4. A leather belt 6 inches by ¼ in.

thick running at 4000

BRC – BANANAMAN REVIEW CENTER ft/min. connects 12 in and 60 in. in diameter pulleys.
MACHINE DESIGN AND SHOP PRACTICE PROBLEMS SET 3 The angles of contact are 270 deg. And 240 deg for
small and large pulleys respectively. Coefficient of
1. A carbide milling cutter 250 mm in diameter is used to
friction on large pulley is 0.4 on small pulley 0.3. if
cut a block mild steel with a plain cutter. The block
the allowable tension is 100 lb per in. determine the
is 500 mm long. If the feed is 0.50 mm/rev and depth of
maximum horsepower that can be transmitted without
cut is 1.2 mm, determine the time required to take one
considering centrifugal force.
cut. The over travel is 16 mm. the cutting speed is 80
m/min. a. 44 hp
b. 55 hp
a. 8.45 min
c. 33 hp
b. 7.45 min
d. 66 hp
c. 9.45 min
d. 10.45 min Ans: B

Ans: D 5. Determine the time required to turn a brass component

50 mm diameter and 100 mm long at a cutting speed of 36
2. The feed of an 8 tooth face mill cutter is 0.325 mm per m/min. the feed is 0.4 and only one cut is taken.
tooth at 200 rpm. The material cut is 300 BHN steel. If
the depth of cut is 3 mm and width is 100 mm, calculate a. 2.2 min
the power at the cutter. b. 3.3 min
c. 1.2 min
a. 10.24 hp d. 4.4 min
b. 12.48 hp
c. 11.62 hp Ans. C
d. 13.22 hp
6. A tool will cut for 4 hrs before it needs sharpening.
Ans: B Determine the time charged to one cycle if it takes 12
minutes to change the tool can be sharpened 10 times
3. Determine the power required for milling a mild steel before it is discarded.
work piece with a cutter of 80 mm diameter 9 teeth and
rotating at 120 rpm. The work piece has a width of 60 a. 62 m/min
mm. depth of cut is 4 mm and tooth load is 0.03 mm b. 82 m/min
c. 72 m/min
a. 1.2 kW d. 52 m/min
b. 2.3 kW
c. 1.9 kW Ans. B
d. 2.6 kW
7. Which of the following simple mechanical machine with
Ans: C the ability to increase an applied force?
a. Hinges
b. Lever
c. Roller
d. Spring

Ans: B
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8. Which of the following devices that is mainly used to
raise or lower an object?
13. What is usually the lose factor for most wire ropes and
a. Hoist chains with contact at low speeds?
b. Lever
c. Spring A. varies from 1.03 to 1.06
d. Roller B. varies 1.07 to 1.10
C. varies from 1.20 to 1.50
Ans: A D. varies from 1.60 to 1.80

9. What is term applied to the process of separating Ans: A

different sizes of the same material?
14. Which of the following is the method to determine the
a. Screening reactions on continuous beams?
b. Separation a. two-moment equations
c. Sieving b. Second moment equations
d. Screening c. three-moment equations
d. third moment equations
Ans:C
Ans: C
10. It is the process of separating a material into a
15. A machine component of mass 0.77 kg moves with simple
variety of specifically sized groups.
harmonic motion in a straight line and completes 175
a. Centrifugal oscillations per minute. Find the accelerating force
b. Fractioning when the component is 50 mm from mid-travel.
c. Sieving
d. Screening a. 11.65 N
b. 12.93 N
Ans: B c. 10.44 N
d. 13.22 N
11. It is process in which metal is dropped in dilute acid
solutions to remove dirt, grease, and oxides. Ans: B

a. Pickling 16. What load in Newton must be applied to a 25 mm round

b. Polishing steel bar 3.0 m long to stretch the bar 1.3 mm?
c. Sheradizing
D. Pakerizing a. 42,056
b. 52,840
Ans: A c. 55,016
d. 44,031
12. Which of the following mechanism is used to change the
direction of an applied tensile force? Ans: D

a. Gears
b. Pulleys
c. Flywheels
d. Ropes

Ans: B

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21. A steel rod 75 inches long tested with a load of 3000 lb
17. In the LRT II project steel railroad rails of 10 meters is suspended from the other end. If the rod stretches 0.025
long are to be installed. If lowest temperature considered is inches, find the modulus of elasticity of the steel.
20 deg. C and a maximum temperature of 36 deg C is designed
for, and the modulus of elasticity of steel to be 207,000 Mpa, a. 36 psi
determine the clearance between the clearance between rails
such that adjoining rail will just touch at maximum design b. 11.5 psi
temperature.
c. 30 psi
a. 2.34 d. 27 psi
b. 3.32
c. 3.41 Ans: A
d. 1.86
22. Considered is 20 deg C and a maximum temperature of 30 deg
Ans: D C is designed for, and the modulus of elasticity of steel to
be 207,000 Mpa, determine the clearance between rails such
18. What pressure is required to punch a hole 3 in. diameter that adjoining rail will just touch at maximum design
through a ¼ in. steel plate? temperature.
a. 45 tons a. 2.34
b. 20 tons b. 2.32
c. 30 tons c. 3.41
d. 40 tons d. 1.86
Ans: A Ans: D
19. A steel tie rod on bridge must be made to withstand a pull 23. What pressure is required to punch a hole 3 in. diameter
of 6,000 lbs. find the diameter of the rod assuming a factor through a ¼ in. steel plate?
of safety of 5 and ultimate stress of 64,000 psi.
a. 45 tons
a. 0.705 in b. 20 tons
b. 0.891 in c. 30 tons
c. 0.809 in d. 40 tons
d. 0.773 in
Ans: A
Ans: D
24. In practice and theory as well, what is the allowed
20. An engine parts is being tested with a load of 30,000 lb. permissible misalignment in cylindrical and tapered roller
the allowable tensile stress is 10,000 psi, modulus of bearings?
elasticity of 40 psi. If the original length of specimen
is 42 inches with elongation not exceeding 0.0015 inch, what a. 0.005 rad
diameter of the specimen is required? b. 0.006 rad
c. 0.001 rad
a. 4.2 in d. 0.003 rad
b. 3.0 in
c. 2.5 in Ans: C
d. 5.17 in

Ans: D

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25. In practice and theory as well, the misalignment of 30. It is in widespread use for the numbering system for cast
spherical bearings should not exceed how many radians? iron by ASTM (American Society for Testing and Material), then
this system is based on which of the following?
a. 0.0087 rad
b. 0.0065 rad a. Bearing Strength
c. 0.0041 rad b. Compressive Strength
d. 0.0043 rad c. Axial Strength
d. Tensile Strength
Ans: A
Ans: D
26. What term is used to describe a maximum load that a bolt
can withstand without acquiring a permanent set? 31. It casting, brass, bronze, steel, gray iron and aluminum
are most often used materials. What is the minimum wall
a. Live load thickness for of the aforementioned materials used in casting?
b. Dead load
c. Proof load a. 5mm
d. Ultimate load b. 10mm
c. 7 mm
Ans: C d. 3 mm

