Republic of the Philippines

PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION

Manila

BOARD OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Registered Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination

Sunday, August 6, 2017 01:30 p.m. – 06:30 p.m.
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MACHINE DESIGN, MATERIALS AND SHOP PRACTICE SET A

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Compute the tooth thickness of a gear tooth having a diametral pitch of 12. The
gear tooth pressure angle is 14 ½ degree full depth tooth.
A. 0.0309 in C. 0.0507 in
B. 0.1309 in D. 0.1906 in

2. A gear set having a gear ratio of 3 is to be used at a center distance of 16

inches. If the gear has 80 teeth, what must be the circular pitch?
A. 23.6 mm C. 29.3 mm
B. 23.9 mm D. 32.9 mm

3. A shearing machine requires 150 kg-m of energy to shear a steel sheet, and has a
normal speed of 3 rev/sec, slowing down to 2.8 rev/sec during the shearing
process. The flywheel of the machine has a mean diameter of 75 cm and weighs
0.0155 kg/cm3. The width of the rim is 30 cm. If the hub and arms of the flywheel
account for 15% of its total weight, find the weight of the flywheel.
A. 457 kg C. 754 kg
B. 547 kg D. 985 kg

4. A line shaft with a power of 100 kW at a speed of 1200 rpm, had a rectangular key
used in its pulley connection. Consider the shearing stress of the shaft to be 40
MPa and the key to be 200 MPa, determine the width of the rectangular key if it is
one-fourth of the shaft diameter.
A. 23.65 mm C. 11.65 mm
B. 14.65 mm D. 9.65 mm

5. Two shafts are connected by a flanged coupling. The coupling is secured by 6

bolts, 20 mm in diameter on a pitch circle diameter of 150 mm. If torque of 120 N-
m is applied, find the shear stress in the bolts.
A. 1.245 N/mm2 C. 0.995 N/mm2
B. 1.115 N/mm 2
D. 0.848 N/mm2

6. Choose the economical type of material for gears that give/sustain good operating
quality/life for intended operation
A. plane carbon steel C. all of these
B. high alloy steel D. heat treated carbon steel

7. A material plane was subjected to a load. When the load was removed the strain
disappeared. From the structural change which of the following can be considered
about this material?
A. it does not follow Hooke’s Law C. it is elastic
B. it has high modules of elasticity D. it is plastic

8. Two shafts are connected by spur gears. The pitch radii of gears A and B are 100
mm and 500 mm respectively. If shaft A makes 800 rpm and is subjected to a
resisting torque of 113 N – m . What is the torque in shaft B?
A. 375 N-m C. 565 N-m
B. 495 N-m D. 690 N-m

9. What is the working strength of a 4 in bolt which is screwed up tightly in a

packed joint when the allowable working stress is 12,000 psi
A. 82,500 lbs C. 93,600 lbs
B. 95,600 lbs D. 95,000 lbs
10. 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?
A. 80 sec C. 500 sec
B. 100 sec D. 1000 sec

11. In a uniformly loaded simple beam, the maximum vertical shearing force occurs
A. at the center C. at beam bottom fiber
B. at the section of maximum moment D. at either end support

12. The path of contact in involute gears where the force/power is actually
transmitted. It is a straight imaginary line passing through the pitch point and
tangent to the base circle.
A. principal reference plane C. front angle
B. pitch point D. line of action

13. What is the difference between a shaper and a planer?

A. the tool of the shaper moves while on the planer is stationary
B. the shaper can perform slotting operation while the planer cannot
C. the shaper handles large pieces while the planer handle only small pieces
D. the tool of the shaper moves in reciprocating motion while the tool in the
planer moves in rotary motion

14. The shearing stress strain of a block of metal, 3 inches high is subject to a
shearing high force with distorts the top surface through a distance of 0.0036
inch;
A. 0.0015 all in radians C. 0.0010
B. 0.008 D. 0.0012

