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A line shaft is 2 15/16 in a diameter and will

transmit 50 hp when turning at 200 rpm at constant
rate. This shaft furnishes the power to 10 machines
each requiring 5 hp to operate. Each of the 10
pulleys is keyed to the shaft by standard flat key.
If the width and thickness of the key are ¾ and ½
respectively, find the length of the key based on
shear considering that the allowable shear stress
for commercial shafting is 6000 psi.

Answer: L = 0.238 in

The torque to overcome frictional and other

resistances of a turbine is 317 N-m and maybe
considered as constant for all speeds. The mass of
the rotating parts is 1.59 tons and the radius of
gyration is 686 mm, if the steam is cut-off when the
turbine is running free of load at 1920 rpm, find
the time it will take to come to rest.

A. 474.5 s
B. 500.81 s
C. 385.72 s
D. 601.22 s

Answer: A

A line shaft is 2 15/16 in a diameter and will

transmit 50 hp when turning at 200 rpm at constant
rate. This shaft furnishes the power to 10 machines
each requiring 5 hp to operate. Each of the 10
pulleys is keyed to the shaft by standard flat key.
If the width and thickness of the key are ¾ and ½
respectively, find the length of the key based on
shear considering that the allowable shear stress
for commercial shafting is 12,000 psi.

Answer: L = 0.357

A cast iron pulley transmits 65.5 hp at 1750 rpm.

The 1045 as-rolled shaft to which it is to be keyed
is 1 ¾ in. in diameter, key material, cold drawn
1020. Compute the length (based on shear) of flat
and square key needed if the 1 ¾ in. diameter has a
width and thickness 3/8 and ¼ in. respectively.
Note: Sy = 66 ksi (with Sys = 0.5 Sy = 33 ksi) and N
= 1.5 for smooth loading.

Answer: L = 0.327 in (for flat and square keys)

A closely coiled helical spring is made of 6 mm

diameter steel wire, the mean diameter of the coil
is 60 mm and there are 8 coils. Taking the modulus
of rigidity as 100 kN/mm^2, find the stress in the
wire when carrying an axial load of 240 N.

A. 169.7 MPa
B. 184.5 MPa
C. 195.8 MPa
D. 641.7 MPa

Answer: A

A set screw is necessary to fastened a pulley to a 2

in. shaft while transmits 3 hp and rotates at 150
rpm? Find the torque on the set screw:

Answer: 105.0 ft-lb

A set screw is necessary to fasten a pulley to a 2
in. shaft while transmits 3 hp and rotates at 150
rpm? Find the holding force if the factor of safety
is 3 (for steady loading).

Answer: 3780 lb

) A flywheel of mass 500 kg and radius of gyration

1.2 m is running at 300 rpm. By means of a clutch,
this flywheel is suddenly connected to another
flywheel, mass 2000 kg and radius of gyration 0.6 m,
initially at rest. Calculate their common speed of
rotation after engagement.

A. 120 rpm
B. 130 rpm
C. 140 rpm
D. 150 rpm

Answer: D

A set screw is necessary to fastened a pulley to a 2

in. shaft while transmit 3 hp and rotates at 150
rpm? What is the typical size of set screw in
practice?

Answer: ½ in.

An eccentric is to be connected to a 3-in. shaft by

a set screw. The center of the eccentric is 1 ¼ in.
from the center of the shaft when a tensile force of
1000 lb is applied to the eccentric rod
perpendicular to the line of centers. What is the
holding force necessary if the factor of safety is
6?

Answer: 5000 lb
In a two ram hydraulic steering gear, the rams are
250 mm diameter, the rubber stock is 400 mm diameter
and the distance from center of rudder stock to
center line of rams is 800 mm. Calculate the stress
in the rudder stock when the rudder is in mid-
position and the hydraulic pressure is 70 bar.

A. 31.54 MPa
B. 42.76 MPa
C. 21.87 MPa
D. 16.24 MPa

Answer: C

A 12-in gear is mounted on a 2-in shaft and is held

in place by a 7/16 in set screw. For a design factor
of 3 what would be the tangential load that could be
applied to the teeth if the holding force of a 7/16
in screw is 2500lb?

