inches pulley is fastened to a 1 1/4-in shaft by a set screw. If a net tangential force of 75 lb is applied to the surface of the pulley , what is the
holding force when the load is steady and Factor of safety ( N = 3) ?

Explanation:
2054 lbf

1080 lbf

2056 lbf

1456 lbf

Question 11
A uniform beam 12 meters long is fixed at one end. It has a uniform weight of 50 kg/m along its length. A load of 20 kgs. is suspended on the
beam 8 m from the free end. The moment at the fixed end is:

Explanation:
3760 kg-m

60 kg-m

0.0 kg-m

4800 kg-m

Question 12
Ratio of pitch diameter to the number of teeth.

Explanation:
diamteral pitch

contact ratio None

module

helical overlap

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Question 13
If the ratio of the diameter of rivet hole to the pitch of rivet is 0.25, then the tearing efficiency of the joint is how much?

0.75 Explanation:
0.65

0.54

0.82

Question 14
A disk clutch having an outside diameter of 32 cm and an inside diameter of 12.7 cm is connected to an engine that turns at 750 rpm. The
coefficient of friction is 0.6 while the pressure between the friction surfaces is 2 kg/cm2. Calculate the force on the clutch pedal necessary to
disengage the clutch disc from the engine.

1355.142 kg Explanation:
2354.132 kg

1435.45 kg

2134.34 kg

Question 15
With the present water interruptions prevailing in a certain locality, you have been asked to design an upright cylindrical water tank that is 6
meters in diameter and 6 meters high , vented, and to be filled completely with water. Compute for the minimum thickness of the tank plate
considering that the stress is limited to 10 Mpa.

Explanation:
3.43 mm

4.42 mm

5.43 mm

2.32 mm

Question 16
The mass of a flywheel is 175 kg and its radius of gyration is 380 mm. Compute the torque required to attain a speed of 500 rpm from rest in 30
seconds.

Explanation:
40.10 N-m

35.66 N-m

44.12 N-m

38.48 N-m

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Question 17
How much torque can a cone torque transmit if the angle of conical elements is 10 degrees, the mean diameter of the conical clutch sections is
200 mm., and an axial force of 550 N is applied? Assume that the coefficient of friction between the clutch elements is 0.45.

142.53 N-m Explanation:

154.23 N-m

176.34 N-m

154.53 N-m

Question 18
A circle coinciding with a tangent to the bottom of the tooth spaces.

Explanation:
pitch circle

base circle None

root circle

outside circle

Question 19
What load in N must be applied to a 25 mm round steel bar 2.5 m long to stretch the bar 1.3 mm?

Explanation:
42 000 N

53 000 N

52 837 N

60 000 N

Question 20
A spring with 12 active coils and a spring index of 9 supports a static load of 220 N with a deflection of 12 mm. The shear modulus of the spring
material is 83 Gpa. What is the theoretical wire diameter?

Explanation:
10 mm

16 mm

12 mm

22 mm

Question 21
A 50 mm diameter shaft supported by two sleeve bearings carries a load of 13.3 kN. The shaft rotates at 150 rpm. If the coefficient of sliding is
0.10, calculate the power is lost in friction.

Explanation:
565.2 W

522.3 W

454.4 W

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235.4 W

Question 22
A bearing sustains a load of 4,450 N. The shaft diameter is 100 mm., the coefficient of friction is 0.01, and the shaft speed is 400 rpm. Compute
the horsepower lost in the bearing.

93.2 W Explanation:
87.4 W

43.5 W

85.5 W

Question 23
Determine the axial force developed between the discs for a one plate clutch assuming that both sides of the plate deliver torque. The clutch
inside and outside diameters are 20 in and 24 inches respectively. Asssume uniform wear and the coef of friction for the clutch material is 0.35
with the maximum permissible pressure of 20 psi.

Explanation:
1394.7 lb

2513.7 lb

4212.7 lb

2635.8 lb

Question 24
During inspection, gaps of 0.012 ft were pound between the ends of the rails of the railroad track laid at a temperature of 15°F. During possible
expansion the rails must be prevented from buckling. Compute the resulting stress at 110 deg F if the original length of the rails is 35 ft.

Explanation:
7350 psi

7720 psi

8205 psi

8238 psi

Question 25
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 6 ft.

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Explanation:
55 kips

40 kips

60 kips

50 kips

Question 26
An 8-in long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25 in.2 After a load of 5 kips has been applied the length is found to be 8.0065 in. What is the
unit deformation induced?

0.00081 Explanation:
0.4100

0.00041

0.8100

Question 27
Compute the safe shearing resistance of a unit strip of a single-riveted lap joint in which the plate thickness of ½ in, the pitch joint of 1 ½
inches, and the diameter of the rivet hole is 11/16 inch. The ultimate shearing stress of the rivet used to join plates is 44 ksi and factor of
safety is 4.

2.2 kips Explanation:

1.2 kips

3.6 kips

5.2 kips

Question 28
A welding operation in which a non-ferrous filler metal melts at a temperature below that of the metal joined but is heated above 450°C.

Explanation:
arc welding

spot welding None

brazing

butt welding

Question 29

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Given the modulus of elasticity 30 x 10 (raised to 6)psi (steel)and Poisson’s ratio of 0.28 calculate the shear modulus of elasticity.

11.72 x 10 (raised to 6) psi Explanation:

10.45 x 10 (raised to 6 ) psi

12.45 x 10(raised to 6) psi

9.45 x 10 (raised to 5 psi )

Question 30
A 2.5 in. diameter shaft uses a straight spline with six splines and a contact length of 1.25 in. Assuming it is designed to slide while under load,
what is its torque transmission capacity at 100 rpm if h is 10% of that shaft diameter? Note: S = 1000 psi.

Explanation:
2,350 in-lb

2,109 in-lb

3,343 in-lb

3,504 in-lb

Question 31
A rigidly built-in cantilever has cross-section of ½ in deep, 3/8 inches wide, and is loaded 1 foot from the support. Determine the bending stress in
the beam assuming that a load of 8 lb is applied gradually.

6144 psi Explanation:

3245 psi

1560 psi

5430 psi

Question 32
What is the frequency of oscillation of a body if its mass is 0.015 kg, and spring constant of 0.5 N/m?

Explanation:
0.41 Hz

0.65 Hz

0.86 Hz

0.92 Hz

Question 33
Which of the following is not a type of ball bearing?
shallow groove ball bearing Explanation:
filling-slot ball bearing
None
self-aligning ball bearing
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deep-groove ball bearing

Question 34
Compute the maximum shearing force that a hollow rivet with inside and outside diameters of 3 mm and 5 mm respectively if it is subjected to a
double shear. Note: The allowable shearing force is 400 Mpa.

10.05 kN Explanation:
11.7 kN

7.48 kN

42.2 kN

Question 35
A storage tank for air, 36 inches in diameter, is to withstand an internal pressure of 200 psi with a design factor of 4 based on Su. The
steel has the strength equivalent to C1020 annealed and the welded joints should have a relative strength (efficiency) of 90%. If
Su for annealed C1020 steel is 57 ksi, What is the stress on a diametral section? Note: t = 9/32 in

Explanation:
5,400 psi

7,240 psi

6,400 psi

1,640 psi

Question 36
What is the decrease in height of a steel member if the tensile design load is 7 kips? Note: Assume a safety factor of 5 based on an ultimate
strength of 60 ksi.

Explanation:
0.9872 in.

0.4322 in.

0.7566 in.

0.8618 in.

Question 37
A steel has a BHN = 300. What is its approximate ultimate strength in ksi?

Explanation:
300 ksi

75 ksi

150 ksi

200 ksi

Question 38

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The maximum steam pressure of 120 psi is occurring in a 1-ft diameter cast iron steam engine cylinder. Assuming a varying load condition (with a
factor of safety of 8), calculate the thickness of the cylinder wall if its ultimate stress is 20 ksi.

Explanation:
0.36 in

0.29 in

13.54 mm

7.45 cm

Question 39
The clutch inside and outside diameters are 20 in and 24 inches respectively. Assuming uniform pressure with the coef. of friction for the clutch
material is 0.35 and maximum permissible pressure of 20 psi, compute the frictional torque delivered between discs for a one plate clutch
assuming that both sides of the plate deliver torque.

Explanation:
1612.7 ft-lb

1778.3 ft-lb

2039.7 ft-lb

1203.5 ft-lb

Question 40
The cylinder head of a 10 in. x 18 in. freon compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The cylinder pressure is 200 psi.
Compute the force on each bolt.

1571 lbf Explanation:

1542 lbf

1653 lbf

2452 lbf

Question 41
The process of working metals by the application of sudden blows or by a steady pressure.

Explanation:
Trimming

forging None
welding

lancing

Question 42
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A property of material which relates the lateral strains to the longitudinal strain.

Explanation:
Rigidity

Poisson’s ratio None

Elasticity

Deflection

Question 43
The process of working metals by the application of sudden blows or by steady pressure.

Explanation:
Welding

forging None
extursion

swaging

Question 44
A spherical shell of 1.8 m of outside diameter and 1.725 m inside at a pressure of 10.4 MPa. What is the stress in the shell?

Explanation:
145.8 Mpa

45.48 Mpa

119.6 Mpa

80.46 Mpa

Question 45
A tensile stress of 6 ksi and a shear stress of 4 ksi are induced in a brittle material whose working strength in straight tension is 10ksi what is the
maximum tensile stress?

Explanation:
6000 psi

11400 psi

8000 psi

9656 psi

Question 46
Determine the Poisson’s ratio of a material whose modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa and whose modulus of rigidity is 80 GPa.

Explanation:
0.33

0.38

0.25

0.22

Question 47
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A flanged bolt coupling has ten (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

Explanation:
59.95 KN-m

52.6 KN-m

46.15 KN-m

43.8 KN-m

Question 48
Compute is the efficiency of a single-riveted lap joint in which the plate thickness of 3/8 in, the pitch joint of 1.75 inches, and the
diameter of the rivet hole is 13/16 inch.

Explanation:
52 %

54 %

49 %

67 %

Question 49
What is the period of an oscillating body whose mass is 0.025 kg and spring constant of 0.44 N/m?

Explanation:
0.75 s

1.35 s

1.5 s

2.2 s

Question 50
A tie-bar of rectangular section 150 mm broad by 25 mm thick is subjected to a pull of 300 kN applied at 5 mm off the center of the thickness of
the section. Calculate the maximum stress induced at the outer skin.

Explanation:
167 MPa

175 MPa

156 MPa

176 MPa

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Question 51
A tensile stress of 8000 psi and a shear stress of 6000 psi are induced in a brittle material whose working strength in straight tension is 10000 psi
what is the maximum tensile stress?

Explanation:
8 000 psi

11 400 psi

11 211 psi

10 876 psi

Question 52
A machine tool in which an abrasive wheel is used as a cutting tool to obtain a very smooth finish.

Explanation:
Broaching Machine

Tool Grinder None

Planer

Milling Machine

Question 53
A hollow iron pipe to be designed as a column has an outside diameter of 240 mm and is subjected to a force of 80 KN. Find the pipe
thickness if the compressive stress is limited to 16 MPa.

Explanation:
5.85 mm

7.85 mm

6.82 mm

8.85 mm

Question 54
An elevator weighing 2000 lbs. is moving vertically upward with an acceleration of 1.5 ft./sec2. If there are 210, 317.2 ft-lb of work that is within
the elevator system, compute the distance travelled by the elevator considering that the friction is said to be constant at 10 lbs.

Explanation:
2,000 ft

19,900 ft-lb

100 ft

201,000 ft-lb

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Question 55
Calculate the bearing pressure on a sleeve bearing that is subjected to a radial load of 450 lb with diameter of 1.5 in and a length of 2 inches.
Note: the wall thickness is 3/16 in.

Explanation:
100 psi

170 psi

200 psi

350 psi

Question 56
A body weighing 1.5 lb hangs at the end of the spring and is slightly displaced and released. What is the approximate frequency of vibration given
the spring constant of 20 lb/ft.

Explanation:
4.66 Hz

3.30 Hz

1.45 Hz

3.45 Hz

Question 57
A keyed sprocket deliver a torque of 778 8 Nm thru the shaft of 54 mm OD . The key thickness is 1. 5875 cm and the width is 1.11 cm compute
the length of the same key. The permissible stress value of 60 MPa for shear and 90 MPa for tension

Explanation:
39.12 cm

4.82 cm

52.22 cm

4.04 cm

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Question 58
A steel plate 100 mm wide and 10 mm thick is welded to another steel plate by means of double parallel fillet welds. The plates are subjected to a
static tensile force of 50 kN. Compute the required length of the welds given the permissible shear stress in the weld is 94 Mpa.

37.62 mm Explanation:
55.42 mm

14.25 mm

45.37 mm

Question 59
A thin hollow sphere of radius 10” and thickness 0.1” is subjected to an internal pressure of 100 psig. What is the maximum normal stress on an
element of the sphere?

5,000 psi Explanation:

7,050 psi

12,000 psi

10,140 psi

Question 60
The maximum stress to which a material can be subjected without a trace of any permanent set remaining upon a complete withdrawal of the
stress.

Explanation:
ultimate limit

endurance limit None

proportional limit

elastic limit

Question 61
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. Compute the face
width required.

Explanation:
2 in.

3 in.

4 in.

5 in.

Question 62
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What is the bursting steam pressure of a hemispherical steel shell with a diameter of 100 inches and made of 0.0635-m thick steel plate, if the
joint efficiency is 70 % and the tensile strength is 60 000 psi?

Explanation:
3.23 ksi

2.723ksi

4.200 ks

7.440 ksi

Question 63
A large coil spring (k = 10 lb/in) is elongated, within its elastic range by one foot. Calculate the stored energy in foot – pounds.

Explanation:
40

60

50

70

Question 64
Compute the power transmitted by a shaft that is rotating at 120 rpm and is subject to a force of 120 lb along the axis. It actually carries a
multiple disc-clutch with the following specifications: 12 steel and 10 brass discs with outer and inner diameters of 10 in. and 8 in. respectively.
The coef. of friction is 0.25.

Explanation:
56 hp

54 hp

72 hp

65 hp

Question 65
Two steel plates, 120 mm wide and 12.5 mm thick are joined together by means of double transverse fillet weld. The maximum tensile
stress fo the plates and the welding material should not exceed 110 Mpa. Calculate the length of the weld if the strength of the weld is
equal to the strength of the plates.

Explanation:
92.34 mm

84.87 mm

65.72 mm

82.59 mm

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Question 66
A coating material used to produce galvanized iron.

Explanation:
Zirconium

Aluminum None

zinc

chromium

Question 67
A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet weld of length 5 cm and leg 12 cm is subjected to a tensile force 320 kg Assuming uniform stress
distribution, solve for the shear stress in the weld.

53.7 psi Explanation:

3.45 kPa

55.6 kg/cm2

2.34 ksi

Question 68
A brass condenser tube 1.0 in. in diameter and 4 ft long has a wall thickness of 0.065 in. What is the collapsing pressure? Assume an apparent
factor of safety of 10.

Explanation:
3542.1 psi

54,220 psi

3,591 psi

23.91 psi

Question 69
As short cylindrical cast-iron post supports a compressive load of 15 tons. Compressive stress is equal to 85 ksi and the factor of safety of 12.
Compute the post diameter if the slenderness ratio is to be neglected and it is also assume that there is no buckling.

59 mm Explanation:
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77 mm

4.54 inch

7.45 inch

Question 70
A machine tool used to machine flat surfaces.
shaper Explanation:
Grinder
None
planer

Lathe

Question 71
A cylindrical tank with 10 inches inside diameter contain oxygen gas at 2500 psi. Find the required wall thickness in millimeter under stress of
28000 psi.

Explanation:
13.23

11.34

11.86

10.54

Question 72
Two barges, one weighing 10 tons, the other weighing 20 tons are connected by a cable in quiet water. Initially the barges are at rest 100 feet
apart. The cable is reeled in until the barges are 50 feet apart. If the friction is negligible, calculate the distance moved by the 10 ton barge.

33.3 ft Explanation:
55.5 ft

44.4 ft

22.2 ft

Question 73
A kind of gear used to transmit motion from one shaft to another shaft at an angle to the first.

Explanation:
worm gear

helical gear None

bevel gear

spur gear

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Question 74
A steel bar, initially free of stress, is held between rigid supports. Calculate the stress in the bar if the temperature drops 110°F.

147.85 Mpa Explanation:

213.57 Mpa

54,350 psi

25.54 ksi

Question 75
Find the pressure required to punch a hole, 1.75-inch dimeter, through a 1/4 inch thick brass?

28.4 tons Explanation:

35 tons

40 tons

22.5 tons

Question 76
A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet weld of length L and leg B is subjected to a tensile force F. Which of the following is the shear stress
considering a uniform stress distribution?

Explanation:
F/2BL

1.414F/BL

F/1.414BL

0.0707BL/F

Question 77
A punching machine flywheel accelerates from rest with 7 rad/sec2 . In 10 seconds, how many radians are achieved?

Explanation:
57

24

220

350

Question 78
Calculate the frictional torque delivered between discs for a one plate clutch assuming that both sides of the plate deliver torque. The clutch
inside and outside diameters are 20 in and 24 inches respectively. Assume uniform wear and the coef. of friction for the clutch material is 0.35
with the maximum permissible pressure of 20 psi.

1612.7 ft-lb Explanation:

1435.3 ft-lb

2429.7 ft-lb

2715.5 ft-lb

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Question 79
Calculate ultimate compressive resistance of a unit strip of a single-riveted lap joint in which the plate thickness of ½ in, the pitch joint of
1 ½ inches, and the diameter of the rivet hole is 11/16 inch. Note: Ultimate compressive stress is 90 ksi and the factor of safety is 4.

Explanation:
3.6 kips

6.2 kips

7.7 kips

5.6 kips

Question 80
Compute the polar section modulus of a solid shaft with a diameter of 4 inches.

Explanation:
209.5 cm3

205.9 cm3

209.5 cm4

205.9 cm4

Question 81
A flywheel weighing 2031.75 kg has a radius of gyration of 3 feet. If there is a driving torque of 800 lb-ft and a resisting torque of 220 lb-ft,
calculate the time required to increase its speed from 40 rpm to 80 rpm.

Explanation:
10.92 s

9.04 s

22.5 s

3.45 s

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Question 82
A 1-in. diameter circular shaft is subjected to a shearing stress that is not to exceed 55.143 Mpa, calculate the maximum allowable torque.

Explanation:
140.50 ft-lb

1570 in-lb

167.65 ft-lb

1430 in-lb

Question 83
Pressurized water at 1.37 Mpa is stored in a steel cylindrical tank 1.4 meters in diameter. If the allowable tangential stress is 8.5 Mpa, what the
required wall thickness of the tank?

123.6 mm Explanation:
143.9 mm

112.5 mm

143.1 mm

Question 84
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.

Explanation:
17,800 lbs

10,560 lbs

12,860 lbs

14,760 lbs

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Question 85
The maximum stress induced in a material when subjected to alternating or repeated loading without causing failure.

Explanation:
elastic limit

rupture strength None

proportional limit

endurance limit

Question 86
A 6.098 m steel line shaft has bending action of pulleys. What power in hp can the shaft deliver at a speed of 360 rpm. Consider that the torsional
deflection will not exceed 0.08 deg. per ft length.

2600 Explanation:
1200

1250

900

Question 87
A steel air receiver is a cylinder of 5 ft diameter with the pressure load of 180 psi and design stress (maximum) equal to 9500 psi. This
vessel is to be provided with a 1.5 in. diameter drain valve installed at the bottom of the vessel and safety pressure relief valve installed
either at the topmost or at the side with pop-out rating of 200 psi. The lap welding tensile strength is 65 ksi with assumed100% weld-joint
efficiency. What is the bursting pressure of the receiver?
1231.5 psi Explanation:
1783.5 psi

2432.5 psi

2424.7 psi

Question 88
For machinery shafts, the permissible deflection is approximately________.