15. An engine parts is being with a load of 30,000 lb. The allowable tensile stress
is 10,000 psi, modulus of elasticity of 40 x 106 psi. If the original length of
specimen is 42 inches with elongation not exceeding 0.0015 inch, what diameter of
the specimen is required?
A. 4.2 in C. 2.5 in
B. 3.0 in D. 5.17 in

16. Brazing is more superior than soldering in joining metals because:

A. all of these
B. molten metal flaws between joints because of capillary forces
C. it has slight diffusion of metal involved
D. higher melting temperature joining

17. The purpose of______is to prevent gears from jamming together and making
contact on both sides of their teeth simultaneously
A. tooth fillet C. backlash
B. stress relieving D. all of these

18. Any internal/residual stress in a steel work can be remedied by:

A. tempering C. annealing
B. stress relieving D. all of these

19. The use of hardened steel for the mating metal gear appears to give the best
results and longer operational life. The usual hardness is in the range of-
A. over 600 BHN C. below 350 BHN
B. 300 to 400 BHN D. over 400 BHN

20. _______is the product of the resultant of all forces acting on a body and the
time.
A. linear momentum C. angular momentum
B. linear impulse D. all of these

21. The separate forces which can be so combined are called

A. concurrent forces C. couple
B. non concurrent forces D. component forces

22. A thin hollow sphere of radius 10 in and thickness 0.10 in is subjected to an

internal pressure of 100 psi. The maximum normal stress on an element of the
sphere is:
A. 5000 psi C. 1410 psi
B. 7070 psi D. 4500 psi
23. Determine the load in kN on a 30 mm diameter by 1000 mm long steel shaft if its
maximum elongation will not exceed 1.2 mm.
A. 167 C. 199
B. 176 D. 245

24. How long will it take for a 51 mm length keyway to be milled if the milling
machine has a 24 teeth cutter turning at 130 rpm and feed rate of 0.127 mm per
tooth?
A. 0.281 min C. 0.128 min
B. 0.218 min D. 0.812 min

25. Continuous stretching under load even if the stress is less than the yield
point
A. plasticity C. creep
B. elasticity D. ductility

26. The most known lubricants being utilized in whatever category of load and speed
are oil, air, grease and dry lubricants like
A. bronze C. silicon
B. lead D. graphite

27. A coupling that allows axial flexibility/movement in the operation. Made of

alternate bolting of steel, leather, fabric and/or plastic material into the two
flanges
A. Flexible disk coupling C. flexing Oldham coupling
B. Flexible toroidal spring coupling D. Elastic-material bonded coupling

28. It consists of two cranks, a stationary piece called the line of centers and
the connecting rod is a
A. five-bar linkage C. three-crank linkage
B. four-crank braces D. four-bar linkage

29. Used to change rotary motion to reciprocating motion____________

A. rack gears C. Helical gears
B. hypoid gears D. herringbone gears

30. The effective face width of a helical gear divided by gear axial pitch
A. approach ratio C. Arc of recess
B. Arc of action D. Face overlap

31. Pitch diameter less the diameter of the roller chain is equal to:
A. top land C. addendum
B. bottom diameter D. Face overlap

32. Torsional deflection is a significant consideration in the design of shaft and

the limit should be in the range of_____________degree/foot of length
A. 0.4 to 1 C. 0.08 to 1
B. 0.1 to 1 D. 0.6 to 1

33. The property that characterizes a material’s ability to be drawn into a wire
A. tensile strength C. endurance limit
B. ductility D. thermal conductivity

34. Which of the phases of steel elements has a face-centered cubic structure?
A. pyrite C. all of these
B. austenite D. cementite

35. Steel spring material is usually hardened to 400 to 500 BHN and the carbon
content is in the range of____
A. 0.50 to 0.90 % C. 0.45 to 0.48
B. all of these D. 0.96 to 0.97

36. Principal stresses occur on these plane

A. which are subjected to ultimate tension
B. which are subjected to maximum compression
C. The shearing stress is zero
D. which are 45  apart