Answer: Tangential Load is 139 lb

The cylinder head of a 10 in x 18 in Freon

compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE
grade 5. The cylinder pressure is 300 psi. What is
the force on each bolt?

Answer: 1571 lb

The cylinder head of a 10 in x 18 in Freon

compressor attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE
grade 5. The cylinder pressure is 300 psi. What size
of stud bolts should be used if SAE grade 5 (1/4” –
¾”) has the following stresses; Sp = 85 ksi, Sy = 88
ksi?

Answer: 0.2255 in2

An air compressor is driven by a 7.5 HP electric
motor with a speed of 1750 rpm with A-60 V-belts of
length 61.3 in. the pitch diameter of the small
sheave is 110mm and the larger sheave is 200 mm.
service factor is 1.2. Determine the arc of contact.

A. 173.92 deg
B. 183.56 deg
C. 169.87 deg
D. 212.65 deg

Answer: C

A pulley 610 mm in diameter transmits 40 KW at 500

rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and the
pulley is 0.35 and the safe working stress of the
belt is 2.1 MPa. Find the tangential force at the
rim of the pulley in Newton.

A. 2406 N
B. 4321 N
C. 2505 N
D. 3321 N

Answer: C

A pulley 610 mm in diameter transmits 40 KW at 500

rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley
is 144 degrees, the coefficient of friction between
belt and pulley is 0.35 and the safe working stress
of the belt is 2.1 and the safe working stress of
the belt is 2.1 MPa. What is the effective belt pull
in Newton.

A. 2505 N
B. 3031 N
C. 4528 N
D. 2823 N

Answer: A

Two shafts are connected by spur gears. The pitch

radii of the gears A and B are 207 mm and 842
respectively. If the shaft a makes 350 revolutions
per minute and is subjected to twisting moment of
236 N.m what is the tooth pressure of the two gears?

A. 1177 N
B. 1255 N
C. 890 N
D. 878 N

Answer: A

A machinist made two 8 DP spur gear to be mounted on

a center distance of 16 inches with speed ratio of 7
to 9. The number of teeth in each gear is:

A. 100 teeth and 78 teeth

B. 120 teeth and 93 teeth
C. 144 teeth and 112 teeth
D. 150 teeth and 117 teeth

Answer: C

Two helical gears transmit 500 HP at 3600 rpm. What

should be the bore diameter of each gear be if the
allowable stress in gear shafts is 12500 psi?

A. 1.252 in
B. 1.3275 in
C. 1.4568 in
D. 1.5276 in
Answer: D

A thin hallow sphere of radius 10” and thickness

0.1” is subjected to an internal pressure of 100
psig. The maximum normal stress on an element of the
sphere is

A. 5000 psi
B. 10000 psi
C. 7070 psi
D. 14140 psi

Answer: A

A car of mass 2000 slugs accelerates in 10 seconds

from rest at a constant rate to a speed of 20
ft/sec. what is the resultant force on the car due
to this acceleration?

A. 1000 lbf
B. 2000 lbf
C. 3000 lbf
D. 4000 lbf

Answer: D

A man weighs himself in an elevator. When the

elevator is at rest he weighs 185 lbs: when the
elevator starts moving upwards, he weighs 210 lbs.
how fast is the elevator accelerating, assuming
constant acceleration?

A. 1 ft/sec2
B. 2.17 ft/sec2
C. 4.35 ft/sec2
D. 9.81 ft/sec2

Answer: C
A copper column of annular cross section has an
outer diameter d2 of 15 ft and is subjected to a
force of 45 kips. The allowable compressive stress
is 300 lb/ft2. What should be the wall thickness?

A. 3
B. 3.52
C. 4.59
D. 5.03

Answer: C

What can the maximum load be on the column, if the

cross sectional area is 144 ft2 and the compressive
stress cannot exceed 200 lb/ft2?