0.02 in./ft Explanation:

0.01 in./ft
None
0.03 in. in./ft
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0.05 in./ft

Question 89
A flywheel has a diameter of 1.5 m, and mass of 800 kg. What torque in N-m, is needed to produce an angular acceleration of 100 revolutions per
minute, per second?

Explanation:
4225

2974

3425

2356

Question 90
The UN undersea research vehicle has a spherical pressure hull 1 m in radius and shell thickness of 30 mm. The pressure hull is steel having a
yield point of 700 MPa. Compute the depth of submergence that would set up the yield point stress in the spherical shell. Give: Sea Water
specific weight is 10.07 kN/m3.

Explanation:
4240 m

3270 m

4170 m

1380 m

Question 91
A steel railroad rails 10 m long are laid with clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15°C. Calculate at what temperature will the rails just touch if
there were no initial clearance?

40.64°C Explanation:
23.45°C

34.56°C

45.43°C

Question 92
What minimum distance can a truck side on a horizontal asphalt road if it is travelling 25 m/s? The coefficient of sliding friction between asphalt
and rubber tire is at 0.6. the weight of the truck is 8500 kg.

Explanation:
44.9

58.5

53.09

63.8

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Question 93
A 36 mm shaft uses a sleeve bearing that sustains a load of 4,000 N. If the allowable bearing pressure is 1.3 MPa, what is the L/D ratio of the
bearing?

2.37 Explanation:
1.34

4.54

3.12

Question 94
The utility vehicle production company in Laguna considered to use in one of its designs a multi-disc clutch consisting of 9 steel discs
and 8 bronze discs with effective outside and inside diameter of 220 mm and 160 mm respectively. Given that the shaft turns at 1500
rpm and an axial force of 600 Newtons is applied, calculate the horsepower capacity, knowing that the coefficient of friction is 0.25.
48.4 hp Explanation:
42.6 hp

45.4 hp

35.8 hp

Question 95
A hand tool used to measure engine crank web deflections.

distortion gage Explanation:

line center gage
None
feeler gage

deflection gage

Question 96
Height of tooth above pitch circle or the radial distance between pitch circle and top land of the tooth.

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Explanation:
top root

addendum None
land

hunting tooth

Question 97
A disc clutch has 6 pairs of contacting friction surfaces. The frictional radius is 2 in. and the coefficient of friction is 0.30. An axial force of 100 lbs.
acts on the clutch. The shaft speed is 400 rpm. How much horsepower can the clutch transmit?

Explanation:
5.28 Hp

2.28 Hp

3.28 Hp

1.58 Hp

Question 98
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 reaction between the
shaft and the bearing is 800 lbs, compute the horsepower lost in the bearing.

0.48 Explanation:
0.54

0.78

0.43

Question 99
Which of the following considers the 300 series of bearing?

Explanation:
heavy

light None

medium

all of these

Question 100
A material that can wear away a substance softer than itself.

abrasive Explanation:
tungsten
None
corrosive

alloy

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Question 1
The torsional deformation of a SAE 1040 steel shaft is to 0.8 in a length of ½ meter. The shear stress is 69 Mpa . Compute the diameter
of the shaft in millimeter. Steel modulus of elasticity is 79,300 Mpa or N/mm2

Explanation:
51

50

75

62

Question 2
A 1-inch diameter shaft has a single disc weighing 75 lb mounted midway between two bearings 20” apart. Find the lowest critical speed in rpm.
Neglect the weight of the shaft. Assume that the modulus of elasticity is 30 x 106 psi.

2038 rpm Explanation:

2380 rpm

2308 rpm

2803 rpm

Question 3
A flywheel rim that weighs 800 pounds has a mean diameter of 48 inches. The speed is to be maintained between 100 and 120 rpm. If it is
assumed that the effect of the arms and hub accounts for 12% of the rim weight, what is the capacity of the flywheel in ft-lb?

Explanation:
3049.6 ft-lb

2685.7 ft-lb

1026.2 ft-lb

2039.4 ft-lb

Question 4
A triple thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches. Material for both the
worm and the wheel is of phosphor bronze. What is the helix angle ?

0.20 Explanation:
0.15

0.25

0.54

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Question 5
What Hp can a 25.4 mm diameter short shaft transmit at 380 rpm?

Explanation:
3 Hp

10 Hp

18 Hp

7.1 Hp

Question 6
What length of a square key is required for a 4-in diameter shaft transmitting 1000 hp at 1000 rpm? The allowable shear and
compressive stresses in the key are 15 ksi and 30 ksi, respectively.

2.1 inches Explanation:

3.2 inches

2.8 inches

4.2 inches

Question 7
For high speed application the minimum number of teeth in small sprocket should be:

18 to 24 Explanation:
14 to 18
None
26 to 30

24 to 28

Question 8
A 50-mm diameter shaft is to transmit 12 kW power at a speed of 500 rpm, determine the mean diameter of the pin, under double shear, for a
material having a safe unit stress of 40 N/mm2

Explanation:
11.08 mm

13.08 mm

12.08 mm

10.08 mm

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Question 9
What torque is needed to produce if the flywheel has a diameter of 1.5 m, mass of 800 kg, and angular acceleration of 100 revolutions
per minute per second?

Explanation:
304 N-m

4395 N-m

1345 N-m

2356 N-m

Question 10
A clutch is activated by six symmetrically spaced helical springs. Each spring consists of 12 turns of steel wire ¼” in diameter and has
an outside diameter of 1.75”. What is the load exerted against the clutch plate if the spring’s contraction is 1.5 inches? Use: G = 12 x 106
psi.

Explanation:
357 lbs

1302 lbs

545 lbs

1208 lbs

Question 11
The effective length of a cantilever spring of uniform rectangular cross-section is 20 inches. At its free end, it carries a load of 720 lbs and caused
a 1.2 inch deflection. Calculate the thickness of the spring given that the material’s allowable stress is 70 ksi.

0.778 in. Explanation:

0.420 in.

0.353 in.

0.201 in.

Question 12
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.20 in. Calculate the lead.

Explanation:
0.2

0.4

0.75

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Question 13
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.20 in. What is the outside diameter?

0.75 Explanation:
0.95

0.85

0.65

Question 14
A projectile is launched upward from level ground at an angle of 60 deg. with the horizontal. It has a velocity of 45 m/s. Calculate how
long will it take before the projectile hits the ground?

Explanation:
4.1 s

5.8 s

39 s

7.95 s

Question 15
If the following solid shaft diameters, which is the smallest that can be used for the rotor of a 6 hp motor operating at 3500 rpm, if the maximum
shear stress for the shaft is 8500 psi?

Explanation:
5/16 in

3/8 in

1 in

½ in

Question 16
The differential of the shear equation is which one of the following?
load on the beam Explanation:
tensile strength of beam
None
bending moment of the beam

slope of the elastic curve

Question 17

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Compute the Wahl factor for a high alloy spring having squared and ground ends and has a total of 16 coils. Its modulus of elasticity in shear of
85 GPa with spring’s outside diameter of 9.66 cm and wire diameter is 0.65 cm.

Explanation:
1.078

1.10

1.325

1.7

Question 18
A flange bolt coupling consists of eight steel 20-mm diameter bolts spaced evenly around a bolt circle 300 mm in diameter. Determine the torque
capacity of the coupling if the allowable shearing stress in the bolts is 40 MN/m2.

Explanation:
1.51 kN-m

15.1 kN-m

5.21 kN-m

10.51 kN-m

Question 19
A 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to 112.5 mm shaft by means of a 28.13 mm square key 175 mm long. The key and shaft have a shearing
stress of 14 000 psi. Calculate the force acting at the pulley that will shear the key.

10 015 lb Explanation:
11 050 lb

12 115 lb

12 105 lb

Question 20
A flange bolt coupling is used to connect a solid shaft 90 mm in diameter to a hollow shaft 100 mm in outside diameter and 90 mm in inside
diameter. If the allowable shearing stress in the shafts and the bolts is 60 MN/m2, how many 10-mm-diameter steel bolts must be used on a 200-
mm diameter bolt circle so that the coupling will be as strong as the weaker shaft?

Explanation:
8 bolts

6 bolts

9 bolts

12 bolts

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Question 21
Compute for the torsional deflection in degrees of a 110 mm diameter, 1.4 m long shaft subjected to a twisting moment of 3 x 10 (raised to 6) N-
mm. The torsional modulus of elasticity is 83 GPa

Explanation:
0.27

0.31

0.20

0.24

Question 22
Calculate the maximum load be on the column, if the cross-sectional area is 144 ft2 and the compressive stress cannot exceed 200
lbf/ft.

Explanation:
18 kips

28.8 kips

24 kips

31 kips

Question 23
The spring of square ground ends with modulus of elasticity in shear equal to 79.84 GPa, an outside diameter of 101.6 mm, and wire diameter of
a 9 525 mm. What is the maximum deflection if this helical spring has 20 coils and a load of 75 kgs?

Explanation:
153 mm

132 mm

140 mm

126 mm

Question 24
What is the approximate length of an open belt drive with pulley diameters 6 inches and 12 inches respectively? The center distance
between pulleys is 72-inches.
172.3 inches. Explanation:
1652.4 inches

135.4 inches

157.45 inches

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Question 25
A flywheel weighing 457 kg has radius of 375 mm. Calculate the energy that the flywheel loss if it decelerate from 3.0 rev/sec to 2.8
rev/sec?

Explanation:
540 N-m

1472 N-m

120 N-m

75 N-m

Question 26
A punching machine flywheel accelerates from rest at 5 rad/s2. How many revolutions does it make in 5 seconds?

9.947 rev Explanation:

12.432 rev

11.45 rev

23.34 rev

Question 27
A cylinder head of a steam engine is held by 14 bolts. The diameter of the cylinder is 14 in. and the steam pressure is 125 psi. if tensile
stress is 3,000 psi, compute the diameter of the bolt that is required.
0.76 in. Explanation:
0.86 in.

0.96 in.

0.66 in.

Question 28
A steel piston rod in hydraulic cylinder is 1 in. diameter and 2 in. length. Assume E = 30 x 106 psi. Using Euler’s equation, find the
slenderness ratio. Assume both ends of the rods are hinged.

Explanation:
90

96

82

84
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Question 29
Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is threaded in both ends

stud bolt Explanation:

acme threaded bolts
None
hex bolt

square threaded bolts

Question 30
Find the torsional moment (in Newton-mm) developed when the shaft delivers 20 kW at 200 rpm

Explanation:
0.85 x 106

1.0 x 106

1.20 x 106

2.10 x 106

Question 31
A 914 mm driving pulley and a 1219 mm driven pulley are arranged on a 3 meter centers. The output of the driven shaft is 84 Hp. If the
belt speed is assumed to be 1280 m/min with a coefficient of friction of 0.30 and a slip of 1.5% each pulley, then calculate the speed of
the driver.

Explanation:
23.54 m/s

12.45 m/s

21.66 m/s

11.54 m/s

Question 32
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The material that can cut/wear hardest substance subjected to:

Explanation:
carbide

abrasive None
tungsten

vanadium

Question 33
What horsepower would be transmitted by a short shaft, 2 inches in diameter carrying two pulleys closed to the bearings, if the shaft makes 300
revolutions per minute.

Explanation:
36 hp

45 hp

63 hp

54 hp

Question 34
Cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with factor of safety of

10 to 13 Explanation:
10 to 12
None
10 to 14

8 to 13

Question 35
A 15/16 – in wide key has a depth of 5/8 in. It is 12 inches long and is to be used on a 200 hp, 1160 rpm, squirrel –cage induction motor.
The shaft diameter is 3 7/8 inches. The maximum running torque is 200% of the full-load torque. What is the maximum torque?

Explanation:
17,330 in-lb

73,412 in-lb

73,210 in-lb

21,733 in-lb

Question 36
How much work is required to stretch a spring (with stiffness of 5 lbf/in) from a length of 7.5 inches to one of 10 inches? Note: the
unstressed length is 5 inches.

Explanation:
8.54 ft-lbf

3.91 ft-lbf

46.875 ft-lbf

13.91 ft-lbf

Question 37
Modulus of Resilience is_________.

Explanation:
the same as the modulus of elasticity

a measure of a materials ability to store strainNone

energy

the reciprocal of the modulus of elasticity

a measure of the deflection of a member

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Question 38
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.20 in. Compute the lead.
0.40 Explanation:
0.80

0.20

0.30

Question 39
If the angular deformation of a solid shaft should not to exceed 1o in a length of 1.8 m and the allowable shearing stress is 83 MPa,
what is the diameter of the shaft? Assume that the shaft material has G = 77 x 106 kPa.

222.34 mm Explanation:
23.42 cm

234.22 mm

24.22 cm

Question 40
Compute the diameter of a solid shaft transmitting 75 Hp at 1800 rpm. The nature of the load and the type of service is such that the allowable Ss
based on pure torsion is+ 6000 ps

Explanation:
1 7/8”

2 1/16”

1 5/16”

3 1/8”

Question 41
Shafting up to 3 inches in diameter is usually made from cold rolled steel and the common biggest diameter of cold rolled steel is____

Explanation:
4 ¼ inches

6 7/8 inches

6 ¾ inches

5 inches

Question 42
A tie-bar of rectangular section 150 mm broad by 25 mm thick is subjected to a pull of 300 kN applied at 5 mm off the center of the
thickness of the section. Calculate the maximum stress induced at the outer skin.

Explanation:
167 MPa

175 MPa

156 MPa

176 MPa

Question 43
Two pulleys which are 24 inches in diameter and which run at 370 rpm are connected by a leather belt 3/8 inch thick. If the belt
transmits 30 Hp and the distance between shafts is 10 ft, calculate the approximate length of the belt required?
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26.3 ft Explanation:
32.7 ft

23.6 ft

32.1 ft

Question 44
Which of the following is not a viscoelastic material?

Explanation:
Teflon

plastic None
all of these

metal

Question 45
The total frictional energy that is stored in the brake parts principally in the drum or disk is approximately:

Explanation:
56 % up

86 % up None
90 % up

75 % up

Question 46
Compute the surface velocity of a pulley 18 inches in diameter mounted on a shaft running at 350 rpm.

Explanation:
1145 fpm

1178 fpm

1540 fpm

1128 fpm

Question 47
What is the mean diameter of a helical spring using Bergstrasser factor if the load is 130 lbs? Note: the spring index is 8 and the maximum
shearing stress is 50 ksi.

2.0 in. Explanation:

3.0 in.

1.50 in.

2.50 in.

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Question 48
Pitch diameter less the diameter of the roller chain is equal to:

Explanation:
top land

bottom diameter None

addendum

face overlap

Question 49
The flywheel on a press is rotating at 100 rpm and is slowed down to 90 rpm during a punching operation. The punching portion of the
system cycle requires 1 second. Given the angular velocities for 100 rpm, that is is 10.47 rad/sec, and for 90 mph at 9.42 rad/sec,
compute the angular deceleration in rad/sec-sec the flywheel.

Explanation:
-1.65

-1.14

-1.05

-0.87

Question 50
A steel piston rod in hydraulic cylinder is 1 in. diameter and 2 in. length. Assume E = 30 x 106 psi. Using Euler’s equation, find the maximum load
that the rod can take in compression. Assume both ends of the rods are hinged.

25,232.97 lbs Explanation:

29,504.29 lbs

20,782.97 lbs

22,432.67 lbs

Question 51
The cantilever is 30 inches long, 6 inches wide, 0.125 in thick has a free length of 24 inches. If the minimum bending stress is 4.5 x 106 psi, and
axial load of 2500 lbs, calculate the spring thickness.

1.5 cm Explanation:
2.0 cm

3.4 cm

1.6 cm

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Question 52
What is the linear speed of a point on the edge of a 14-inchdaimeter (36-cm-diameter) disk turning at 40 rpm?

Explanation:
0.574 m/s

0.754 m/s

0.897 m/s

0.986 m/s

Question 53
A flywheel rotates at 120 rpm or 12.57 rad/sec slowed down to 102 rpm or 10.68 rad/sec during the punching operation that requires ¾ second of
the punching portion of the cycle. What is the angular acceleration of the flywheel in rad/sec2?

-2.52 rad/sec2 Explanation:

1.05 rad/sec2

-2.75 rad/sec2

3.12 rad/sec2

Question 54
It is ideal for maximum quietness in sprockets drive operation to choose _____ or more teeth

Explanation:
24

18 None
27

21

Question 55
Compute the nominal shear stress at the surface, in MPa, for a 50 mm diameter shaft that is subjected to a torque of 0.48 kN-m

Explanation:
16.95

19.56

21.65

25.12

Question 56
Determine the shear stress at the inside surface of a hollow circular shaft where the torque is 8000 ft-lb of inside and outside diameters
are 2 in and 4 inches respectively.

Explanation:
4.1 Mpa

28.1 MPa

5.5 ksi

12.4 ksi

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Question 57
As a rule the center to center distance between sprocket should not be less than_______times the diameter of the bigger sprocket and
not less than 30 times the pitch nor more than about 50 times to pitch.
1.5 Explanation:
2.5
None
2

Question 58
There are three extension coil springs that were hooked in series to support a single weight of 100 kgs. What is the total deflection if the first
spring is rated at 0.400 kg/mm and the other 2 lower is rated at 0.64 kg/mm?

563 mm Explanation:
405 mm

265 mm

790 mm

Question 59
Calculate the wire diameter of a helical spring by using Bergstrasser factor if the load is 130 lbs and spring index of 8. Assume that the
maximum shearing stress is 50 ksi.

0.25 in. Explanation:

0.72 in.

0.52 in.

0.38 in.

Question 60
How do you call the process of producing components by compacting and melting of plastic material and continuously forcing it through an orifice
hole?

Explanation:
blowing

Injection moulding None

Moulding

Extrusion

Question 61
An ammonia compressor is driven by a 20 kW motor. The compressor and the motor are 360 rpm and 1750 rpm respectively. The small
sheave has a pitch diameter of 152.4 mm. If the belt to be used is standard C-120 (with length of 122.9 in or 3121.7 mm ), compute the
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center distance between the sheaves.

806 mm Explanation:
821 mm

860 mm

340 mm

Question 62
What is the polar moment of inertia of a 3.5 in x 3.5 inch square?

Explanation:
50 in4

25 in4

54.2 in4

34.54 in4

Question 63
A 914 mm driving pulley and a 1219 mm driven pulley are arranged on a 3 meter centers. The output of the driven shaft is 84 Hp. The belt speed
is assume to be 1280 m/min with a coefficient of friction of 0.30 and a slip of 1.5% each pulley. Determine the rpm of the driving shaft.

Explanation:
435.7 rpm

452.9 rpm

445.5 rpm

532.6 rpm

Question 64
Compute how many 3/8 inch diameter set screws required to transmit 3 Hp at a shaft speed of 1000 rpm. The shaft diameter is 1 inch.

Explanation:
4

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Question 65
A newly-installed 20-kW motor, running at 1200 rpm, drives a 400 mm diameter pulley at a belt tension ratio of 2.4. What is the
transmission efficiency if the belt’s tight side tension is 1200 N?
87. 97% Explanation:
92.67%

85.98%

88.75%

Question 66
A cast iron flywheel with mean radius of 1 foot is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm. What is the centrifugal force given that the weight of
the rim is 30 lbs?

Explanation:
12,250 lbs

11,540 lbs

75,450 lbs

14,760 lbs

Question 67
A turbine developing 15,000 Hp turns the shaft at 300 rpm. The propeller attached to this shaft develops a thrust of 150,000 lb. A hollow steel
shaft having an outside diameter of 14 in. is to be used. What is the percentage savings in weight? Ss = 7500 psi.

37.35 % Explanation:
34.5 %

45.5 %

32.7 %

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Question 68
Find the diameter of a steel lineshaft to transmit 10 Hp at 150 revolutions per minute with a torsional deflection not exceeding 0.08 degree per
foot of length.

Explanation:
3.52 in.

2.35 in.

3.25 in.

2.53 in.

Question 69
It is rigid piece which serves to transmit force from a piece another piece or to cause/ control motion

Explanation:
follower

crank None
cam motion

link

Question 70
It is a type of spring where thin flat strip wound up on itself as a plane spiral, usually anchored at the inside end.
motor spring Explanation:
volute spring
None
garter spring

helical spring

Question 71
Aside from oxygen, what is the other commonly used gas in gas welding?

