MACHINE DESIGN – BRAKES, CLUTCHES, WIRE ROPE AND RIVETS

PROBLEM SET # 6
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. A brake has a difference in band tension of 4 KN. The drum diameter is 1 meter and rotating at 300 rpm.
Determine the power needed to drive the drum.
A. 54.62 KW B. 56.85 KW C. 62. 83 KW D. 64.86 KW

2. In a brake, the tension on tight side is thrice the slack side. If coefficient of friction is 0.25, find the angle of
contact of the band.
A. 240.61 deg. B. 251.78 deg. C. 286.75 deg. D. 275.65 deg.

3. On a brake drum the difference in tension between the slack side and tight side is 5. If the ratio in band tension
is 3, determine the tension in tight side.
A. 5.0 KN B. 5.5 KN C. 6.5 KN D. 7.5 KN

4. A steel band have a maximum tensile stress of 55mpa and thickness of 4 mm. If the tension in tight side is 6 KN,
what width of band should be used?
A. 25.64 mm B. 27.27 mm C. 28.28 mm D. 29.29 mm

5. A band brake has a straight brake arm of 1.5 m and is placed perpendicular to the diameter bisecting the angle
of contact of 270 degrees which is 200 mm from the end of slack side. If 200 N force is applied at the other end
downward of brake arm, determine the tension at slack side.
A. 2121.32 N B. 4646.32 N C. 3131.32 N D. 4141.32 N

6. A band brake has a 76 cm diameter drum sustains a load of 1 Mton to a hoisting drum 50 cm in diameter. What
is the band tension difference?
A. 657.89 kg.m B. 785.98 kg.m C. 686.86 kg.m D. 948.71 kg.m

7. The ratio of band tension in a band brake is 4. If angle of contact is 260 degrees, determine the coefficient of
friction.
A. 0.10 B. 0.25 C. 0.35 D. 0.30

8. A band brake has an angle of contact of 280 degrees and is to sustain a torque of 10,000 in-lbs. The band bears
against a cast iron drum of 14 in diameter. The coefficient of friction is 0.30. Find the tension at the tight side.
A. 1,857.29 lbs B. 2,501.50 lbs C. 3,854.84 lbs D. 9,501.50 lbs

9. A band brake is installed on a drum rotating at 250 rpm and a diameter of 900 mm. The angle of contact is 1.5π
rad and one end of the brake band is fastened to a fixed pin while the other end to the brake arm 150 mm from
the fixed pin. The coefficient of friction is 0.25 and the straight brake arm is 1000 mm long and is placed
perpendicular to the diameter bisecting the angle of contact. Determine the minimum force in Newtons applied
at the end of the brake arm necessary to stop the drum if 60 KW is being absorbed.
A. 200 N B. 220 N C. 240 N D. 260 N

10. A band brake is used to fastened to an 800 mm brake drum with tight side is 3 times the slack side of force. The
torque transmitted is 2 KN.m and a steel band with a maximum tensile stress of 60 Mpa and 3 mm thick will be
used. What should be its width in mm?
A. 71.67 mm B. 61.67 mm C. 51.67 mm D. 41.67 mm

11. A simple band brake has a 76 cm drum with coefficient of friction of 0.25 and arc of contact of 245o. The drum
sustains a load of 820 kg and rotates at 260 rpm. Find the power absorbed by the band.
A. 53.23 KW B. 63.23 KW C. 73.23 KW D. 83.23 KW

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12. Determine the force with which the brake shoe of a diesel electric train must be pressed against the wheel to
absorb. 250,000 ft-lb of energy in 20 sec if the mean velocity of wheel relative to the brake shoe is 45 fps and
coefficient of friction is 0.20.
A. 1,389 lb B. 1,489 lb C. 1,589 lb D. 1,689 lb