A. 20 kips
B. 22 kips
C. 28.8 kips
D. 30 kips

Answer: C

A 100 in long aluminum bar is subjected to tensile

stress of 25000 psi. Find the elongation (E=10x106
psi)

A. 0.025 in
B. 0.25 in
C. 0.45 in
D. 0.65 in

Answer: B

Of the following solid shaft diameters, which is the

smallest that can be used for the rotox of a 6 HP
motor operating at 3500 rpm, if the maximum shear
stress for the shaft is 8500 psi?
A. 5/16 in
B. 3/8 in
C. ½ in
D. 1 in

Answer: C

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 is 7.46 KW at 500
rpm. The mean diameter of the active conical section
is 300mm.

A. 0.40332 kN
B. 0.3928 kN
C. 0.2453 kN
D. 0.2384 kN

Answer: B

A band brake is installed on a drum rotating at a

250 rpm, and a diameter of 900 mm. the angle of
contact is 1.5 pi radians 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 net belt pull in kN applied
at the kilowatts is being absorved.

A. 4.24
B. 3.90
C. 4.0
D. 3.8

Answer: A
A simple band brake has a 76 cm and fitted with a
steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a brake lining
having a coefficient of friction of 0.25. the arc of
contact is 245 deg. 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 a torque just required to support the load
(clockwise)

A. 2413.26 N-m
B. 3492.31 N-m
C. 2453.29 N-m
D. 1894.82 N-m

Answer: A

An engine 40 kW at 1200 rpm, with a single plate

clutch with two pairs of friction surfaces
transmitting the power. Consider the coefficient of
friction to be a 0.30 and mean diameter of disc to
be 200 mm, determine the axial force required to
engine the clutch and transmit the power.

A. 4.832 kN
B. 5.305 kN
C. 3.693 kN
D. 6.922 kN

Answer: B

The collar of the capstan has an outside diameter of

8 in and an inside diameter of 6 in the total load
supports is 2000 lb. if the coefficient of friction
is 0.1 what is the collar friction torque.

A. 705 in-lb
B. 802 in-lb
C. 1012 in-lb
D. 972 in-lb

Answer: A

A disc clutch has a 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 be the clutch transmit?

A. 2.28 hp
B. 3.12 hp
C. 5.2 hp
D. 4.51 hp

Answer: A

A simple beam, 48 in long, with a static load of

6000 lbs at the center is made of C1020 structural
steel. Based on the ultimate strength with Su = 65
ksi and factor of safety based on ultimate strength
= 4 (for C1020), determine the dimensions of the
rectangular cross-section for h = 2b.

A. b = 1 7/8 and h = 3 3/4

B. b = 1 3/8 and h = 3 1/4
C. b = 2 7/8 and h = 4 3/4
D. b = 1 3/8 and h = 2 3/4

Answer: A

) A 15/16 – in wide key has a depth of 5/8 in. it

is 12 in long and is to be used on a 200 hp. 1160
rpm, squirrel-cage induction motor. The shaft
diameter is 3 7/8 in. the maximum running torque is
200% of the full-load torque. Determine the maximum
direct shearing stress on the shaft considering the
effect of the keyway.

A. 5990 psi
B. 2990 psi
C. 7290 psi
D. 9920 psi

Answer: B

A hallow bronze tube has an outer diameter of 2 in

and an inner diameter of 1 ½ and is 12 in long. A
crank 15 in long is keyed to one end and the other
end is held rigidly. The modulus of rigidity is
10000000 psi. what force must be applied to the end
of the crank to produce a torsional shear of 5000
psi?

A. 835 lbs
B. 853 lbs
C. 358 lbs
D. 583 lbs

Answer: C

An occupant moves toward the center of a merry go

round at 6 m/s. if the merry go round rotates at
6rpm. Compute the acceleration component of the
occupant normal to the radius

A. 6.79
B. 8.29
C. 7.54
D. 3.77

Answer: D
Find the number of active coils of a No. 8 wire
Helical Spring index of 6, steady load with spring
rate of 42.5 lb/in. maximum allowable stress is 60
ksi.

