MD1 Plate 3 Oct 2023
MD1 Plate 3 Oct 2023
MD1 Plate 3 Oct 2023
Plate No. 3
Design for Simple Stresses
1. A hydraulic press exerts a total load of 3.5 MN, repeated (a) gray cast iron, SAE 120; (b) malleable cast iron,
in one direction. This load is carried by two steel rods, ASTM A47-52, grade 32 510; (c) AISI C1040, annealed.
supporting the upper head of the press. If the rods are Sketch the shear and moment diagrams approximately to
made of AISI C1020, as rolled steel, find : (a). diameter scale.
of the rods in inches, and (b) extension in each rod in mm F1 F2
for a length of 2.5 m.
a L d
2. A rectangular base h
plate is fixed at each
b
of its four corners by a R1 R2
20 mm diameter bolt
and nut as shown in
the Figure below. The 6. What is the stress in a band-saw blade due to being bent
plate rests on washers around a 12 ¾” pulley? The blade thickness is 0.0315”.
of 22 mm internal (Additional stresses arise from the initial tension and
diameter and 50 mm forces for sawing.)
external diameter.
Copper washers which
are placed between the
7. Two materials were tested in the laboratory with the
nut and the plate are
following data using the Universal Testing
of 22 mm internal diameter and 44 mm external diameter.
Machine:
If the base plate carries a load of 120 kN (including self-
weight, which is equally distributed on the four corners),
Material A: A rod made of a ferrous material of 0.5
(a) calculate the stress, in ksi, on the lower washers before
the nuts are tightened. (b) What could be the stress, in ksi, in. diameter was tested for tensile strength with the
in the upper and lower washers, when the nuts are gauge length of 2.5 in. The following observations
tightened so as to produce a tension of 5 kN on each bolt? were recorded: Final length = 3.1Sin;Final diameter=
(c) With the resulting stress in (b), determine the factors 0.275 in; Yield load= 7650 lb. and Ultimate load= I
of safety of the bolt and the washers based on the yield 0375 lb. Stress was observed to be in a straight-line
point. The bolt and nut are made of C1035, as rolled, relationship with the elongation up to a load of
steel, and the washers are made aluminum alloy 2014-T6. about 7000 lb. and permanent deformation started to
occur at about 7500 lb.
3. A centrifuge has a small bucket, weighing 5 lb. with
contents, suspended on a manganese bronze pin (B138-A, Material B: Another rod of ferrous material of equal
½ hard) at the end of a horizontal arm. If the pin is in diameter and length as that of material A. At breakage,
double shear under the action of the centrifugal force, the following were recorded: Final length = 2.6 in;
determine the diameter needed for 10,000 rpm of the arm. Final diameter = 0.495 in; Yield load = undefined and
The center of gravity of the bucket is 12 in. from the axis Ultimate load = 7940 lb. Proportionality of load and
of rotation. deformation ended at about 6500 and permanent
deformation occu1Ted at approximately 7250 lb.
4. A shaft in torsion only is to transmit 2000 hp at 550 rpm
with medium shock. Its material is K Monel. (a) What
For each material, calculate the following: a) yield
should be the diameter of a solid shaft? (b) If the shaft is
hollow, Do = 2Di, what size is required? (c) What is the stress, b) proportional limit, c) elastic limit, d) ultimate
weight per foot of length of each of these shafts? Which is tensile stress, e) percentage reduction in area, and f)
lighter and by what percentage? (d) Which shaft is the percentage elongation, g) What specific material, if
more rigid? Compute the torsional deflection of each for a any, is similar to the tested rods?
length of 12 feet.