1.

The following are the advantages in using a cross belt drive except

a. longer belt length

b. opposite pulley rotation

c. greater power capacity

d. greater arc of contact

2. Which of the following terms does not refer to the arc of contact between the belt and the pulley?

a. angle of lap

b. angle of grip

c. arc of embrace

d. angle of articulation

3.Fiber ropes make contact at ___.

a. the sides of the groove of the pulley

b. anywhere in the groove of the pulley

c. the sides and bottom of the groove of the pulley

d. the bottom of the groove of the pulley

4. What is the recommended maximum center distance for twisted belt drive in terms of the width
of the belt, b in order to minimize wear and tear of the belt?

a. 25b b. 15b c. 20b d. 22b

5 The recommended maximum belt speed in ft/s for crossed belt drive is ____.

a. 49 b. 15 c. 20 d. 22

6. Which of the following belt joints has the lowest joint efficiency?

a. wire laced joint

b. raw hide laced joint

c. metal hinged joint

d. cemented joint

7. When a belt drive is transmitting maximum power, ____.

a. driving tension in tight side is three times the centrifugal tension

b. driving tension in tight side is twice the centrifugal tension

c. driving tension in slack side is equal to the centrifugal tension

d. driving tension in slack side is twice the centrifugal tension

8. This relative motion is due to changes in length when the belt extends/contracts as it passes from
slack side to tight side or vice versa.

a. creep of belt b. slip of belt c. net belt tension d. tension of belt

9 It is recommended that for a multiple strand V-belt drive, when one of the belt breaks, the whole
set of belts should be replaced. Which of the following is the best justification for this? a. All of
these.

b. If only one belt is replaced, this will create unbalanced forces between the new and old belts.

c. If only one belt is replaced, the new unworn and unstretched belt will be more tightly stretched.

d. If only one belt is replaced, the belts will move with different velocities.

10 The maximum tension in the belt is 200 lbs while the allowable belt load is 112 lbs. Calculate the
number of belts required to transmit power.

a. 3 b. 2 c. 5 d. 4

11 Belt slip may take place because of __.

a. too small drive pulley

b. all of these

c. heavy belt

d. loose load

12 For a flat belt drive, the face of the leather belt in contact with the surface of the pulley is the hair
side. Which of the following does not justify this statement?

a. the flesh side of the leather belt is stronger

b. both faces of the leather belt are smooth.

c. slip is more likely to occur when the flesh side is in contact with the pulley

d. the hair side has higher coefficient of friction

13 When two pulleys are connected either by open or crossed belt, the velocity ratio is ____.

a. directly proportional to their diameters

b. directly proportional to the square of their diameters

c. inversely proportional to their diameters

d. inversely proportional to the square of their diameters

14 This type of belt drive makes it possible to change the speed of the driven shaft where the driven
pulley is mounted while maintaining the speed of the driving shaft constant.

a. compound belt drive

b. jockey pulley drive

c. twisted belt drive

d. stepped pulley drive

15 When the pulley with a given initial tension starts rotating, the tension in the belt _____.

a. remains the same

b.increases on the slack side

c. decreases on the tight side

d. decreases on the slack side

16 Which of the following is a positive drive?

a. Fiber Rope drive

b. Wire Rope Drive

c. Crossed flat belt drive

d. V-belt drive

17 The size of fiber rope is not usually designated by its____.

a. cross-sectional area

b. diameter

c. girth

d. circumference

18 The effective turning force at the circumference of a driven pulley is the ___.

a. slack side tension

b. net tight side tension

c. initial net belt tension

d. net belt pull

19 The ultimate tensile breaking load (in kN) of cotton ropes in terms of its girth c in mm is
approximately ___.

a. 500c2 b. 111.4c2 c. 350c2 d. 35.5c2

20 The diameter of the sheave for a rope drive should be made sufficiently large in order to ___.

a. reduces slip of the rope

b. reduce wear on the rope due to internal friction and minimize flexure stress

c. maintains proper tension on the rope

d. reduce power that can be transmitted by the rope

21 A belt drive is desired to have a center distance between pulleys of approximately 7.5 m. What is
the appropriate type of belt to be used for this application?

a. v-belt or circular belt

b.flat belt or circular belt

c. flat belt only

d.flat belt or v belt

22 Which is not a function of installing idler pulley/s on an open belt drive?

a. reduce slip and creep of the belt

b.increase angle of lap between the belt and the pulley

c. increase belt tension

d.make it impossible to drive more than one pulley

23 The centrifugal tension in the belt

a. decreases the power transmitted

b. increases the power transmitted

c. is equal to maximum tension on the belt

d. has no effect on the power transmitted

24 The intermediate shaft in a simple compound belt drive is known as _____.

a. transmission shaft b. countershaft c. driven shaft d. line shaft

25 The simplest compound belt drive consists of how many shafts?

a. 2 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3

26 The cross-section of a V-belt is 40 mm wide at the top, 20 mm wide at the bottom and 25 mm
deep. Calculate its cross-sectional area.

a. 5.0 cm2 b. 7.5 cm2 c. 500 cm2 d. 750 cm2

27 A simple open belt drive consists of 750-mm diameter pulley driving a 450-mm diameter pulley
mounted on the driven shaft. If slip of belt is estimated at 2% each between the pulleys and the belt,
find the velocity ratio of the drive.

a. 0.62 b. 0.61 c. 1.63 d. 1.60

28 For a V-belt drive, estimate the incremental increase in belt length for pulleys of 300mm and 450
mm at center distance of 800mm relative to a similar drive having pulleys of the same diameters of
300 mm with the same center distance.

a. 200 mm b. 100 mm c. 1.56 mm d. 3.13 mm

29 Type C V-belt has an inside length of 1295 mm. Estimate the outside length.

a. 1339 mm b. 1338 mm c. 1407 mm d. 1383 mm

30 In an open belt drive, the ratio of the driving tension is 2.61. If the tight side tension is
approximately 3.3 kN, calculate the initial tension on the belt when the drive is stationary. Neglect
centrifugal tension and assume that the belt is not perfectly elastic.

a. 2.16 kN b. 2.82 kN c. 2.29 kN d. 2.28 kN

31 A V-belt has inside and outside lengths of 660 mm and 728.85 mm, respectively. Estimate the
thickness of the belt.

a. 17 mm b. 22 mm c. 34 mm d. 11 mm

32. A V-belt drive consists of two belts. If the belt drive is to transmit 85 hp, which type of Vbelt
would you recommend that would give the most economical drive?

a. type D b. type E c. type C d. type B

33. The coefficient of friction between the belt and the flat pulley is 0.32. The ratio of the tensions
for the drive is originally 2.76. Upon installation of idler pulley on the slack side, the ratio is increased
by 25%. Estimate the percent increase in the angle of lap.

a. 18 b. 19 c. 25 d. 22