27. In bolts design, the quotient of the proof load and the Ans: A
tensile-stress area is called
32. A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to a line
a. proof strength shaft with a power of 8 kw at a speed pf 1200 rpm. If the
b. yield strength shearing stress of the shaft and key are 30 N/mm^2.
c. section modulus Respectively. What is the diameter of the shaft?
d. modulus of resilience
a. 22.2 mm
Ans: A b. 21.7 mm
c. 25.8 mm
28. In bolts design, proof strength corresponds approximately d. 30.2 mm
how many percent of the 0.2 percent offset yield strength?
a. 85% Ans.A
b. 95%
c. 90% 33. A line shaft with a power of 150 KW at a speed of 1200
d. 45% rpm, had a rectangular key used in its pulley connection.
Consider the shearing of stress of the shaft to be 40 N/mm^2
Ans: C and the key to be 200 N/mm^2, determine the shaft diameter.

a.66.62 mm
b.53.31 mm
29. What type of brass that is usually used to form tubing or c.40.82mm
piping to carry hot water in such application of radiators or d.44.94 mm
condenser?
Ans. B
a. Red brass
b. Commercial brass
c. Yellow brass
d. Cartridge brass

Ans: A
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35. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 20 in and an 39. Which of the following is considered to be the lightest of
external diameter of 36 in is subjected to an internal all commercial metals and is used in aircraft industry?
pressure of 10,000 psi and an external pressure of 2,500 psi.
Determine the hoop stress at the inner surface of the a. titanium
cylinder. b. chromium
c. magnesium
a. 24, 705.16 psi d. aluminum
b. 19, 028.52 psi
c. 13, 142.86 psi Ans. C
d. 11, 696.43 psi
40. Brass with 40% zinc are called ___
Ans. D.
a. muntz metal
36. A thin walled cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to b. bronze
internal pressure which varies from 750 kPa to 3350 kPa c. yellow brass
continuously. The diameter of the shell is 150 cm. Find the d. admiralty metal
required thickness of the cylinder based on yield point of 480
MPa net endurance limit of 205 MPa and a factor of safety of Ans. A
2.5.
41. How do you call a brass that contains 28% zinc, 1 % tin
a. 21.2 mm and very excellent corrosion resistance especially in
b. 22.21 mm saltwater.
c. 23.83 mm
d. 20.72 mm a. muntz metal
b. bronze
Ans. A c. yellow brass
d. admiralty metal
37. A compression ring is to be used at the junction of a
conical head and shell. Determine the required area of the Ans. A
compression ring if the pressure is 50 psi and the stress is
13750 psi. Assume efficiency of the joint is 80%. 42. A brass with 40% zinc or same composition as muntz metal
expect for the addition of 0.75% tin that contributes to the
a. 00715 d^2 corrosion resistance of this material.
b. 0.00482 d^2
c. 0.00712 d^2 a. naval brass
d. 0.00682 d^2 b. bronze
c. cartridge brass
Ans. A d. admiralty metal

38. A cylindrical vessel measuring (2ft x 5 ft) holds a gas at Ans. A

3,000 psi. Using stainless OQT 12000, determine the thickness
of the plate with a design factor of 1.4 yield. A assume
efficiency of welded joint as 85%. 43. High pressure vessels and pipes carrying high pressure
fluids develop which of the following stresses?
a. 0.549 in
b. 0.455 in a. tangential stress only
c. 1.2 in b. radial stress only
d. 0.3 in c. bearing stress only
d. both radial and tangential stress
Ans. A
Ans. C

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44. For the rotating elements like flywheels and blowers, the 48. A 48 in diameter spoked steel flywheel having a 12 in wide
analysis of stresses will be based similar on which of the x 10 in deep rim rotates at 200 rpm. How long a cut (in
following theory? inches) can be stamped in one inch thick aluminum plate if
ultimate shearing strength of the aluminum is 40,000 lb/in2.
a. thin-walled cylinder During stamping , the force exerted by the stamp varies from a
b. thick- walled cylinder maximum F lb at the point of contact to zero lb when the stamp
c. radial ball bearing emerges from the metal. Neglect the weight of the flywheel
d. rotating shaft member weight of the flywheel and spokes and use 0.28 lb/in3 density
for flywheel material.
Ans. B
a. 43.2 in
45. For thin-walled pressure vessels, which of the following b. 41.1 in
statements is correct of the stresses? c. 44.5 in
d. 35.9 in
a. Radial stresses is quite small as compared with the
tangential stress. Ans. B
b. Radial stresses is quite bigger as compared with the
tangential stress. 49. A shearing machine requires 150 kg m of energy to shear a
c. Radial stresses is same as tangential stress. steel sheet, and has normal speed of 3.0 rev/sec slowing down
d. Only radial stress is present and no tangential stress. to 2.8 rev/sec during the shearing process. The flywheel
account for 15% of its total weight, find the thickness of the
Ans. A rim in cm.

46. How do you call the ratio of lateral strain to a. 0.00487 cm

longitudinal strain? b. 0.00432 cm
c. 0.00363 cm
a. Poission’s ratio d. 0.00482 cm
b. Modulus of resilience
c. Modulus of rigidity Ans. C
d. Offset ratio
50. In a shearing machine the energy is 29,264 ft-lb, the
Ans. A 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
47. A sheet metal working company purchase a shearing machine sheared is:
from a surplus dealer without a flywheel. It is calculated
that the machine will use 2380 Joules of energy to shear a 1.2 a. 7055 in
mm thick sheet metal. The flywheel to be used will have a mean b. 10.55 in
diameter of 91.44 cm with a width of 25.4 cm. The normal c. 12.75 in
operating speed is 180 rpm and slows down to 160 rpm during d. 17.56 in
the shearing process. Assuming that the arms and the hub will
account for 12 % of the rim weight concentrated at the mean 51. What would be the weight of a flywheel in kg if the weight
diameter and that the material density is 0.26 lb/cu/ in, of the rim is 3 times the sum of the weight of the hub and
compute for the weight of the flywheel. arms. Given the outside diameter and inside diameter to be 24
in and 18 in respectively and the rim width is 4.5 in. (assume
a. 296 kg steel flywheel)
b. 306 kg
c. 347 kg a. 140.95 kg
d. 385 kg b. 160.95 kg
c. 200.95 kg
d. 152.95 kg

Ans. D
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52. A cast iron flywheel with a mean diameter of 36 inches 57. Which of the following processes produce a refined grain
changes speed from 300 rpm to 280 while it gives up 8000 ft-lb structure and eventually increased strength and ductility of
of energy. What is the coefficient of fluctuation? the material?