A. 25
B. 28
C. 29
D. 22

The notch angle of the izod impact test specimen is

A. 20°
B. 10°
C. 30°
D. 45°

Answer: D

In Vicker’s hardness testing, the pyramid indenter

apex is

A. 40°
B. 161°
C. 136°
D. 122°

Answer: A

An elevator having a floor area of 18m2 has a

minimum capacity of _____ persons

A. 4
B. 2
C. 6
D. 8

Answer: B
Find the maximum load in kgs of an elevator having a
net inside platform area of 10m2

A. 5738 kgs
B. 5436 kgs
C. 1866.5 kgs
D. 1567.4 kgs

Answer: A

Find the maximum load in kgs of an elevator having a

net inside platform area of 4m2

A. 5738 kgs
B. 5436 kgs
C. 1866.5 kgs
D. 1567.4 kgs

Answer: C

What should be net platform area of an elevator

design to carry a maximum rated load of 13600 kg?

A. 21.42 m2
B. 18.45 m2
C. 30.42 m2
D. 25.25 m2

Answer: A

If there are 860 person occupying the building other

than the first floor, then how many elevators are
required?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 4
D. 10
Answer: C

The stiffness of a spring is 88 N/mm of axial

compression. Find the Joules of work to increase the
compression from 50 mm to 80 mm.

A. 201.2
B. 171.6
C. 150.4
D. 230.5

Answer: B

Find the Joules of work to pull a roller of mass 50

kg a distance of 8 m up a gradient inclined at 6
degrees to the horizontal neglecting resistances.

A. 340
B. 245
C. 410
D. 520

Answer: C

An engine is designed to develop 10kW of power at a

mean speed of 1000 rev/min. Find the moment of
inertia, in kg-m2, of a suitable flywheel, assuming
a speed variation of ± 1.5% of the mean speed and an
energy fluctuation equal to 0.9 of the work done per
revolution.

A. 1.612 kg-m2
B. 1.566 kg-m2
C. 2.014 kg-m2
D. 2.333 kg-m2

Answer: A
In a set of rope pulley blocks which has 3 pulleys
in the top block and 2 in the bottom, an effort of
300 N is required to lift a load of 1.26 kN. Find
the velocity ratio.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 5

Answer: D

There are four pulleys in each block of a set of

rope pulley blocks. If the efficiency is 70% when
lifting a load of 2.8 kN, what is the effort
applied?

A. 300N
B. 200N
C. 400N
D. 500N

Answer: D

The efficiency of a set of chain driven differential

pulley blocks is 35% when lifting a load of 1.89kN.
If the large and small pulleys of the compound
sheave have 27 teeth respectively, find the effort
required to lift this load.

A. 300N
B. 200N
C. 400N
D. 500N

Answer: A
 ) The diameter of the small pulley of a set of
differential pulley blocks is 130 mm. When lifting a
load of 560 N, the effort required is 50 N and the
efficiency is 40%. Find the diameter of the large
pulley.

A. 170 mm
B. 140 mm
C. 160 mm
D. 150 mm

Answer: B
) The pitch of the thread of a screw-jack is 8 mm
and the effective length of the toggle-bar is 380
mm. If when lifting a load of 20kN, the work lost in
overcoming friction is 70%, find the effort applied
at the end of the toggle.

A. 223.4 N
B. 155.4 N
C. 334.3 N
D. 345.3 N

Answer: A

Find the number of teeth in the worm-wheel of a worm

driven screw jack to give a velocity ratio of 550 if
the worm is single threaded, the screw has pitch of
16 mm and the effort wheel is 100 mm diameter.

A. 26
B. 30
C. 28
D. 24
Answer: C

A carbide milling cutter 250 mm in diameter is used

to cut a block mild steel with a plain cutter. The
block is 500 mm long. If the feed is 0.50 mm/rev and
depth of cut is 1.2 mm. determine the time required
to take one cut. The over travel is 16 mm. the
cutting speed is 80 m/min.

A. 8.45 min
B. 7.45 min
C. 9.45 min
D. 10.45 min

Answer: D
The feed of an 8 tooth face mill cutter is 0.325 mm
per tooth at 200 rpm. The material cut is 300 BHN
steel. If the depth of cut is 3 mm and width is 100
mm, calculate the power at the cutter.