13. A band brake is used to operate on a 600 mm diameter drum that is rotating at 200 rpm. The coefficient of
friction is 0.25. The brake band has an angle of contact of 270o and one end is fastened to a fixed pin while the
other end is fastened on the brake arm 120 mm from the fixed pin. The straight brake arm is 760 mm long and is
placed perpendicular to the diameter bisecting the angle of contact. Determine the minimum pull necessary at
the end of the brake arm to stop the drum 34 KW is absorbed.
A. 269 N B. 1200 N C. 456 N D. 200 N

14. A simple band brake has a 76 cm drum and fitted with a steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a bake lining having a
coefficient of friction of 0.25. The arc of contact is 245 degrees. The drum is attached to a 60 cm hoisting drum,
that sustain a rope load of 820 kg. The operating force has a moment arm of 1.50 m and the band is attached 12
cm from the pivot point. Find the torque just required to support the load(clockwise).
A. 2,413.26 N-m B. 3,492.31 N-m C. 2,453.29 N-m D. 1,894.82 N-m

15. What band thickness in mm is necessary for a 500 mm diameter drum if the maximum lining pressure is 0.05
Mpa, and the allowable band’s stress is 4 Mpa?
A. 5.234 B. 2.530 C. 3.125 D. 4.621

16. A cone clutch has an angle of 12o and coefficient of friction of 0.42. Find the axial force required if the capacity
of the clutch is 8 KW at 500 rpm. The mean diameter of the active conical sections is 300 mm. Use uniform
wear method.
A. 504.27 N B. 604.27 N C. 704.27 N D. 804.27 N

17. How much torque can a cone clutch transmit if the angle of the conical elements is 10 degrees. The mean
diameter of conical sections is 200 mm and an axial force of 600 N is applied. Consider a coefficient of friction of
0.45.
A. 135.49 N.m B. 155.49 N.m C. 175.49 N.m D. 195.49 N.m

18. A clutch has an outside diameter of 8 in and inside diameter of 4 in. An axial force of 500 lb is used to hold the
two parts together. If friction is 0.4, how much torque can the clutch handle?
A. 322.22 in-lb B. 422.22 in-lb C. 522.22 in-lb D. 622.22 in-lb

19. A disc clutch hs 6 pairs of contacting friction surfaces. The frictional radius is 2 in and the coefficient of friction is
0.30. An axial force of 100 lb acts on the clutch. The shaft speed is 400 rpm. What is the power transmitted by
the clutch?
A. 1.28 HP B. 2.28 HP C. 3.28 HP D. 4.28 HP

20. A cone clutch has cone elements at an angle of 12o. The clutch transmits 25 HP at a speed of 1200 rpm. The
mean diameter of the conical friction section is 16 in and the coefficient of friction is 0.35. Find the axial force
needed to engage the clutch.
A. 238.04 lbs B. 248.04 lbs C. 258.04 lbs D. 268.04 lbs

21. A band clutch has an angle of contact of 270o on a 15 in diameter drum. The rotational speed of the drum is 250
rpm and the clutch transmit 8 HP. The band is 1/16 in thick and has a design stress of 5000 psi. How wide
should the band be? Use coefficient of friction to be 0.40.
A. 1.0145 in B. 1.3145 in C. 1.5145 in D. 1.7145 in

22. The angle of contact of a band clutch is 250 degrees. The cross-section of the band is 1/16 in x 1.5 in. The
design stress for the band material is 8000 psi. If the drum is 16 inch in diameter and rotates at 350 rpm, what is
the power capacity of the clutch if f = 0.40.
A. 20.50 hp B. 24.50 hp C. 27.50 hp D. 30.50 hp

23. A simple disc clutch has an outside diameter of 200 mm and inside diameter of 100 mm. The friction is 0.40 and
applied load is 1,500 N. Find the torque transmitted using uniform wear.
A. 16.67 N.m B. 26.67 N.m C. 36.67 N.m D. 46.67 N.m

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24. Find the power capacity of a cone clutch with mean diameter of 250 mm if the conical elements inclined at 8
degrees and axial force of 450 N. The rotational force of driver is 200 rpm, and the friction is 0.20.
A. 0.693 KW B. 1.693 KW C. 2.693 KW D. 3.693 KW

