WACHEMO UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Design of Machine Elements
Model Exam (50%)
Time allowed 2:30Hrs
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Hailemariam M.
Sunday, June 11, 2023
WACHEMO UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Design of Machine Elements Model-Exam for 5th Year
I. Choose the correct answer for the following questions.
1. The process of permanent joining metallic parts by heating to suitable temperature is:
A. riveting B. welding C. coupling D. bolting
2 The process of riveting parts include all characteristics except:
A. drilling holes B. cover plates C. longer production time than welding D. less tight than weld
3. Abebe welded two material components which are overlapping each other using:
A. fillet joint weld B. Butt joint weld C. forge weld D. All
4. Can we use different dimension poor welded shafts for torque transmission?
A. yes B. no C. Neither D. At small scale
5. What are the similarities between riveted and welded joints?
A. both are permanent B. separable joints C. use heating D. none
6. Types of failure that can be observed in riveted and bolted joints include:
A. shear on the joint B. Tensile on the components C. Crushing on the components D. all
7. The tasks of a transmission shaft can be all except?
A. support gears B. support pulleys and sprockets C. Power transmission D. transfer linear motion
8. Which one of the following is not type of shaft?
A. Axle B. rectangular bar C. spindle D. countershaft E. Jack shaft
9. Which one of the following comparisons for solid and hollow shafts is wrong for same weight?
A. stiffness of solid shaft is higher B. strength of hollow shaft is greater C. natural frequency of
hollow shaft is higher D. hollow shaft is costlier
10. A propeller shaft is required to transmit 45kW power at 500rpm. The shaft is hollow having
inner diameter 0.6 times outer diameter. Assuming plain carbon steel material (permissible shear stress
84 N/mm2, calculate the outer shaft diameter in mm unit.
A. 40 B. 32 C. 24 D. 20
11. We want to connect transmission shaft to rotating machine elements such as gears using
A. sprockets B. keys C. flywheel D. bolts and rivet E. coupling
12. A machine element that fits partially on shaft keyway and remaining on hub keyway is called:
A. sunk key B. saddle key C. feather key D. taper key E. none of them
13. The mechanical device that permanently joins two rotating shafts or coupling should be:
A. capable of transmitting torque B. ensure shaft alignment C. easy to assemble and disassemble
D. All
14. One of the following is correct about shaft couplings.
A. muff coupling is the simplest B. clamp coupling is permanent C. muff coupling contain
many projecting parts D. All
15. The selection of type of keys for shafts depend on:
A. power to be transmitted B. tightness of fit C. stability of connection D. cost E. all
16. The applications of elastic elements or springs includes except:
A. absorb shock and vibration B. used to store energy C. to change motion direction D. to apply
force and control motion
17. The mechanical device used to connect or disconnect source of power from the remaining
parts of transmission system at the will of the operator is called:
A. coupling B. clutch C. bearing D. brakes
18. One of the listed is not design consideration for friction clutches.
A. heavier weight for rotating parts B. Sufficient torque capacity C. heat removal at rubbing
surfaces D. engagement and disengagement without shock
19. Mechanical devices used to absorb energy possessed by a moving mechanism by means of
friction can be:
A. mechanical brake B. hydraulic brake C. Pneumatic brake D. all
20. Brake capacity depends on many factors except.
A. unit pressure b/n braking surfaces B. non-contacting area C. radius of brake drum D. coefficient
of friction and heat dissipation rate
21. A one meter diameter and 0.2m thick solid cast iron (mass density 7200kg/m 3) disk rotating
at 350rpm is used as flywheel. It is brought to rest in 1.5s by means of a brake. So how much could be
the absorbed energy by the brake in KJ? (given: radius of gyration for solid disk is diameter/√8)