37. The property of material wherein the content is continuously distributed

through its entire mass
A. plasticity C. homogeneity
B. malleability D. all of these
38. The properties of metal to withstand loads without breaking down is
A. elasticity C. plasticity
B. strength D. strain

39. Shafts readily available in the market are made in many ways and wide variety
of material composition. It is likely be cold drawn carbon steel in size smaller
than __________inches diameter
A. 3.75 C. 5
B. 4 D. 51/2

40. Plain carbon steel standard designation SAE________

A. 6xxx C. 10xx
B.13xx D. 2xxx

41. The rigidity of polymer can be increased by

A. furnace melting C. crystallization
B. normalizing D. shot opening

42. Recommended design practice for steel lineshafting to limit the linear
deflection to ________inch/foot of length (maximum)
A. 0.020 C. 0.012
B. 0.010 D. 0.15

43. For acceptable ideal range of tightness which may result from the application
of specific combination of allowances and tolerances.
A. allowance limit C. interference
B. tolerance limit D. Fit

44. The recommended center distance of sprockets should not be less than _________
times the diameter of bigger sprocket
A. 1.75 C. 1 ½
B. 2 D. 2 ¼

45. The absolute viscosity of the fluid divided by its density expressed in same
term of units is also called_________
A. centistokes C. Petroffs equation
B. kinematic viscosity D. light petroleum oil

46. It is required that pipes bigger than ________mm. should not be screwed but
flanged
A. 76.2 C. 2 ¼ inch
B. 63.5 D. 68.5

47. Formed by the intersection of the adjacent flanks of adjacent threads when
extended is called.
A. crest apex C. sharp root
B. all of these D. sharp crest

48. In designing the spoke or wheel arm of a flywheel it is ideal to consider that
the cross-sectional area of the spoke at rim side should not be less than
________of the cross area at the hub side
A. 80% C. 90%
B. 2/3 D. 3/8

49. The cutting up to 70% is best for drilling extremely hard metals and for soft
materials ______degrees may be applied
A. 60 C. 40
B. 45 D. 48

50. _________is the process necessary to reduce the brittleness in alloy steel
A. martempering C. normalizing
B. carburizing D. tempering

51. Steel springs are made of high carbon steel heat treated and/or cold worked to
a high elastic limit to get good elastic deflection. In general the carbon content
is at _________.
A. 0.40% or more C. 0.5% or more
B. 0.65% or more D. 0.66% or more

52. 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_____degrees.
 A. 45 C. 55
B. 60 D.90

53. The welded joints permit placing the added metal exactly where needed and
produce an integral structure which can develop_____% efficiency on any thickness
of section specially for mild steel materials
A. 95% C. 100%
B. 85% D. 90%

54. Forces not on the same plane are called

A. Component C. Non-coplanar
B. Resolution D. Composition of forces

55. The distance between the center of oscillation and the point of suspension is
called____
A. center of percussion C. radius of oscillation
B. center of gravity D. Fix axis

56. If the velocity is variable and regularly/constantly increasing the rate of

change is called____
A. Moment C. Constant work
B. Motion D. Acceleration

57. ______is a kinematic chain in which one link is considered fixed for the
purpose of analysis but motion is possible in other links
A. Sprocket chain C. Mechanism
B. Belting D. Frame

58. __________is one of the rigid members/bodies joined together to form a

kinematic chain
A. All of these C. Frame
B. Link D. Coplanar

59. The resultant of a pair of equal forces but opposite in direction is

called______
A. Non-concurrent C. Resultant
B. Concurrent D. Couple

60. The helical and herringbone gear teeth cut after heat treatment should have a
hardness in the range of 210/300 BHN. The pinion gear teeth hardness, on the other
hand ideally/normally should be at______BHN
A. 250/320 C. 400
B. 350/380 D. 340/350

61. 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
A. 2.5 C. 3
B. 2 D. 1.5

62. A single forces which produces the same effect upon a mass as two or several
forces acting together is called______
A. components C. composition of forces
B. resultant D. resolution of forces

