National Institute of Technology Calicut
Department of Mechanical Engineering
ME3011D Machine design-1
Assignment -2, Due Date: April 15, 2024
1. A cylindrical pressure vessel with a 1.5 m inside diameter is subjected to internal steam pressure
of 1.5 MPa. It is made from steel plate by triple-riveted double-strap longitudinal butt joint
with equal straps. The pitch of the rivets in the outer row is twice of the pitch of the rivets in
the inner rows. The rivets are arranged in a zigzag pattern. The efficiency of the riveted joint
should be at least 80%. The permissible stresses for the plate and rivets in tension, shear and
compression are 80, 60 and 120 N/mm2 respectively. Assume that therivet in double shear is
1.875 times stronger than in single shear. Design the joint and calculate:
1. thickness of the plate;
2. diameter of rivets;
3. pitch of rivets;
4. distance between the rows of rivets;
5. margin;
6. thickness of the straps; and
7. efficiency of the joint.
2. A beam of rectangular cross- section is welded to a support by means of fillet welds as shown in
Figure 1. Determine the size of the welds, if the permissible shear stress in the weld is limited
to 75 N/mm2 .
Figure 1: Welded joint
3. A line shaft supporting two pulleys A and B is shown in Figure 2. Power is supplied to the shaft
by means of a vertical belt on the pulley A, which is then transmitted to the pulley B carrying a
horizontal belt. The ratio of belt tension on tight and loose sides is 3 : 1. The limiting value of
tension in the belts is 2.7 kN. The shaft is made of plain carbon steel 40C8(Sut = 650 N/mm2
and Syt = 380N/mm2 ). The pulleys are keyed to the shaft. Determine the diameter of the
shaft according to the ASME code if, kb = 1.5 and kt = 1.0
Figure 2: Shaft subjected to combined load
4. A helical compression spring is used to absorb the shock. The initial compression of the spring
is 30 mm and it is further compressed by 50 mm while absorbing the shock. The spring is to
absorb 250 J of energy during the process. The spring index can be taken as 6. The spring is
made of patented and cold-drawn steel wire with an ultimate tensile strength of 1500 N/mm2
and modulus of rigidity of 81, 370 N/mm2 . The permissible shear stress for the spring wire
should be taken as 30% of the ultimate tensile strength. Design the spring and calculate:
1. wire diameter;
2. mean coil diameter;
3. number of active turns;
4. free length; and
5. pitch of the turns
5. The constructional details of an exhaust valve of a diesel engine are shown in Figure 3. The
diameter of the valve is 32 mm and the suction pressure in the cylinder is 0.03 N/mm2 . The
mass of the valve is 50 g. The maximum valve lift is 10 mm. The stiffness of the spring for
the valve is 10 N/mm. The spring index can be assumed as 8. The permissible shear stress in
the spring wire is recommended as 30% of the ultimate tensile strength. Neglecting the effect
of inertia forces, design the spring for static considerations and determine the factor of safety
against fluctuating stresses.
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Figure 3: Valve operating mechanism
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