Midterm Questions - MD1
Midterm Questions - MD1
Midterm Questions - MD1
COMBINED STRESS
1) A 150 mm diameter shaft is subjected to a torque of 16 KN.m and a bending moment of 12.5 KN.m. Find the
maximum stress developed.
2) A round steel shaft rotates at 200 rpm and is subjected to a torque of 225 N.m and a bending moment of 350
N.m. The allowable shearing stress is 40 MPa and the allowable bending stress is 60 MPa. Find the diameter.
3) A solid shaft subjected to thrust force of 1000 lb and carries a 5000 lb load at the center of the shaft. If the shaft
length is 10 ft, what is the required shaft diameter for a yield stress in torsion of 110,000 psi and a factor of safety
of 2.5?
VARIABLE STRESS
1) The shaft whose torque varies from 2000 to 6000 lb.in has 1 ½ in in diameter and 60,000 psi yield strength.
Compute the shaft mean average stress.
2) A solid shaft is subjected by cyclic variation of torque from 2000 lb.in to 3000 lb.in. The shaft material has yield
strength in tension of 35,000 psi and endurance strength of 24,000 psi. Using a factor of safety based on fatigue of
1.3, determine the shaft diameter.
3) A plate 13 mm thick is subjected to a varying axial load of 90,000 N to 45,000 N. Material tests show, Sy = 290
MPa and Sn = 165 MPa. Factor of safety based on yield point is 2. Find the maximum permissible value of width,
W.
STRESS CONCENTRATION
1) A solid steel shaft circular in cross section has a change in diameter from 108 mm to 90 mm with a fillet radius
of 4.5 mm at the place of change. An axial tensile load of 1,500 N is applied in the shaft. Determine the maximum
tensile stress induced in the shaft at the cross section change.
2) A machine member shaft 150 mm in diameter is to be designed to carry a bending load with a maximum
bending moment of 15,000 N.m. It has a circular transverse hole with a diameter of 21 mm, determine the flexural
stress.
3) A machine member shaft 150 mm in diameter is to be designed to carry a bending load with a maximum bending
moment of 15,000 N.m. It has a circular transverse hole with a diameter of 21 mm, determine the flexural stress.
ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS
1) A solid steel shaft circular in cross section has a change in diameter from 108 mm to 90 mm with a fillet radius
of 4.5 mm at the place of change. A torsional load 1,500 N.m is applied in the shaft. Determine the maximum
torsional stress induced in the shaft at the cross section change.
2) A machine member shaft 150 mm in diameter is to be designed to carry a torsional load with a maximum
torsional moment of 15,000 N.m. It has a circular transverse hole with a diameter of 21 mm, determine the
torsional stress.
3) A flat plate having a thickness of 20 mm and a height of 100 mm is having a groove with a radius of 5 mm at the
thickness side. An axial force of 5000 N is applied to this plate at both ends. Determine the maximum axial stress
the plate carries at the groove.
4) A beam 3 m high and 1 in thick in cross-section carries a load at the center between the supports. If 5000 lb load
alternates with a 3000 lb load applied opposite to its direction, determine the factor of safety for this beam if the
length of the beam is 5 ft. Use Sy = 80,000 psi and Sn = 50,000 psi.
5) A cold-drawn steel rod of circular cross-section is subjected to an axial load varying from 500 N to 1500 N. For
the steel, Su = ksi, Sy = 68 ksi and Sn = 40 ksi. For a factor of safety of 2, determine the diameter of this rod.
6) A 100 mm diameter shaft is subjected to a torque of 6 KN.m and a bending moment of 2.5 KN.m. Find the
maximum bending stress developed.
7) A round steel shaft rotates at 200 rpm and is subjected to a torque of 225 N.m and a bending moment of 340
N.m. The diameter of the shaft is 41.5 mm, find the allowable stress for bending.
8) A machine shaft is supported on bearings 1 m apart is to transmit 190 KW at 300 rpm while subjected to a
bending load of 500 kg at the center. If the maximum shearing stress is 40 MPa, determine the shaft diameter.
9) A round steel shaft rotates at 200 rpm while delivering 5000 W to a gear producing a bending moment of 350
N.m. Find the diameter of this shaft if the allowable shearing stress is 60 MPa and the allowable bending stress is
40 MPa