25. Determine the power capacity of a cone clutch under uniform pressure having 250 mm major diameter, 200 mm
minor diameter, length of contact 125 mm, 870 rpm and f = 0.30 if allowable pressure is 70 Kpa.
A. 19 KW B. 21 KW C. 23 KW D. 25 KW

26. Find the cone angle of a clutch having a major diameter of 300 mm and minor diameter of 250 mm and length of
contact of 250 mm.
A. 3.74o B. 5.74o C. 7.74o D. 9.74o

27. Find the power capacity of uniform wear of a cone clutch having major diameter of 250 mm, minor diameter of
200 mm, length of contact 125 mm, f = 0.30, speed of 870 rpm and has an operating force of 500 N.
A. 1.69 KW B. 3.69 KW C. 5.69 KW D. 7.69 KW

28. Using a uniform wear, find the power capacity of a single disc clutch with an outside diameter of 200 mm and
inside diameter of 100 mm, rotating at 1160 rpm (f = 0.35). The axial operating force is 800 N.
A. 0.55 KW B. 1.55 KW C. 2.55 KW D. 3.55 KW

29. A jaw clutch for a 4 3/16 in shaft has three jaws with radial forces. The inside diameter of jaws is 4 3/8” outside
diameter is 11 ½ in and axial height of jaws is 2 in. The working stress in the shaft is 6,000 psi. What is the
bearing stress in jaw faces?
A. 1,220 psi B. 1,120 psi C. 1,020 psi D. 1,320 psi

30. An engine developing 40 HP at 1250 rpm is fitted with a cone clutch built into the flywheel. The cone has a face
angle of 12.5 degrees and maximum diameter of 14 in. The coefficient of friction is 0.20. The normal pressure
on the clutch face is not to exceed 12 psi. Determine the face width required.
A. 1 in B. 2 in C. 3 in D. 4 in

31. A block clutch has four wooden shoes each contacting with 75 degrees of the inside of a 12 in drum. The
coefficient of friction is 0.30 and the maximum contact pressure does not exceed 35 psi. This clutch is to
transmit 15 hp at 250 rpm. Determine the required with of shoes.
A. 1 in B. 2 in C. 3 in D. 4 in

32. The larger diameter and face of the disk of multiple disk clutch are 255 mm and 25 mm respectively. The load
applied to the spring of the clutch axially is 1,688 N. Assuming that there are 10 pairs of friction 0.15 and turning
1000 rpm. Find the power transmitted by the clutch using uniform pressure method.
A. 24.61 KW B. 26.61 KW C. 28.61 KW D. 30.61 KW

33. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 kw at 2000 rpm. Determine the axial
force on the clutch in KN. Outside and inside diameter of the clutch are 300 mm and 240 mm, respectively.
There are 4 pairs of mating surfaces with f = 0.30.
A. 1.474 KN B. 2.474 KN C. 3.474 KN D. 4.474 KN

34. A multiple disc clutch of 10 steel disc and 9 bronze disc. The effective outside and inside diameters are 20.32
cm and 15.24 cm, respectively. If the axial force of 540 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. 37.458 hp D. 35.659 hp

35. A disc clutch has 6 pairs of containing friction surfaces. The frictional radius is 2-in and the coefficient of friction
is 0.3. An axial force of 100 lb acts on the clutch. The shaft speed is 400 rpm. How much horsepower can the
clutch transmitted?
A. 2.28 hp B. 3.12 hp C. 5.2 hp D. 4.51 hp

36. A cone clutch has an angle of 10 degrees and a coefficient of friction of 0.42. Find the axial force required if the
capacity of the clutch is 7.46 KW at 500 rpm. The mean diameter of the active conical section is 300 mm.
A. 0.40332 KN B. 0.3928 KN C. 0.2453 KN D. 0.2384 KN

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37. A multiple disc clutch consists of 10 steel discs and 9 bronze discs. The effective outside and inside diameters
are 203 mm and 152 mm respectively. If an axial force of 445 N is applied and the shaft turns at 1000 rpm,
determine the power transmitted. Assume a coefficient of friction of 0.25 and base the design on uniform
pressure.
A. 18.77 KW B. 21.3 KW C. 16.5 KW D. 14.3 KW

