Design of Machine Elements - 1 Test Set - 2

1)   Match the following Group 1 items (Preferred series) and Group 2 items ( Step ratios) and select the correct option

1. R5 ------------------------------------------------ A. 1.12
2. R20 ----------------------------------------------- B. 1.26
3. R80 ----------------------------------------------- C. 1.58
4. R10 ----------------------------------------------- D. 1.03


a. 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – B
b. 1 – B, 2 – D, 3 – C, 4 – A
c. 1 – A, 2 – C, 3 – D, 4 – B
d. 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – B
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ANSWER: 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – B

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2)   The application factor depends on ______

a. prime mover
b. hours of operation per day
c. machine driven
d. all of the above
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ANSWER: all of the above

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3)   What is meant by application factor?

a. Ratio of maximum torque and average torque
b. Ratio of maximum load and average load
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Both a. and b.

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4)   What is meant by Aesthetics?

a. Interaction between man machine working environment
b. Appearance of the product
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Interaction between man machine working environment

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5)   Series of numbers offered by arithmetic progression are called as preferred series

a. True
b. False


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ANSWER: False

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6)   Which among the following is a knuckle joint?

a. Tension link in bridge structure
b. Foundation bolt
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Tension link in bridge structure

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7)   What are assumptions made during stress analysis of curved beams?

a. The material is nonisotropic
b. The material is non homogeneous
c. The material obeys hooke's law
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: The material obeys hooke's law

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8)   Which of the following statements is/are true?

a. The bending stress distribution in bending of straight beams is nonlinear
b. The bending stress distribution in bending of curved beams is hyperbolic
c. The neutral axis coincides with geometrical axis during bending of curved beams
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: The bending stress distribution in bending of curved beams is hyperbolic

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9)   Which factors are responsible for the failure of a component due to buckling?

a. Yielding
b. Plastic deformation
c. Elastic instability
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: Elastic instability

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10)   The formula (π2 E A) / ( Le / K)2  is devised to determine buckling load by

where E = modulus of elasticity, Le = equivalent length, K = radius of gyration


a. Rankine
b. Euler
c. J. B. Johnson
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Euler

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11)   Which formula is used if slenderness ratio  Le / K < X, where X = √ ( 2π 2 E / Syc )?

a. Euler's formula
b. J. B. Johnson formula
c. Rankine formula
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: J. B. Johnson formula

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12)   Calculate diameter of shaft using maximum principle stress theory, when equivalent bending moment of 900 x 103 N-mm acts on the shaft when maximum tensile stress does not exceed 50 N/mm2 and equivalent torque of 700 N-m acts on it.  

a. 56.80 mm
b. 52.24 mm
c. 50 mm
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: 56.80 mm

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13)   A shaft transmits power of 30 kW. According to maximum principle stress theory and shear theory diameter of shaft is 70 mm and 73 mm respectively. Tensile stress acting on the shaft is 50 Mpa. What will be the shaft diameter to transmit power?

a. 65 mm
b. 70 mm
c. 73 mm
d. Insufficient data
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ANSWER: 73 mm

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14)   According to A.S.M.E code what is the allowable shear stress for a shaft without keyway effect, which has ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of 300 N/mm2 and 150 N/mm2 respectively.

a. 45 N/mm2
b. 54 N/mm2
c. 40.5 N/mm2
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: 45 N/mm2

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15)   Universal coupling is a type of  ____

a. Flexible coupling
b. Rigid coupling
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Flexible coupling

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16)   Why are rigid couplings used?

a. To connect diesel engine and generator
b. To connect eccentric shafts
c. To connect electric motor to pump
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: To connect electric motor to pump

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17)   Calculate fatigue stress concentration factor, when theoretical stress concentration factor is 1.62 and notch sensitivity is equal to 0.9

a. 1.558
b. 3.358
c. 1.162
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: 1.558

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18)   Line joining Syt (yield strength of the material) on mean stress axis and Se (endurance limit of the component) on stress amplitude axis is called as _____

a. Goodman line
b. Soderberg line
c. Gerber line
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Soderberg line

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19)   According to Modified Goodman Diagram for fluctuating torsional shear stress, which line defines fatigue failure?

Modified-Goodman-Diagram-1.png
a. Line joining point Sys on mean stress and stress amplitude
b. Horizontal line QR at point Ses on stress amplitude
c. Polyline STRQ defines fatigue failure
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Horizontal line QR at point Ses on stress amplitude

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20)   In diagram shown below, what does angle θ correspond to?