Explanation:
hydrogen

argon None

LPG

Acetylene

Question 72
Steel railroad rails 10 m long are installed with an initial clearance of 5 mm at 100C temperature. Assume coefficient of thermal
expansion of steel, et = 11. 7 x 10-6 m/m-0C and E = 206.9 GPa. At what temperature will the rail just touch?

52.73°C Explanation:
55.52°C

50.47°C

59.34°C

Question 73
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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,

Explanation:
225 pitches

242 pitches

212 pitches

230 pitches

Question 74
Compute the curve correction factor of a helical-coil spring with mean coil diameter equal to 1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch.

Explanation:
1.132

1.1144

1.414

1.1431

Question 75
What is the effective modulus of a steel with poisson’s ratio of 0.25?
218.18 Gpa Explanation:
250.12 GPa

80.50 GPa

328.13 Gpa

Question 76
A flywheel designed for a punching press must be capable of furnishing 3400 N-m of energy during the 1/4 of a revolution while the
hole is being punched. The mean radius of the rim is 10.16 cm and this actually contributes 90% of the energy requirements. If the
flywheel maximum speed is 200 rpm and the speed decreases 8.7% during the load stroke, and the approximate (total) weight of the
flywheel to be 1.20 times the weight of the rim, calculate the total weight of the flywheel.

Explanation:
754 kg

254.85 kgf

45.7 N

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97.35 kgf

Question 77
A 75-mm diameter shaft is transmitting 350 kW at 650 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.
245 mm Explanation:
452 mm

254 mm

425 mm

Question 78
A cyclist on a circular track of radius 800 ft is travelling at 27 ft/s. His speed in the tangential direction increases at the rate of 3 ft/s2. What is the
total cyclist’s acceleration.

Explanation:
5.4 ft/s2

3 ft/s2

3.14 ft/s2

0.91 ft//s2

Question 79
Percentage of cut on the return stroke of hacksaw blade is________

Explanation:
21

3% None

1%

0%

Question 80
A steel pulley 600 mm in diameter transmits 40 kW at 500 rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley is 150o, the coefficient of
friction between belt and pulley is 0.35 and the safe working stress of the belt is 2.1 MPa. Calculate the belt tensions ratio if the effect of
centrifugal force is negligible.
2.50 Explanation:
4.23

1.70

3.43

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Question 81
A steel shaft 1.75 inches in diameter transmits 40 Hp at 1800 rpm. Assuming a modulus of rigidity of 12 x 106 psi, find the torsional deflection of
the shaft in degrees per foot length.

0.0073 Explanation:
0.0063

0.0037

0.00013

Question 82
Cast iron pulleys, 4 in. and 20 in. in diameters, are to transmit 3 hp at 1200 rpm of the smaller pulley, through a single ply oak-tanned leather belt.
Calculate the centrifugal stress if the center to center distance is 10 ft. Note: for leather belt f = 0.30, density is 0.035 lb/ft3.

5.72 psi Explanation:

32.5 psi

23.6 psi

1.45 psi

Question 83
Iron based alloy containing 9-16% chromium

Explanation:
Mn Hadfield steel

chrome-moly steel None

stainless steel

high chrome steel

Question 84
A cylinder head of steam engine is held by 12 bolts. The diameter of the cylinder is 12 inches and the steam pressure is 125 psi. What is
the size of bolts required if the tensile stress 3,000 psi?
0.701 in. Explanation:
0.650 in.

0.340 in.

0.430 in.

Question 85

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A block with a mass of 115 slugs slides down a frictionless wedge with a slope of 40 deg. The wedge is moving horizontally in the opposite
direction at a constant velocity of 16 ft/s. Compute the absolute speed of the block 2 seconds after it is released from rest?

Explanation:
21.4 ft/s

30.9 ft/s

34.5 ft/s

12.4 f/s

Question 86
A vertically loaded beam, fixed at one end and simply supported at the other is indeterminate to what degree?

Explanation:
First

Third None
Second

Fourth

Question 87
A hollow circular shaft has an inner radius, r and outer radius R. What percentage of the torque can the shaft carry in comparison with
the solid shaft of r = 1/2 R?

Explanation:
50%

74 %

94%

84 %

Question 88
A slide rests on 5 steel balls. The coefficient of rolling resistance is 0.025 in. between the slide and the balls, and 0.020 in. between the
balls and the base. The weight of the slide is 400 lbs. Find the horizontal force needed to set the slide in motion if the balls are 1 in.
diameter.

Explanation:
18 lbs

94 lbs

72 lbs

36 lbs

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Question 89
Distance measured perpendicular to the axis between the crest of the thread and the root of its mating thread in a thread assembly of screws

Explanation:
tolerance class

crest truncation None

crest clearance

tolerance limit

Question 90
A truck body lowers 5 in. when a load of 25,000 lb is placed on it. If the total spring borne weight is 40,000 lb calculate the frequency of
vibration in oscillations per second of the truck?

Explanation:
0.105

2.105

1.105

3.105

Question 91
The shaft is subjected to a steady load of 36,000 in lb. at a shear stress of 10,000 psi. Compute the diameter of the said shaft in inches.

Explanation:
1 7/8 in

2 ¼ in

3 cm

76.2 mm

Question 92
A rigidly built-in cantilever has cross-section of ½ in deep, 3/8 inches wide, and is loaded 12 in. from the support. Determine the bending
stress in the beam assuming that a load of 8 lb is applied gradually.
6150 psi Explanation:
3245 psi

1560 psi

5430 psi

Question 93
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.20 in. What is the number of threads per inch?

Explanation:
0.2

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10

0.100

Question 94
In general, what are the effects of cold-working a metal?

Explanation:
increase strength and ductility

decreased strength and ductility None

increased strength, decreased ductility

decreased strength, increased ductility

Question 95
What is the recommended coefficient of fluctuation of flywheels for punching, shearing, pressing machine?
0.005 – 0.1 Explanation:
0.03 – 0.05
None
0.007 – 0.01

0.01 – 0.03

Question 96
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 inch. The screw has a pitch of 0.2 inch. Find the number of thread per inch.

Explanation:
2 threads/inch

5 threads/inch

7 threads/inch

3 threads/inch

Question 97
A 15/16 – in wide key has a depth of 5/8 in. It is 12 inches long and is to be used on a 200 hp, 1160 rpm, squirrel –cage induction motor.
The shaft diameter is 3 7/8 inches. The maximum running torque is 200% of the full-load torque. Compute for the force.
11,217 lb Explanation:
57,211 lb

27,111 lb

72,101 lb

Question 98
A small countershaft is 3/4 inch in diameter and has an allowable stress of 8500 psi. Find the horsepower delivered by the shaft at a
speed of 125.7 rad/sec.

Explanation:
720

1.4

13.33

14.72

Question 99

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The undersea research vehicle Alvin has a spherical pressure hull 1 m in radius and shell thickness of 30 mm. The pressure hull is steel having a
yield point of 700 MPa. Compute the depth of submergence that would set up the yield point stress in the spherical shell. Give: Sea Water
specific weight is 10.07 kN/m3.

Explanation:
5040 m

1240 m

4170 m

1470 m

Question 100
What is the section modulus of a solid shaft with a diameter of 101.6 mm?

Explanation:
102.96 cm3

205.93 cm3

209.56 cm4

205.96 cm4

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Question 1
A multiple disk clutch has 7 plates with inside and outside diameters of 2.25 in and 4 in respectively. Calculate the toque transmitted if
the coefficient of friction is 0.20 and the average pressure is 60 psi.
564 in-lb Explanation:
763 in-lb

544 in-lb

696 in-lb

Question 2
A band brake is to absorb 5 Hp at 200 rpm. The maximum pressure of the lining and drum is 120 psi. the angle of wrap is 3.6 radians the width of
the band is 3 inches and f = 0 15. Find the forces at the tight side. The diameter of the drum is at 8 inches

Explanation:
2680 lbs

1440 lbs

3880 lbs

2980 lbs.

Question 3
In measurements, how do you call the algebraic difference between a size and the corresponding basic size?

Explanation:
Tolerance

Deviation None

Allowance

Limit

Question 4
A set screw is necessary to fastened a pulley to a 2 in. shaft that transmits 3 hp and rotates at 150 rpm. Calculate the holding force if the
factor of safety is 3 (for steady loading).
3780 lb Explanation:
3542 lb

2354 lb

1564 lb

Question 5
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What is the minimum whole depth of spur gear of 14.5o involute type with diametral pitch of 24 and circular pitch of 0.1309 inch?

Explanation:
0.0943 inch

0.0899 inch

0.08760 inch

0.086798 inch

Question 6
A multiple disk clutch has 7 plates with inside and outside diameters of 2.25 in and 4 in respectively. Calculate the operating force to engage the
clutch if the coefficient of friction is 0.20 and the average pressure is 60 psi.

721 lb Explanation:
230 lb

400 lb

271 lb

Question 7
In a chain drive design for large speed reduction it is preferable to use a double reduction or compound type of transmission instead of single two
sprockets transmission. Drives should type be so designed that the angle between two tight chain strand does not exceed how many degrees?

45 Explanation:
60
None
55

90

Question 8
The term used to describe the diameter of an imaginary cylinder that bounds the crest of an external thread and the roots of an internal
thread.

Explanation:
Mean diameter

Minor diameter None

Pitch circle diameter

Major diameter

Question 9
A lever 16 in. long is to be fastened to a 2 inches shaft. If a load of 40 lbf is to be applied normal to the lever at its end, calculate the
holding force necessary, given that the factor of safety is 5.
3200 lbf Explanation:
2450 lbf

3500 lbf

4200 lbf

Question 10
A spring of natural length of 20 inches when at rest. If the force of 12 lb is required to stretched it in 1.2 in, calculate the work required ( in ft-lb) to
stretch the spring from a total length of 22 inches to 25 inches.

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105 in-lb Explanation:
705 in-lb

305 in-lb

250 in-lb

Question 11
A steel rod 75 in long with a cross sectional area of ¼ in2 is held vertically firm at one end while a load of 3 kips suspended from the
other end. What is the modulus of elasticity of the steel if the rod stretches 0.025 in?

36 x 106 psi Explanation:

32 x 106 psi

11.2 x 106 psi

30 x 106 psi

Question 12
A disk clutch having an outside diameter of 32 cm and an inside diameter of 12.7 cm is connected to an engine that turns at 750 rpm.
The coefficient of friction is 0.6 while the pressure between the friction surfaces is 2 kg/cm2. Compute the power transmitted by the
engine.

70.01 kW Explanation:
58.38 kW

69.30 kW

68.38 kW

Question 13
A thin walled pressurized vessel consists of a right circular cylinder with flat ends. Midway between the ends the stress is greatest in what
direction?

Explanation:
Longitudinal

Radial

Circumferential

At an angle of 450 to the longitudinal

and circumferential direction.

Question 14
The cylinder head of a 10 in x 18 in Freon compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. If the cylinder pressure is 300
psi, what is the force on each bolt?
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2356.2 lbf Explanation:
4529.4 lbf

3541.5 lbf

2752.2 lbf

Question 15
Calculate the Bergstrassar factor of a helical-coil spring that has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch..

1.172 Explanation:
2.217

1.712

1.535

Question 16
A pressure control valve for limiting hydraulic system pressure is redesigned to use a helical spring with squared and ground ends. The
spring will be made of steel wire of 2.5 mm and a maximum system operating pressure of 1.5 Mpa. The effective control area where the
spring acts to limit system pressure is 70 sq. mm. The maximum spring deflection is to be 12 mm. The spring index is 7. The spring
must have how many coils? Note: Spring’s shear modulus of elasticity is 83 Gpa.

11 coils Explanation:
7 coils

8 coils

9 coils

Question 17
Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry pulleys 1.2 m in diameter and 0.91 m in diameter respectively. What is the length of an open
belt that is to be installed?
10.52 m Explanation:
10.82 m

12.48 m

12.27 m

Question 18

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Calculate the period of oscillation for a torsional pendulum having a natural frequency of 12.4 rad/s. The pendulum has a length of 22 inches,
diameter of 4 inches and modulus of rigidity of 200 x 106 psi. Attached to it is an 8 lbs thin disk of radius of 10 inches.

0.507 s Explanation:
0.798 s

0.402

0.340

Question 19

In the crank-rocker four-bar mechanism shown, , , , and Find

Explanation:
52.4 deg.

23.6 deg.

105.2 deg.

127.17 deg.

Question 20
Find the number of active coils of a No. 8 wire Helical Spring with index of 6, steady load with spring rate of 42.5 lb/in . Maximum
allowable stress is 60 ksi
27 Explanation:
28

29

22

Question 21
A pair where the elements do not enclose each other and the members are either in point or line contact.
Higher Pair Explanation:
Lower Pair
None
Inversion

Elements

Question 22
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The position of a particle that moves along the x-axis is defined x = - 3t2 + 10t – 5 ft, where t is in seconds. For the time interval t = 0 to t
= 3 s, determine the acceleration of the particle.

Explanation:
50 ft/s2

18 ft/s2

25 ft/s2

10 ft/s2

Question 23
A 6 inches pulley is fastened to a 1 1/4-in shaft by a set screw. If a net tangential force of 75 lb is applied to the surface of the pulley,
what is the holding force when the load is steady and N = 3?

1080 lb Explanation:
2030 lb

1045 lb

1201 lb

Question 24
The axial force of 1.45 kN is applied to a simple clutch with inside and outside diameters of 10 cm and 25 cm respectively. Calculate the torque
capacity if it is to be based on uniform wear with a given coefficient of friction of 0.25.

Explanation:
70 N-m

63 N-m

50 N-m

80 N-m

Question 25
The position of a particle that moves along the x-axis is defined x = - 3t2 + 10t – 5 ft, where t is in seconds. For the time interval t =
0 to t = 3 s, determine the displacement of the particle.

3 ft. Explanation:
7 ft.

4 ft.

8 ft.

Question 26
What is the rpm of the driven gear if a 36-tooth pinion turning at 300 rpm drives a 120-tooth gear of 14.5o involute full depth pressure
angle?

Explanation:
60 rpm

120 rpm

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75 rpm

90 rpm

Question 27
The building engineer has decided to install a second hand fan that could deliver 18,000 cfm of air when running at 320 rpm. The fan is
estimated to operate of at least 4.5 hp to deliver the volume of air needed. The owner has also a second-hand motor rated at 5 hp and 1750 rpm.
He would like to use a standard chain and sprocket for the transmission. Determine the recommended center distance and the length of chain
using pitch of ½ and 18 teeth to the small sprocket.

Explanation:
17 in ; 70 inches

15 in ; 78 inches

16 in ; 59 inches

14 in ; 68 inches

Question 28
A multiple-disk clutch, composed of three plates with a small diameter of 150 mm and large diameter of 200 mm, is designed to transmit 100 kW
at 3000 rpm at a coefficient of friction of 0.5. Determine the spring force needed to engage the clutch.

Explanation:
2820 N

5460 N

2428 N

3638 N

Question 29
A ventilating fan running at 485 rpm is driven by a 25-hp, 870 rpm, induction motor. The pulley is mounted on the motor shaft is 10
inches. The center to center distance is ft. Calculate the length of the belt.

164.25 in Explanation:
178.45 in.

153.4 in.

142.2 in.

Question 30
A machinist made two 8 DP spur gear to be mounted on a center distance of 16 inches with speed ratio of 7 to 9. Calculate the number
of teeth of the pinion.

Explanation:
100

120

112

130

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Question 31
Cast iron pulleys, 4 in. and 20 in. in diameters, are to transmit 3 hp at 1200 rpm of the smaller pulley, through a single ply oak-tanned leather belt.
What is the reasonable ratio of net tensions if the center to center distance is 10 ft? Note: for leather belt f = 0.30.

2.46 Explanation:
3.42

1.56

4.32

Question 32
The normal helix angles in helical gear is recommended in the range of degrees.

Explanation:
less than 18

20 to 35 None
15 to 25

20 to 30

Question 33
A machinist made two 8 DP spur gear to be mounted on a center distance of 16 inches with speed ratio of 7 to 9. Which of the following
could be the number of teeth of one gear?

Explanation:
100

144

122

136

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Question 34
A steel tie rod on bridge must be made to withstand a pull of 5 kips. Calculate the diameter of the rod if the factor of safety of 5 and the
ultimate stress of 64,000 psi.

Explanation:
0.97 in.

0.79 in.

0.82 in.

0.71 in.

Question 35
A cylinder having an internal diameter if 508 mm and external diameter if 914.4 mm is subjected to an internal pressure of 69 MPa and an
external pressure of 14 MPa. Determine the hoop stress at the inner surface of the cylinder.

90.11 MPa Explanation:

911.0 MPa

91.10 MPa

19.10 Mpa

Question 36
Compute the deflection of a 18 coils helical soring having a load of 100 kgs. The modulus of elasticity in shear of spring is 96.62 GPa,
OD of a 256 cm and with diameter of a 525 mm. The spring is square and ground ends.

Explanation:
9 mm

101 mm

112 mm

14 mm

Question 37
In the design of keys, the typical hub lengths are _______.
1.25 to 2.4 times the shaft’s diameter Explanation:
2.10 to 2.5 times shaft’s diameter
None
2.50 to 3.5 times shaft’s diameter

1.70 to 2.0 times shaft’s diameter

Question 38
Of the following materials below, which of these is most widely used for die casting?

Explanation:
copper
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lead None

steel

zinc

Question 39
The width of a tooth space exceeds the thickness of each of the engaging tooth on the pitch circle.

Explanation:
allowance

bottom land None

top land

backlash

Question 40
A pair of elements where surface contact exists between the two members.

Explanation:
Higher Pair

Lower Pair None

Inversion

Elements

Question 41
It is the ratio of the arc of action to the circular pitch of gears.

Explanation:
Speed ratio

Contact ratio None

Pitch ratio

Gear ratio

Question 42
A 6 inches pulley is fastened to a 1 1/4-in shaft by a set screw. The net tangential force of 75 lbf is applied to the surface of the pulley. If
the load is steady, what is the holding force given that the factor of safety is 3?
1080 lbf Explanation:
2040 lbf

4080 lbf

978 lbf

Question 43
A 1 1/2 in. shaft uses a sleeve bearing. The bearing sustains a radial load of 900 lb. If the allowable bearing pressure is 1.379 Mpa, find
the length of the bearing.
3 in Explanation:
4 in

5 in

6 in

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Question 44
The axial force of 1.6 kN is applied to a simple clutch with inside and outside diameters of 10 cm and 25 cm respectively. Calculate the torque
capacity if it is to be based on uniform pressure with a given coefficient of friction of 0.20.

Explanation:
62 N-m

59 N-m

70 N-m

52 N-m

Question 45
The ratio of stress acting on an elastic substance to the decrease in volume per unit volume

bulk modulus Explanation:

modules of resilience
None
elastic limit

modules of elasticity

Question 46
If the permissible stress in a fillet weld is 120 Mpa, calculate the allowable shearing load per cm length of weld given that this fillet weld
has equal length of 15 mm each?
10.6 kN/cm Explanation:
112. 7 kN/cm

15.17 kN/cm

2.67 kN/cm

Question 47
How do you call the welding made along the edges of two parallel plates?

Explanation:
groove joint

fillet joint None

edge joint

corner joint

Question 48
A 50 inches diameter diamond saw blade is mounted on a pulley driven steel shaft requires a blade peripheral linear speed of 150
ft/sec. Motor drive is 125 hp at 1,200 rpm, with 6 inches diameter pulley. What shaft’s rpm is needed to attain that blade’s peripheral
speed?

Explanation:
743.2 rpm

454.10 rpm

565.3 rpm

687.55 rpm

Question 49

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A force of 5 pounds acts on a 32.2 lbm body for 2 seconds. If the body is initially at rest, calculate how far is it displaced by the force?

Explanation:
2 ft

10 ft

5 ft

7 ft

Question 50
Which of the following is consider as major alloy in tool steel?