a. 0.069 a. Extrusion
b. 0.015 b. Cold working
c. 0.082 c. Forging
d. 0.020 d. Hot rolling

Ans. A Ans. C

53. Which of the following processes usually used to create a 58. The S30200 is usually called and 18-8 stainless steel,
bar of material of a particular shape and dimensions? which means 8% of what?

a. extrusion a. Chromium
b. cold working b. Nickel
c. forging c. Carbon
d. hot rolling d. Manganese

Ans. D Ans. B

54. The G10400 is a plain carbon steel with steel with a 59. It is a supersaturated solid solution of carbon in ferrite
carbon content of which of the following? and it the hardest and strongest form of steel?

a. 0.37 to 0.44% a. Bainite

b. 0.21 to 0.54% b. Ferrite
c. 0.25 to 0.57% c. Martensite
d. 0.34 to 0.54% d. Lignite

Ans. A Ans. C

55. The S30200 is usually called and 18-8 stainless steel, 60. An ammonia compressor is driven by a 20kW motor. The
which means 18% of what? compressor and the motor RPM are 380 and 1750, respectively.
The small sheave has a pitch diameter of 152.4 mm. If the bolt
a. chromium to be used is standard C-120 (L=122.9in.). Determine the
b. nickel center distance between sheaves
c. carbon
d. manganese A. 709 mm
B. 865 mm
Ans. A C. 806 mm
D. 686 mm
56. Which of the following terms is used to descry punch-
pressed operations like forming, blanking shallow drawing and
coining? Ans. C

a. stamping
b. heading
c. roll treading
d. spinning

Ans. A

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61. A safety valve spring having 9 and ½ coils has the ends 64. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of
squared and ground. The outside diameter of the coil is 115 mm 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of
and the wire is 13 mm. It has a free length of 203 mm. 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar friction
Determine the length of the wire to which this spring must be are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is
initially compressed to hold a boiler pressure of 1.38 MPa on 90 mm and the screw turns at 60rpm, find the combined
the seat of 32 mm diameter. Modulus of rigidity is taken as efficiency of screw and collar.
G=80GN/m².
A. 13.438%
A. 172 B. 15.530%
B. 179 C. 14.526%
C. 192 D. 12.526%
D. 158
Ans. D
Ans. A
65. Find the horsepower required to drive a power screw
62. A single threaded trapezoidal metric thread has a pitch of lifting a load of 4000 lbs. A 2 and ½ inches double square
4 mm, and a mean diameter of 18 mm. It is used as a thread with two threads/in is to be used. The friction radius
translation screw in conjunction with a collar having an of the collar is 2 inches and the coefficients of friction are
outside diameter of 37 mm and an inside diameter of 27 mm. 0.1 for the threads and 0.15 for the collar. The velocity of
Find the required torque in N-m to raise a load of 400 kg if the nut is 10 ft/min.
the coefficient of friction is 0.3 for both thread and collar.
A. 5.382 HP
A. 34.6 N-m B. 4.395 HP
B. 32.6 N-m C. 3.683 HP
C. 39.1 N-m D. 6.472 HP
D. 38.5 N-m
Ans. B
Ans. B
66. A flywheel has a mean diameter of 4 ft and is required to
63. Determine the diameter of the stud bolt that are required handle 2200 ft-lb of kinetic energy. The flywheel has a width
to fasten down the cylinder head of a 203 mm x 304 mm gas of 8in. Normal operating speed is 300 rpm and the coefficient
engine. There are ten bolts on the block. The explosion of fluctuation is to be 0.05. Find the weight of the rim
pressure is 31 kg/sq.cm and studs are made of ordinary bolts assuming that the arms and hub are equivalent is 10% of the
material SAE 1020. How deep should the bolt be drilled? specific weight.

A. 38.1 mm A. 412 lb
B. 40.2 mm B. 334 lb
C. 37.3 mm C. 452.4 lb
D. 35.5 mm D. 533 lb

Ans. A Ans. B

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67. Find the rim thickness for a cast iron flywheel with a 71. A term used to describe sudden applied force or
width of 200 mm, a mean diameter of 1.2 in a normal operating disturbance.
speed of 300 rpm, a coefficient fluctuation of 0.05 and which
is capable of hanging 3000 N-m of kinetic energy. Assume that A. Shock
the hub and arms represent 10% of the rim weight and the B. Impact
specific weight of cast iron is 7200 kg/m³ C. Creep
D. Load
A. 25.28 mm
B. 28.82 mm Ans. A
C. 28.25 mm
D. 25.25 mm 72. A cone-disk spring is also known as _____
A. Believille Spring
Ans. C B. Heavy duty spring
C. Helical spring
68. A cast iron flywheel is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm and D. Conical spring
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.
Ans. A
A. 14,800 lbs
73. What is the other term used for die casting?
B. 70,000 lbs A. Thermosetting
C. 14 860 lbs B. Shell-molding
D. 14,760 lbs C. Metal-mold casting
D. Tangential casting
Ans. D

69. The maximum-strain theory which apples only in elastic Ans. C

range of stresses are also known as _______
74. It is a cold-working process in which metal is gathered or
A. Hooke’s Law upset.
A. Heading
B. Saint Venant’s Theory
B. Cold rolling
C. Stress-strain Theory
C. Spinning
D. Cataligno’s Theory
D. Stamping
Ans. B
Ans. A
70. It refers to the collision of two or more masses with
initial velocities. 75. Which of the following is the high-leaded brass used for
instrument, lock and watch parts?
A. Shock A. Red brass
B. Impact B. Commercial brass
C. Creep C. Yellow brass
D. Load D. Engraver’s brass