Modified-Goodman-Diagram-2.png
a. It corresponds to actual stress point
b. It corresponds to point of intersection of fatigue failure line and static failure line
c. It corresponds to actual strain point
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: It corresponds to actual stress point

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21)   To predict failure in design components which failure criteria is not assumed, when mean stress and stress amplitude are nonzero?

a. Goodman criterion
b. Soderberg criteria
c. Gerber criteria
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: None of the above

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22)   A triple start square threaded power screw has torsional shear stress and direct compressive stress of 5 N/mm2 and 7 N/mm2. Calculate maximum shear stress induced in a screw body.

a. 7.4 N/mm2
b. 3.5 N/mm2
c. 6.10 N/mm2
d. 5 N/mm2
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ANSWER: 6.10 N/mm2

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23)   In power screws, if friction angle Φ is less than lead angle λ, then the screw undergoes _______

a. over hauling
b. self locking
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: over hauling

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24)   The efficiency of power screw can be improved if ______

a. the rolling friction is replaced by sliding friction in the screw threads
b. the sliding friction is replaced by rolling friction in the screw threads
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: the sliding friction is replaced by rolling friction in the screw threads

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25)   Calculate torque required to overcome thread friction if axial load of 8 kN acts on a power screw having double start square threads of 30 mm mean diameter. Friction angle and lead angle are 7o and 9o respectively

a. 68.81 N-m
b. 41.90 N-m
c. 34.40 N-m
d. Insufficient data
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ANSWER: 34.40 N-m

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26)   Which type of stress is induced in a screw body?

a. Bearing pressure
b. Direct shear stress
c. Torsional shear stress
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Torsional shear stress

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27)   What is the approximate nominal diameter for coarse threads?

a. d = 1.136 dc
b. d = 1.59 dc
c. d = 1.19 dc
d. d = 0.5 dc
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ANSWER: d = 1.19 dc

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28)   Drilling axial hole is a method used to achieve ______

a. uniform strength
b. uniform stress
c. uniform toughness
d. all of the above
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ANSWER: uniform strength

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29)   Threads used in screw fasteners are ______

a. having high strength
b. having low efficiency
c. single start type
d. all of the above
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ANSWER: all of the above

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30)   Which among the following is the condition to avoid separation of connected members?

a. Force acting on the connected members should be negative
b. Force acting on the connected members should be positive
c. Force acting on the connected members should be neither positive nor negative
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Force acting on the connected members should be negative

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31)   When a coupler nut is subjected to crushing stress, crushing failure can be avoided if _____

a. crushing stress induced is more than permissible crushing stress in the nut
b. permissible crushing stress is more than crushing stress induced in the threads
c. crushing stress induced is equal to permissible crushing stress
d. all of the above
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ANSWER: permissible crushing stress is more than crushing stress induced in the threads

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32)   Axially loaded unsymmetrical welded joint is shown below, if total length of the weld is (la + lb)  then length of weld la is given as

Unsymmetrical-Welded-body.png
a. (b / (a+b)) x l
b. (a / (a+b)) x l
c. (a / (a -b)) x l
d. (b / (a-b)) x l
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ANSWER: (b / (a+b)) x l

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33)   In the diagram shown below la = lb = 100 mm, what is the load carrying capacity if weld size is 15 mm and shear stress for the weld is 100 MPa

Numerical-Load-Carrying-Capacity.png
a. 200 kN
b. 310 kN
c. 212.13 kN
d. 121.13 kN
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ANSWER: 212.13 kN

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34)   If welds are designed with in-plane eccentric load, then eccentric load can be replaced by _______.

a. parallel force
b. twisting moment
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: both a. and b.

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35)   Which of the following statements is/are false?

1. Under fatigue load, casted structures are stronger than welded structures
2. Welding cannot produce complicated structures
3. Welding can join dissimilar materials
4. Rivetted joints produce light weight constructions as compared to welded joints


a. Statement 1 and Statement 3
b. Statement 1, 2 and Statement 4
c. Statement 1, 2 and Statement 3
d. All the above statements are false
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ANSWER: Statement 1, 2 and Statement 4

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36)   Which formula is used to calculate shear strength of butt weld?

a. P = τ h l
b. P = τ h l2
c. P = τ h2 l
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: P = τ h l

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37)   Solid length for helical compression springs having square and ground ends is given as _________.

a. (n + 2)d
b. (n + 3)d
c. (n + 1)d
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: (n + 2)d

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38)   Which type of springs have only active coils?

a. Helical compression springs
b. Helical tension springs
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Helical tension springs

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39)   The shear stress concentration factor (Ks) in mechanical springs is given as _____

a. (1 + 0.5 / C)
b. 0.615 / C
c. (1 + 0.615 / C)
d. [(4C – 1) / (4C + 1)] + [0.615 / C]
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ANSWER: (1 + 0.5 / C)

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40)   Which factor is used to consider the effects of direct shear stress and torsional shear stress when curvature effect stress is not considered?

a. Shear stress concentration factor
b. Wahl shear stress concentration factor
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Shear stress concentration factor

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41)   Determine number of coils in a helical compression spring, if modulus of rigidity is 80 Gpa and spring stiffness is 50 N/ mm. Assume wire diameter and spring index as 8 mm and 5 respectively

a. 11.8 turns
b. 12.8 turns
c. 13.3 turns
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: 12.8 turns

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