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Total Number of Pages : 03 B.Tech

RME6C001

6th Semester Regular / Back Examination: 2021-22

109 109 109 DESIGN109 OF MACHINE 109 ELEMENTS109 109 109
BRANCH(S): MECH
Time : 3 Hour
Max Marks : 100
Q.Code : J102
Answer Question No.1 (Part-1) which is compulsory, any eight from Part-II and any two
from Part-III.
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margin indicate
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Part-I
Q1 Answer the following questions : (2 × 10)
a) Why a circumferential flange is provided in the flange couplings?
b) What are the materials used in designing shafts?
c) Mention the assumptions used for key design
d) What is Nipping in leaf springs?
109 e)
109 Why I section109is chosen for I.C
109 engine connecting
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f) Define stress concentration and stress concentration factor
g) State Rankine theory of failure and its limitations
h) What are the methods used to improve fatigue strength?
i) Why Wahl’s factor is to be considered in the design of helical compression or
tension springs?
j) What is full journal bearing?
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Q2 Only Focused-Short Answer Type Questions- (Answer Any Eight out of (6 × 8)

Twelve)
a) The principal stresses induced at a point in a machine component made of steel
50C4 (Syt=460 N/mm2) are as follows:
2 2
 1  200 N / mm ,  2  150 N / mm ,  3  0. Calculate the factor of safety by (i) the
maximum shear stress theory , and (ii) the distortion energy theory.
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109 What are the 109steps involved109 in design of a machine
109 element?109
Distinguish between
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design synthesis and design analysis.
c) A unknown weight falls through 10 mm on to a collar which is rigidly attached to
the lower end of the vertical bar 3m long and 600 mm2 cross section. The
maximum instantaneous extension is 2 mm. What is the corresponding stress and
the value of the weight. Take E=200 kN/mm2.
d) Design a protected type flange coupling for the following requirements
Power to be transmitted =10 kW
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Select suitable materials and suitable stresses.

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 e) A rectangular steel plate 100 mm wide is welded to a vertical plated to form a
109 109 109 an overlap of
cantilever with 10950 mm and an 109 overhang of 109 109 a
150 mm. It carries 109

vertical downward load of 60 kN at free end. Fillet weld is done three sides of the
plate for a permissible stress of 140 N/mm2. Determine the size of the weld.
f) A knuckle joint is to transmit a force of 140 kN. Allowable stresses in tension,
shear and compression are 75 N/mm2, 65 N/mm2 and 140 N/mm2 respectively.
Design the joint.
g) The load on a bolt consists of an axial pull of 10 kN together with a transverse
shear force of 5kN. Find the diameter of the bolt required according to any three
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theories of 109 109
failure.Take permissible tensile109 109
stress at elastic limit=100MPa109and 109

Poisson’s ratio=0.3.
h) A journal bearing, 100 mm diameter and 150 mm long; carries a radial load of 7 kN
at 1200 r.p.m. The diametral clearance is 0.075 mm. Find the viscosity of the coil
being used at the operating temperature, if 1.2 kW power is wasted in friction.
i) A double riveted double cover butt joint in plates 20 mm thick is made with 25 mm
diameter rivets at 100 mm pitch. The permissible stresses are
 t  120MPa;   100MPa; and  c  150MPa . Find the efficiency of joint, taking the
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strength of the rivet in double shear as twice than that of single shear.
j) What is the advantage of hot riveting, compared to cold riveting? Diamond riveting
used for structural joints, exhibits uniform strength at all sections. Justify
k) What do you mean by endurance strength of a material? How do the size and
surface condition of a component and type of load affect such strength?
l) A helical spring is made from a wire of 8 mm diameter and is of outside diameter
75 mm. The spring has 6 numbers of active coils. If the permissible stress in shear
2 2
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109 kN/mm . Find109
the axial load, which
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the spring can take and the deflection produced.

Part-III
Only Long Answer Type Questions (Answer Any Two out of Four)
Q3 a) A 45 mm diameter shaft is made of steel with a yield strength of 400 MPa. A (8)
parallel key of size 14mm wide and 9 mm thick made of steel with a yield strength
of 340 MPa is to be used. Find the required length of key, if the shaft is loaded to
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maximum permissible torque. Use109 maximum shear
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assume a factor of safety of 2.

b) A shaft 2m long between bearings carries a 900 N pulley at its mid-point. Through (8)
a belt drive, the shaft receives 25 kW at 180 rpm. The belt drive is horizontal, and
the sum of the belt tensions is 7kN. Determine the shaft diameter and angle of
twist, the shaft undergoes. Take G=80GN/m2.

Q4 a) A closely coiled helical spring is made of 10 mm diameter steel wire, the coil (8)
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consisting of 10 complete turns with a mean diameter of 109 109
120 mm. The spring 109

carries an axial pull of 200 N. Determine the shear stress induced in the spring
neglecting the effect of stress concentration, Determine also the deflection in the
spring, its stiffness and strain energy stored by it if the modulus of rigidity of the
material is 80 kN/mm2.
b) A bearing for a centrifugal pump is 75 mm in diameter, and 125 mm in length. The (8)
journal is machined so as to give a radial clearance of 0.0015 mm per mm radius.
The journal rotates at 1440 rpm, and resists a load of 10kN. Oil is supplied with a
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viscosity of 0.03 kg/m-s at the operating temperature. Determine the coefficient of
friction, the value of bearing characteristic number, and the heat generated.

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a) 109 multi-leaf spring
109 is used for109
the suspension109 of the rear axle109
of a (8) 109

truck. It consists of two extra full-length leaves and ten graduated-length leaves
including the master leaf. The centre to centre distance between the spring eyes is
1.2 m. The leaves are made of steel 55Si2Mo90 (Syt=1500 N/mm2 and E=207000
N/mm2) and the factor of safety is 2.5. The spring is to be designed for a maximum
force of 3kN. The leaves are pre-stressed so as to equalize stresses in all leaves.
Determine
(i) the cross-section of leaves; and
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(ii) the deflection at the end of the spring.109 109 109 109

b) A foot-step bearing supporting a vertical shaft is required to resist a load of 7 kN, (8)
while the shaft running at 120 RPM. Allowable bearing pressure is 2 N/mm2. If the
coefficient of friction is 0.05, calculate the power lost in friction at the bearing.

Q6 a) Prove that the plane, where maximum shear stress is induced, is inclined at 450 to (8)
leg dimension in case of parallel fillet weld of equal legs. Also, find the expression
for the maximum shear stress.
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b) Prove that the number of rivets (n) required for a circumferential lap-joint of a (8)
cylindrical pressure vessel is given by,
2
D  P
n i  i
 d  
Where, Di=Inner diameter of cylindricalshell
Pi =Internal pressure
d=Diameter of rivet
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