Ans. B Ans. D

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76. The rapid cooling of steel to a temperature between 400 to 80. A railroad track is laid at a temperature of 10 degree F
800 deg F in enough time, then austenite is transformed into a with gaps of 0.01 feet between the ends of the rails. The
materials called. rails are 33 feet long. If they are prevented from buckling,
what stress will result from a temperature of 110 degree F?
A. Bainite Coefficient of linear expansion = 6.5x per degree F.
B. Lignite
C. Quinite A. 10,000 psi
D. Ferrite B. 8,530 psi
C. 9,450 psi
Ans. A D. 10409 psi
77. A centrifugal pump is directly couple to a motor. The pump
rating is 3,600 liters per minute against a total head of 8 Ans. D
meters of water. Pump efficiency is 65% at shaft speed of 550
rpm. Calculate the torsional stress induced on the 40 mm 81. What load P which causea total deformation of 0.036 inch
diameter motor shaft. of a steel rack which has a cross-section area of 4 sq. inches
and a length of 5 ft.
A. 11,193.45 kPa
A. 55,000 lb
B. 12,420.72 kPa
B. 72,000 lb
C. 10,010.85 kPa
C. 60,000 lb
D. 13,113.83 kPa
D. 50,000 lb
Ans. C
Ans. B
78. A 80 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hallow shaft
of equal torsional strength. Find percentage of weight saved, 82. A lubrication where lubricant is introduced between
if the outside of the hallow shaft is 100 mm. surfaces which are in rolling contact such as roller gears or
rolling bearings?
A. 56.53%
A. Hydrostatic lubrication
B. 67.31%
B. Hydrodynamic lubrication
C. 48.49%
C. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
D. 52.90%
D. Solid-film lubrication
Ans. D
Ans. C
79. A solid transmission shaft is 4.0 inches in diameter. It
is desired to replace it with a hallow shaft of the same 83. What lubrication is usually used when bearings are
material and same torsional strength but its weight should operating at extreme temperatures?
only be half as much as the solid shaft. Find the outside
diameter of the hallow shaft in millimeters. A. Hydrodynamic lubrication
B. Solid-film lubrication
A. 107.315 mm C. Hydrostatic lubrication
B. 112.231 mm D. Liquid-film lubrication
C. 122.940 mm
D. 131.204 mm Ans. B

Ans. C

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84. Which of the following is not a form of bearing 88. What do you call the phenomenon occurring when two
lubrication? touching surfaces have a high contact pressure and when these
surfaces have minute relative motion?
A. Liquid-film lubrication
B. Hydrodynamic lubrication A. Prestressing
C. Hydrostatic lubrication B. Friction
D. Solid-film lubrication C. Fretting
D. Carving
Ans. A
Ans. C
85. In ASTM standard, what is the instrument used in
determining viscosity? 89. What type of bolt threaded on both ends and can be used
where a through bolt impossible?
A. Dynamic viscometer
B. Saybolt universal furol A. Coupling
C. Hagen-Poinsulle viscometer B. Stud bolt
D. Saybolt universe viscometer C. Carriage bolt
D. Machine bolt
Ans. D
Ans. B
86. In what country that the present theory of hydrodynamic
lubrication originates from? 90. What type of bolt distinguished by a short potion of the
shank underneath the head being square or finned or ribbed?
A. China
B. Germany A. Coupling
C. US B. Stud bolt
D. England C. Carriage bolt
D. Machine bolt
Ans. D
Ans. C
87. In viscosity chart, Raimond-Boyd analysis assumed that the
viscosity of the lubricant is _________ 91. What is the term applied to the reciprocal of the velocity
ratio?
A. Constant
B. Increasing A. Train value
C. Decreasing B. Modular value
D. Vanishing C. Ratio factor
D. None of these
Ans. A
Ans. A

92. For very slender column, what type of formula that is best
applied?
A. Column formula
B. Moment formulas
C. Slenderness formulas
D. Euler formula

Ans. A
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93. Which of the following is the type of failure due to Two shaft at right angles to each other may be connected by
unstability? what arrangement?

A. Buckling A. Half turn

B. Stability B. ¾ turn
C. Slenderness formulas C. Quarter turn
D. Euler formula D. One turn

Ans. A Ans. C

94. What type of spring made in the form of dished washer? What is the recommended initial tension of the belt?
A. Air spring
B. Volute spring A. 75 lb/in of width
C. Believille spring B. 71 lb/in of width
D. Motor spring C. 73 lb/in of width
D. 80 lb/in of width
Ans. C
Ans. A
What is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller sprocket for
high speed? What factor of safety is needed for a 2 in. diameter shaft
A. 12 with an ultimate strength of 50,000 psi to transmit 40,000 in-
B. 21 lb torque.
C. 24
D. 14 A. 2.25
B. 1.95
Ans. B C. 2.14
D. 2.62
Which of the following is the minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for moderate speed? Ans. D

A. 15 A round steel shaft transmits 373 watts at 1800 rpm. The

B. 12 torsional deflection is not to exceed 1 deg in a length equal
C. 21 to 20 diameters. Find the shaft diameter.
D. 17
A. 6.53 mm
B. 8.72 mm
Ans. D
C. 12.84 mm
What is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller sprocket for D. 18.16 mm
low speed?
A. 11 Ans. A
B. 17
C. 21
D. 12

Ans. D

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A steel shaft operates at 186 rad/s and must handle 2 kW of A steel shaft transmits 40 hp at 1400 rpm. Considering
power. The shearing stress is not to exceed 40 MN/m². allowable shearing stress based on pure torsion to be 5000
Calculate the minimum shaft diameter based on pure torsion. psi, find the torsional deflection of the shaft in degrees per
foot.
A. 9 mm
B. 11 mm A. 0.392 degrees/foot
C. 13 mm B. 0.246 degrees/foot
D. 15 mm C. 0.541 degrees/foot
D. 0.435 degree/foot
Ans. B
Ans. B
A 100 mm diameter solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow
shaft equally strong (torsion) and made of the same material. The process by which high pressure is applied to a heated
The outside diameter of the hollow shaft is to 27 mm. What metal billet or blank which causes it to flow through
should be the inside diameter? The allowable shearing stress restricted orifice.
is 41.4 MPa?
A. Extrusion
A. 107.42 mm B. Intrusion
B. 105.82 mm C. Forging
C. 291.53 mm D. Hot rolling
D. 109.60 mmw
Ans. A
Ans. A
A tolerance where the size of a part is permitted to be either
If the weight of 6” diameter by 48” long SAE 1030 shafting is larger or smaller than the given dimension.
174.5 kg then what will be the weight of chromium SAE 51416 of
same size? A. Bilateral
B. Unilateral
A. 305.79 lbs C. Lateral
B. 426.70 lbs D. None of these
C. 347.96 lbs
D. 465.89 lbs Ans. A

Ans. C In a pressure vessel, the ratio of minimum strength of joint

to the strength of solid joint is known as
A 50 inches diameter diamond saw blade is mounted on a pulley
driven steel shaft, required a blade peripheral linear speed A. Efficiency
of 150 ft/sec. Motor drive is 125 hp at 1,200 rpm, with 6 B. Performance factor
inches diameter pulley. Determine the shaft rpm to attain C. Joint efficiency
blade peripheral speed required. D. Relative strength
A. 716.2 rpm
Ans. D
B. 635.3 rpm
C. 539.10 rpm
D. 687.55 rpm

Ans. D

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When tested in compression, ductile material usually
exhibit________ characteristics up to the yield strength as An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm
they do when tested in tension. develops 50 kW at 2,000 rpm. the combined efficiency of the
differential and tranmission is 75% with an overall speed
a. the same reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine the speed reduction of
b. less than travel of the vehicle in km/hr.
c. more than
d. approximately the same a. 10.74
b. 11.69
ans. D c. 12.58
d. 13.80
In pure torsion, the maximum stress is at the center of the
Ans: A
a. peripheral sides
b. long sides An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm
c. medium sides develops 50 kW at 2,000 rpm. the combined efficiency of the
d. short sides differential and transmission is 75% with an overall speed
reduction of 25 is to 1. determine the speed reduction of
ans: B travel of the vehicle in km/hr.