38. The effective radius of the pads in a single collar thrust block is 230 mm and the total load on the thrust block is
240 KN when the shaft is running at 93 rpm. Taking the coefficient of friction between thrust collar and pads as
0.025, determine the power loss due to friction.
A. 14.34 KW B. 18.24 KW C. 25.62 KW D. 13.44 KW

39. A cone clutch is to transmit 30 KW at 1250 rpm. The face angle of the cone clutch is 12.5o and the mean
diameter is to be 355 mm. The coefficient of friction between the contacting surfaces is 0.20 and the maximum
normal pressure is 83 Kpa. Determine the axial force in KN required to transmit the power
A. 1.4 B. 1.5 C. 1.6 D. 1.3

40. A Pajero jeep wagon’s engine develops 40 KW at 1200 rpm, with a single plate clutch having two pairs of friction
surfaces transmitting the power. Consider the coefficient of friction to be 0.30 and the mean diameter of discs to
be 200 mm. Determine the axial force required to engage the clutch and to transmit the power.
A. 5.31 KN B. 6.34 KN C. 4.32 KN D. 5.68 KN

41. A 6 x 19 IPS wire rope with rope diameter of 44.5 mm is to be used for hoisting. Find the weight of the rope if the
depth of mine hoist is 100 m.
A. 1411.31 lbs B. 1591.17 lbs C. 1611.31 lbs D. 1791.57 lbs

42. A 6 x 19 IPS wire rope has a wire rope diameter of 50.8 mm and sheave diameter of 40 in. Find the bending
stress of the rope.
A. 96,500 psi B. 94,500 psi C. 98,500 psi D. 92,500 psi

43. A 6 x 19 IPS wire rope has a wire rope diameter of 2 in and sheave diameter of 50 in. Find the equivalent
bending load of the rope.
A. 124,800 lbs B. 134,633 lbs C. 184,894 lbs D. 114,912 lbs

44. A mine hoist is to carry a cage loaded with ore at a total load of 8 tons. The depth of mine shaft is 328 ft. A 6 x
19 IPS wire rope with rope diameter of 1.75 in is to be use with sheave diameter of 39 in. The cage loaded is to
start from rest and will attain a maximum velocity of 525 fpm in 10 seconds. Find the total load of the rope.
A. 12,086 lbs B. 14,086 lbs C. 16,086 lbs D. 18,086 lbs

45. A wire rope is used with total load of 9000 kg and bending load of 50,000 kg. If bearing strength of the rope is
110,000 kg, find the factor of safety of the rope.
A. 4.67 B. 6.67 C. 8.67 D. 10.67

46. What is the factor of safety when a 0.50 in, 6 x 19 medium plow steel wire rope carrying an 8820 lb load is bent
around a 24 in sheave if breaking strength of rope is 8.13 tons?
A. 4.369 B. 8.369 C. 1.369 D. 6.369

47. In a high-rise building, the elevator rises at a height of 1200 ft with an acceleration of 3.84 ft/s2 and loaded with
2000 kg. Determine the number of 15.6 mm diameter ropes needed if total load in each rope is 2178.77 lbs.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

48. Determine the probable bending stress and equivalent bending load in a 1 ½ in 6 x 19 steel rope made from a
0.095 in wire when it is used on a 92 in sheave.
A. 10,400 psi B. 12,400 psi C. 14,400 psi D. 16,400 psi

49. Determine the probable bending load and equivalent bending load in a 2 in 6 x 9 steel rope made from a 0.098 in
wire, when it is used on a 90 in sheave.
A. 15,861.34 lbs B. 17,861.34 lbs C. 19,861.34 lbs D. 21,861.34 lbs

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ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A

6. A 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D

11. D 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. C

16. A 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. C

21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A

26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. C

31. B 32. D 33. A 34. A 35. A

36. B 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. A

41. B 42. B 43. D 44. D 45. B

46. B 47. C 48. B 49. C

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