Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBDT College of Engineering, Davangere

Design of Machine Elements-I

Assignment-3
1. Define equivalent twisting moment and equivalent bending moment. (2 marks)
2. Define shaft. (1 mark)
3. Differentiate between shaft and axle. (2 mark)
4. What is spindle? (1 mark)
5. What are the materials used for shafts. (1 mark)
6. What are the types of shafts and their importance? (3 mark)
7. What are various types of stresses induced in the shafts. (2 mark)
8. What is key? (1 mark)
9. A shaft is transmitting 97.5 kW at 180 rpm. If the allowable shear stress in the material is 60 MPa and the shaft is
not to twist more than 10 in a length of 3 m, find the diameter of the shaft considering strength and stiffness. Take
G = 80GPa. (5 marks)
10. A solid steel shaft of length 1.8 m between bearings rotates at 250 rpm in CW direction as seen from right side. A
200 involute spur gear D of 300 mm diameter is located at 150 mm to the left of right hand bearing. Two pulleys B
and C are located at distances of 450 mm and 1200 mm respectively to the right of the left bearing. Pulley B is 600
mm and pulley C is of 750 mm in diameter. The ratio of belt tensions for both pulleys B and C is 2. A power of
29.5 kW is supplied to the gear D by another gear directly below it. At pulley B, a power of 18.5 kW is taken off
by means of a belt drive inclined at 60 0 to the horizontal, below the shaft and behind it. The remaining power of 11
kW is taken off at pulley C by a belt drive vertically below it. The allowable shear stress for shaft material is 40
MPa. The combined shock and fatigue factors for torsion and bending are 1.5 and 2.0 respectively. Calculate the
size of the shaft. (16 marks)
11. A power transmission shaft 1800 mm long is supported at two points A and B, where as A is at a distance of 300
mm from the left extreme end of the shaft, B is at the right extreme end. A power of 50 kW is received at 500 rpm
through a gear drive located at the left extreme end of the shaft. The gear mounted on the shaft here has a pitch
diameter of 300 mm and weighs 700 N. The driver gear is located exactly behind. 30 kW of this power is given out
through a belt drive located at a distance of 600 mm from the left support. The pulley mounted on the shaft has a
diameter of 400 mm and weighs 1000 N. The belt is directed towards the observer below the horizontal and
inclined at 450 to it. The ratio of belt tensions is 3. The remaining power is given out through a gear drive located at
a distance of 400 mm from the right support. The driver gear has a pitch diameter of 200 mm and weighs 500 N.
The driven gear is located exactly above. Selecting C15 steel ( σ y =235.4 MPa , σ u =425 MPa) and assuming
minor shock condition, determine the diameter of the solid shaft. (16 marks)
12. A power transmission shaft 1500 mm long is supported at two points A and B, while A is at a distance of 500 mm
from the left extreme end of the shaft, B is at the right extreme end. The shaft receives a power of 40 kW through a
gear drive located at the left extreme end of the shaft at a rated speed of 500 rpm. The gear mounted on the shaft to
be designed here has a pitch diameter of 200 mm and weighs 500 N. The gear meshing with this gear is placed
behind such that the line of centers is directed away from the observer, below the horizontal and inclined at 30 0 to
it. The gear tooth is having a pressure angle of 20 0. This power is given out through a belt drive located at a
distance of 400 mm from the right support. The belt pulley has a pitch diameter of 350 mm and weighs 800 N, the
 belt moving on the pulley is directed towards the observer below the horizontal and inclined at 45 0 to it. The ratio
of belt tension is 3. Selecting C40 as material and 2.5 as factor of safety, determine the diameter of the hollow shaft
if its inner diameter to be 0.6 times outer diameter. (16 marks)
13. Design the shaft of the armature of a motor, if the magnetic pull on the shaft is equivalent to an uniformly
distributed load of 10 N per mm length over the middle one third of the 600 mm length of the shaft between
bearings. The motor transmits a power of 15 kW at 1200 rpm. The allowable shear stress is 50 MPa. The combined
shock and fatigue factors for torsion and bending are 1.5 and 1.25 respectively. (8 marks)
14. A hoisting drum of 500 mm diameter is keyed on to a shaft and is intended for lifting a load of 20 kN at a velocity
of 31.4 m/min. The shaft is supported on two bearings and carries a gear of 400 mm diameter, overhanging the
nearest bearing by 200 mm (i.e., 200 mm to the right of the right hand bearing). The gear ratio is 12:1. Determine
the power and revolutions per minute of the motor required assuming a drive efficiency of 90. Determine also the
diameter of the shaft for the hoisting drum, assuming that the material of the shaft has an allowable shear stress of
60 MPa. The distance between the bearings is 1000 mm. Pressure angle is 20 0. For suddenly applied load with
minor shocks, the combined shock and fatigue factors for torsion and bending are 2 and 1.3 respectively. (8 marks)
 Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBDT College of Engineering, Davangere
Design of Machine Elements-I
Assignment-4
1. What is a rived joint? Mention its applications, advantages and disadvantages. (10 marks)
2. What is lap joint? With the help of neat sketches, mention the different types of lap joint. (6 marks)
3. What is butt joint? With the help of neat sketches, mention the different types of lap joint. (6 marks)
4. Explain in detail the various possible modes of failure of a riveted joint (10 marks)
5. Design a diamond lap joint for a mild steel flat tie-bar 200 × 10 mm using 21 mm diameter rivets. Number of rivets
in the joint is ‘g’. Allowable stresses are: σ t=120 MPa , τ =80 MPa , σ cr =210 MPa. Assume hole diameter is equal
to the rivet diameter. (8 marks)
6. Design a double riveted butt joint with two cover plates for the longitudinal seam of a boiler shell 1.5 m in diameter
subjected to a steam pressure of 0.9 MPa. Assume joint efficiency as 75%. Allowable stress in tension for the plate is
83 MPa, 138 MPa in compression and 55 MPa in shear for the rivets. Assume chain riveted joint. (8 marks)
7. A bracket is supported by means of four rivets of same size as shown in Figure below. Determine the diameter of
the rivet if the maximum shear stress in the rivet is 90 N mm 2. (6 marks)