The ability of a material to absorb energy within is a. 10.74

proportional limit is known as b. 11.69
c. 12.58
a. resilience d. 13.80
b. endurance
c. toughness Ans. A
d. spring action
An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm
ans: A develops 50 kW at 2,000 rpm combined efficiency of the
differential and transmission is 75% with an over-all speed
A method whereby a gear is run with another gear that has reduction to. 1 determine he torque to be delivered by the
abrasive surface material. clutch N-m.

a. hobbing a. 239 N-m

b. honing b. 359 N-m
c. lapping c. 432 N-m
d. milling d. 471 N-m

ans. C Ans: A

A multiple disc clutch of 10 steel disc and 9 bronze disc. the

effective outside and inside diameter are 20.32 cm and 15.24
cm, respectively if the axial force of 450 Newton is applied
and the shaft turns at 1200 rpm, find the horsepower capacity,
assume a coefficient of friction of 0.27.

a. 39.566 hp
b. 40.482 hp
c. 37.456 hp
d. 35. 659 hp

Ans: A
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The large diamter and face of the disk of a multiple disk Two short shaft identical diameter 38.1 mm and rotating ….
clutch are 255 mm and 25 mm respectively the helical
compression spring used to engage the clutch has 9 and 1/2 a. 19.30 mm
effective coils of 10 mm steel wire. the outer coil diameter b. 22.37 mm
is 80 mm. the free length of the spring is 185 mm. when in c. 20.40 mm
place with clutch engaged, its length is 130 mm. Assuming that d. 16.32 mm
there is 10 pairs of friction surface in contact, that the
motor runs at 1200 rpm, f=0.15, determine axial force
available for the clutch. Ans: D

a. 1,688 N What is material is produced if austenite is cooled rapidly to

b. 2,493 N 400 deg. F or less?
c. 1,542 N
d. 2,783 N a. Bainite
b. Fermite
Ans: A c. Martensite
d. Lignite
A flange bolt coupling consist of eight steel 20 mm diameter
steel bolts spaced evenly around a bolt circle 300 mm in Ans: C
diamter. if the coupling is subjected to a torque of 15.1 KN-
m, determine the maximum shearing stress in the bolts? Stainless steels are iron-based alloys that contain at least
how many percent chromium?
a. 40450 kPa
b. 63320 kpa a. 45%
c. 40054 kpa b. 25%
d. 31298 kpa c. 12%
d. 5%
Ans: C
Ans: C
a flange coupling is to be designed, using 25 mm diameter
bolts at a distance of 152 mm from the center of the shaft. The very high carbon steels have good quench-harden ability up
allowable shearing stress on the bolt is 103 Mpa. if the shaft to how many percent chromium?
is to transmit 5,600 hp at a speed of 1200 rpm, how many bolts
are needed in the connection? a. 35%
b. 12%
a. 2 c. 18%
b. 3 d. 15%
c. 4
d. 5 Ans: C

Ans: D. A widely used in tool steels considering that the will

maintain its hardness even it is red heat. The effect is like
Two short shaft identical diameter 38.1 mm and rotating …. molybdenum, except it is to be added in greater quantities.

a. 30.4 kW a. Vanadium
b. 28.5 kW b. Manganese
c. 29.3 kW c. Tungsten
d. 32.3 kW d. Nickel

Ans:B Ans: C

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Which of the following is the most widely used cast materials? A thin hollow spheres of radius 10 in and thickness 0.1 in is
subjected to an internal pressure of 100 psig the maximum
a. White cast iron normal stress on an element of the sphere is:
b. Gray cast iron
c. Malleable cast iron a. 5,000 psi
d. Nodular cast iron b. 7,070 psi
c. 14,140 psi
Ans: B d. 2,500 psi

What is the result if all the carbon in cast iron is in the Ans: A
form of cementite and pearlite with not graphite present?
Pressurized water at 1.37 Mpa is stored in a steel cylindrical
a. White tank 1.4 meters in diameter. If the allowable tangential
b. Gray stress is 8.5 Mpa, find the required wall thickness of the
c. Malleable tank.
d. Nodular
a. 123.6 mm
Ans: A b. 130.5 mm
c. 112.9 mm
Which of the following is a characteristic of aluminium and d. 135.1 mm
its alloys?
Ans: A
a. Resistance to corrosion
b. High thermal and electrical resistance A mechanical press is used to punch 6 holes per holes is 25 mm
c. Strength to weight ratio diameter and the plates has an ultimate strength in shear of
d. All of these 420 Mpa. The normal operating speed 200 rpm. And it slows down
to 180 rpm during the process of punching. The flywheel has a
Ans: D mean diameter of one meter and the rim width is 3 times the
thickness. Assume that the hub and arm account for 5% of the
The corrosion resistance of aluminium alloys depends upon rim weight concentrated at the mean diameter and the density
which of the following? of cast iron is 7200 kg per cubic meter. Find the power in kW
required to drive the press.
a. Thin coating oxide
b. Percentage of electrolyte present a. 1.310 kW
c. Dissolve ferrite b. 5.57 kW
d. Casting of the material c. 8.92 kW
d. 9.03 kW
Ans: A
Ans: A
A spherical shell of 1.8 m of outside diameter and 1.725 m
inside at a pressure of 10.4 MPa. Compute the stress in the
shell.

a. 124.8 Mpa
b. 119.6 Mpa
c. 96.48 Mpa
d. 88.46 Mpa

Ans: B

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Find the weight of the flywheel needed by a machine to punched Which of the following cannot be a Poisson’s ratio of
every stroke plane. The machine is to make 30 strokes per material?
minute and a hole must be punched every stroke. The hole is to
be formed during 30 degrees rotation of the puncher’s a. 0.35
crankshaft. A gear train with a ratio of 12 to 1 is to connect b. 0.20
the flywheel shaft to the crankshaft. Let the mean diameter of c. 0.57
a flywheel rim to be 91.44 cm. the minimum flywheel speed is d. 0.12
to be 90% of the maximum and assume mechanical efficiency of
the machine to be 80%. Assume an ultimate stress of 49000 psi. Ans: C

