NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UTTARAKHAND

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Design of Machine Elements (MEL 307)

Assignment -1

Last date of Submission: 18th Sept, 2018 (before 05:00 PM)

Problem 1: Calculate the specific strength and specific stiffness of the following materials:
(a) Steel Sut = 80 kpsi (552 MPa)
(b) Aluminum Sut = 60 kpsi (414 MPa)
(c) Titanium Sut = 90 kpsi (621 MPa)

Problem 2: A beam is supported and loaded as shown in Figure 1. Find the reactions,
maximum shear, and maximum moment for the data given below:

Figure 1

Problem 3: A 100 N-m torque is applied to a 1-m-long, solid, round shaft. Design it to limit its
angular deflection to 2°and select a steel alloy to have a yielding safety factor of 2.

Problem 4: A beam is supported and loaded as shown in Figure 2. For the data given below,
find the static safety factor:
(a) If the beam is a ductile material with Sy = 300 MPa,
(b) If the beam is a cast-brittle material with Sut = 150 MPa, Suc = 570 MPa.

Figure 2

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Problem 5: For the aluminum-material strength Sut = 70000 psi, calculate the uncorrected
fatigue strength at 5E8 cycles and draw a strength-life (S-N) diagram for the material.

Problem 6: A 42-mm-dia steel shaft with a 19 mm transverse hole is subjected to a combined

loading of σ =±100 MPa bending stress and an alternating torsion of ±110 MPa which are
90°out-of-phase. Find its safety factor for infinite life, if Sut = 1 GPa.

Problem 7: A rotating shaft, 40 mm in diameter, is made of steel FeE 580 (S yt = 580

N/mm2). It is subjected to a steady torsional moment of 250 N-m and bending moment of
1250 N-m. Calculate the factor of safety based on:
(i) maximum principal stress theory and
(ii) maximum shear stress theory.

Problem 8: A propeller shaft is required to transmit 50 kW power at 600 rpm. It is a hollow

shaft, having an inside diameter 0.8 times of the outside diameter. It is made of steel (S yt =
380 N/mm2) and the factor of safety is 4. Calculate the inside and outside diameters of the
shaft. Assume (Ssy = 0.5Syt).

Problem 9: A transmission shaft, supporting two pulleys A and Band mounted between two
bearings C1and C2 is shown in Figure. 3. Power is transmitted from the pulley A to B. The shaft
is made of plain carbon steel 45C8 (Sut= 600 and Syt= 380 N/mm2). The pulleys are keyed to
the shaft. Determine the shaft diameter using the ASME code if, kb = 1.5 and kt = 1.0. Also,
determine the shaft diameter on the basis of torsional rigidity, if the permissible angle of twist
between the two pulleys is 0.5° and the modulus of rigidity is 79300 N/mm2.

Figure 3

Problem 10: Determine the efficiency of Square threaded screw, self-locking screw, ACME and
Trapezoidal threaded screw.

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