A. 56.25 B. 85.17 C. 94.95 D. 104.38
22. One of the following indicates the similarity between block brake and band brake.
A. rigidly attached to the lever B. same angle of contact C. Absorb energy D. self-locking
23. Which one is not grouped under flexible mechanical drives?
A. gear drives B. belt drives C. chain drives D. rope drives
24. The advantages of flexible mechanical drives can be all except:
A. transmit power over longer distance B. absorb shock loads and damp vibration C. cheaper D.
occupy more space and relatively small velocity ratio
25. One manufacturing factory owner asked you to design belt drive and you consider:
A. shorter center distance B. preferring vertical belt C. Allowing higher belt creep D. non-parallel
axes of shafts
26. Chain drives are characterized by:
A. compact construction B. negligible slip C. higher efficiency D. all
27. One of the following is not basic function of bearings.
A. ensure rotation of shafts reducing friction B. ensure rigid contact of components C. takes up
forces acting on shaft D. support and hold shaft in correct position
28. In a particular application, the radial load acting on a ball bearing is 5 kN and the expected
life for 90% of the bearings is 8000h. Calculate the dynamic load carrying capacity of the bearing when
the shaft rotates at 1450 rpm.
A. 44.3kN B. 64.27kN C. 25.31kN D. 15.29kN E. none
29. Types of surface wear on bearings can be:
A. abrasive B. corrosive C. pitting D. All
30. Let you are consulting as design engineer. So how to reduce friction of rubbing surfaces
with relative motion?
A. bolt joining B. lubricating C. fastening D. all can be possible
31. The advantage of mechanical drives that work by means of successive teeth engagement
include all except:
A. constant velocity ratio B. transmit very large power C. lower efficiency D. change velocity ratio
over wide range
32 Backlash or width of tooth space exceeding thickness of engaging tooth along pitch circle is
aimed to:
A. prevent mating teeth from jamming together B. compensate for machining error C.
compensate for thermal expansion of teeth D. all
33. Desirable properties for the selection of materials for gear drives include all, except.
A. load carrying capacity B. low coefficient of friction C. high thermal distortion D. All
34. The gear types that transmit power between two intersecting shafts are:
A. bevel gear B. spur gear C. worm gear D. helical gear
35. Which of the following are basics in machine design?
A. scientific principles B. technical information C. imagination in description of a machine D. all
36. The design of machine elements considers all excluding one.
A. manufacturability B. wear resistance C. higher maintenance cost D. reliability and safety
37. The advantages of sand casting manufacturing process includes:
A. simple and inexpensive tooling B. difficult to achieve close tolerance C. rough surface finish
D. not possible for long and thin sections
38. Types of shaft-hub tolerance fits are:
A. Interference fit B. clearance fit C. transition fit D. all E. none
39. The magnitude of factor of safety in design doesn’t depend on:
A. type of load B. complete safety assumption C. effect of failure D. material component
40. Which one of the following is correct about elastic theories of failure?
A. distortion energy theory predicts yielding with precise accuracy B. maximum shear stress theory is
used for brittle materials C. the maximum principal stress theory is used for ductile materials D.
none
41. Where can the stress concentration rise?
A. irregularities in the component B. abrupt change of cross-section C. internal cracks or flaws D. all
42. The number of stress cycles that a standard specimen can complete during the test before the
appearance of the first fatigue crack is referred as:
A. endurance limit B. fatigue life C. fatigue failure D. stress amplitude
43. A rectangular plate with 15mm thick and 25mm wide made of brittle material is loaded with
20kN axial tensile loading. Assuming 5mm diameter hole at the center, calculate the stress on it in MPa.
A. 150 B. 167 C. 200 D. none
44. Mechanical devices used for converting rotary motion to translational motion are:
A. belt B. Gear and chain C. power screws D. All
45. The efficiency of square threaded power screw depends on:
A. coefficient of friction B. mean diameter of screw C. lead of the screw D. all can be possible
46. Which one is incorrect about threaded joints?
A. permanent joint of parts B. smaller overall dimension C. Self-locking D. are reliable joints
47. The value of shear stress at the principal normal stress plane is:
A. 100MPa B. 10MPa C. 0MPa D. 40MPa E. none of them
48. For wedge shaped structure with some inclination gives maximum shear stress at…. angle.
A. 00 B. 900 C. 450 D. 1800
49. Type of spring which consists of serious of flat plates usually used in vehicles is:
A. leaf spring B. compression spring C. helical spring D. all
50. The maximum shear stress for uniaxial loaded component is expressed by:
A. equal to the uni-axial load B. half of the uni-axial load C. double of uni-axial load D. none