a. 1.310 kW Type of roller bearing in which the balls are assembled by the
b. 5.57 kW eccentric displacement of the inner ring.
c. 8.92 kW
d. 9.03 kW a. Shallow groove ball bearing
b. Self-alignning ball bearing
Ans: A c. Fillinf-shot ball bearing
d. Deep-groove ball bearing
Find the weight of the flywheel needed by a machine to punch
20.5 mm holes in 15.87 mm thick steel plate. The machine is to Ans: D
make 30 strokes per minute and a hole be punched every stroke,
the hole is to be formed during 30 degrees rotation of the Which of the following is not a type of ball bearing?
puncher crankshaft. A gear train with a ratio of 12 to 1 is to
correct the flywheel shaft to the crankshaft. Let mean a. Shallow groove ball bearing
diameter of a flywheel rim to the 91.44 cm. the manimum b. Self-aligning ball bearing
flywheel speed is to be 90% of the maximum and assume c. Filling-slot ball bearing
mechanical efficiency of the machine to be 80% Assume an d. Deep-groove ball bearing
ultimate stress of 49000 psi.
Ans: A
a. 68 kg
b. 97 kg Which of the following is the approximate density of the
c. 90 kg leather belt?
d. 92 kg
a. 0.025 lb/in^3
Ans: B b. 0.035 lb/in^3
c. 0.0135 lb/in^3
It is found that the shearing machine requires 205 joules of d. 0.0465 lb/in^3
energy to shear a specific gauge of sheet metal. The mean
diameter of the flywheel is to be 76.2 cm. the normal Ans: B
operating speed is 200rpm and slow down to 180 rpm during
shearing process. The rim width is 30.48 cm and the weight of The breaking strength of oak-tanned beltings varies from 3 to
cast iron is 7,196.6 kg/m^3, find the thickness of the rim, more than:
assuming that the hub and arm account for 10% of the rim
weight concentrated on the mean diameter. a. 5 ksi
b. 7 ksi
a. 0.583 cm c. 6 ksi
b. 0.587 cm d. 9 ksi
c. 0.672 cm
d. 0.480 cm Ans: C

Ans: B

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Based on experience, what is the most economical design belt Two circular shaft, one hollow and one solid, are made of the
speed? same material and have diameter as follows: hollow shaft
inside diameter is one-half of the external diameter. The
a. 6000 to 7500 fpm external diameter is equal to the diameter of the solid shaft.
b. 3500 to 4700 fpm What is the ratio of the twisting moment of the hollow shaft
c. 3000 to 5000 fpm to that of the solid shaft?
d. 5000 to 1000 fpm
a. ¼
Ans: A b. ½
c. 9/16
The tension in the belt due to centrifugal force increasing d. 15/16
rapidly above about
Ans: D
a. 1500 fpm
b. 3500 fpm Determine the thickness of hollow shaft having an outside
c. 3000 fpm diameter of 100 mm if it is subjected to a maximum torque of
d. 2500 fpm 5,403.58 N-m without exceeding a shearing stress of 60 Mpa or
a twist of 0.5 degree per meter length of shaft G=83,000 Mpa
Ans: D
a. 15 mm
What is the recommendation speed for leather belt? b. 86 mm
c. 16.8 mm
a. 6000 to 7000 fpm d. 14.2 mm
b. 7000 to 8000 fpm
c. 5000 to 6000 fpm Ans: A
d. 4500 to 5600 fpm
A hollow shaft with outside diameter of 14 cm, and wall
Ans: B thickness of 0.8 cm, transmits 200 kW at 500 rpm. What must be
the angular deflection of the shaft it the length in 5 meters?
What is the recommended speed for fabric belts? The material of the shaft is C4140 steel.

a. 4000 to 5000 fpm a. 21.41 rad

b. 2000 to 3000 fpm b. 21.71 rad
c. 3000 to 4000 fpm c. 36.80 rad
d. 2000 and more fpm d. 17.37 rad

Ans: A Ans. D

A tubular shaft, having an inner diameter of 30 mm and an A 1 1/4 in by 7/8 in. key is to be designed for a 12.7 cm
outer diameter of 42 mm, is to be used to transmit 90 kW of shaft which will transmit power of 150 KW at 360 rpm. If the
power, determine the frequency of rotation of the shaft so allowable shear stress for the key is 920 kg/cm^2 and the
that the shear stress cannot exceed 50 Mpa. allowable compressive stress is 1300 kg/cm^2. Determine the
length of key to be used.
a. 26.6 Hz
b. 20.6 Hz a. 2.41 cm
c. 97.5 Hz b. 2.73 cm
d. 66.5 Hz c. 4.42 cm
d. 4.79 cm
Ans: A
Ans. C

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A pulley is keyed to a 2 and 1/2 inches diameter shaft by a
7/16 in x 3 in flat key. The shaft rotates at 50 rpm. The It is known as the shaft’s natural frequency of vibration.
allowable compressive stress for the key, hub and shaft are 66
ksi. 59 ksi and 72 ksi, repectively. Determine the maximum a. Vibration index
torque the pulley can safety deliver. b. Critical speed
c. High speed
a. 48398.4 in-lb d. Low speed
b. 54140.6 in-lb
c. 51562.5 in-lb Ans. B
d. 67495.2 in-lb
What do you call the mixture of the solid ingredients with no
Ans. A solubility?

Which of the following is the statement of how the total a. Binary alloy
moment is derived from a number of forces acting b. Miscible alloy
simultaneously at a point? c. Bitectic material
d. Eutectic alloy
a. Goodman’s theorem
b. Varignon’s theorem Ans. D
c. Soderberg’s theorem
d. Cataligno’s theorem Which of the following terms applied to an interrupted
quenching process resulting in an austenite to banite
Ans. B transition?

It is the measure of the material’s ability to yield and a. Austempering

absorb highly localized and rapidly applied stresses. b. Austenitizing
c. Martempering
a. Hardness d. Martenitizing
b. Toughness
c. Stiffness Ans. A
d. Resilience
Which of the following processes where the material will
Ans. B become progressively stronger, harder and more brittle until
eventually fails?
What is term applied to the load at which a column fails?
a. Hot working
a. Maximum load b. Cold Working
b. Moving load c. Tempering
c. Critical load d. Normalizing
d. Dynamic load
Ans. B
Ans. C
…. to engage the clutch?
It is otherwise known as the percentage difference in solid
and working deflections? a. 600 lbs
b. 715 lbs
a. Clash allowance c. 625 lbs
b. Spring allowance d. 800 lbs
c. Working allowance
d. Thrust allowance Ans. B

Ans. C
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A set screw 12 mm effective diameter is broken by a force of A sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of 1.5 in and a
410 N on the end of a spanner 300 mm long. Find the torque to length of 2 in, the wall thickness is 3/16 in. The bearing is
break a set screw of 16 mm effective diameter if its breaking subjected to a radial load of 450 lb. Find the bearing
stress is 10% greater than the former. pressure.

