SEATWORK NO.

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ME 529
THREADED MEMBERS, SPRINGS & BELTS

1. The cylinder head of a 10 x 16 in Freon compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The
cylinder pressure is 200 psi. What is the force on each bolt?
A.1371 lb B. 1471 lb C.1571 lb D.1671 lb
2. The cylinder head of a 10 x 16 in Freon compressor is attached by 10 stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The
cylinder pressure is 300 psi. What size of stud bolt should be used if SAE grade 5 (1/4” – ¾”) hass the following
stresses: Sp = 85ksi, Sy = 88 ksi?
A.0.2255 in2 B. 0.3255 in2 C. 0.4266 in2 D. 0.5255 in2
2. A single threaded trapezoidal metric thread has a pitch of 4 mm, and a mean diameter outside diameter of 18
mm. it is used as a translation screw in conjunction with a collar having an outside diameter of 37 mm and an
inside diameter of 27 mm. Find the required torque in N-m to raise a load of 400 kg if the coefficient of friction
is 0.3 for both thread and collar.
A. 34.6 N-m B. 32.6 N-m C. 39.1 N-m D.38.5 N-m
4. Two 2 ¾ in sellers standard square thread screws are used to raise and lower a hydraulic gate weighing 60
tons. A 570 rpm electric motor operates the screws. The coefficients of collar and thread friction are 0.03 and
0.14 respectively. The mean diameter of the collar is 4 in, if the gate rises at the rate of 2fpm, determine the size
of the motor required to lift the gate if the mechanical efficiency is 85% for the speed reducing equipment.
A. 20 hp B.30 hp C.43 hp D.24 hp
5. Find the total shear stress in kpa of a helical compression spring when subjected to a load of 220 N. The spring
is made from 3.429 mm diameter music wire with a 50.8 mm mean coil diameter.
A. 1,342,400 B. 644,320 C. 520,970 D. 705,870 or 773,491
6. A helical spring having squared and ground ends has a total of 18 coils and its material has modulus of
elasticity in sheer of 78.910 Gpa. If the spring has an outside diameter of 10.42 cm and a wire diameter of
0.625 cm, compute the deflection in the spring due to a load of 50 kgs.
A. 302 mm B. 490 mm C. 495 mm D. 322 mm
7. A helical spring will compress 18 cm when a 100-kg person drops one meter above the spring. What is the
spring constant in KN/m?
A. 53.5 KN/m B. 35.7 KN/m C. 71.4 KN/m D. 92.8 KN/m
8. A 10” diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 250 ft-lbs. The ratio of tensions in the tight to slack
sides of the belt is 4 to 1. What is the maximum tension in the belt?
A. 250 lbs B. 800 lbs C. 83 lbs D. 500 lbs
9. An air compressor is driven by a 7.5 HP electric motor with a speed of 1750 rpm with A-60 V-belts of length
61.3 in the pitch diameter of the smal sheave is 110mm and the larger sheave is 200mm, service factor is 1.2,
determine the arc of contact.
A. 2 strands b. 4 strands c. 3 strands d. 1 strands
10. A leather belt 6” wide by 1/4” thick running at 4000 ft/min connects 12 in and 60 in in diameter pulleys. The
angles of contact are 270 deg and 240 deg for small and large pulleys respectively. Coefficient of friction on
large pulley is 0.40 on small pulley 0.3. if the allowable tension is 100lb/in. Determine the maximum horsepower
that can be transmitted without considering centrifugal force.
A. 44 B. 55 C. 33 D.66