63. A low coefficient of expansion, corrosion resistant weak in strength and used
for non-ferrous application as an alloying element
A. Aluminum C. copper
B. copper oxide D. aluminum oxide

64. For better mounting of bearing it is preferred to heat the inner ring the range
of 200  F and___ but never more than______  F as overheating might reduce the ring
hardness
A. 280 C. 300
B. 250 D. 320

65. For large speed ratio and large sprocket utilized it is recommended cast_______
material since the large sprocket teeth are having fewer engagement.
A. alloyed steel C. malleable iron
B. iron D. heat treated steel

66. Roller bearing is utilized on_______ carrying capacity and is better than
ball bearing in this condition
 A. high temperature load C. low load
B. heavy load D. reversing load

67. To enhance mechanical properties, fabrication characteristic or any other

attributes of steel, some elements are added in melting in specific ranges or
minimum aside from carbon and generally termed____
A. Bessemer steel C. AISI steel
B. Alloy steel D. SAE steel

68. Materials having thermal expansion of about 10 times higher than those of
metals and has more heat generated during machining is____?
A. Aluminum C. Asbestos
B. Plastic D. PVC

69. To hold to minimum the axial direction of deflection/movement, a separate

thrust bearing or pre-loaded bearing capable of absorbing considerable load is
required. The type of bearing to use is a_____bearing
A. Double row angular contact C. Tapered roller bearing
B. Wide type self-aligning D. Deep groove ball

70. Pulley made of ______ordinarily is 45 to 55% less in weight and 2.35 to 2.70%
less slippage compared with______pulley
A. wood/iron C. steel/iron
B. iron/steel D. wood/steel

71. To avoid scoring in the bearing surface and the shaft due to
contamination/absorption of the fine dirt in the bearing during
operation/lubrication, the bearing material to apply should have good
_____properties
A. corrosion resistance confermability C. embeddability
B. corrosion resistance D. anti-scoring

72. What do impact tests measure?

A. plasticity C. ductility
B. toughness D. compactness

73. The material that can cut/wear hardest substance subjected to:
A. carbide C. tungsten
B. abrasive D. vanadium

74. A ridge of uniform section in the form of a helix cut around the circumference
of a cylinder and advancing along the axis
A. thread roots C. screw threads
B. helix thread D. chamfers

75. Cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with factor of safety of
A. 10 to 13 C. 10 to 14
B. 10 to 12 D. 8 to 13

76. Class of material exhibiting decreased electrical conductivity with increasing

temperature
A. aluminum C. metals
B. p-type semiconductors D. n-type semiconductors

77. The welding made along the edges of two parallel plates is called ______
A. groove joint C. edge joint
B. fillet joint D. corner joint

78. Not part and in fact should not be used in the steel melting process
A. coke C. zinc
B. silicon D. aluminum

79. Length of contact between two mating parts in a screw and nut threads measured
axially is termed______.
A. Length of Engagement C. Arc of contacts
B. Axis of contact D. Depth of Engagement

80. The sum of their addendums and dedendums

A. whole depth C. width of space
B. full depth D. working depth

81. What load in Newton must be applied to a25 mm round steel bar 2.5 m long (E=
207 Gpa) to stretch the bar 1.3 mm?
 A. 42,000 C. 53,000
B. 52,840 D. 60,000

82. An air cylinder has a bore of 25 mm and is operated with a shop air at a
pressure of 6.3 bars ( approximately 90 psi). Find the push force exerted by the
piston rod in Newtons.
A. 127 N C. 402 N
B. 70 N D. 305 N

83. A 76 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow shaft of equal torsional

strength. Find the inside diameter and percentage of weight saved, if the outside
of the hollow shaft is 100 mm.
A. 56.53 % C. 48.49 %
B. 67.31% D. 72.50 %