a. 320.6 N-m A. 100 psi

b. 223.5 N-m B. 150 psi
c. 230.5 N-m C. 200 psi
d. 345.6 N-m D. 250 psi
Ans. A
Ans. C
A Warwick screw is used to tighten a guy rope. It has right-
hand thread of 10 mm pitch at the top and a left-hand thread Find the torsional deflection, in degrees of a solid steel
of 5 mm pitch at the bottom, and the effective radius of the shaft 110 mm OD 1.4 m long subjected to 3.1 x N-mm. The
toggle bar is 336 mm. Find the velocity. torsinal modulus of elasticity is 80,000 N/mm-mm
a. 220.6 A. 0.22
b. 130.5 B. 0.195
c. 140.8
C. 0.28
d. 210.5
D. 0.24
Ans. C
Ans. A
A 4 inches diameter shaft is driven at 3600 rpm by a 400 Hp
motor. The shaft drives a 48 inches diameter chain sprocket A cut gear transmits 25 Hp at a pitch line velocity of 6000
having an output efficiency of 85%. The output force of the ft/min. If the service is intermittent the dynamic load is:
driving sprocket and the output of the driven sprocket are:
A. 244
A. 200 lb and 250 hp B. 264
B. 261.6 lb and 300 hp C. 274
C. 291.66 lb and 340 hp D. 284
D. None of the above
Ans. C
Ans. C
An internal gearing requires an idler gear if the driving gear
A certain farm equipment which requires 2200 Newton mater of 6 inches in diameter and the center distance of the idler
torque at 500 RPM has a diesel engine to operates at 1500 RPM to the driver is 20 inches. What is the inside diameter of the
as its prime mover. A No. 60 roller chain with a total length driven gear?
of 60 pitches and a small sprocket with 23 teeth are to be
used with an operating temperature to remain constant at 45 A. 62
degree C. Determine the no. of teeth of the larger sprocket. B. 70
C. 74
A. 70 D. 81
B. 69
C. 68 Ans. C
D. 69

Ans. D

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In a standard bevel gear, the pinion rotates at 150 rpm, its It is also known as diamond pyramid hardness test, uses a
number of teeth is 14 while the gear has 42 teeth, what is the pyramid shaped diamond indenter and a load that ranges from 1
pitch angle of the pinion? kg to 120 kg.

A. 18.4 degrees A. Vickers test

B. 20 degrees B. Mohs hardness
C. 14.5 degrees C. Knoop test
D. 20.5 degrees D. Brinell test

Ans. A. Ans. A

In damped free vibration, when the system returns to its

static position with the …… equilibrium, the system is said to The maximum moment induced in a simply supported beam of 20
be foot span, by a 2,000 pound load at midspan is

A. Underdamped A. 125,000 ft-lbs

B. Overdamped B. 15,000 ft-lbs
C. Resonant C. 30,000 ft-lbs
D. Critically damped D. 10,000 ft-lbs

Ans. D Ans. D

Balancing o grinding wheel is done to A 10" diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 250
ft-lbs. The ratio of tensions in the tight to stack sides of
A. Make the outside diameter concentric with the bore the belt is 4 to 1. What is the maximum tension in the belt?
B. Make the sides of wheel parallel
C. Equalize the weight in every portion of the wheel A. 250 lbs.
D. None of the above B. 800 lbs.
C. 83 lbs.
Ans. C D. 500 lbs.

A grinding wheel is marked as 51A 46L 5V 23, out of these 5 Ans. B

means
Compute how many 3/8 inch diameter set screws required to
A. Kind of abrasive transmit 3 Hp at a shaft speed of 1000 rpm. The shaft diameter
B. Structure is 1 inch
C. Kind of bond
D. Grain size A. 1 ½
B. 2
Ans. B C. 3
D. 1

Ans. B

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A drop hammer of 1 ton dead weight capacity is propelled Which of the following dynamometer is widely used for
downward by a 12 inch diameter cylinder. At 100 psi air absorption of wide range of powers at wide range of speeds?
pressure what is the impact velocity if the stroke is 28
inches? A. Hydraulic
B. Belt transmission
A. 47.4 ft/sec C. Rope brake
B. 31.6 ft/sec D. Electric generator
C. 15.8 ft/sec
D. 63.2 ft/sec Ans. A

Ans. B Which of the following dynamometer is used for power

measurement when the speed is high and the viscous force is
A link has a load factor of 0.8 the surface factor 0.8, the small?
surface factor is 0.92 and the endurance strength is 28000
psi. Compute the alternating stress of the link if it is A. Tesla fluid friction dynamometer
subjected to a reversing load. Assume a factor of safety of 3. B. Froude water vortex dynamometer
C. Rope brake dynamometer
A. 8150 D. Amsler dynamometer
B. 10920
C. 9,333 Ans. A
D. 7260
In case of spur gears the flank of the tooth is
Ans. C
A. The part of the tooth surface lying below the pitch
Determine the average time to cut by automatic oxy-acetylene surface’
(machine) crosswise a 4ft x 8ft x 4in thick steel plate. B. The curve forming face and flank
C. The width of the gear tooth measures axially along the
A. 6.85 min.
pitch surface
B. 318 sec
D. The surface of the top of the tooth
C. 10 min
D. 360 sec Ans. A
Ans. D The cam angle is
A 16 mm plate is lapped over and secured by fillet weld on the A. The angle of rotation of the cam for a definite
inside and outside to form a penstock 1.5 meter in diameter. displacement of the follower
Determine the safe internal pressure, assuming an allowable
stress of 140 MPa on the plate and an allowable shear stress B. Angle subtended by live portion of cam at the cam
of 90 MPa on the throat side of the 14 mm fillet weld. center’
C. The angle subtended at the cam center by the portion of
A. 2.376 MPa cam during which the follower moves
B. 3.590 MPa D. The angle subtended by the cam at the cam center when
C. 2.843 MPa the follower dwells.
D. 1.695 Mpa
Ans. A
Ans. A

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For a kinematic chain to be considered as mechanism The mechanism used to enlarge or reduce moments for
reproducing drawings to different scales is called
A. None of the links should be fixed
B. One link should be fixed A. Clinograph
C. Two links should be fixed B. Trisquare
D. There is no such criterion C. Graphometer
D. Bantograph
Ans. B
Ans. D
Slip in belt drive is
Which of the following is a higher pair?
A. Loss of power
B. Difference between the angular velocities of two A. Thomson an indicator mechanism
pulleys B. Double Mc Innes Indicator mechanism
C. Difference between the velocities of two pulleys C. Hart’s straight line mechanism
D. Difference between the linear speed of the rim of D. Tooth gearing mechanism
pulley and the belt on it.
Ans. D
Ans. D
A process of indenting but not breaking through the surface of
Multiple collars are provided on a flat collar pivot bearing a workpiece with a punch in order to produce a cavity of an
to impression