A. 10.24 hp
B. 12.48 hp
C. 11.62 hp
D. 13.22 hp

Answer: B

Determine the power required for milling mild steel

workpiece with a cutter of 80 mm diameter having 9
teeth and rotating at 120 rpm. The workpiece has a
width of 60 mm. depth of cut is 4 mm and tooth load
is 0.03 mm.

A. 1.2 kW
B. 2.3 kW
C. 1.9 kW
D. 2.6 kW

Answer: C

A leather belt 6 inches wide by ¼ in thick running

at 4000 ft/min connects 12 in and 60 in. in diameter
pulleys. The angles of contact are 270 deg. and 240
deg. for small and large pulleys respectively.
Coefficient of friction on large pulley is 0.4 on
small pulley 0.3.If the allowable tension is 100lb
per in. determine the maximum horsepower that can be
transmitted without considering centrifugal force.

A. 44 hp
B. 55 hp
C. 33 hp
D. 66 hp

Answer: B

Determine the time required to turn a brass

component 50 mm diameter and 100 mm long at a
cutting speed of 36 m/min. the feed is 0.4 and only
one cut is taken.

A. 55 s
B. 75 s
C. 45 s
D. 65 s

Answer: D

A tool will cut for 4 hrs before it needs

sharpening. Determine the time charged to one cycle
if it takes 12 minutes to change the tool and tool
can be sharpened 10 times before it is discarded.

A. 2.2 min
B. 3.3 min
C. 1.2 min
D. 4.4 min

Answer: C

A tool life of 80 minutes is obtained at a speed of

30 m/min and 8 minutes at 60 m/min. determine the
cutting speed for 4 minute tool life.
A. 62 m/min
B. 82 m/min
C. 72 m/min
D. 52 m/min

Answer: B

A machine component of mass 0.77 kg moves with

simple harmonic motion in a straight line and
completes 175 oscillations per minute. Find the
accelerating force when the component is 50 mm from
mid-travel.

A. 11.65 N
B. 12.93 N
C. 10.44 N
D. 13.22 N

Answer: B

What load in Newton must be applied to 25 mm round

steel bar 3.0 m long to stretch the bar 1.3 mm?

A. 42,056
B. 52,840
C. 55,016
D. 44,031

Answer: D

In LRT II project steel railroad rails of 10 m long

are to be installed. If the lowest temperature
considered is 20 deg C and a maximum temperature of
36 deg C is designed for, and the modulus of
elasticity of steel to be 207,000 MPa. Determine the
clearance between rails such that adjoining rail
will just touch at maximum design temperature.
A. 2.34
B. 2.32
C. 3.41
D. 1.86

Answer: D

What pressure is required to punch a hole 3 in.

diameter through a ¼ in. steel plate?

A. 45 tons
B. 20 tons
C. 30 tons
D. 40 tons

Answer: A

A steel tie rod on bridge must be made to withstand

a pull of 600 lbs. find the diameter of the rod
assuming a factor of safety of 5 and ultimate stress
of 64,000 psi. (BY INSPECTION: P= 6000 lbs)

A. 0.705 in
B. 0.891 in
C. 0.809 in
D. 0.773 in
Answer: D

An engine parts is being tested with a load of 30000

lb. the allowable tensile stress is 10000 psi,
modulus of elasticity of 40x106 psi. If the original
length of specimen is 42 inches with elongation not
exceeding 0.0015 in, what diameter of the specimen
is rejected?

A. 4.2 in
B. 3.0 in
C. 2.5 in
D. 5.17 in

Answer: D

A steel rod 75 in long with a cross sectional area

of ¼ in2 is held vertically firm at one end while a
load of 3000 lb is suspended from the other end. If
the rod stretches 0.025 in, find the modulus of
elasticity of the steel.

A. 36x106 psi
B. 11.5x106 psi
C. 30x106 psi
D. 27x106 psi

Answer: A
In practice and theory as well, what is the allowed
permissible misalignment in cylindrical and tapered
roller bearings?

