1. Which standard is commonly used for machine design in India?
2. Factor of safety is used to:
3. Fatigue failure occurs under:
4. Stress concentration is maximum at:
5. Soderberg criterion is:
6. A shaft transmits:
7. Keys are subjected to:
8. Welded joints are preferred because:
9. Notch sensitivity affects:
10. Bending stress is zero at:
11. Riveted joints are:
12. Maximum shear stress occurs in:
13. Which code is widely used for pressure vessel design?
14. Design stress is obtained by dividing yield stress by:
15. Endurance limit is defined as:
16. Stress concentration factor is:
17. In bending, neutral axis is the line of:
18. Hollow shafts are economical because:
19. Splines are used when:
20. Fillet weld strength depends on:
21. Riveted joint efficiency is:
22. Clutch operates on the principle of:
23. Brake converts:
24. Goodman diagram is used for:
1) Define design codes and standards. State their importance in machine
design.
2) Evaluate the working principle of a clutch and its applications.
3) Analyze the effect of stress concentration on machine element life.
4) Explain types of stresses in machine elements.
5) Explain fatigue failure and its stages.
6) Design a brake system (shoe or disc) to absorb energy safely.
7) Apply failure theories to design a component subjected to combined
stresses.
8) Evaluate stresses in a shaft subjected to combined bending and torsion and
determine safe diameter.
9) Design a welded joint for an eccentrically loaded bracket and justify
assumptions.
10) Design a key for a shaft transmitting torque and justify your design.
11) Recall different types of loads acting on machine elements with
examples.
12) Explain the concept of endurance limit and its significance.
13) Evaluate the performance of a brake system in terms of heat
dissipation.
14) Analyze the causes of failure in riveted joints.
15) A solid circular shaft of diameter 40 mm is subjected to a torque of
500 N·m. Calculate the maximum shear stress induced in the shaft using the
torsion equation.
16) Apply design principles and standards to select suitable material for
a machine component.
17) Analyze fluctuating stresses and construct fatigue life estimation
using S-N curve.
18) A bracket is welded to a vertical plate using a double fillet weld to
support a load of 60 kN. The allowable shear stress for the weld material is
80 MPa. The weld length available on each side is 120 mm.
(a) Determine the required throat thickness of the weld.
(b) Check whether the design is safe if the actual throat thickness provided is 6 mm.
19) A multi-plate clutch is required to transmit 25 kW at 1200 rpm. The mean
radius of friction surface is 90 mm and coefficient of friction is 0.3. The maximum
allowable axial force is 4000 N.
(a) Determine the torque transmitted.
(b) Calculate the number of friction surfaces required.
(c) Comment on the suitability of the clutch design.
20) A single shoe brake is applied to a drum of radius 0.35 m rotating at 300 rpm.
The braking force applied is 2500 N and coefficient of friction is 0.35.
(a) Determine the braking torque.
(b) Calculate the power absorbed by the brake.
(c) Discuss the thermal implication of braking.