84. A line shaft is to transmit 200 Hp at 900 rpm. If the line shaft is connected
with a speed of 1,600 rpm, find the horsepower transmitted.
A. 493 Hp C. 365 Hp
B. 465 Hp D. 200 Hp

85. A steel shaft transmits 40 Hp at 1400 rpm. Considering allowable shearing

stress based on pure torsion to be 5000 psi, find the torsional deflection of the
shaft in degrees per foot.
A. 0.392 degrees/foot C. 0.541 degrees/foot
B. 0.246 degrees/foot D. 0.435 degrees/foot

86. A 48 inches diameter diamond saw blade is mounted on a pulley driven steel
shaft, requiring a blade peripheral linear speed of 150 ft./sec. Motor drive is
125 Hp at 1,200 rpm, with 6 inches diameter pulley, determine the shaft diameter.
A. 1.483 in C. 2.106 in
B. 3.204 in D. 4.392 in

87. A 6.5 mm shaft is designed with a working stress of 48 MPa in shear. If it

rotates at 1725 rpm, how much power can it safely transmit?
A. 436 Watts C. 673 Watts
B. 521 Watts D. 712 Watts

88. A body of mass 50 kg is being hoisted by a winch and the tension in the cable
is 600 Newtons. What is the acceleration in meters per sec per sec?
A. 1.19 C. 3.19
B. 2.19 D. 5.19

89. Method of finishing/shaping a machine part of exceptionally high carbon or high

chromium steel parts (orveryhard material)
A. using oxygen lanching C. using abrasive grinding
B. machining using carbine insert D. machining using high speed tool steel

90. Alloy steel used in manufacturing bolts studs tubings subjected to torsional
stresses
A. AISI 3141 C. AISI4830
B. AISI 2330 D. AISI 4310

91. Which of the following is not a viscoelastic material?

A. Teflon C. all of these
B. plastic D. metal

92. A shearing machine is used to crop off lengths of round bar 20 mm diameter. If
the ultimate shear strength of the material is 160 MPa, calculate the force needed
to crop the bar.
A. 48 kN C. 50.3 kN
B. 53 kN D. 55.0 kN

93. The force of a point of a shaper when cutting is 1500 N. If the length of the
stroke is 120 mm, how much work is done in one cutting stroke?
A. 180 J C. 200 J
B. 195 J D. 100 J

94. A spur pinion rotates at 1800 rpm and transmit to a mating gear 50 HP. The
pitch diameter is 6 in and the pressure angle is 14 ½ deg. Determine the
tangential load.
A. 283 lbs C. 583 lbs
B. 265 lbs D. 485 lbs
95. A flywheel has a diameter of 1.5 m and a mass of 1000 kg. What torque is needed
to produce an angular acceleration of 120 revolutions per minute, per second?
A. 3534 J C. 3345 J
B. 3354 J D. 3453 J

96. A cantilever beam is 5 ft long and of square cross section, 2 in on each side
is loaded at its end by a vertical force of magnitude 500 lbs. Determine the
magnitude of the reaction at the fixed end.
A. 100 lbs C. 500 lbs
B. 250 lbs D. 1000 lbs

97. In designing a cylindrical pressure tank, 3 ft in diameter a factor of safety

of 2.5 is used. The cylinder is made of steel having a yield point of 30 ksi, and
will contain pressures up to 1000 psi. What is the required wall thickness t?
A. 0.75 in. C. 3 in.
B. 1.50 in. D. 3.75 in.

98. A car starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 6 m/s2 . What
is the speed of the car after 4 seconds?
A. 18 m/s C. 35 m/s
B. 24 m/s D. 55 m/s

99. How long will it take to cut a 4-in long thread at 100 rpm if the threading
machine has a configuration of 20 threads per inch?
A. 1 sec C. 48 sec
B. 25 sec D. 90 sec

100. A cylindrical tank with 12 inches inside diameter contains air at 2000 psi.
Calculate the required thickness under stress of 25, 000 psi.
A. 0.48 mm C. 12.2 mm
B. 4.8 mm D. 21.9 mm

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