A. 0.005 rad
B. 0.006 rad
C. 0.001 rad
D. 0.003 rad

Answer: C

In practice and theory as well, the misalignment of

spherical bearings should not exceed how many
radians?

A. 0.0087 rad
B. 0.0065 rad
C. 0.0041 rad
D. 0.0043 rad

Answer: A
A rectangular key was used in a pulley connected to
a line shaft with a power of 8 KW at a speed of 1200
rpm. If the shearing stress of the shaft and key are
30 N/mm2 and 240 N/mm2 respectively. What is the
diameter of the shaft?

A. 22.2mm
B. 21.7mm
C. 25.8mm
D. 30.2mm

Answer A
A line shaft with a power of 150 kW at a speed of
1200 rpm, had a rectangular key used used in its
pulley connection. Consider the shearing stress of
the shaft to be 40 N/mm2 and the key to be 200
N/mm2, determine the shaft diameter.

A. 66.62mm
B. 53.31mm
C. 40.62mm
D. 44.94mm

Answer B

A cylinder having an internal diameter of 20 in and

an external diameter of 36 in is subjected to an
internal pressure of 10000 psi and an external
pressure of 2500 psi. Determine the hoop stress at
the inner surface of the cylinder.

A. 24,705.16 psi
B. 19,028.52 psi
C. 13,142.86 psi
D. 11,696.43 psi

Answer D ang sagot sa board? C!?

A thin walled cylindrical pressure vessel is
subjected to internal pressure which varies from 750
kPa to 3550 kPa continuously. The diameter of the
shell is 150 cm. Find the required thickness of the
cylinder wall based on yield point of 480 MPa net
endurance limit of 205 MPa and a factor of safety
2.5.

A. 21.2 mm
B. 22.22 mm
C. 23.83 mm
D. 20.72 mm

Answer: A

A compression ring is to be used at the junction of

a conical head and shell. Determine the required
area of the compression ring if the pressure is 50
psi and the stress is 13750 psi. Assume efficiency
of the joint is 80%

A. 0.00715 d2
B. 0.00482 d2
C. 0.00721 d2
D. 0.00682 d2

Answer: A

A cylindrical vessel measuring (2ft x 5ft) holds a

gas at 3000 psi, using stainless steel OQT 12000
determine the thickness of the plate with a design
factor of 1.4 yield. Assume efficiency of welded
joint as 85%

A. 0.549 in
B. 0.455 in
C. 1.2 in
D. 0.3 in
Answer: A

If a shaft 250 mm diameter can safely transmit 1860

kw of power when running at 125 rpm, calculate the
power that can be safely transmittted by a shaft 375
mm diameter when running at 80 rpm, assuming the
shafts are of similar material.

A. 4018 kw
B. 5063 kw
C. 3085 kw
D. 3567 kw

Answer: A

The pinion shaft of a double reduction geared

turbine is 140 mm diameter, runs at 3000 rpm and the
stress in it is 48 MN/m2. The main shaft is 445 mm
diameter and runs at 90 rpm. Assuming that the same
power is transmitted by both shafts, find the stress
in the main shaft.

A. 50 mpa
B. 40 mpa
C. 60 mpa
D. 30 mpa

Answer: A

A torsion-meter on a tunnel shaft 360 mm diameter

registers an angle of twist of 0.3 degree over a
length of 2.5 m when running at 115 rpm. Taking the
modulus of rigidity of the shaft material as 93
GN/m2, find the power transmitted.

A. 4.67 mw
B. 3.45 mw
C. 3.89 mw
D. 5.44 mw

Answer: C

Find the diameter of the coupling bolts to connect

shafts which are to transmit 3000 kw when running at
100 rpm if 8 bolts are to be fitted on a pitch
circle diameter of 610 mm and allowing stress of 38
MN/m2 in the bolts.

A. 65.74 mm
B. 62.72 mm
C. 55.44 mm
D. 52.45 mm

Answer: B

A tensile stress of 8000 psi and a shear stress of

4000 psi are induced in a brittle material whose
working strength in straight tension is 10000 psi
what is the maximum tensile stress?