A. Increase frictional resistance A. Heading

B. To establish self-sustaining bearing condition B. Cogging
C. Distribute the frictional load due to limiting friction C. Barreling
D. Distribute the axial load due to limiting bearing D. Piercing
pressure on a collar
Ans. D
Ans. D
A turbine developing 15,000 Hp turns the shaft at 300 rpm. The
In gramophones for adjusting the speed of the tum-table, the propeller attached to this shaft develops a thrust of 150,000
following type of governor is commonly used lb. A hollow steel shaft having an outside diameter of 14 in.
is to be used. Determine the inside diameter of the shaft if
A. Hartung governor the maximum shearing stressed based on the torsion alone is
not to exceed 7500 psi. What is the percentage savings in
B. Inertia governor weight.
C. Pickering governor
D. Wilson hartnell Ans. %W saving = 37.3%

Ans. C A short compression member with Do= 2Di is to support a dead

load of 25 tons. The material is to be 4130. A short
Shearing the sheet into two or more pieces compression member with Do= 2Di is to support a dead load of
25 tons. The material is to be 4130 steel, WQT 1100⁰F.
A. Parting Calculate the outside and inside diameters on the basis of
B. Perforating yield strength of 114 ksi and factor of safety of 2.
C. Lancing
Ans. Do=1.22 in. and Di=0.61 in.
D. Notching

Ans. A
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A 15/16-in wide key has a depth of 5/8 in. It is 12 inches The cylinder head of a 10in x 18in. freon compressor is
long and is to be used on a 200 hp, 1160 rpm, squirrel-cage attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The cylinder
induction motor. The shaft diameter is 3 7/8 inches. The pressure is 300 psi. What is the approximate tightening torque
maximum running torque is 200% of the full-load torque. should be used to induce a tightening stress (St) of 0.90
Determine the maximum compressive stress of the key times the proof stress if the diameter of the bolt is 5/8 in
and coefficient of collar friction c = 0.2?
A. 779 psi
B. 997 psi Ans. T = 2161 in-lb
C. 197 psi
D. 279 psi Calculate the power consumed during cutting of a low carbon
steel bar 40 mm diameter if cutting force is 150 kg at 200
rpm.
Ans. B
A. 0.46 hp
A storage tank for air, 36 inche in diameter, is to withstand
B. 0.66 hp
an internal pressure of 200 psi with a design factor of 4
based on Su. The steel has the strength equivalent to C1020 C. 0.75 hp
annealed and the welded joints should have a relative strength D. 0.83 hp
(efficiency) of 90%. If Su for annealed C1020 steel is 57 ksi.
Compute the longitudinal stress. Ans. D

A. 128,000 psi A broach is used to cut a key way 8mm wide, 5mmm deep in a
B. 821,000 psi boss 64mm long. Determine the cutting length of broach if the
C. 800,000 psi rise per tooth is 0.0875mm and the number of finishing teeth
D. 12,800 psi is 13.

A. 672 mm
Ans. D
B. 627 mm
The mass of a flywheel is 175 kg and its radius of gyration is C. 762 mm
380 mm. Find the torque required to attain a speed of 500 rpm D. 726 mm
from rest in 30 seconds.
Ans. C
A. 40.46 N
B. 44.12 N Calculate the power of electric motor for a drilling machine
C. 35.66 N to drill a hole 15 mm diameter in cast iron workpiece at 450
D. 38.48 N rpm and 0.2 mm feed. The specific power is 0.03 kW and
efficiency of motor is 80%.
Ans. B A. 0.6 kW
B. 0.9 kW
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 C. 0.7 kW
of 140 fpm. Find the stress in the bar if the diameter is 1 ½ D. 0.4 kW
in and the modulus of Elasticity (E) is 30x psi.
Ans. A
Ans. S=12,000 psi

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A double square thread screw is used to raise a load of 20,000 What describes very rough grinding such as that performed in
lb at a velocity of 3 fpm. Outside diameter of thread and foundries to remove gates, fins and risers from castings?
pitch are 2 7/8 in. and 1 in. respectively. Collar friction
coefficient is 0.12, thread friction coefficient is 0.10. Mean A. Snagging
diameter of collar 5 in. Determine the power required to drive B. Honing
the screw. C. Lapping
D. Snugging
A. 3.45 hp
B. 4.29 hp Ans. A
C. 4.65 hp
D. 5.02 hp Which of the following is a single measure that combines the
external dynamic load of an application with a gear drive’s
Ans. B reliability and operating life?

Two 2 ¾ in sellers standard square thread screws are used to A. Ratio factor
raise and lower a hydraulic gate weighing 60 tons. A 570 rpm B. Service factor
electric motor operates the screws. The coefficients of collar C. Reliability factor
and thread friction are 0.03 and 0.14 respectively. The mean D. Life factor
diameter of the collar 4in. if the gate rises at the rate of
2fpm, determine the size of the motor required to lift the
gate if the mechanical efficiency is 85% for the speed Ans. C
reducing equipment.
What is the term used to described the distance from a point
A. 20 hp on one gear to the corresponding point measures along the base
circle.
B. 30 hp
C. 34 hp A. Diametral Pitch
D. 24 hp B. Circular Pitch
C. Normal Pitch
Ans. C D. Chordal pitch
A crate weighing 4,000 lb is moving at a speed of 4ft/s. It is
brought to rest by two compression spring in stopping the Ans. C
crate, the springs are to be compressed 8 in. If the spring
index is 6 and the allowable stress is 52,000 psi, determine Which of the following is the best method used for increasing
the maximum load on each springs. a spring’s fatigue life?

A. 1491 lbs A. Sprickling

B. 2037 lbs B. Shot peening
C. 1675 lbs C. Stress relieving
D. 2453 lbs D. Shot relieving

Ans. A Ans. B

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What is the term applied to parallel forces equal in magnitude
but opposite direction?

A. Concurrent forces
B. Non-concurrent forces
C. Couple
D. Equillibrant

Ans. C

It is one of the rigid members / bodies joined together to

form a kinematic chain.

A. Coplanar
B. Link
C. Frame
D. Machine

Ans. B

The kinematics chain in which one link is considered fixed for

the purpose of analysis but motion is possible in other links.

A. Belting
B. Mechanism
C. Frame
D. Sprocket Chain

Ans. C

What describes very rough grinding, such as that performed in

foundries to remove gates, fins and risers from castings?

A. Snagging
B. Honing
C. Lapping
D. Snugging

Ans. A

Two spur wheels in gear transmit a power 6.7 kW. The driver
has 40 teeth of 12 mm pitch and runs at 7 rev/s,find the force
on the teeth.
a. 2.0 kN
b. 1.0 kN
c. 3.0 kN
d. 4.0 kN

Ans. A
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