QUESTION BANK
V SEMESTER
III SEMESTER
Regulation 2013
Academic Year 2017- 2018
Prepared by
Mr.K.P.Manikandan, Assistant Professor/ Mechanical
VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
QUESTION BANK
Part-B
1. Write at least ten maintenance system importance and benefits of availability of reliability (BT1)
information.
2. (i) Discuss the different areas that can be considered for good maintainability and
improvement in maintainability. (BT1)
(ii)What is the difference between reliability cost and maintenance cost.
3. Discuss the role of R&D in maintenance organization and state the functions and activities (BT1)
of maintenance organization .
4. Describe the objectives of maintenance organization and what are the different types of (BT2)
organizations?
5. Briefly explain the objectives and principles of planned maintenance and the important (BT2)
elements of MTTR.
6. Mention the maintenance functions and activities. (BT2)
7. Drive an expression for determining the mean time to failure. (MTTF) and state the various (BT3)
objectives of maintenance planning.
8. Explain in detail maintenance organization and maintenance economics. (BT3)
9. Explain MTBS, MTBF, MTTF, MTTR and failure rate? (BT3)
10. State the steps necessary to reduce the maintenance cost in an industry and the benefits of a (BT4)
sound maintenance management system.
11. (i). Explain Productivity and maintenance. (BT4)
(ii) Describe the various levels of maintenance functions. (BT4)
12. Discuss the different areas that can be considered for good maintainability and (BT5)
improvement in maintainability.
13. Derive the basic reliability model equation by assuming constant failure rate for a specific (BT5)
period of time.
14. (i) Explain the various types of availability. (BT6)
(ii) What is life cycle cost analysis and state its advantages? (BT6)
PART-A
PART-B
PART-A
PART-B
1. Describe leakage monitoring and explain some of the leakage mediums used for condition (BT1)
monitoring.
2. Examine wear debris analysis what are the three wear debris analysis techniques commonly (BT1)
used and compare their performance and uses?
3. Discuss the different instruments used for condition monitoring and explain off line (BT1)
condition monitoring system.
4. What is condition monitoring and explain condition monitoring what type of condition (BT1)
monitoring are normally used in industry.
5. Describe thermal monitoring and what thermal monitoring are used in industries Explain (BT2)
principle and uses of thermograph.
6. Explain on-load and off-load testing used in condition monitoring with its flow chart and (BT2)
Detail the methods and instruments of CM.
7. Describe the six categories of equipment condition monitoring methods and explain with a (BT2)
neat sketch the construction and working of pistol thermometer.
8. Explain how cost comparison is done in condition monitoring and explain on load and off (BT2)
load testing used in condition monitoring with its flow diagram.
9. Briefly explain various methods and instruments for condition monitoring. (BT3)
10. How system approach to condition monitoring can be useful? Explain. (BT3)
11. (i) Describe the benefits of condition monitoring. (BT3)
(ii) How the monitoring of wear debris analysis in the lube oil is achieved? (BT4)
12. (i) Discuss how infrared thermography inspection is more advantages over other (BT4)
temperature monitoring techniques.
(ii) Write short notes on pistol thermometer. (BT5)
13. (i) Describe briefly the objectives of cost estimating in the condition monitoring. (BT5)
(ii)Discuss the benefits from condition based maintenance. (BT6)
14. Describe the various types of Non- destructive testing techniques for condition monitoring. (BT6)
PART-A
PART-B
1. With a neat sketch explain repair method of lathe bed guides and how the repair method of (BT1)
bearing is done.
2. List a few causes of failures in an electromechanical system like compressor, pumps and (BT1)
elevators.
3. Discuss the steps involved in performing FEMA and details about sequential fault location (BT1)
methods.
4. (i) Describe the fault tree method with examples. (BT2)
(ii) Explain the repair methods for gears.
5. (i) Describe the following symbols associated with the fault tree analysis methods.(a) (BT2)
Diamond (b) Rectangle (c) circle.
(ii) Discuss the methods of guideways repair.
6. Explain the repair method for lead screws and the logical fault location methods. (BT3)
7. Briefly discuss on following as regard to bearings: (i) failures (ii)characterization of failures (BT3)
(iii) causes (iv) solutions.
8. Discuss about the types of failure mechanisms and the merits of criticality matrix. (BT4)
9. With the aid of suitable sketches, describe the method of repairing cracks in machine bed by (BT4)
(i) riveting (ii) hot clamping.
10. What are the methods followed to repair spindles, gears, lead screw and slide ways? (BT4)
Explain.
11. Explain the failure analysis of a machine element of your own interest. (BT4)
12. Briefly explain the repair methods of machine beds. (BT5)
13. Explain the concept of event tree analysis with a suitable example. (BT5)
14. (i) Discuss briefly the possible factors contribute to failures. (BT6)
(ii) Describe the various failure model. (BT6)
PART-A
PART-B
1. Discuss in detail any four material handling equipment repair methods. (BT1)
2. Describe the general structure of six phases of good maintenance management? (BT1)
3. Discuss the maintenance procedure for various small equipment for material handling (BT1)
purpose like chain block, chain, rope, trolley and R.G.B.
4. Explain the work order flow diagram and what is job card system? State its benefits. (BT2)
5. Describe the general structure of computerized maintenance management system? (BT2)
6. Explain the preventive maintenance strategies for cranes and detail about maintenance (BT2)
monitoring, execution and control.
7. Explain the need and importance of equipment record with suitable example. (BT3)
8. Explain the job order system and write the role of computer in maintenance. (BT3)
9. Discuss briefly the structure of a computer-assisted maintenance system and any two (BT3)
methods of job evaluation in detail.
10. Discuss briefly the maintenance requirements for belt conveyors and hydraulic lift. (BT4)
11. (i)Describe the repair methods for material handling equipment of elevator.. (BT4)
(ii) Discuss about store layout design. (BT5)
12. (i)Describe the applications of computers in maintenance management. (BT5)
13. Explain various hydraulic and pneumatic equipment used in material handling purpose. (BT6)
How to maintain it.
14. Explain various methods very commonly followed to repair material handling equipment? (BT6)