8. Design a double riveted lap joint with chain riveting for a mild steel plate of 20 mm thick taking the allowable
values of stress in shear, tension and compression as 60MPa, 90MPa and 120MPa respectively. (6 marks)
9. Design a triple riveted butt joint to join two plates of thickness 10 mm. The pitch of rivets in the extreme rows,
which are in single shear is twice the pitch of rivets in the inner rows which are in double shear. The stresses of the
materials of the main plate and the rivets are σ t=120 MPa , σ c =160 MPa∧τ=80 MPa.
10. Design the longitudinal and circumferential joint for a boiler of inner diameter 1.5 m. The steam pressure in the
boiler is 2 N/mm2. Assume the following stresses: σ t=77 MPa , τ =62 MPa , σ c =120 MPa. (16 marks)
11. The lengths of a flat tie bar, 15 mm thick are connected by a butt joint with equal cover plates on either side. If 400
kN is acting on the tie bar, design the joint, such that the section of the bar is not reduced by more than one rivet hole.
Working stresses for the material of the bar are 85 MPa in tension, 60 MPa in shear and 110 MPa in crushing.
12. Determine the maximum stresses induced in the worst stressed rivet in a riveted joint loaded as shown in Figure
below (first).
13. A bracket is riveted to a column by 6 rivets of equal size as shown in Figure above (second). Determine the
diameter of the rivet if the maximum shear stress in the rivet is limited to 63 MPa.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBDT College of Engineering, Davangere
Design of Machine Elements-I
Assignment-5
1. What is self locking of power screw? What is the condition for self locking? State the applications where self
locking is essential. (5 marks)
2. Obtain an expression for torque required to raise the load in case of a power screw.
3. Explain self locking and overhauling in power screws. Derive the condition for self locking of square threads with
collar friction (7 marks)
3. Design a screw jack to lift a load of 30 kN with the following data: Allowable compressive stress in screw material
is 160 MPa, co-efficient of friction in threads =0.14, co-efficient of collar friction = 0.2, height of lift = 150 mm.
(16 marks)
4. A power screw having double start square threads of 25 mm nominal diameter and 5 mm pitch is acted upon by an
axial load of 10 kN. The outer and inner diameters of screw collar are 50 mm and 20 mm respectively. The
coefficient of thread friction and collar friction may be assumed as 0.2 and 0.15 respectively. The screw rotates at
12 rpm. Assuming uniform wear conditions at the collar and allowable bearing pressure of 5.77 N/mm 2, find
a. The power required to rotate the screw b. The stresses in the screw
c. Number of threads of nut in engagement with screw and the height of nut (12 marks)
5. The cutter of a broaching machine is pulled by a square threaded screw 55 mm outer diameter having 10 mm pitch.
The operating nut takes an axial load of 400 N on a flat surface 60 mm inner diameter and 90 mm outer diameter. If
co-efficient of friction at threads and collar are 0.15, find:
i. The torque on the screw ii. The power required for the motor at a cutting speed of 6 m / min
iii. Efficiency of the screw
6. A weight of 500 kN is raised at a speed of 6 m/min by a two screw rods with square threads of 50 × 8 cut on them.
The two screw rods are driven through level gear drives by a motor. Determine i) torque required to raise the load
ii) The speed of rotation of the screw rod assuming the threads are double start iii) The maximum stresses induced
in screw rod iv) the efficiency of the drive v) The length of nuts for the purpose of supporting the load. (12 marks)
7. The lead screw of a lathe machine has single start trapezoidal threads of 30 mm outside diameter and 6 mm pitch. It
drives the tool carriage against an axial load of 1500 N. The thrust collar has a mean diameter of 40 mm. The
carriage is moved at a speed of 0.72 m / min. The coefficient of friction for both screw and collar is 0.14. Find the
power required to drive the screw and the efficiency. (6 marks)
8. A power screw has 6 mm pitch and 40 mm diameter. The screw is subjected to an axial load of 6kN. The nut length
is 12 mm. Determine:
i) The bearing pressure between threads
ii) Shear stress in the threads due to axial load
iii) Compressive stresses in the screw
9. A screw jack is to lift a load of 80kN through a height of 400 mm. Ultimate strength of screw material in tension
and compression is 200 N/mm2 and in shear 120 N/mm2. The material for the nut is phosphor bronze for which the
ultimate strength is 100 N/mm2 in tension and 90 N/mm 2 in compression and 80 N/mm 2 in shear. The bearing
pressure between the nut and the screw is not to exceed 18 N/mm 2. Design the screw and nut and check for the
stresses. Take FOS=2, assume 25 overload for the screw rod design. (12 marks)