A. 6000 psi
B. 9656 psi
C. 11400 psi
D. 10876 psi

Answer: B
A certain point in a material has the folllowing
stresses; a tension of 4000 psi and a tension of
2000 psi. At another point in the same material are
a tension of 8000 psi; a compression ratio of 4000
psi and a tension of 3000 psi. Determine the maximum
shear stress at the two points.

A. 4300 psi and 9440 psi

B. 2400 psi and 8450 psi
C. 5300 psi and 10440 psi
D. 3300 psi and 9005 psi

Answer: C

A round billet made of 70-30 brass with extrusion

constant of 35000 psi is extruded at a temperature
of 675 C. The billet diameter is 5 in. And the
diameter of the extrusion is 2 in. Calculate the
extrusion force required.

A. 6.6 MN
B. 5.5 MN
C. 7.7 MN
D. 4.4 MN

Answer: B

Determine the machining time to drill a hole of 20

mm diameter in a workpiece 25 mm thick by a drill at
a cutting speed of 30 m/min with a feed of 0.2
mm/rev.

A. 17.6 s
B. 14.5 s
C. 19.5 s
D. 22.9 s

Answer: C

A weight of 160 lbs falls from a height of 2.5 ft to

the center of a horizontal platform mounted on four
helical springs. At impact each spring deflects 3
in. Calculate the wire diameter if the maximum
design stress is 60,000 psi and spring index of 5.

A. 0.5 in
B. 0.8 in
C. 0.57 in
D. 0.88 in

Answer: A

A cantilever spring is composed of six graduated

leaves each 2 in. Wide and 3/8 in thick. Determine
the deflection if loaded with 1600 lbs at the tip.
Length of springs is 27 in.

A. 8
B. 12
C. 10
D. 6

Answer: C

A 5 ton load is supported by a ½ in by 1 ½ in

rectangular wire coil spring with 6 effective coils,
3 in outside diameter.

A. 1.24 in
B. 1.37 in
C. 2.34 in
D. 2.75 in

Answer: B

A load of 10,000 lb is to be raised by a short jack.

The screw has a n outside diameter of 2 ½ in and am
ACME single thread of two turns per in, if the
coefficient of friction is 0.2 determine the torque
required to raise the load.

A. 600 in-lb
B. 400 in-lb
C. 800 in-lb
D. 500 in-lb

Answer: C

A coupling consisting of two circular plates welded

to the ends of two shafts is to be designed using
2.54 cm diameter bolts to connect one plate to the
other. The bolts are to be located at a distance of
0.1524 m from the axes of the shafts. If the
coupling is to transmit 4026.8 kw at a shaft speed
of 1200 rpm, how many bolts should be used in the
coupling if the allowable shear stress for the bolts
is 103.43 Mpa?

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

Answer: C

A hollow steel shaft 2.54 m long is to be designed

to transmit a torque of 33,900 kJ. The shear modulus
of elasticity, G = 82,740 Gpa for steel. The total
angle of twist in the length of the shaft must not
exceed 6 deg. And the stress in the shaft must not
exceed 110.32 Mpa. What would be the ratio of the
outside diameter to inside diameter?

A. 1.92
B. 1.74
C. 1.56
D. 1.38

Answer: D

A brake shoe is pressed against the surface of a

25.4 cm diameter drum rotating at 1250 rpm with a
force of 111.20 N. If the coefficient of friction
between drum and cylinder is 0.21, what power is
dissipated in the form of heat by the drag of the
brake shoe?

A. 388.2 W
B. 394.9 W
C. 401.6 W
D. 408.8 W

Answer: A

Aluminum bolts 2 cm in diameter and 500 cm long are

used to hold the head on a pressure vessel. One bolt
has a sensitive extensometer attached to the body of
the bolt. It measures an elongation of 0.00400 mm in
a ten-cm length of the bolt when it is tightened.
How much force is exerted by the bolt?

A. 8670 N
B. 8770 N
C. 8870 N
D. 8970 N

Answer: A