Cr Explanation:
Fe
None
Cobalt

Mn

Question 51
A ventilating fan running at 485 rpm is driven by a 25-hp, 870 rpm, induction motor. The pulley is mounted on the motor shaft is 10 inches. The
center to center distance is ft. Compute the minimum angle of wrap.

172 deg. Explanation:

123 deg.

165 deg.

105 deg.

Question 52
What can be the maximum load on the column of cross sectional area equal to 144 ft2 and compressive stress that will not exceed 200
lb/ft2?

Explanation:
26 kips

28.8 kips

24 kips

32 kips

Question 53
For designers, rivet holes are usually made ____ inch larger in diameter than the nominal diameter of the rivet.

Explanation:
1/8

1/12 None
1/16

1/32

Question 54
The distance between rivet center nearest each other in adjacent rows is called ______

Explanation:
pitch

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back pitch None
margin

diagonal pitch

Question 55
Two extension coil springs are hooked in series that support a load of 100 kg. The first spring is rated at 4 kN/m and the other spring is rated at 6
kN/m. Compute the total deflection of the springs.

408.6 mm Explanation:
490.7 mm

465.0 mm

470.8 mm

Question 56
Which of the following laws which states that “For a planar four-bar linkage, the sum of the shortest and longest lengths cannot be
greater than the sum of the remaining two link lengths if there is to be a continuous relative rotation between two members.”

Explanation:
Grubler’s Law

Grashof’s Law None

Coriolli’s Law

Bar linkage Law

Question 57
Calculate the deflection of a six-leaf cantilever spring that carries a load of 450 lbs with a thickness of 0.25 in. This 12-inch long cantilever spring
has a maximum stress limited to 60 ksi.

1.15 in Explanation:
1.03 in

2.54 in

1.17 in

Question 58
A set screw is necessary to fastened a pulley to a 2 in. diameter shaft that transmits 3 hp and rotates at 150 rpm. Calculate the torque
on the set screw.
105 ft-lb Explanation:
180.5 ft-lb

1432 ft-lb

2454 ft-lb

Question 59
How do you call the gears with teeth formed on conical surfaces and are used mostly for transmitting motion between intersecting
shafts?

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Explanation:
Spur gears

Bevel gears None

Helical gears

Worm gears

Question 60
A set screw is necessary to fastened a pulley to a 2 in. shaft that transmits 3 hp and rotates at 150 rpm. In practice, what is the typical
size of set screw to be used ?
3/4 Explanation:
1/2

1/4

3/16

Question 61
For acceptable ideal range of tightness which may result from the application of specific combination of allowances and tolerances.

Explanation:
allowance limit

tolerance limit None

interference

Fit

Question 62
Which of the following phases of steel has a face-centered cubic structure?

Explanation:
ferrite

cementite None
pearlite

austenite

Question 63
The ratio of a load-bearing force to the applied force for a lever is called what?

Explanation:
Load factor

Efficiency None
mechanical advantage

influence factor

Question 64
A 12 inches gear is mounted on a 2 inches shaft and is held in place by a 7/16 inch set screw . Calculate the tangential load that could
be applied to the teeth of the gear if the holding force of the screw is 2500 lb. Assume that the design factor is 3.
139 lbf Explanation:
203 lbf

435 lbf

98 lbf

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Question 65
A flywheel of mass 175 kg and radius of gyration is 380 mm is required to attain a speed of 500 rpm from rest in 30 seconds. What is its
angular acceleration ?

1.745 m/s2 Explanation:

1.543 m/s2

2.435 m/s2

3.214 m/s2

Question 66
Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry pulleys 1.2 m in diameter and 0.91 m in diameter respectively. If a cross belt is to be installed,
calculate its length.

Explanation:
10.52 m

10.82 m

12.48 m

12.27 m

Question 67
A cylinder tank with 10” inside diameter contains oxygen gas at 2500 psi. Calculate the required wall thickness in (mm) under stress of 28 000 psi

11.34 mm Explanation:
10.24 mm

12.44 mm

10.54 mm

Question 68

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What is the bursting steam pressure of a hemispherical steel shell with a diameter of 100 inches and made of 0.0635-m thick steel plate, if the
joint efficiency is 70 % and the tensile strength is 60 000 psi?

Explanation:
4 020 psi

2 400 psi

4 200 psi

2 040 psi

Question 69
How do you call the capacity of a material to absorb energy when it is deformed elastically and then upon unloading to increase this
energy ?

Resilience Explanation:
Rigidity
None
Toughness

Hardness

Question 70
What is the maximum moment induced in a simply supported beam of 20 foot span by a 2,000 pound load at midspan?

Explanation:
120,000 ft-lbs

40,000 ft-lbs

17,000 ft-lbs

10,000 ft-lbs

Question 71
An automobile uses 100 hp to move at a uniform speed of 60 mph. What is the thrust force provided by the engine?

Explanation:
730 hp

625 hp

1200 hp

4200 hp

Question 72
Two parallel shafts are connected by cylinders in pure rolling contact and turning in the same direction have a speed ratio of 2.75. If
diameter of the smaller cylinder is 22 cm, what is the center distance of the two shafts ?

Explanation:
16.85 cm

22.15 cm

19.25 cm

12.75 cm

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Question 73
A multiple disk clutch has 7 plates with inside and outside diameters of 2.25 in and 4 in respectively. Calculate the horsepower capacity if the
coefficient of friction is 0.20 and the average pressure is 60 psi.

Explanation:
8.3 Hp

4.3 Hp

2.5 Hp

7.5 Hp

Question 74
It is the lightest of all structural metals.

Explanation:
Aluminum

Magnesium None

Copper

Steel

Question 75
Hexagonal nuts for ¼ - 20 bolts have a height of 7/32 inches. If the ultimate strength of the nut material in shear is 15,000 psi, calculate the
maximum allowable shear force on the nut threads using a factor of safety of 5.

Explanation:
41 lbf

82 lbf

258 lbf

1290 lbf

Question 76
Determine the safe wall thickness of a 30 inches steel tank with internal pressure of 7.82 MPa. The yield stress of material is at 275.48
MPa. The factor of safety to use is 2.0.

Explanation:
¾ inch

232.6 cm

21.6 mm

5/8 inch

Question 77

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A ventilating fan running at 485 rpm is driven by a 25-hp, 870 rpm, induction motor. The pulley is mounted on the motor shaft is 10
inches. The center to center distance is ft. Calculate is the compressor pulley diameter?

18 inches Explanation:
16 inches

17 inches

12 inches

Question 78
A flywheel of mass 175 kg and radius of gyration is 380 mm is required to attain a speed of 500 rpm from rest in 30 seconds. What is its
moment of inertia?

25.27 kg-m2 Explanation:

35.66 kg-m2

44.12 kg-m2

38.48 kg-m2

Question 79
A square bar of aluminum 5 cm on a side and 25 cm long is loaded by axial tensile forces at the end. Experimentally, it is found that the
strain in the direction of the load is 0.001. Compute the volume of the bar when the load is acting considering that the poisson’s ratio is
0.33.

Explanation:
352.7 mm3

212.5 mm3

154.6 mm4

272.9 mm4

Question 80
How do you call the springs that are made from one or more flat strips of brass, bronze, steel or other materials loaded as cantilevers or
simple beam?

Explanation:
Torsion springs

Garter springs None

Leaf springs

Helical springs

Question 81
Compute the natural frequency of a body that is oscillating with a period of 1.8 s.

Explanation:
1.8 rad/s

2.65 rad/s

3.49 rad/s

4.24 rad/s

Question 82
A flywheel of mass 175 kg and radius of gyration is 380 mm is required to attain a speed of 500 rpm from rest in 30 seconds. What is
the torque ?
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44.10 N-m Explanation:

54.209 N-m

32.54 N-m

42.60 N-m

Question 83
Compute the polar section modulus of a hollow shaft with outside diameter of 6 inches and inside diameter of 3 inches.

Explanation:
25.53 in3

39.76 in3

55.82 in3

42.23 in3

Question 84
Compute the safe wall thickness of a 76.2 cm diameter steel tank. The tank is subjected to 7.33 MPa pressure and the steel material
has yield stress of 215.4 MPa. The factor of safety to use is 3

Explanation:
1 ½ inches

3.89 cm

4.09 cm

3.69 cm

Question 85
What gas is typically used in nitriding process of surface hardening?

Explanation:
Nitrogen gas

Ammonia gas None

Helium

Hydrogen gas

Question 86
Given a shear stress of txy = 35 MPa and a shear modulus of G = 75 GPa, the shear strain is most nearly

Explanation:
2.7 x 10-4

4.7 x 10-4

3.7 x 10-4

5.7 x 10-4

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Question 87
What load is applied transversely to longitudinal axis of member?
Bending load Explanation:
Distributed load
None
Combined load

Live load

Question 88
The speed of the belt is changed at a uniform rate from to m/s during a time interval of second. What is the distance traveled by the
belt during the 0.2-second interval?

Explanation:
0.1 m

0.2 m

0.3 m

0.4 m

Question 89
What is the Poisson’s ratio of a material whose modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa and whose modulus of rigidity is 80 GPa?

Explanation:
0.30

0.37

0.25

0.22

Question 90
Calculate the kinetic energy of a flywheel by which its moment of inertia is 2000 kg m2, started from rest and is accelerated at 0.5 rad/s2 within
10 seconds.

Explanation:
20 kN-m

28 kN-m

30 kN-m

25 kN-m

Question 91
What is the coefficient of fluctuation for a cast iron flywheel 36 inches in diameter and that changes its speed from 300 rpm to 280 while
it gives up 8000 ft-lb of energy?
0.069 Explanation:
0.082

0.015

0.020

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Question 92
The pressure within the cylinder of a hydraulic press is 1000 psi. cylinder diameter is 10 inches. Determine the thickness of the cylinder wall,
allowing a tensile stress of 2,500 psi.

2.64 in Explanation:
4.2 in

3.5 in

1.25 in

Question 93
An engine part is being tested with a load of 30 kips, allowable tensile stress of 10000 psi and modulus of elasticity of 40x106 psi. If the
original length of specimen is 42 inches with elongation not exceeding 0.0015 in, calculate the diameter of the specimen.

Explanation:
3.43 in

1.87 in

2.54 in

5.17 in

Question 94
Compute the stress induced in an 8-in long steel of cross-sectional area equal to 0.25 in.2 such that after a load of 5000 lb has been
applied the length was found to be 8.0065 in.

Explanation:
40 ksi

65 ksi

20 ksi

80 ksi

Question 95
What is the space between adjacent coils when the spring is compressed to its operating length?
Coil clearance Explanation:
Lead
None
Crest

Deflection

Question 96
The circle on a gear that corresponds to the contact surface of the friction wheel.
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Explanation:
Addendum circle

Pitch circle None

Dedendum circle

Base circle

Question 97
What is the period of an oscillating body whose mass is 0.05 kg and spring constant of 0.44 N/m?

Explanation:
0.5 s

1s

2.12 s

2.3 s

Question 98
If a sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of 38.1 mm and a length of 50.8 mm, the wall thickness is 3/16 inch. The bearing is
subjected to a radial load of 500 kg. What is the bearing pressure, in psi?

Explanation:
904 psi

490 psi

409 psi

940 psi

Question 99
A man weighs himself in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, he weighs 185 lbs; when the elevator starts moving upwards, he weighs 210
pounds. How fast is the elevator accelerating, assuming constant acceleration?

Explanation:
1 ft/s2

2.97 ft/s2

4.36 ft/s2

32.2 ft/s2

Question 100
A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The
coefficient of thread friction is 0.13 and collar friction is 0.10. Find the axial linear speed of the screw if the collar mean diameter is 90
mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm.

Explanation:
5 mm/s

7 mm/s

6 mm/s

8 mm/s

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MDSP RCE 3.1 ( Refresher Coaching Enhancement )

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Question 1
Determine the wire diameter of a helical spring using Bergstrasser factor if the load is 130 lb and spring index of 8 if the maximum
shearing stress of 50 ksi.
0.25 in. Explanation:
0.54 in.

0.45 in.

0.35 in.

Question 2
If a sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of 38.1 mm and a length of 50.8 mm, the wall thickness is 3/16 inch. The bearing is
subjected to a radial load of 500 kg. What is the bearing pressure, in psi?

Explanation:
504 psi

490 psi

890 psi

548 psi

Question 3
Any change in the speed takes place in a direction tangent to the path of the point and is called _________ acceleration.
Tangential Explanation:
Normal

Retardation

Translation

Question 4
Compute how many 3/8 inch diameter set screws required to transmit 3 Hp at a shaft speed of 1000 rpm. The shaft diameter is 25.4
mm.

Explanation:
1½

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Question 5
Find the maximum load in kgs of an elevator having a net inside platform area of 2 m2

Explanation:
279.85 kgs

579.28 kgs

792.85 kgs

892.75 kgs

Question 6
The ratio of linear stress to linear strain is called :
Modulus of elasticity Explanation:
Bulk modulus

modulus of rigidity

Poisson’s ratio

Question 7
A 60-inch diameter steel pipe, 3/8 inch thick, carries water under a pressure head of 55 feet. What is the hoop stress in the steel?
1906 psi Explanation:
2011 psi

1724 psi

1205psi

Question 8
Compute the effective belt pull for a belt that runs over a 30-inch pulley that rotates 150 rpm if there 10 hp transmitted.

Explanation:
270.3 lb

127.17 kg

12.3 kN

All of these

Question 9
Calculate the tangential friction force per unit length for a very lightly loaded 360° journal bearing 4 inches in diameter and 6 inches long.
Radial clearance c is 0.002 in., speed is 900 rpm. SAE oil is used at 175°F where the viscosity is 1.03 x 10-6 reyns.
1.22 lb/in Explanation:
2.14 lb/in

1.42 lb/in

0.74 lb/in

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Question 10
A wheel accelerates from rest at 5 radian/s2. Compute how many revolutions made in 4 seconds?

Explanation:
5.71 rev

6.36 rev

7.00 rev

20.00 rev

Question 11
A series of rolling cylinders or cones, gears, pulleys, or similar devices serving to transmit power from one shaft to another.

Explanation:
Cam

Roller None
Train

Follower

Question 12
A triple thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches. Material for both the
worm and the wheel is of phosphor bronze. Compute the helix angle (tan )
0.20 Explanation:
0.30

0.40

14

Question 13
A flywheel weighing 457 kg has a radius of 375 mm. How much energy, in N-m, does the flywheel loss from 3 rps to 2.8 rps?

Explanation:
368

1471

150

38

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Question 14
The root angle of bevel gear is equal to:

Explanation:
pitch angle – addendum angle

pitch angle + addendum angle

pitch angle – dedendum angle

pitch angle + dedendum angle

Question 15
A single plate clutch is designed to transmit 10 kW power at 2000 rpm. The equivalent mass and radius of gyration of the input shaft are
20 kg and 75 mm; respectively. The equivalent mass and radius of gyration of the output shaft are 35 kg and 125 mm; respectively.
What is the clutch torque?

Explanation:
32.2 N-m

47.7 N-m

52.1 N-m

42.12 N-m

Question 16
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 inch. The screw has a pitch of 0.2 inch. Find the number of threads per inch.

Explanation:
0.2 threads/inch

5 threads/inch

10 threads/inch

2.5 threads/inch

Question 17
A steel bar initially free of stress, is held between rigid supports. Determine the stress in the bar if the temperature drops 130 deg F.

Explanation:
11,400 psi

15,600 psi

20,600 psi

25,400 psi

Question 18
The shell plates of a boiler 4.5 m diameter are 42 mm thick and the tensile strength of the material is 495 MN/m2. The efficiency of the
longitudinal seams is 85% and that of the circumferential seams 85 %. Find the working pressure allowing a factor of safety of 5.

Explanation:
2.12 MPa

1.25 MPa

1.57 MPa

2.14 MPa

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Question 19
A 20-kW motor, running at 1200 rpm, drives a 15.75 inch diameter pulley at a belt tension ratio of 2.4. If the belt’s tight side tension is only 1200
N, determine the transmission efficiency.

87.97 % Explanation:
85.66 %

84.58 %

86.55 %

Question 20
Calculate the work that is required to stretch a spring from a length of 0.05 m to 0.10 m if the unstressed length of the spring is 0.04 m.
The stiffness is 10 kN/m.
17.5 J Explanation:
12.5 J

7.5 J

5.5 J

Question 21
What is the pitch of a 1-inch-bolt that has 8V threads per inch?

1/8 in Explanation:
¼ in

1/2 in

1/6 in

Question 22
A four bar kinematic chain from which the shortest link is capable of making a complete revolution relative to each of the three longer
links. The three longer links can only oscillate relative to each other.
Grashof four bar kinematic chain Explanation:
Non-Grashof four bar kinematic chain
None
Gruebler’s Criterion

Degrees of Freedom

Question 23
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A pantograph is a mechanism having ________.

lower pairs Explanation:
spherical pairs
None
rolling pairs

higher pairs

Question 24
In flat belt drive, the belt can be subjected to a maximum tension (T) and centrifugal tension (Tc). The condition for transmission of
maximum power is given by:

Explanation:
T = Tc

T = 3Tc

T = 2Tc

T = Ö3 Tc

Question 25
A 900 mm cantilever spring is composed of 6 graduated leaves and one extra full length leaf. The leaves are 45 mm wide and the
spring deflects 74 mm when the load of 2 kN is applied. Calculate the thickness of the leaves ? Note: G = 200 Gpa.
12.05 mm Explanation:
10.50 mm

17.50 mm

12.42 mm

Question 26
Which of the following does not affect the tensile strength of steel?

Explanation:
Sulphur

Phosphorous None
Cobalt

Boron

Question 27
A four-bar linkage so arranged as to form a parallelogram. Fixing some point in the linkage, certain other points will move parallel and
similar to each other over any path either straight or curved.

Explanation:
Isosceles Linkage

Sliding Slot Linkage None

Toggle Mechanism

Pantograph

Question 28
The time occupied in completing one cycle.
Period Explanation:
Velocity
None
Revolution

Cycle

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Question 29
Two helical springs are used in series. Compute the equivalent spring rate if and spring constants are 30 lb/in and 60 lb/in.

Explanation:
25 lb/in

40 lb/in

20 lb/in

12 lb/in

Question 30
What is the approximate deflection for a semi-elliptical single (steel) leaf spring of thickness 1/6 inch carrying a load of 90 lb at its center
of the given length of 8 inches. Note: width of the leaf is ½ inch.

0.1658 inch Explanation:

0.1247 inch

0.2508 inch

0.2132 inch

Question 31
A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of
thread friction and collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turn at 60 rpm, find the
combined efficiency of the screw and collar.

Explanation:
15.32 %

13.52 %

12.53 %

15.97 %

Question 32
The worm gears are widely used for transmitting power at ____ velocity ratios between non-intersecting shafts.

high Explanation:
low

medium

intermediate

Question 33
What type of fits used for involute spline ?

Explanation:
close fit
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sliding fit None

press fit

All of these

Question 34
A lever that is capable of continuous rotations.

Explanation:
Links

Crank None
Rocker

Joints

Question 35
The factor of safety for steel and for steady load is usually of what value?

Explanation:
2

Question 36
A term applied to reciprocating circular motion, as that of a pendulum.

Explanation:
Intermittent

Reciprocating None
Continuous

Oscillation

Question 37
Hooke’s law holds good up to:

Explanation:
Yield point

Plastic limit

elastic limit

breaking point

Question 38
When material is loaded within elastic limit, then the stress is_____ to strain.

Explanation:
Equal

Inversely proportional

directly proportional

any of these

Question 39
A wire rope lifts a load of 10 kips at a maximum speed of 1000 feet per minute, attained in 5 seconds starting from rest. The rope has a metallic
cross-sectional area of 0.4 in2. Determine the maximum tensile stress on the rope in ksi.

Explanation:
26.2

27.6

25.0

32.4

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Question 40
A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Determine the value of Bergstrassar factor of the spring.

1.172 Explanation:
1.217

1.712

1.271

Question 41
The shaft’s nominal diameter is 35 mm. Calculate the shaft’s tolerance given that its diameter has tolerance range of 34.91 mm to 35.12
mm?

