Code No: NR310305 NR

III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007

DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Define Brittleness, Hardness and Plasticity? Why brittleness is undesirable

property for materials to be used for Machine Parts? [8]
(b) Define the terms
i. Fit
ii. Basic Size
iii. Clearance
iv. Upper Deviation [4+4]

2. (a) What is factor of safety? List the important factors that influence the magni-
tude of factor of safety?
(b) A cast iron pulley transmits 15 kW at 350 rpm. The diameter of the pulley
is 520mm and it has four straight arms of elliptical cross section in which the
major axis is twice the minor axis. Find the dimensions of the arm, if the
allowable bending stress is 25 MPa. [6+10]

3. (a) Explain the following methods of reducing stress concentration

i. Using undercut shoulders
ii. Added grooves
(b) A round shaft made of cold finished AISI 1020 steel is subjected to a variable
torque whose maximum value is 700 KN-m. For a factor of safety of 1.5 on
the Soderberg criterion, determine the diameter of the shaft if
i. The torque is reversed
ii. The torque varies from zero to maximum
iii. The torque varies from 300 N m to a maximum.
Assume,
Correction factor for type of
loading other than bending = 0.6
Size correction factor = 0.85
Surface correction factor = 0.87
Ultimate tensile strength =550 MPa.
Yield strength = 460 MPa [6+10]

4. (a) Enumerate the different types of riveted joints.

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(b) Two plates 16 mm thick are joined by a double riveted lap joint. The pitch
of each row of rivets is 90 mm. The rivets are 25 mm in diameter. The
permissible stresses are 140 MPa in tension, 80 MPa in shear and 160 MPa in
crushing. Find the efficiency of the joint. [6+10]

5. A rectangular steel plate is welded as a cantilever to a vertical column and supports

a single concentrated load 60 KN as shown in Figure1. Find the size of weld required
if the allowable shear stress is not to exceed 140 MPa.

Figure 1:
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6. (a) Describe the purpose of gib in cotter joint? What are the applications of cotter
joints?
(b) Design a knuckle joint to transmit 140 kN, with permissible stresses in tension;
shear and compression are 75 Mpa ; 60 Mpa and 150 Mpa respectively.[6+10]

7. (a) What type of stresses are induced in shafts?

(b) A solid circular shaft is subjected to a bending moment of 3000N-m and a
torque of 10,000N-m. The shaft is made of 45C8 steel having ultimate tensile
stress of 700Mpa and a ultimate shear stress of 500Mpa. Assuming a factor
of safety as 6, determine the diameter of shaft. [6+10]

8. Design and draw a cast iron flange coupling for a mild steel shaft transmitting
90KW at 250 rpm. The allowable shear stress in the shaft is 40Mpa and the angle
of twist is not to exceed 10 in a length of 20 diameters. The allowable shear stress
in the coupling bolts is 30Mpa. [12+4]

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