Explanation:
0.03

0.21

0.01

0.32

Question 42
In a shearing machine the energy is 29,264 ft-lb, the ultimate shearing stress of the steel plate is 40,000 psi, the plate thickness is 1 inch the
length of the plate which can be sheared is:

Explanation:
7055 in

12.75 in

10.55 in

17.56 in

Question 43
A spherical tank with 10 inches inside diameter contains oxygen gas at 2,500 psi. Calculate the required wall thickness in (mm)
under stress of 28,000 psi.

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Explanation:
6.34 mm

3.44 mm

5.66 mm

2.45 mm

Question 44
The length of the piston usually varies between:

D and 1.5 D Explanation:

2D and 2.5 D

1.5 D to 2 D

2.5D and 3 D

Question 45
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.

Explanation:
1.218

1.312

1.184

1.614

Question 46
The face angle of a bevel gear is equal to :

Explanation:
pitch angle – addendum angle

pitch angle + addendum angle

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pitch angle - dedendum angle

pitch angle + dedendum angle

Question 47
The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to:

Explanation:
80 kN/m2

110 kN/m2

100 kN/m2

210 kN/m2

Question 48
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 5.08 mm. Compute the number of threads per inch.

Explanation:
4

10

Question 49
The helix angle for double helical gears may be made up of up to:
45 ° Explanation:
75°

30°

40°

Question 50
Calculate the curve correction factor of a helical-coil spring that has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch.

Explanation:
1.016

1.114

1.32

1.0625

Question 51
A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 35 mm and an outer diameter of 60 mm. If the shear stress is not to exceed 120 MPa in N-m
then calculate the torque transmitted.

Explanation:
4500 in-lb

4.5 kN-m

43.5 ft-lb

5445 N-mm

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Question 52
A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The
coefficient of thread friction and collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at
60 rpm, find the axial linear speed of the screw.

Explanation:
5 mm/s

7 mm/s

6 mm/s

5.5 mm/s

Question 53
Like the Soderberg criterion, the Goodman criterion should be used with all of the following materials except what?

Explanation:
steel

aluminium None
titanium

cast iron

Question 54
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 a
pitch 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. Determine the lead angle.

12.465o Explanation:

15.462o

14.265o

16.452o

Question 55
How many links are there in a pantograph?

Explanation:
3

5 None
4

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Question 56
A combination such that relative motion of the links is possible, and the motion of each piece relative to the others is definite.

Explanation:
Linkage

Mechanism None

Kinematic Chain

Kinematic Inversions

Question 57
A 2 ton weight is lowered at a constant acceleration of 2 ft/s2. If the weight is raised at the same rate of acceleration, what is the cable
stress?

4248.45 lb Explanation:
5234.7 lb

3751.55 lb

3751.55 lb

Question 58
For high speed engines, a rocker arm of _____ should be used.

Explanation:
Rectangular section

T-section

I-section

circular

Question 59
How do you call materials with the same composition but different atomic structures?

Explanation:
isotopes

isomers None
allotropes

polymers

Question 60
The power transmitted by means of a belt depends upon

Explanation:
Velocity of the belt

Tension under which the belt is placed on the pulleys

Arc of contact between the belt and the smaller pulley

All of the above

Question 61
An arm rotating or oscillating about an axis.

Explanation:
Bearings

Crank None
Collars & Keys

Levers

Question 62
A kinematic chain with one of its links fixed.
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Explanation:
Linkage

Mechanism None
Kinematic Chain

Kinematic Inversions

Question 63
A localised compressive stress at the area of contact between two members is known as:

Explanation:
Tensile stress

Bearing stress

bending stress

shear stress

Question 64
A load of 44.5 kN is to be raised by a short jack. The screw has an outside diameter of 2 ½ in and an ACME single thread of two turns
per in, if the coefficient of friction is 0.2 determine the torque required to raise the load.
3155 in-lb Explanation:
3455 in-lb

3425 in-lb

3213 in-lb

Question 65
Calculate the power transmitted by a shaft that is rotating at 120 rpm and is subject to a force of 120 lb along the axis. It actually
carries a multiple disc-clutch with the following specifications: 12 steel and 10 brass discs with outer and inner diameters of 10 in. and 8
in. respectively. The coef. of friction is 0.25.

Explanation:
50 hp

54 hp

48 hp

72 hp

Question 66
Determine the length of belt needed for a two flat belt pulleys having a diameter of 70 cm and 30 cm. The center distance is 400 cm and
pulleys rotate in same direction. Assume power transmitted is 10 hp at 200 rpm.

958 cm Explanation:
859 cm
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589 cm

895 cm

Question 67
A bolt is initially preloaded to 34 kN. What is the maximum load of the bolt used in a joint that experiences alternating tensile load from 0
kN to 12 kN a bolt? Note: the joint coefficient is 0.25.

37 kN Explanation:
32 kN

31 kN

17 kN

Question 68
Calculate the pressure that is required for punching a 1 inch by 2-inch rectangular hole in a ½-inch thick brass.

Explanation:
15.5 tons

65 tons

32.5 tons

70 tons

Question 69
A newly design electric motor has 0.75 in shaft supporting a load of 200 lb. The bearing pressure is to be kept at 175 psi. What is the
L/D ratio?
2.03 in. Explanation:
1.82 in

1.25 in

1.34 in.

Question 70
A pulley 600 mm in diameter transmits 40 kW at 500 rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley is 155o, the coefficient of
friction between belt and pulley is 0.35 and the safe working stress of the belt is 2.1 MPa. Determine the belt tensions ratio, neglecting
the effect of centrifugal force.
2.578 Explanation:
5.287

2.857

5.782

Question 71
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Which of the following pairs is formed if shaft is revolving in a bearing?

lower pair Explanation:
sliding pair
None
turning pair

cylindrical pair

Question 72
How many elevators are required if there are 1850 people are occupying the whole building other than that of the first or ground floor?

Explanation:
8

10

Question 73
The function of clutch in the machine tools is___________.

Explanation:
lowering the drive

alignment of drive shaft None

to disconnect or connect at will the drive

to insure that two shafts line up at high speed

Question 74
Compute the torque-carrying capacity of a splined shaft 5 in. in diameter and has 6 splines. The length of contact between the two
connected components is 1.5 inches and h = 0.050D.

Explanation:
3452.45 in-lb

532.45 hp

445.31 ft-lb

5343.75 ft-lb

Question 75
Poission’s ratio of steel varies from which of the following?

Explanation:
0.21 to 0.25

0.33 to 0.38

0.25 to 0.33

0.38 to 0.45

Question 76
For a certain band brake, its drum is 12 inches in diameter and the band width is 4 inches. If the coefficient of friction is 0.25 and the
angle of wrap is 270°, calculate the tension on the tight side considering that the brake is to have a maximum lining pressure of 90 psi.

Explanation:
2453 kgf

9.61 kN
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4.25kN

6425 lbf

Question 77
A helical spring composed of 20 turns of ¾” diameter wire on a mean radius of 3” when the spring is supporting a load of 400 pounds.
Calculate the deflection given that G =12 x 106 psi.

Explanation:
3.64 mm

92.47 mm

2.54 in.

34.5 in.

Question 78
An old rule of thumb for transmission shafting is that the deflection should not exceed______ of length between supports.

0.01 in. per foot Explanation:

0.02 in. per foot
None
0.08 in. per foot

0.05 in. per foot

Question 79
The stress in a bar when load is applied suddenly is _____ as compared to the stress induced due to gradually applied load.

Explanation:
Same

Three times

double

four times

Question 80
A cantilever spring is composed of six graduated leaves each 2-inch wide and 3/8-inch thick. Calculate the deflection if loaded with
1,600 lb at the tip and the length of spring is 27 inches.

Explanation:
14 inches

10 inches

20 inches

12 inches

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Question 81
Find the axial force developed between the discs for a one plate clutch assuming that both sides of the plate deliver torque. The clutch
inside and outside diameters are 20 in and 24 inches respectively. Assume uniform pressure and the coef. of friction for the clutch
material is 0.35 with the maximum permissible pressure of 20 psi.

Explanation:
3243 lb

2765 lb

2749 lb

1235 lb

Question 82
Compute the working strength of 1 inch bolt which is screwed up tightly in packed joint when the allowable working stress is 13000 psi.

Explanation:
3 600 lb

3 900 lb

3 950 lb

3 800 lb

Question 83
In designing connecting rod, it is considered like_____for buckling about x-axis.

Explanation:
Both ends fixed

one end fixed and the other hinged

Both ends hinged

One fixed end and the other end free

Question 84
Calculate the center distance between pulleys connected by 72-ft long V-belt that operates on sheaves of pitch diameters 10 and 14
inches respectively.

17 in. Explanation:
12 in.

19 in.

22 in.

Question 85
Calculate the efficiency of a single-riveted lap joint in which the plate thickness of 9/32 in, the pitch joint of 1 ½ inches, and the diameter
of the rivet hole is 9/16 inch. Note: the ultimate tensile is 75 ksi and a factor of safety of 4.5.

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Explanation:
54.6 %

62.5 %

51.2 %

60.7 %

Question 86
Two metal plates of thickness “t” and width “w” are joined by a fillet weld of 45 deg. What stressed induced by the pulling force “F” along the
plates?

F / wt sin 45° Explanation:

F sin 45° / wt

F/wt

2F/wt

Question 87
The ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain.

Explanation:
Deformation

Poisson’s ratio None

Modulus of elasticity

Willan’s line

Question 88
A roller chain of given pitch 1/4 inch operates at 1200 rpm between 18 and 32 tooth sprockets. Calculate the diameter of the driven sprocket
given that the center distance between sprockets is 22 inches and the chain is in normal running condition.

2.55 Explanation:
3.20

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3.24

2.87

Question 89
The crankshaft in an internal combustion engine

Explanation:
is a disc which reciprocates in a cylinder

is used to retain the working and guide the piston

converts reciprocating motion of the piston into

rotary motion and vice versa

none of the above

Question 90
The rocker arm is used to actuate the inlet and exhaust valves motion as directed by the:

cam and follower Explanation:

crankshaft

crank

none of these

Question 91
A 12-ft diameter spherical pressure vessel is made by bolting two hemispherical flange section together. There are 20 bolts required to
secure the 20 psi pressure inside the vessel. What is the working stress if the bolt’s cross-sectional area is 0.420 in.2?
38.78 ksi Explanation:
12.4 ksi

40.5 ksi

14.3 ksi

Question 92
The helix angle for single helical gears ranges from:

Explanation:
10 ° to 15°

20° to 35°

15° to 20°

35° to 50°

Question 93
A body weighing 1000 lb falls 6 inches and strikes a 2000 lb per in spring. The deformation of the spring is:

Explanation:
1 in

7.62 cm

3 cm

6 in

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Question 94
Two steel plates, 120 mm wide and 12.5 mm thick are joined together by means of double transverse fillet weld. The maximum tensile
stress fo the plates and the welding material should not exceed 110 Mpa. Find the length of the weld if the strength of the weld is equal
to the strength of the plates.

Explanation:
87.54 mm

84.87 mm

79.54 mm

89.35 mm

Question 95
A 1 m diameter wheel has 1 mm-thick ring made of cast iron and is to be shrunk into a tire. If the interference fits 0.05 mm, calculate the stress in
the ring if the modulus of elasticity is 2.11 x 1011 Pa.

10.5 Mpa Explanation:

12.5 ksi

12.5 Mpa

19.7 ksi

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Question 96
Cast iron pulleys 4-inch and 20-inch in diameters are to transmit 3 Hp at 1200 rpm of the smaller pulley, through single ply oak-tanned
leather belt ( f = 0.3 and center distance of 10 ft). Calculate the reasonable ratio of net tensions.

Explanation:
3.87

2.46

1.56

3.32

Question 97
The lead of a 2-inch transmission screw with square thread is 3/4 inch. What is the pitch if it is double-threaded screw?

Explanation:
3/16 inch.

3/8 inch

2 3/4 inch

1 3/4 inch

Question 98
The modulus of elasticity in shear of a helical spring is 98 GPa. Its outside diameter is 10 cm and the wire diameter is 10 mm. The
spring is squared and ground end. What is the deflection if there are 20 coils and the load is 120 kgs?

Explanation:
162.1 mm

154.4 mm

134.1 mm

126.1 mm

Question 99
Determine the width of a 6 ply rubber belt required for a ventilating fan running at 150 rpm driven from a 12 inch pulley on a 70 Hp at
800 rpm. The center distance between pulley is 12 ft. and the rated belt tension is 78.0 lb/in width
12” Explanation:
8”

10”

15”

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Question 100
Determine the maximum shearing stress and elongation in a helical steel spring composed of 20 turns and 20-mm-diameter wire on a
mean radius of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2 kN.
121 Mpa Explanation:
245 Mpa

98.7 Mpa

153 Mpa

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MDSP RCE 3.2 (Refresher Coaching Enhancement )

RECALLING_questions Hide Answer

Question 1
How do you call a load that is applied transversely to longitudinal axis of member?

Explanation:
Combined loads

Bending load None

Concentrated load

Distribute load

Question 2
A pair of gear with gear ratio of 3 and 60 gear teeth of 14 ½ degree full depth tooth. The diametral pitch is 10. Compute the tooth
thickness on the pitch circle

Explanation:
0.570 inch

0.352 inch

0.157 inch

0.142 inch

Question 3
A soft surface cone clutch must handle 215 N-m of torque at 1200 rpm. The clutch large diameter is 35 cm, its face width is 7.5 cm and
the coefficient of friction 0.2. If the included angle is 20°, then calculate the axial unit pressure required when the clutch is operating its
capacity with the assumption of uniform pressure.

Explanation:
665.8 kPa

462.7 kPa

321.48 kPa

324.54 kPa

Question 4
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed required is
3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Determine the circular pitch.

Explanation:
6.540 mm/teeth

7.854 mm/teeth

5.405 mm/teeth

3.450 mm/teeth

Question 5
When bevel gears having equal teeth and equal pitch angles connect two shafts whose axes intersect at right angle, they are known as:

Explanation:
Angular bevel gears

Internal bevel gears

crown bevel gears

mitre gears
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Question 6
Balancing of grinding wheel is done to_________.

Explanation:
make the outside diameter concentric with the bore.

make the sides of wheel parallel. None

equalize the weight in every portion of the wheel.

None of these

Question 7
What is the ability of the material to absorb energy up to fracture?

Toughness Explanation:
Rigidity
None
Resilience

Stiffness

Question 8
How long will it take to mill a 3/4“ by 2” long keyway in a 3” diameter shafting with a 24 tooth cutter turning at 100 rpm and 0.005”
feed/tooth?

Explanation:
0.136 min.

0.196 min.

0.167 min.

0.106 min.

Question 9
A steel flywheel of 6 ft-diameter has to absorbed 2,400 ft-lb of energy and maintain a coefficient of fluctuation of 0.10. If the mean rim speed is 80
ft/s and the effects of the arms and hub accounts 10% of the rim weight, calculate the approximate cross-volume of the rim.

386.52 cu. in Explanation:

302.44 cu. in.

112.43 cu. in.

396.24 cu. in.

Question 10
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If T is the actual number of teeth on a helical gear and f is the helix angle for the teeth, the format of the number of teeth is written as:

Tsec3 f Explanation:

Tsect2f

T/sec3f

T csc f

Question 11
Compute the torsional moment in N-mm developed when the shaft delivers 40.2 hp at 260 rpm.

Explanation:
901 x 10 to the 3rd power

901 x 10 to the 2nd power

1102 x 10 to the 2nd power

1102 x 10 to the 3rd power

Question 12
Calculate the rpm for machining a cast iron workpiece 6 inches in diameter. The lowest cutting speed for cast iron is 50 fpm.

Explanation:
35.3

31.8

43.3

53.32

Question 13
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed
required is 3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Determine the pitch diameter.

45 mm and 135 mm Explanation:

40 mm and 120 mm

35 mm and 105 mm

30 mm and 90 mm

Question 14
Compute the cutting speed in fpm of a workpiece with 2 inches diameter and running at 100 rpm?

Explanation:
72

102

62

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Question 15
This is an operation by which scratches or tool marks or, in some instances, rough surfaces left after forging, rolling, or similar
operations are removed.

Polishing Explanation:
Buffing
None
Trimming

Grinding

Question 16
Joining metal by means of high current at low voltage. During the passage of current, pressure by the electrodes produces a forge
weld.

Explanation:
spot welding

steam welding None

resistance welding

gas welding

Question 17
Which of the following is not a function of spring?

Explanation:
absorbs energy

measure weight None

source of potential energy

measure thickness

Question 18
A pair of gear and pinion having a ratio of 4 with the gear having 100 teeth and the pinion with 25 teeth. Compute the circular pitch if the
center distance is 15 and the pitch is at 6.

Explanation:
0.94

0.754

0.452

0.552

Question 19
All four compression coil spring support one load of 700 kg. What is the deflection considering that all four springs are arranged in
parallel and rated same at 0.609 kg/mm?

Explanation:
113 mm

20.7 mm

11.3 inches

207 inches

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Question 20
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm and a pressure angle of
20 deg. Solve for the addendum if the speed ratio is 3:1.

2.5 mm Explanation:
1.5 mm

3.0 mm

2.2 mm

Question 21
Which of the following is the key that allows the hub to move along the shaft but prevent the rotation of the shaft.

Explanation:
Woodruff key

Feather key None

Gibs key

Square key

Question 22
How many ¼ inch diameter set screws required to transmit 3 HP at a shaft speed and diameter are 900 rpm and 1 ¼ in respectively?

Explanation:
2

Question 23
A hand tool used to measure engine crank web deflections.

distortion gage Explanation:

line center gage
None
feeler gage

deflection gage

Question 24
A keyed-gears deliver a torque of 912.4 Nm thru its shaft of 63.5 mm outside diameter. If the key has thickness of 15.875 mm and width
of 11.1125 find the length of the key. Assume the permissible stress values of 61.2 MPa for shear and tension at 99.8 MPa.

Explanation:
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47.42 mm

39.72 mm

42.26 mm

46.92 mm

Question 25
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed required is
3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Calculate its backlash.

Explanation:
0.0785 mm

0.0786 mm

0.0875 mm

0.0546 mm

Question 26
Which of the following is the characteristics of a soft material?

Explanation:
It shows a high ultimate strength.

It exhibit a high modulus of elasticity.

It yield a little before breaking.

It exhibits low modulus of Elasticity.

Question 27
The casting produced by forcing molten metal under pressure into permanent metal mould is known as:

Explanation:
Permanent mould casting

Die casting

slush casting

centrifugal casting

Question 28
For maximum power, the velocity of the belt will be:

Explanation:
Ö(T/m)

Ö(T/2m)

Ö(T/3m)

Ö2m/T)

Question 29
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed required is
3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Calculate the clearance.

Explanation:
0.564 mm

0.625 mm

0.405 mm

0.504 mm

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Question 30
Which of the following welds have been considered as resistance weld which is usually round in the same dorm as the electrodes that
press the sheets together?

Explanation:
edge joints

CIG welds None

Spot welds

TIG welds

Question 31
This is a type of bearing whose function is to prevent axial motion of a rotating shaft.

Explanation:
Journal bearing

Thrust bearing None

Guide bearing

Slipper bearing

Question 32
In helical gears, the distance between similar faces of adjacent teeth along a helix on the pitch cylinders normal to the teeth, is called:

Normal pitch Explanation:

Diametral pitch

axial pitch

module

Question 33
This is a production process whereby a cutter is used to finish internal or external surfaces such as holes or circular, square, or irregular
section, keyways, the teeth of internal gears, multiple spline holes, and flat surfaces.

Explanation:
Filing

Broaching None
Reaming

Trimming

Question 34
In designing a cylindrical pressure tank 3 feet in diameter, a factor of safety of 2.5 is used. The cylinder is made of steel (yield stress =
30 ksi) and will contain pressures up to1000 psi. Calculate the required wall thickness based on circumferential stress considerations.

Explanation:
1.75 in.

1.50 in.

3.25 in.

2.75 in.

Question 35
What is the diameter of a solid steel shaft that transmits 25 hp at 200 rpm?

Explanation:
1.85 cm

47 mm

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2.05 inches

35 mm

Question 36
A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 42-tooth gear. The two shafts are at right
angles and in the same plane. Find the pitch angle of the pinion.

18.4o Explanation:

14.5o

20o

20.5o’

Question 37
Compute the section modulus of a circle of radius 5 cm.

Explanation:
58.2 cm3

78.2 cm3

98.2 cm3

108.2 cm3

Question 38
Calculate the maximum moment induced in a simply supported beam of 6.0975 m span, by a 2000 pound load at midspan.

Explanation:
125,000 ft – lb

15,000 ft – lb

30,000 ft – lb

10,000 ft – lb

Question 39
When preparing to tap a hole, the size of the drill will be ______.

Explanation:
equal to the size of the tap

larger than the size of the tap None

smaller than the size of the tap

none of these

Question 40
V-Belts are usually used for which drive(s)?

Explanation:
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Long drives

Long and short drives

short drives

none of the above

Question 41
The pitch radius of gear A is 5 inches while that of gear B is 20 inches. Shaft A rotates at 800 rpm and is subjected to a twisting moment of 83.33
ft-lb. Calculate the tooth pressure of gear B is the two shafts are being connected by these spur gears.

Explanation:
200 lb

50 lb

300 lb

400 lb

Question 42
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed required is
3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Compute the tooth thickness w/ backlash.

3.88324 mm Explanation:
3.34525 mm

2.4450 mm

2.5450 mm

Question 43
A set screw is necessary to fastened a pulley to a 2 in. shaft while transmits 3 Hp and rotates at 150 rpm. Find the holding force if the
factor of safety is 3 (for steady loading).

Explanation:
1245 lbf

3781 lbf

4520 lbf

3102 lbf

Question 44
Compute the belt speed over a 30-inch pulley that rotates 150 rpm.

Explanation:
0.24 m/s

1243 ft/min

19.6 ft/s

1.5 m/s

Question 45
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The static tooth load should be _____ the dynamic load.

Explanation:
less than

equal to

greater than

all of these

Question 46
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed required is
3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Calculate number of teeth.

18 teeth and 54 teeth Explanation:

16 teeth and 48 teeth

10 teeth and 30 teeth

12 teeth and 36 teeth

Question 47
Which of the following is the not the other name of circumferential stress for thin walled cylinders?

Explanation:
hoop Stress

girth Stress None

tangential Stress

longitudinal Stress

Question 48
When the belt is transmitting maximum power.

Explanation:
Effective tension is equal to the centrifugal tension

Effective tension is half of the centrifugal tension

Driving tension in slack side is equal to the centrifugal

tension

Driving tension in tight side is twice the centrifugal

tension

Question 49
When the feed motion takes place in a slotting machine

Explanation:
during the cutting motion.

after each forward stroke. None

at the end of return motion.

after each double stroke.

Question 50
The strain energy stored in a body, when suddenly loaded is:_______the strain energy stored when same load is applied gradually.

Explanation:
Equal to

Twice

one-half

four times

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Question 51
A gear of 80 teeth and a pinion of 20 teeth has a gear and pinion ratio of 4. Compute the center distance if the circular pitch is 0.885.
14.1 Explanation:
12.1

15.1

13.1

Question 52
Calculate the length of belt needed for a two flat belt pulleys having a diameter of 70 cm and 30 cm. The center distance is 400 cm and
pulleys rotate in same direction. Assume power transmitted is 10 hp at 200 rpm.

Explanation:
958 inches

5.98 m

31.43 ft

945 cm

Question 53
A soft surface cone clutch must handle 215 N-m of torque at 1200 rpm. The clutch large diameter is 35 cm, its face width is 7.5 cm and
the coefficient of friction 0.2. If the included angle is 20°, then calculate the normal force required to engage the clutch.

Explanation:
6.38 kN

2.36 kN

3.45 kips

1.34 kips

Question 54
The tension in the slack side of the belt is ____ the tension in the tight side of the belt.

Explanation:
equal to

less than

greater than

exponential ‘

Question 55
Materials, usually ceramics, employed where resistance to very high temperature is required, as for furnace linings and metal melting
pots.

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Explanation:
Insulators

Packings None
gaskets

refractories

Question 56
The maximum energy that can be stored in a body due to external loading up to the elastic limit.

Explanation:
Resilience

Strain energy

proof resilience

impact energy

Question 57
Which of the following would cause hot bearings?

Explanation:
improper oil

dirt in oil None

improper alignment

all of these

Question 58
How do you call the strain energy per unit volume required to stress a material from an unloaded state to the point of yielding?

Explanation:
Modulus of roughness

Modulus of rigidity None

Modulus of elasticity

Modulus of resilience

Question 59
This is the ability of a material to sustain large permanent deformations in compression.

Explanation:
Stiffness

Malleability None
Ductility

Plasticity

Question 60
The material suitable for the belts used in agricultural equipments.

Explanation:
Cotton

Leather

Rubber

Balata belt

Question 61
A thin hollow sphere of radius 10 in and thickness 0.1 in is subjected to an internal pressure of 100 psig. What is the maximum normal
stress on an element of the sphere?

Explanation:
2750 psi

5000 psi

8,080 psi
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17,000 psi

Question 62
How do you call the ratio of mean diameter of coil and the coil diameter of a spring?

Explanation:
Wahl number

Diameter ratio None

Spring index

Lead angle

Question 63
How long will it take to drill a hole through a 10 cm thick steel plate if the drill feed is 0.1 mm per rev and a ¼ - in diameter drill is turning
at 750 rpm?
80 sec Explanation:
120 sec

750 sec

1200 sec

Question 64
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed required is
3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Calculate the space width.

3.97074 mm Explanation:
2.8977 mm

3.405 mm

3.0495 mm

Question 65
It is the capacity of a material to absorb energy when it is deformed elastically and then, upon unloading, to increase this energy. What
is this capacity of a material?
Resilience Explanation:
Toughness
None
Rigidity

Ductility

Question 66

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A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 32-tooth gear. The two shafts are at right
angles and in the same plane. The pinion is to transmit 1800 rpm and transmitting 50 hp. Determine the pitch diameters of the gears.

2.33 inches and 5.33 inches Explanation:

5.36 inches and 6.36 inches

3.23 inches and 3.56 inches

2.33 inches and 2.33 inches

Question 67
A flywheel weighing 6 kN has a mean diameter of 90 cm. The maximum speed of the flywheel is 7 rev/sec slowed down to 4 rev/sec
during the shearing process. Compute the energy released by the flywheel.

Explanation:
7256 kg-m

8045 kg-m

9072 kg-m

8241 kg-m

Question 68
The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is called what?

Explanation:
Resilience

Strain energy

proof resilience

impact energy

Question 69
What is the load on a 30 mm diameter by 1000 mm long steel shaft if its maximum elongation will not exceed 1.2 mm?

Explanation:
167 kN

176 kips

204 kN

39.67 kips

Question 70
The included angle for V-belt is usually of what value?
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Explanation:
10 deg to 20 deg

30 deg to 40 deg

20 deg to 30 deg

60 deg to 80 deg

Question 71
The cantilever is 6 inches wide, and 30 inches long with 24 inches free length. Calculate the spring thickness for minimum bending
stress if E = 4.5 x 106 psi and axial load of 2500 lb per spring.

1.5 cm Explanation:
2.3 cm

3.1 cm

1.9 cm

Question 72
A standard 1.5 inch bolt (with root diameter 1.2835 in.) is subjected to a tensile load that causes a stress of 7000 psi. Compute the
approximate shearing load on the bolt head.

Explanation:
1320.5 lb

12370 lb

9057 kg

4107.5 kg

Question 73
Calculate the cutting speed in fpm when spindle speed of a lathe is turning 8 inch diameter bronze casting using a spindle speed of 120 rpm.

Explanation:
220 fpm

3016 fpm

2510 fpm

251 fpm

Question 74
A thin hollow sphere of radius 10 in and thickness 0.10 in is subjected to an internal pressure of 100 psi. Calculate the maximum normal
stress on an element of the sphere.

Explanation:
240 Mpa

70.70 Mpa

34.46 Mpa

34.46 ksi

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Question 75
Lewis equation in spur gear is applied :

Explanation:
only to the pinion

only to the gear

to stronger of the pinion

to weaker of the pinion or gear

Question 76
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed
required is 3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Find the working depth.

5 mm Explanation:
7 mm

8 mm

3 mm

Question 77
A 15-tooth, 20 deg involute spur gear pinion is rotating at 500 rpm. This is to transmit 25 hp to a mild-steel gear rotating at 250 rpm. Calculate the
number of teeth in the gear.

30 Explanation:
50

40

60

Question 78
A heavy brass plumb bob suspended from a 38 inches cord was observed to have a natural period of oscillation of about two seconds if
pulled 24 inches to one side and then allowed to swing freely. If an astronaut was to repeat this experiment on the moon where the
gravitational attraction is approximately 1/6th that of the earth, the observed period would be:

Explanation:
0.33 seconds

0.82 seconds

4.90 seconds

12.00 seconds

Question 79
The grade of grinding wheel depends upon______.

Explanation:
grain size

kind of abrasive None

structure

hardness of bond

Question 80
If two parallel shafts are connected by cylinders in pure rolling contact and turning in the same direction, and having a speed ratio of 2.75, what is
the center distance of the two shafts assuming that the diameter of the smaller cylinder is 22 cm?

Explanation:
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18.25 cm

20.25 cm

19.25 cm

17.25 cm

Question 81
What is the frictional HP acting on a collar loaded with 100 kg weight? The collar has an outside diameter of 100 mm and an internal diameter of
40mm. The collar rotates at 1000 rpm and the coefficient of friction between the collar and the pivot surface is 0.15.

0.8 HP Explanation:
0.5 HP

0.3 HP

1.2 HP

Question 82
A round steel bar 1 ft long is to withstand a dead load of 40,000 lb in compression. The rod must not shorten more than 0.004 inch and
have a factor safety of at least 10. Assume the ultimate strength of the material to be 110,000 psi and modulus of elasticity to be
15,500,000 psi. Calculate the diameter of the rod.

Explanation:
2.14 in.

3.14 in.

79.76 mm

0.254 ft

Question 83
Which of the following does not affect the tensile strength of steel?

Explanation:
Sulphur

Phosphorous None
Cobalt

Boron

Question 84
Which of the following is the machining process for producing internal straight cylindrical surface or profiles, with process characteristics
and tooling similar to those for turning operation?

Boring Explanation:
Drilling
None
Reaming

Milling

Question 85
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The operation of making a cone-shaped enlargement of the end of a hole, as for a recess for a flat head screw.

Countersinking Explanation:
Squaring
None
knurling

perforating

Question 86
A machine shop fabricates a pair of spur gear, 2.5 module to be mounted on shafts with a center line distance of 90 mm. The speed required is
3:1. (Use 20 pressure angle). Calculate the whole depth.

5.625 mm Explanation:
6.252 mm

5.256 mm

7.245 mm

Question 87
Which of the following alloying elements used in making high speed steel.
Molybdenum Explanation:
Manganese
None
Nickel

Silicon

Question 88
A 20-tooth motor sprocket, running at 1200 rpm, drives a blower at a speed ratio of 4:1. Using the largest permissible chain size and the
largest permissible center distance of 80 pitches, what length of chain in pitches is required to connect the sprockets?

Explanation:
200 pitches

216 pitches

212 pitches

220 pitches

Question 89
A welding operation in which a non-ferrous filler metal melts at a temperature below that of the metal joined but is heated above 450°C.

Explanation:
arc welding

spot welding None

brazing

butt welding

Question 90
Which of the following is a class of cemented carbide?

Explanation:
Fermets

Helmets None
Hermets

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Cermets

Question 91
The process of heating a piece of steel to a temperature within or above critical range and cooling rapidly.

Explanation:
Normalizing

Annealing None

hardening

tempering

Question 92
What is the surface velocity of a pulley 45.72 cm in diameter mounted on a shaft running at 250 rpm?

Explanation:
4.5 fpm

1178 fpm

125 rpm

0.04 rps

Question 93
A pair of gear/pinion of 42 tooth and 18 tooth with a diametral pitch of 0.7478 teeth/cm and the addendum is 0.8/p and dedendum 1/p.
The gear pressure angle of 20 . Compute the center distance of the pair of gears in meters

Explanation:
0.5026 m

0.3426 m

0.3516 m

0.4012 m

Question 94
In worm gears, the angle between the tangent to the thread helix on the pitch cylinder and the plane normal to the axis of the worm is
called:

Explanation:
pressure angle

helix angle

lead angle

friction angle

Question 95
A triple threaded worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches. Material for both the wheel and
the wheel is phosphor bronze. Determine the helix angle of the gear.

11.31o Explanation:

11.13o

13.11o

10.13o

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Question 96
The straddle milling is done by means of two_________.
Side milling cutters Explanation:
Face milling cutters
None
Plain milling cutters

Form cutters

Question 97
Which of the following is the purpose of quenching steel?

Explanation:
Relieve stress

Control hardness and ductility of a heated material. None

Increase grain size

Increase strength and lower ductility

Question 98
When a hole of diameter “d” is punched in a metal with thickness “t” then the force required to punch a hole is equal to:

Explanation:
d x t x Su

p/4 x d2 x Su

p x d x t x Su

p/4 x d2 x t x Su

Question 99
The centrifugal tension in the belt.

Explanation:
Increases the power transmitted

Has no effect on the power transmitted

Decrease the power transmitted

Is equal to the maximum tension on the belt

Question 100
A machine tool used to form metal parts by removing metal from a workpiece by the use of a revolving cutter with many teeth each
tooth having a cutting edge which removes its share of the stock.

Explanation:
Drilling Machine

Milling Machine None

Boring Machine

Broaching Machine

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Question 1
The mass of a flywheel is 125 kg and its radius of gyration is 320 mm. Compute the torque required to attain a speed of 400 rpm from
rest in 30 seconds.

Explanation:
12.30 N-m

30.65 N-m

17.87 N-m

63.24 N-m

Question 2
A four bar kinematic chain from which the shortest link is capable of making a complete revolution relative to each of the three longer
links. The three longer links can only oscillate relative to each other.
Grashof four bar kinematic chain Explanation:
Non-Grashof four bar kinematic chain
None
Gruebler’s Criterion

Degrees of Freedom

Question 3
In the slider-crank mechanism shown, find the length of crank if the stroke of C is 7 in.

Explanation:
2.5 in.

4.5 in.

1.5 in.

3.5 in.

Question 4
As shown in the diagram, an 80 cm wheel rolls along a flat surface at 4 m/s. If points A and B are 90° away from each other, what is the
velocity of A when B contacts the ground?

Explanation:
3.75 m/s

2.25 m/s

5.65 m/s

4.24 m/s

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Question 5
A brass condenser tube 1.2 in. in diameter and 5 ft long has a wall thickness of 0.070 in. What is the collapsing pressure? Assume an apparent
factor of safety of 10.

Explanation:
2,591 psi

3,920 psi

2,972 psi

1,897 psi

Question 6
A combination of rigid bodies so arranged that the motion of one compels the motion of the others, according to a law depending on the
nature of the combination.

Explanation:
Machine

Mechanism None
Structure

Frame

Question 7
Refer to the figure. The element is subjected to the plane stress condition shown . What
is the orientation of the principal stress plane?

- 11.2 ° Explanation:
– 33.82°

11.2°

33.82°

Question 8
Compute the tooth thickness of a 14.5o spur gear with diametral pitch of 5.

Explanation:
0.1432 inch

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0.4543 inch

0.31416 inch

0.22405 inch

Question 9
An arm rotating or oscillating about an axis.

Explanation:
Bearings

Crank None
Collars & Keys

Levers

Question 10
The exchange of fixedness of an element with its partner where in any closed or lower pair it does not affect either the absolute or the
relative motion.

Explanation:
Higher Pair

Lower Pair None

Inversion of Pairs

Elements

Question 11
Compute the diametral pitch of gear whose circular pitch is 1.25 inch.

Explanation:
3.21 in

2.51 in

1.87 in.

2.98 in

Question 12
What is the root diameter of a 1 ¾ in. double (square) threaded screw of lead equal to ½ in. ?

Explanation:
1.25 in

1.5 in.

2.0 in.

2.25 in.

Question 13
Consider a 1 ft long section of a single-riveted lap joint made up with plates of ¼ in. thickness and 6 rivet holes, ¾ in. in diameter. Each
plate and the five rivets carry the entire load. Design stress for bearing and tension are 20 ksi and 10 ksi, respectively. If the rivets will
not tear or shear through the plate to the edge of the joints, determine the allowable tensile load if the plate is unpunched.
30.00 kips Explanation:
15.23 kips

22.50 kips

18.75 kips

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Question 14
A solid circular shaft is subjected to 530 N-m torque and 370 N-m bending moment. What is the diameter of the shaft if the allowable
shear stress is 43 Mpa?

42.5 mm Explanation:
35.2 mm

27.5 mm

54.3 mm

Question 15
Consider a 1 ft long section of a single-riveted lap joint made up with plates of ¼ in. thickness and 6 rivet holes, ¾ in. in diameter. Each
plate and the five rivets carry the entire load. Design stress for bearing and tension are 20 ksi and 10 ksi, respectively. If the rivets will
not tear or shear through the plate to the edge of the joints, determine the safe tensile load.

Explanation:
30.00 kips

15.23 kips

22.50 kips

18.75 kips

Question 16
A thrust washer has an inside diameter of ½ and an outside diameter of 3 in. For an allowable bearing pressure of 90 psi, how much
axial load can it sustain?

Explanation:
618.5 N

52.45 lbs

2.724 kN

854.2 lbs

Question 17
A machine tool in which an abrasive wheel is used as a cutting tool to obtain a very high degree of accuracy and a smooth finish on metal parts,
including soft and hardened steel.

grinding machine Explanation:

broaching machine
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milling machine None

boring machine

Question 18
A group of thin steel strips used for measuring clearances.

feeler gage Explanation:

tachometer
None
micrometer

caliper

Question 19
What is the root diameter of a 1 ¾ in. single (square) threaded screw of lead equal to ½ in. ?
1.25 in Explanation:
1.5 in

1.05 in.

2.25 in.

Question 20
The position of a particle that moves along the x-axis is defined by , , where t is in seconds. At what time will
the particle come to a stop (v = 0 ft/s)?

1s Explanation:
3s

1.67 s

3.67 s

Question 21
The most commonly-used series in the bulk production of bolts, screws, nuts and other general applications in the coarse-thread series.

UNC Explanation:
UNF
None
White iron

Lead

Question 22
In a slider-crank mechanism, the crank has a length equal to one-half of the slider’s displacement. The crank length is often called the
______.

Explanation:
Stroke

Slider None

Bore

Crank Throw

Question 23
A 1 m long 50 mm solid circular shaft is subjected to torsion and bending. It transmits 50 kW at 900 rpm and is simply supported by
bearings at both ends. Determine the equivalent bending moment if there is a concentrated load of 1 kN at midspan.
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Explanation:
586.5 N-m

548.2 N-m

418.2 N-m

486.5 N-m

Question 24
Determine the theoretical number of Degrees of Freedom (DOF) of the mechanism shown.

-1 Explanation:
2
None
1

Question 25
A flywheel rotating at 100 rpm decelerates uniformly at rad/s2. How long will it take for the flywheel to stop?

Explanation:
10.47 s

5.82 s

2.58 s

3.33 s

Question 26
Refer to the figure. The element is subjected to the plane stress condition shown . What is the
maximum shear stress?

Explanation:
0 Mpa

25 Mpa

50 Mpa

– 75 Mpa

Question 27
A 36 mm shaft uses a sleeve bearing that sustains a load of 4 kN. Compute the length of the bearing if the bearing pressure is 1.3 MPa

Explanation:
8.54 mm

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2.37 in

3.36 in.

85.4 mm

Question 28
What is the correct cutting angle on a drill for ordinary work?

Explanation:
45 deg.

59 deg. None
50 deg.

65 deg.

Question 29
The root diameter of a double square threaded screw is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.25 in. Compute the lead.

Explanation:
0.80

0.90

0.70

0.50

Question 30
The flywheel of a steam engine is 10 ft in diameter and rotates at 120 rpm. Find the linear speed in feet per minute of a point located on
the spoke midway between the center and rim of the wheel.
62.83 fps Explanation:
45.75 fps

80.0 fps

95.12 fps

Question 31

In the crank-rocker four-bar mechanism shown,

Explanation:
55.7 °

104.48°

70.53°

127.17 °

Question 32
A standard 1.5 inch bolt is subjected to a tensile load that causes a stress of 6 ksi. What is the factor of safety involved in tension if the
ultimate strength is 60 ksi.

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Explanation:
5

10

Question 33
The wheel rolls without slipping. In the position shown, the vertical component of the velocity of point is 9 ft/s directed upward. For this
position, calculate the angular speed in rad/s of the wheel.

12 rad/s Explanation:
10 rad/s

13 rad/s

11 rad/s

Question 34
What is the maximum shearing stress of a steel shaft 2.5 inches in diameter that twists an angle of 2 deg in 10 feet length due to the
torque applied ? Note: the modulus of rigidity for steel is assume to be 12 x 106 psi.

Explanation:
4.46 ksi

4.36 ksi

3.7 ksi

2.5 ksi

Question 35
Materials with low values of thermal expansion are desirable for________.
Pyrex glassware. Explanation:
barometers.
None
thermometers.

hand guard rails.

Question 36
What pressure is required to punch a hole 2.5 in. diameter through a ¾ in. steel plate?

Explanation:
60 tons *

150 tons

120 tons

90 tons

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Question 37
A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet weld of 305 mm length and 10 mm leg is subjected to a tensile force of 1 kN. Assuming
uniform stress distribution, determine the throat thickness.

Explanation:
10 mm

7.07 mm

12.5 mm

8.08 mm

Question 38
Calculate the pressure required for punching a 2 inches by 2 inches square hole in a 12.7 mm thick brass?

Explanation:
78 tons

87 tons

120.5 tons

155.4 tons

Question 39
Compute the pressure required for punching a 1.5 in. by 1.5 in. square hole in a 12.7 mm thick steel plate?

Explanation:
87 tons

80 tons

90.5 tons

92.4 tons

Question 40
Grubler’s Criterion computes the theoretical number of DOF in a mechanism. However, the actual number of DOF in a mechanism is
called ______.

Explanation:
Degrees of Freedom

Kinematic Chain None

Mobility

Motion

Question 41
To stop a drum rotating at 250 rpm, a band brake is installed. The angle of contact is radians and the coefficient of friction is 0.25.
Calculate the ratio of tensions in the band.

Explanation:
2.25

1.45
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1.75

3.25

Question 42
To stop a drum rotating at 250 rpm, a band brake is installed. The steel band used has maximum tensile stress of 55 Mpa and a
thickness of 5 mm. What should be the width in millimeters if the tight-side tension is 6 kN?

Explanation:
11 mm

22 mm

33 mm

44 mm

Question 43

In the crank-rocker four-bar mechanism shown,

Explanation:
55.7 °

104.48 °

70.53 °

127.17 °

Question 44
A brass condenser tube 3.0 in. in diameter and 10 ft long has a wall thickness of 0.070 in. What is the collapsing pressure?

Explanation:
408 psi

120 psi

319 psi

326 psi

Question 45
An 8-in long steel has a cross-section area of 0.25 in.2 A load of 5000 lbs has been applied and the length is found to be 8.0065 in. Compute its
modulus of elasticity?

24.6 x 106 psi * Explanation:

14.5 x 106 psi

32.9 x 106 psi

16.4 x 106 psi

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Question 46
A pair where the elements do not enclose each other and the members are either in point or line contact.
Higher Pair Explanation:
Lower Pair
None
Inversion

Elements

Question 47
The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.25 in. Compute the number of threads per inch.

4 Explanation:
5

Question 48
A 1 m long 50 mm solid circular shaft is subjected to torsion and bending. It transmits 50 kW at 900 rpm and is simply supported by
bearings at both ends. Determine the equivalent torque if there is a concentrated load of 1 kN at midspan.
586.5 N-m Explanation:
548.2 N-m

418.2 N-m

486.5 N-m

Question 49
The instruments used to remove old packing from packing glands and stuffing boxes are called:

packing tools Explanation:

gland box cleaners
None
packing bits

packing screws

Question 50
In power press, it is the distance from the lower face of the slide, from the top of the bolster plate to the bottom of the slide with the
stroke down and the adjustment up.
shut height Explanation:

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clearance None
dowel

shell height

Question 51
A type of welding which utilizes the heat of the flame which is produced by combustion of a gas. The most commonly used are
acetylene, hydrogen and natural gas in combination with oxygen.

Explanation:
Electric Arc Welding

Gas Welding None

Thermit Welding (TW)

Electric Resistance Welding

Question 52
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 a pitch
diameter of 36 mm and the coefficient of friction on threads is 0.15. If the friction torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20 % of the
total input then what is the lead angle?

12.46 deg. Explanation:

10.45 deg.

15.2 deg.

9.52 deg.

Question 53
The link AB of the mechanism rotates with the constant angular speed of 5 rad/s counterclockwise. Calculate the angular velocity of link
BD in the position shown.

Explanation:
2.74 rad/s (CCW)

1.43 rad/s (CCW)

2.74 rad/s (CW)

1.43 rad/s (CW)

Question 54
A load of 10 kips is to be raised by a short jack screw. An ACME single thread, two turns per inch screw with outside diameter of 2 ½
inched is used. The collar friction is negligible and the height of the threads may be assumed to be one-half the pitch. If the coefficient
of friction is 0.20, what is the approximate torque required to raise the load?
3175 in-lb Explanation:
1357 in-lb

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800 in-lb

2154 in-lb

Question 55
A plane motion in which the body moves without rotation; that is, any line in the body remains parallel to its initial position. Because all
points in the body have the same displacement, the motion of one point determines the motion of the entire body.

Explanation:
General

Rotation None
Retardation

Translation

Question 56
A cantilever spring is composed of six graduated leaves each 2-inch wide and 3/8-inch thick. Estimate the maximum induced stress if
loaded with 1,600 lb at the tip. Note: length of spring is 27 inches.

Explanation:
114.7 ksi

153.6 ksi

127.4 ksi

105.2 ksi

Question 57
Consider a 1 ft long section of a single-riveted lap joint made up with plates of ¼ in. thickness and 6 rivet holes, ¾ in. in diameter. Each
plate and the five rivets carry the entire load. Design stress for bearing and tension are 20 ksi and 10 ksi, respectively. If the rivets will
not tear or shear through the plate to the edge of the joints, determine the efficiency of the joint.
62.5 % Explanation:
65.7 %

73.5%

45.5 %

Question 58
The inside and outside diameters for a 10-inch standard wrought iron pipe are 10.192 inches and 10.750 inches respectively. What is
the tensile stress created by an internal pressure of the fluid inside is 200 psi?

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Explanation:
4310 psi

34.50 MPa

25.23 MPa

2250 psi

Question 59
The maximum stress induced in a material when subjected to alternating or repeated loading without causing failure.

Explanation:
ultimate strength

yield strength None

endurance limit

rupture strength

Question 60
To stop a 1000 mm drum rotating at 250 rpm, a band brake is installed. The steel band used has a width of 20 mm. Determine the
maximum pressure of the lining and the drum if the tight-side tension is 6 kN.

Explanation:
10 Mpa

0.8 kPa

0.6 Mpa

0.7 kPa

Question 61
A tensile stress of 6000 psi and a shear stress of 4000 psi are induced in a brittle material whose working strength in straight tension is 10000
psi. Calculate the maximum tensile stress.

Explanation:
15 ksi

6 ksi

8 ksi

12 ksi

Question 62
A square bar of aluminum 50 mm on a side and 250 mm long is loaded by axial tensile forces at the ends. Experimentally, it is found that the
strain in the direction of the load is 0.001. With the Poisson’s ratio of 0.33, compute the volume of the bar when the load is acting.

6.252125 x 105 mm3 Explanation:

3.252125 x 105 mm3

4.252125 x 105 mm3

5.252125 x 105 mm3

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Question 63
A straight aluminum wire 30 m long is subject to a tensile stress of 70 MPa. What temperature change would produce this same
elongation? Take E = 70 GN/m2 and a the coefficient of linear expansion of 25x10-6 /K.

Explanation:
50 K

40 K

60 K

30 K

Question 64
Refer to the figure. The element is subjected to the plane stress condition shown . What is
the maximum shear stress?

183.85 Mpa Explanation:

183.85 Mpa

- 213.85 Mpa

– 153.85 Mpa

Question 65
When a particle is moving along a path which is also in motion, a compound supplementary acceleration is considered. This
acceleration is equal to twice the product of the velocity of the particle relative to the path and the angular velocity of the path.
Coriolis’ Acceleration Explanation:
Tangential Acceleration
None
Normal Acceleration

Relative Acceleration

Question 66
Refer to the figure. The element is subjected to the plane stress condition shown .What

is the minimum normal stress?

Explanation:
183.85 Mpa

153.85 Mpa

213.85 Mpa

– 153.85 Mpa

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Question 67
To stop a drum rotating at 250 rpm, a band brake is installed. Determine the torque applied at the end of the brake arm if 60 kW is being
absorbed.
2.29 kN-m Explanation:
3.55 kN-m

1.91 kN-m

1.75 kN-m

Question 68
Compute the DOF of the mechanism shown.

Explanation:
-1

Question 69
A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 700 m. is traveling at 25 m/s. His speed in the tangential direction increases at the rate of
3 m/s2. Determine the cyclist’s normal acceleration.

Explanation:
11.05 m/s2

5.11 m/s2

5 m/s2

0.893 m/s2

Question 70
The maximum pressure inside a cylindrical tank is 1.75 Mpa. Inside diameter is 1.75 m while the riveted joint has a longitudinal pitch of
50 mm and there are two straps placed. The design stress for the rivets and the plate are 200 Mpa and 160 Mpa, respectively.
Assuming 80% joint efficiency, determine the thickness of the plate.
12 mm Explanation:
10 mm

15 mm

20 mm

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Question 71
Calculate the number of 1/4-inch bolts to be arranged in a 5-in-diameter bole circle required to transmit 100 hp at 315 rpm through a
flange coupling if the maximum permissible stress is 68.93 Mpa.

Explanation:
10 bolts

17 bolts

12 bolts

15 bolts

Question 72
If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plate is 42 ksi , what is the force necessary to punch a 0.75 in. diameter hole in a 0.625 in. thick
plate?

Explanation:
65,200 lbs

61,850 lbs

63,070 lbs

62,500 lbs

Question 73
A pulley of 0.50 ft in diameter is driving a 10 in diameter pulley at 250 rpm. With No slip condition, what is the speed of the driven
pulley?

Explanation:
200 rpm

120 rpm

100 rpm

150 rpm

Question 74
How many horsepower that the 1.5 in. diameter short shaft can transmit if it carries gear and rotates at 250 rpm?
22 hp Explanation:
10 hp

12 hp

25 hp

Question 75
How do you call a plane perpendicular to the gear axis?

Explanation:
Normal plane
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Pitch plane None

Plane of rotation

Radius of gyration

Question 76
A pair of elements where surface contact exists between the two members.

Explanation:
Higher Pair

Lower Pair None

Inversion

Elements

Question 77
A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet weld of 305 mm length and 10 mm leg is subjected to a tensile force of 1 kN. Assuming
uniform stress distribution, determine the shear stress in the weld.

Explanation:
0.15 Mpa

0.75 Mpa

0.57 Mpa

0.23 Mpa

Question 78
It is used to produce a variety of surfaces by using a circular type cutter with multiple teeth.

milling machine Explanation:

broaching machine
None
beading machine

hemming machine

Question 79
Compute the addendum of a spur gear with diametral pitch of 4.

Explanation:
4 pi

1/4

pi/4

Question 80
Determine the speed of the gear mounted on a 52.5 mm diameter shaft receiving power from a driving motor with 200 Hp.
1 812 rpm Explanation:
2 265 rpm

1 5501 rpm

3 210 rpm

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Question 81
Consider a 1 ft long section of a single-riveted lap joint made up with plates of ¼ in. thickness and 6 rivet holes, ¾ in. in diameter. Each
plate and the five rivets carry the entire load. Design stress for bearing and tension are 20 ksi and 10 ksi, respectively. If the rivets will
not tear or shear through the plate to the edge of the joints, determine the bearing load that will cause crushing of plate.

Explanation:
30.00 kips

15.23 kips

22.50 kips

18.75 kips

Question 82
Consider a 1 ft long section of a single-riveted lap joint made up with plates of ¼ in. thickness and 6 rivet holes, ¾ in. in diameter. Each
plate and the five rivets carry the entire load. Design stress for bearing and tension are 20 ksi and 10 ksi, respectively. If the rivets will
not tear or shear through the plate to the edge of the joints, determine the tensile load that will cause tearing of plate between rivets.

Explanation:
30.00 kips

15.23 kips

22.50 kips

18.75 kips

Question 83
Also known as flux shielded arc welding or stick welding. It forms the weld with a flux-coated electrode, which is a rod or metal stick held
in an electrode holder connected to a power source. Electricity passes through the electrode and touches the base metal, while a gas is
formed by the flux that shields the electric arc between the metal being welded and the electrode.

Explanation:
Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) None

Flux-cored Arc Welding (FCAW)

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

Question 84
The maximum moment induced in a simply supported beam of 20 foot span, by a 2,000 pound load at midspan is________.

Explanation:
125,000 ft-lbs

30,000 ft-lbs

15,000 ft-lbs

10,000 ft-lbs

Question 85
Refer to the figure. The element is subjected to the plane stress condition shown . What
is the maximum normal stress?

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Explanation:
183.85 Mpa

153.85 Mpa

- 213.85 Mpa

– 153.85 Mpa

Question 86
Which of the following is not a part of lathe machine ?

Explanation:
tailstock

headstock None
carriage

fan

Question 87
A 12 in. steel rod of an engine is considered to be a column with round ends. What is the diameter of the rod if it carries a load of 210
lbs? Note: E = 30 x 106 psi.

Explanation:
0.25 in.

0.18 in

0.32 in.

0.12 in.

Question 88
A cyclist on a circular track is traveling at m/s. His speed in the tangential direction increases at the rate of 4 m/s2. Determine the
cyclist’s total acceleration if normal acceleration is 3 m/s2.

Explanation:
11.05 m/s2

5.11 m/s2

5 m/s2

0.893 m/s2

Question 89
The position of a particle that moves is defined by m and , where t is in seconds. Determine the magnitude of the
velocity vector when t = 1.5 s.

11.05 m/s2 Explanation:

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5.11 m/s2

15.5 m/s2

10.15 m/s2

Question 90
A combination of resistant bodies so arranged that by their means the mechanical forces of nature can be compelled to produce some
effect or work accompanied with certain determinate motions.
Machine Explanation:
Mechanism
None
Structure

Frame

Question 91
A flywheel weighing 4,480 lbs has a radius of gyration of 3 feet. If there is a driving torque of 600 lb-ft and a resisting torque of 250 lb-ft, find the
time required to increase its speed from 20 to 80 revolutions per minute.

Explanation:
10.5 s

34.5 s

22.5 s

32.5 s

Question 92
A box weighing 11.5 kg falls a distance of 150 cm upon the top of a helical compression spring having a spring constant of 3.6 kg/cm. What is the
velocity of the box after it has compressed the spring 203 mm.

5.78 m/s Explanation:

2.38 m/s

6.45 m/s

8.32 m/s

Question 93
___________ plane motion is the superposition of translation and rotation. A rolling disk is an example of such motion: the disk is
translating and rotating simultaneously.

General Explanation:
Rotation
None
Retardation

Translation

Question 94
Refer to the figure. The element is subjected to the plane stress condition shown . What is
the orientation of the shear stress plane?

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Explanation:
- 11.2 °

– 33.82°

11.2°

33.82°

Question 95
Determine the minimum whole depth of spur gear of 14.5 deg. involute type with diametral pitch of 24 and circular pitch of 0.1309 inch.

Explanation:
0.0508 inch

0.0899 inch

0.07800 inch

0.03500 inch

Question 96
A plane motion in which a line in the body, called the axis, is fixed in space. Each point not on the axis moves in a circle about the axis.

Explanation:
General

Rotation None
Retardation

Translation

Question 97
Which of the following is not a standard thread form?

Explanation:
Square

Double flute None

American National

60 deg. sharp V

Question 98
A disc clutch has 6 pairs of contacting friction surfaces.. An axial force of 120 lbs. acts on the clutch.. How much horsepower can the
clutch transmit if the frictional radius is 2 in. and the coefficient of friction is 0.30? Note: shaft speed is 320 rpm

Explanation:
3.35 hp

2.87 hp

2.2 hp

1.4 hp

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Question 99
A load of 10, kips is to be raised by a short jack screw. An ACME single thread, two turns per inch with outside diameter of 2 ½ in is
used. The collar friction is negligible and the height of the threads may be assumed to be one-half the pitch. Calculate its efficiency if
the coefficient of friction is 0.20.

Explanation:
20.3%

11.5%

12.7 %

25.2 %

Question 100
A plate clutch has a single pair of mating surface 30 cm outside diameter and 22.5 cm inside diameter. The maximum pressure was
found to be 825 kPa with the coefficient of friction equal to 0.25. What is the power that can be handled based on the drive that rotates
200 rpm assuming that the clutch has been used already?

Explanation:
10.22 kW

12 kW

12.88 kW

15 kW

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MDSP RCE 5.2 (Refresher Coaching Enhancement )

RECALLING_questions Hide Answer

Question 1
A machinery operation whereby the tool rotates while the feed is stationary.

Explanation:
shaping

turning None

milling

reaming

Question 2
What is the cutting speed in fpm for a spindle speed of a lathe that is turning an 8 in. diameter bronze using a spindle speed of 120
rpm?

Explanation:
220 fpm

3016 fpm

2510 fpm

251 fpm

Question 3
A ventilating fan having an 18-in. cast iron pulley is driven from a 25-hp at 870 rpm normal-torque motor placed directly below it. The
steel pulley on the motor is 10 in. in diameter, and the center distance is 5 ft. Calculate the belt speed.
2280 fpm Explanation:
2050 fpm

1320 fpm

1540 fpm

Question 4
The cylinder head of a 10 in. x 18 in. freon compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The cylinder pressure is 200
psi. What size of stud bolts should be used if SAE Grade 5 (1/4” - 3/4”) has the following stresses; Sp = 85 ksi, Su = 120 ksi, Sy = 88
ksi?
0.536 in Explanation:
0.345 in

0.124 in

0.424 in

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Question 5
Which of the following is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller sprocket for low speed?

Explanation:
10

14 None
17

12

Question 6
A pulley system used in a machine shop with an ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) of 5 requires a force of 12 N to lift a load of 45 N.
What is the efficiency of the pulley system?

3.75 Explanation:
0.267

135

1.067

Question 7
A steel bandsaw blade is 0.60 mm thick. If the modulus of elasticity of steel is given to be 206 Gpa, calculate the bending stress of the
blade that is passing around the pulley of 420 mm diameter.

298.6 Mpa Explanation:

329.8 Mpa

259.6 Mpa

423.6 Mpa

Question 8
The newly installed motor drives a hoist that is use in lifting a 4-ton load at a given distance of 30 ft in 30 seconds. What is the power
supplied to the motor assuming hoist and motor efficiencies are 48 % and 87% respectively?

Explanation:
42.70 hp

34.83 hp

76.43 hp

65.98 hp

Question 9
Which the following is not considered as structural class of steel?

Explanation:
carbon

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low-alloy None
stainless

tool and die

Question 10
How do you call a cam where in the follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to its axis ?

Explanation:
circular cam

cylindrical cam None

reciprocating cam

oscillating cam

Question 11
A plate clutch has single friction surface with outside diameter of 12 inches and inside diameter of 6 inches. Calculate the torque that
the clutch can carry given that the axial force is equal to 4000 lbf and a coef. of friction of 0.20. Note: use uniform pressure theory and f
= 0.2.

Explanation:
4350 in-lbf

3733 in-lbf

4508 in-lbf

2039 in-lbf

Question 12
A wire rope that the wires and strands are twisted in the opposite direction.

Explanation:
long lay

regular lay None

perform

lang lay

Question 13
A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Determine the Wahl factor of the spring.

Explanation:
1.148

1.418

1.184

1.814

Question 14
By applying a constant torque to a grindstone, its flywheel reaches an angular velocity of 1100 rpm in 10 seconds. Assuming it started
from rest. Calculate its angular acceleration if the grindstone’s moment of inertia is equal to 1.2 x 10-3 kg-m2

Explanation:
10.54 rad/s2

12.54 rad/s2

11.52 rad/s2

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9.54 rad/s2

Question 15
Which of the following material properties cannot be determined directly from a standard tensile test?

Explanation:
modulus of elasticity

ultimate strength None

yield strength

hardness

Question 16
What is the general term used to denote the blanking, bending and forming and shearing of thin-gage metals?

Presswork Explanation:
Metal forming
None
Casting

Moulding

Question 17
Find the horsepower required to drive a power screw lifting a load of 4000 lbs. A 2 and ½ inches double square thread with two
threads/in is to be used. The friction radius of the collar is 2 inches and the coefficients of friction are 0.1 for the threads and 0.15 for the
collar. The velocity of the nut is 10 ft/min.

Explanation:
5.245 HP

2.453 HP

4.395 HP

3.342H P

Question 18
A 120-lbf man is standing in an elevator. What is the force on the man’s feet when the elevator stand still?

Explanation:
80 lbf

120 lbf

100 lbf

90 lbf

Question 19
Mechanisms that are derived from the same kinematic chain but have a different link fixed to ground.

Explanation:
Linkage

Mechanism None

Kinematic Chain

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Kinematic Inversions

Question 20
What is the length in meters of a pendulum given that the period is 3.6 s?
3.22 m Explanation:
2.43 m

1.66 m

0.45 m

Question 21
If t is the thickness of sheet to be spot welded, then electrode tip diameter is equal to _____.

Explanation:
t2

sq. rt. of t None

2 sq rt. of t

1.5 sq. rt. of t

Question 22
How do you call the brass with 40% zinc ?
muntz metal Explanation:
bronze
None
yellow brass

red brass

Question 23
What is the hardest form of steel?

Explanation:
pearlite

ferrite None
bainite

martensite

Question 24
Two gear wheels are meshed together. The larger wheel has a diameter of 0.75 cm and the smaller is 0.25 cm. How many revolutions
does the smaller wheel turn when the larger turns 4 revolutions ?

Explanation:
10

14

12

16

Question 25
A block of mass 1.5 kg hangs from a spring of modulus 600 N/m. The block is pulled 12 cm below equilibrium and released. What is the
period of the motion?

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Explanation:
0.423 s

0.314 s

0.114 rad/s

0.415 rad/s

Question 26
A 6 inches pulley is fastened to a 1 1/4-in shaft by a set screw. The net tangential force of 80 lbf is applied to the surface of the pulley.
Compute the holding force considering that the load is steady and factor of safety is 3.

1152 lbf Explanation:

1280 lbf

1205 lbf

1479 lbf

Question 27
For tungsten arc welding, the commonly used gases are helium and______.

Explanation:
hydrogen

oxygen None

argon

manganese

Question 28
A 912 mm driving pulley and a 1220 mm driven pulley are being set-up on a 3 meter center distance. The output of the driven shaft is 72
Hp. Compute the rpm of the driven shaft considering that the belt speed is 1280 m/min with a coefficient of friction of 0.30 and a slip of
1.5% each pulley.
329 rpm Explanation:
454 rpm

452.9 rpm

543.5 rpm

Question 29
Which of the following describes the “slip” in belt drive?

Explanation:
loss in power

difference between the angular velocities of two pulleys None

difference between linear speed of the rim

difference between the linear speed of the rim of

pulley and the belt on it.

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Question 30
The reciprocal of the velocity ratio is also known as _______.
train value Explanation:
module
None
diametral pitch ratio

speed ratio

Question 31
A 900-N man stands on a scale on the floor of an elevator. The scale records the force it exerts on whatever is on it. What is the scale
reading if the elevator has an acceleration of 1.2 m/s2 up?

Explanation:
828.5 N

1010.1 N

0N

940 N

Question 32
The first derivative of kinetic energy with respect to time is.

Explanation:
force

momentum None
work

power

Question 33
A flywheel weighing 457 kg has radius of 375 mm. How much energy in N -m does the flywheel loss from 3.0 rev/sec to 2.8 rev/sec?

Explanation:
1542 N-m

1472 N-m

120 N-m

40 N-m

Question 34
The ratio of the absolute angular speed of the last wheel or driven to the absolute angular speed of the first wheel or driver.

Train Value Explanation:

Efficiency
None
Speed Ratio

Mechanical Advantage

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Question 35
Calculate the rotational KE of a 20-kg wheel rotating at 5 rev/s if the radius of gyration of the wheel is 0.18 m?
320 J Explanation:
400 J

140 J

120 J

Question 36
Calculate the tooth thickness on the pitch circle of 14 1/2 deg full depth tooth of 16 diametral pitch?
0.0982 in. Explanation:
0.1209 in

0.0897 in

0.0789 in

Question 37
By applying a constant torque to a grindstone, the flywheel reaches an angular velocity of 1100 rpm in 10 seconds. With the moment of
inertia equivalent to 1.2 x 10-3 kg-m2, find the torque if it stared from rest.

Explanation:
0.210 N-m

0.124 N-m

0.138 N-m

0.329 N-m

Question 38
A high- speed steel tool has a 7 h life when operated at 1.4 m/s. What is the approximate tool life if the speed reduced to 1.2 m/s?
33 h Explanation:
40 h

28 h

18 h

Question 39
What is the frequency of revolution of the second hand which is 2.5 cm long?

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0.017 rev/s Explanation:
0.109 rev/s

0.208 rev/s

0.098 rev/s

Question 40
Which of the following is the other name given to electrolytic grinding?

Explanation:
laser grinding

ultrasonic grinding None

electrochemical grinding

chip grinding

Question 41
A ventilating fan having an 18-in. cast iron pulley is driven from a 25-hp at 870 rpm normal-torque motor placed directly below it. The
steel pulley on the motor is 10 in. in diameter, and the center distance is 5 ft. What is the total length of the belt?

Explanation:
176.5 in

164.25 in

109.7 in

280.2 in

Question 42
A 900 mm driving pulley and a 1250 mm driven pulley are arranged on a 2.5 meter centers. The output of the driven shaft is 75 Hp.
What is the rpm of the driving shaft if the belt speed is 1200 m/min with a coefficient of friction of 0.25 and a slip of 1.2% each pulley.

Explanation:
537 rpm

430 rpm

453 rpm

543 rpm

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Question 43
What is the bending stress at a section of a loaded beam at its neutral axis?

Explanation:
a combination of both shear and moment at that section

equal to the shear at that section None

the maximum stress at that section

zero

Question 44
A simple beam of length 48 inches carries static load of 6 kips at the center. What is the maximum moment if this beam is made of
C1020 structural steel ?
72,000 Explanation:
70,000

82,000

64,000

Question 45
An engine delivers 120 hp at 600 rpm. What is the angle of twist in the 6-ft drive shaft if its diameter is 2.5 inches and modulus of rigidity
is 12,000 ksi.

Explanation:
2.04 deg

1.12 deg

3.09 deg

4.05 deg

Question 46
A 12-in diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 120 ft-lb. Calculate the minimum tension in the belt if the ratio of tensions in the
tight to slack sides of the belt is 3 is to 1?

Explanation:
360 lbf

120 lbf

240 in-lbf

320 in-lbf

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Question 47
The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or the ratio of the pitch diameter to the number of teeth.

Explanation:
Clearance

Lead None

Involute

Module

Question 48
A certain vibrator obeys the following equation y = 1.20 sin (1.10t – 0.25 ) cm, for t is in seconds, and the angle is in radian. Calculate its
velocity at t = 0 .

Explanation:
2.34 cm/s

1.39 cm/s

1.27 cm/s

3.24 cm/s

Question 49
A mechanic uses a pulley system to raise a 120-lbf load 12 ft from the ground. For job to be done, he needed to exert a force on the
rope equivalent to 40 lbf through a distance of 38 ft. Calculate the work the mechanic must do.

Explanation:
1440 N-m

1952.8 N-m

480 ft-lb

1920 ft-lb

Question 50
Which of the following statements is false?
low-alloy steels are a minor group and rarely used Explanation:

low-alloy steels are used in the heat-treated condition

None
low steel contain small amounts of nickel and
chromium

In the AISI and the SAE steel specifications, the last

two digits define the carbon content of the steel in
weight percentage.

Question 51
A brass condenser tube 1 in. in diameter and 4 ft long has a wall thickness equivalent to No. 16 BWG ( wall thickness = 0.065 in).
Determine the permissible working pressure with an apparent factor of safety of 10.
359.1 psi Explanation:
254.7 psi

253.2 psi

425.3 psi

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Question 52
Which of the following are generally the effects of cold-working of metal ?

Explanation:
increased strength and ductility

increased strength, decrease ductility None

decrease strength and ductility

increase strength with no effect on ductility

Question 53
The cylinder head of a 10 in. x 18 in. freon compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The cylinder pressure is 200
psi. Calculate the approximate tightening torque that must be used to induce a tightening stress (Si ) of 0.90 times the proof stress if the
diameter of the bolt is 5/8 in. and coefficient of collar friction c = 0.2? Note: SAE Grade 5 (1/4” - 3/4”) has the following stresses; Sp = 85
ksi, Su = 120 ksi, Sy = 88 ksi?

2161 in-lbf Explanation:

2098 in-lbf

1932 in-lbf

1793 in-lbf

Question 54
A plate, cylinder, or other solid with a surface of contact so designed as to cause or modify the motion of a second piece, or itself.
Cam Explanation:
Roller
None
Train

Follower

Question 55
A material that exhibits high ultimate strength is known as _____.
strong material Explanation:
weak material
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None
hard material

soft material

Question 56
The minimum number of independent joint variables in a mechanism that must be specified in order to completely define the
mechanism’s configuration.
Degrees of Freedom Explanation:
Kinematic Chain
None
Mobility

Motion

Question 57
The internal stresses that exist in any part of the material that is subjected to temperature and not acted upon by an external load.

residual stress Explanation:

superposed stress
None
form stress

control stress

Question 58
A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 50 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The
coefficient of thread friction and collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at
70 rpm, what is the axial linear speed of the screw.

Explanation:
5 mm/s

7 mm/s

6 mm/s

8 mm/s

Question 59
The shaft having an interference fit has a maximum diameter of 4.0 cm and a nominal diameter of 3.990 cm. What is the minimum
diameter of the shaft if its upper and lower deviations are 0.006 and 0.005 cm respectively?
3.995 cm Explanation:
3.985 cm

3.991 cm

3.9955 cm

Question 60
A multiple-disk clutch has 22 pairs of identical mating friction surfaces each with 10.25 in. outside diameter and 3.125 in. inside diameter
annular contact area. The disks are cast iron and steel operating in an oil bath with a maximum pressure of 1,200 psi. After this clutch
has been in operation for a period of time and has become worn, determine the probable power rating of this clutch at 1,800 rpm. Note: f
= 0.06 for cast iron against steel (wet).

Explanation:
2,590 hp

5,290 hp

1,590 hp

5,390 hp

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Question 61
What is the moment of inertia of a 6-kg wheel if the radius of gyration is 30 cm ?

Explanation:
0.32 kg-cm2

0.42 kg-cm2

0.54 kg-cm2

0.74 kg-cm2

Question 62
A centrifugal pump is to be driven by a 15-Hp electric motor at 1750 rpm. What is the diameter of the pump shaft if it is made of AISI
C1045 as rolled and the load is gradually repeated with Ss = 72 ksi and factor of safety of 8?

11/16 Explanation:
¾ in.

3/8

Question 63
For a simply supported beam, where does the maximum shear stress occur?

Explanation:
at the section of maximum moment

at the top fibers None

at the bottom fibers

at the supports

Question 64
Spiral bevel gears are used for applications involving

Explanation:
speeds in excess of 1000 rev/min

high loads None

quiet operations

all of these

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Question 65
What is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller sprocket for high speed?

Explanation:
12

21 None
27

24

Question 66
A ball with speed of 20 cm/s rolls off the edge of the table 90 cm high. How far horizontally from the table edge does the ball strike the
ground?

Explanation:
9.54 s

8.56 s

7.32 s

5.48 s

Question 67
Which of the following angles is the angle between mating bevel-gear axes?
shaft angle Explanation:
root angle
None
spiral angle

pitch angle

Question 68
It is the term used to described a maximum load that a bolt can withstand without acquiring a permanent set.

Explanation:
shear load

collar load None

proof load

live load

Question 69
A 5V3350 drive belt is connected to a normal torque squirrel-cage electric motor operating at 1,250 rpm. Sheaves for both driver and
driven pulley are 12.5 in. in diameter. What is the center distance assuming that the length of this type of belt is 360 inches.

160.375 inches Explanation:

145.254 inches

206.311 inches

180.324 inches

Question 70

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Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry pulleys 1.2 m in diameter and 0.91 m in diameter respectively, connected by a crossed belt. It is
desired to put the belt on as an open belt. How long a piece must be cut of it?
303.3 mm Explanation:
354.7 mm

320.5 mm

310.4 mm

Question 71
A brass condenser tube 1 in. in diameter and 4 ft long has a wall thickness equivalent to No. 16 BWG ( wall thickness = 0.065 in).
Calculate the collapsing pressure.
3,591 psi Explanation:
2,450 psi

1,250 psi

4,250 psi

Question 72
It is the ratio of the length of the column and the radius of gyration of the cross-sectional area about a centroidal axis.

Explanation:
contact ratio

centroidal ratio None

slenderness ratio

column ratio

Question 73
A 12-in. gear is mounted on a 2 – in. shaft and is held in place by a 7/16 in. set screw . If the design factor is given to be 3, what would
be the tangential load that could be applied to the teeth of the gear if the holding force of a 7/16 in. screw is 2200 lb?

Explanation:
130 lb

122 lb

115 lb

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205 lb

Question 74
If the weight of 7” x 5’ long SAE 1030 shafting is 297.4 kg, then what will be the weight of chromium SAE 51416 of same size?

Explanation:
344.4 lbs

655.8 lbs

578.9 lbs

877.2 lbs

Question 75
How do you call the process of making bolt heads by forging?
upsetting Explanation:
swagging
None
cold heading

drifting

Question 76
What is the value of the bending stress for a beam 40 mm wide and 50 mm deep that is subjected to 3.7 N-m bending moment at each
end?
222 Mpa Explanation:
322 Mpa

332 Mpa

252 Mpa

Question 77
A mechanic uses a pulley system to raise a 120-lbf load that is 12 ft from the ground. For job to be done, he exerted a force on the rope
equivalent to 40 lbf through a distance of 38 ft. Calculate the efficiency of the machine used by the mechanic.

Explanation:
85%

94.7%

89.7%

95.4%

Question 78
A railroad track with rails 33 feet long is laid at a temperature of 150F with gaps of 0.01 feet between the ends of the rails. What stress
will result from a temperature at 1100F with a condition that they are prevented from buckling?
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9434 psi Explanation:

9787 psi

9097 psi

9654 psi

Question 79
What is the angular frequency of the block having a mass of 3 kg that is hang from a spring with spring modulus equal to 700 N/m?

Explanation:
12.5 rad/s

15.3 rad/s

11.2 rad/s

10.3 rad/s

Question 80
All of the following metals will corrode if immersed in fresh water except____________.
copper Explanation:
nickel
None
chromium

aluminum

Question 81
What is the minimum percentage of chromium in the alloy is required for a completely corrosion-resistant stainless steel?

Explanation:
1.1%

5.2 % None
11%

7.3 %

Question 82
The surfaces of contact between two pieces that have relative motion, one of which supports or partially supports the other. One of the
pieces may be stationary or both pieces may be moving.
Bearings Explanation:
Crank
None
Collars & Keys

Levers

Question 83
Steel is an alloy of which of the following elements?

Explanation:
iron and silicon

iron and carbon None

iron and chromium

iron and molybdenum

Question 84
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Which of the following would most likely require a steel containing 0.6% carbon that has been spheroidized, cold-drawn, and slightly
tempered?

Explanation:
a ball bearing

a water pipe None

a car fender

a cutting tool

Question 85
Which of the following has been considered as general purpose rope ?
6 x 19 IWRC Explanation:
7 x 25 IWRC
None
7 x 25 IWRC

6 x 9 IWRC

Question 86
A certain vibrator obeys the following equation y = 1.20 sin (1.10t – 0.25 ) cm, for t is in seconds, and the angle is in radian. Calculate its
acceleration at t = 0 .

Explanation:
0.16 cm/s2

0.36 cm/s2

0.56 cm/s2

0.26 cm/s2

Question 87
If rod’s diameter is 1.5 inches and its length is 65 inches, calculate the slenderness ratio considering both ends are fixed.

173.5 Explanation:
150.7

120.5

147.5

Question 88
What is the ratio of stress to strain below the proportional limit called?

Explanation:
modulus of rigidity

Poisson’s ratio None

Hooke’s constant

Young’s modulus

Question 89
What does the Charpy test determine?
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Explanation:
endurance

ductility None
yield strength

toughness

Question 90
A combination of rigid bodies so arranged that the motion of one compels the motion of the others, according to a law depending on the
nature of the combination.

Explanation:
Machine

Mechanism None

Structure

Frame

Question 91
A pantograph is a mechanism having _______.
lower pairs Explanation:
spherical pairs
None
rolling pairs

higher pairs

Question 92
The cylinder head of a 10 in. x 18 in. freon compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The cylinder pressure is 200
psi. What is the force on each bolt? Note: SAE Grade 5 (1/4” - 3/4”) has the following stresses; Sp = 85 ksi, Su = 120 ksi, Sy = 88 ksi?

1963.5 lbf Explanation:

1592.7 lbf

1760.6 lbf

2095.7 lbf

Question 93
What is the maximum normal stress on an element of hollow sphere of radius 10” and thickness 0.1” that is subjected to an internal
pressure of 100 psig?
5,000 psi Explanation:
7,070 psi

10,000 psi

14,140 psi

Question 94
A key that allows the hub to move along the shaft but prevents the rotation of the shaft.

Explanation:
Woodruff Key

Feather Key None

Gibs key

Square key

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Question 95
A small motor delivers 0.25 hp when its shaft is turning at 1200 rev/min. Compute the torque.

Explanation:
1.48 ft-lb

1484 N-mm

3.24 ft-lb

2310 N-mm

Question 96
A steel 9 inched long has a cross-section area of 0.25 in.2 After a load of 5 kips has been applied the length is found to be 9.0065 in.
compute the induced unit deformation.

0.000722 Explanation:
0.005400

0.0722

0.008100

Question 97
A multiple-disc clutch consists of 8 steel disc and 6 bronze discs. The effective diameters are 6 in and 4 in respectively. Compute its
power capacity if an axial force of 100 lb is applied to the shaft rotating at 1000 rpm given the coefficient of friction of 0.32 using uniform
wear theory.

Explanation:
20.5 hp

16.5 hp

43.2 hp

13.4 hp

Question 98
It consists of a number of pairs of elements connected by links.
Linkage Explanation:
Mechanism
None
Kinematic Chain

Kinematic Inversions

Question 99
Calculate the decrease in height of a steel member if the tensile design load is 7 kips by assuming that the factor of safety is 5 based
on an ultimate strength of 60ksi.

Explanation:
0.9522 in.

0.5872 in.

0.8745 in.

0.8618 in

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Question 100
The moment of inertia of a 12-cm grinding disc is 0.03 kg.m2. What is the angular acceleration if the 15 N force is applied to the
periphery of the disk?

Explanation:
50 rad/s2

40 rad/s2

60 rad/s2

80 rad/s2

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